OC Curse of the FTF #19: Pop Quiz Mystery Cache
OC Curse of the FTF #19: Pop Quiz
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*this geocache is NOT at the listed coordinates* (but its good parking) I thought since Ottawa County is the location for all the caches in this series, we ought to know a little bit about it…Assemble the numbers behind each correct answer in the right order, and you will have the actual coordinates to the cache. 1. Ottawa County comprises how many square miles of land: 548 (4) 565 (3) 302 (7) 647 (2) 2. The Holland Tulip Time Festival has been held since: 1917 (2) 1972 (1) 1929 (8) 1948 (3) 3. The Holland Harbor lighthouse, nicknamed Big Red, was built in: 1907 (4) 1888 (1) 1931 (0) 1891 (3) 4. The building in which the Coopersville Area Historical Museum is located was originally: A depot for the interurban railroad (1) A one-room schoolhouse (7) A farm house built by German settlers (6) The family home of Del Shannon, 1960’s rock star (3) 5. The Grand River is the longest river in Michigan. About how many miles flow through Ottawa County? 7 (9) 35 (3) 21 (6) 28 (0) 6. Grand Haven is known for its: International School of Dance (5) Polka Days Festival (2) Musical Fountain (6) Wineries (1) 7. Ottawa County was organized by an act of the Michigan legislature on: December 29, 1837 (8) January 29, 1877 (1) June 1, 1899 (7) July 1, 1856(2) 8. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the 2010 population of Ottawa County was: 263,801 (0) 199,738 (1) 450,122 (8) 383,184 (4) 9. The geographical center of Ottawa county is located closest to which intersection: 88th and Buchanan (9) 112th & Fillmore (8) 128th & Lincoln (1) 78th & M-45 (4) 10. Rosabelle Beach, located at the end of New Holland St, was named for: a famous Hollywood actress vacationing near there in the 1950’s (4) a shipwrecked schooner whose name plate washed up on shore there (7) a character in a novel that was written by a local author (3) The wife of an early settler in the area (5) 11. The Ottawa County seal contains what two images: A river meandering though forests and farmland (2) A large dune along the shore of Lake Michigan (1) Waving stalks of corn and bunches of blueberries (0) The head of a Native American chief and an evergreen tree (6) 12. What percentage of land mass in Ottawa County is currently farmland: 2% (1) 55% (5) 38% (0) 7% (2) 13. An average of how many inches of snow fall on Ottawa County each year: 30 (9) 74 (0) 100 (1) 82 (7) 14. The highest point in Ottawa County is: 575-585 feet (8) 910-920 feet (0) 950-960 feet (3) 1045-1055 feet (1) 15. The oldest Michigan virtual geocache, located in Ottawa County, is called: Entmoot (4) TriState Marker (1) Kevin’s Nob (6) Big Red (3) 16. What ice cream chain has the best sundaes in Ottawa County? Captain Sundae (0) Cold Stone Creamery (9) Dairy Queen (4) Tasty Treat (2) (Okay, you don’t really need to answer question 16 to find the cache…but I highly recommend Captain Sundae. My favorite there is the Mocha Moat) The FTF prize is a book on Ottawa County shipwrecks. Good luck! Check your answer at Geochecker: http://www.geochecker.com/index.php?code=fecaa75eb00e1b527d533ba89afc0b24&action=check&wp=4743333558444b&name=4f43204375727365206f662074686520465446202331393a20506f70205175697a The Series: This is a cursed cache for the FTFers in Ottawa County! If you are the FTF for a cache in this series, you are cursed with the obligation to place another "OC Curse of the FTF" cache, therefore extending the series. Guidelines for this series are below: 1. FTF'er should place the next cache in the series (OC Curse of the FTF #20) within 30 days! Otherwise the curse will prevent you from EVER getting another FTF again!!! 2. You can only be a FTF for this series once. This is to give others a chance to be a FTF'er. 3. Cache can be any type of cache (Puzzle, Multi, etc.) 4. Caches should be placed within the Ottawa County area! Lets see how far the series will go... 5. Per guidelines: Please don't claim the "FTF" if you don't want to do the "optional" task of hiding another cache to continue the series. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Those cursed so far: 1. Krazy Kidz cursed by GC2G9M9 on 10/08/10. Curse lifted 10/16/10, by GC2GV7X. 2. medicine-man cursed by GC2GV7X on 10/18/10. Curse lifted 11/04/10 by GC2HRCX. 3. dehoopster cursed by GC2HRCX on 11/09/10. Curse lifted 11/12/10 by GC2J54F. 4. absophoto curse by GC2J54F on 11/14/10. Curse lifted 3/20/11 by GC2QKAP. 5. Keenan Crew cursed by GC2QKAP on 3/21/11. Curse lifted 3/31/11 by GC2Q6A0. 6. gvsu4msu cursed by GC2Q6A0 on 3/31/11. Curse lifted 4/03/11 by GC2RAN5. 7. Ourfamluvscaching cursed by GC2RAN5 on 4/3/11. Curse lifted 04/07/11 by GC2RFMN. 8. Cache Seekers! cursed by GC2RFMN on 4/07/11. Curse lifted 04/23/11 by GC2THG5. 9. TeamMJ2 cursed by GC2THG5 on 04/23/11. curse lifted on 05/17/11 by GC2WEDM. 10. Pucketts cursed by GC2WEDM on 05/18/11. Curse lifted on 05/29/11 by GC2X6TG. 11. AddHam cursed by GC2X6TG on 5/29/11. Curse lifted on 6/15/11 by GC2Y6XX. 12. Suits5 cursed by GC2Y6XX on 6/20/11. Curse lifted on 7/13/11 by GC3048K 13. GHBuccaneers cursed by GC3048K on 7/17/11. Curse lifted 7/19/11 by GC30G31. 14. Pressureman cursed by GC30G31 on 7/20/11. Curse lifted on 7/22/11 by GC30T2N 15. nsnoekums cursed by GC30T2N on 7/29/11. Curse lifted on 8/19/11 by GC32J0Q. 16. BoxmanCrew cursed by GC32J0Q on 8/22/11. Curse lifted on 8/29/11 by GC335EM 17. rollierowan cursed by GC335EM on 8/30/11. Curse lifted on 9/8/11 by GC33VO3 18. GryllsGyrl cursed by GC33VO3 on 9/8/11. Curse lifted on 10/13/11 by GC35XDK.
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