SD ~ Fred Basset Mystery Cache
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This cache is part of the Snoopy series of puzzle and letterbox caches by meandmydogs. The actual cache is located in Londonderry in southern NH.
Growing up as a child in England, my parents always bought a daily newspaper and one of my favorite cartoons in that newspaper was 'Fred Basset'. I coincidentally also picked up the Basset Hound as a raffle ticket in a recent event, so I just had to place a cache about the basset hound!
Here is a sample cartoon strip
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Hmm - not sure why this isn't too sharp!
They say "The dahlias should be coming up soon"
Fred thinks "Sooner than you think......my bone's under that lot!" |
To solve the puzzle, the best site to use is wikipedia - look up Fred Basset and all the answers should be there!
The cache can be found at North AB CD.EFG, West HI JK.LMN
A - How many other dogs are mentioned by name under 'The nature of Fred'?
B - What nationality was the author Alex Graham? 1=English, 2=Scottish, 3=Irish, 4=Welsh?
C - Before he died, Alex Graham penned over X000 Fred Basset strips. C=X-4
D - Alex Graham died on December 3, 199D
E - Is 'the wife' a good driver? 1=yes, 0=no
F - Fred Basset was published in many countries - he was renamed 'Wurzel' for which market?
.... 1=Spain, 2=Germany, 3=France, 4=Italy
G - Fred Basset was launched on July G, 19N3.
H - Fred Basset was made into a short lived, 5 minute TV cartoon for the BBC in 19H6
I - Did Fred have a friend called Jock? 1=yes, 0=no
J - How many Tucker children were there?
K - Is 'the husband's local pub called 'The Duck and Goose'? 1=yes, 0=no
L - Where does 'the husband' work? 1=Edinburgh, 2=London, 3=Birmingham, 4=Manchester
M - Fred Basset is published in which British daily newspaper?
.... 1=The Daily Mail, 2=The Daily Express, 3=The Daily Telegraph, 4=The Sun
N - you should already have this one! launch date 19N3
The final has been moved, so please subtract 538 from the North coordinates you obtain and add 741 to the West coordinates you obtain. The digits of the north coordinates should add up to 24 and the digits of the west coordinates should add up to 31.
The cache should be an easy find - it is winter friendly - please just remove the lid rather than removing the cache!
If you are having problems, and need the final coords - highlight below!
N 42 50.490 W71 20.957 |
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
nobhg urnq uvtu gb n onffrg ubhaq!
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