Bad Weather Day Puzzle #01 - Tornado Mystery Cache
Hidden : 1/4/2012
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Bad Weather Day Puzzle #01 - Tornado

BYOP... PnG....

Cache is NOT at the posted coordinates.
This puzzle cache is just like my other "Bad Weather Day" caches, just adding a puzzle to it to make it a little more fun on those "Bad Weather Days".

Cache puzzle:

Solve for coordinates: N 33 AB.CDE W 96 FG.HIJ

1. A tornado can touch down in a populated area and destroy one home while leaving the home next door virtually untouched.
a. True - A=0
b. False - A=1

2. What do you call a Tornado over water?
a. Typhoon - B = 2
b. Funnel Cloud - B = 3
c. Waterspout - B = 1
d. Projecter - B = 0

3. Large groups of people actually track tornadoes and attempt to study them "up close and personal". What are they called?
a. The F-5'ers - C = 4
b. The Death Wish Crew - C = 1
c. Storm Chasers - C = 3
d. Storm Roadies - C = 2

4. One of the largest producers of tornadoes is the area above the Mid-Western United States, which includes Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Iowa, and Texas. What is this area commonly referred to as?
a. Tornado Plains - D = 2
b. Tornado Alley - D = 0
c. Tornado Lane - D = 5
d. Tornado Zone - D = 8

5. What is considered by scientists to be the strongest rating type for a tornado?
a. F3 - E = 8
b. F8 - E = 4
c. F10 - E = 2
d. F5 - E = 6

6.Which of the following words is NOT associated with a tornado?
a. Whirling - F = 1
b. Suck - F = 2
c. Vortex - F = 3
d. Predictable - F = 4

7. When you hear a Tornado Siren what does it mean?
a. We are in a Torando Watch - G = 5
b. We are in a Torando Warning - G = 9

8. Where is the national headquarters for Tornado research & alerts located?
a. Okalahoma City - H = 8
b. Whichita, Kansas - H = 4
c. Norman, Oklahoma - H = 6
d. Fort Worth, Texas - H = 0

9. A tornado can dissipate as soon as it forms.
a. True - I = 0
b False - I = 1

10. Who issues Tornado Warnings & Watches?
a. NATO - J = 9
b. FAA - J = 6
c. NOAA - J = 8
d. NWS - J = 2

Enjoy!

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Bapr lbh unir gur pbeerpg pbbeqvangrf abar fubhyq or arrqrq. Vg vf grgurerq. Hfr gur vagrearg vs lbh arrq gb svaq gur pbeerpg nafjref.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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