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The 40th Annual Academy Awards (1968) Mystery Cache

Hidden : 2/16/2012
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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THE 40th ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS (1968)

The cache is not located at the above listed coordinates. You must first figure out the REAL coordinates to “The 40th Annual Academy Awards (1968)”. Please be aware of our slithery friends and watch for muggles. We understand most will not walk but park and grab so please use caution when stopping along the roads. We have placed most where parking is easily available. Oh and practice C.I.T.O. if you can.

The 40th Academy Awards honored film achievements of 1967. Originally scheduled for 8 April 1968, the awards were postponed to two days later, 10 April 1968, because of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr..

Due to the increasing rarity of black and white feature films, the awards for cinematography, art direction and costume design were combined into single categories rather than a distinction between color and monochrome. The Best Picture nominees were an eclectic group of films reflecting the chaos of their era.

Bob Hope was once again the host of the ceremony. The winner in the Best Picture category was director Norman Jewison's thriller/mystery film, In the Heat of the Night (with seven nominations and five wins - Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Screenplay, Best Film Editing, and Best Sound).

The Graduate became the last film to ever take home best director and no other Oscar.

Due to an all-out push by Academy President Gregory Peck, 18 of the 20 acting nominees were present at the ceremony. Only Katharine Hepburn and the late Spencer Tracy, who was nominated posthumously, were missing.

38 21.ABC

A. Doctor Doolittle won 2 / (A) Academy Awards.

B. Best Picture winner In the Heat of the Night had a running time of 10(B) minutes.

C. Number of Oscars Best Picture winner In the Heat of the Night won = (C).

121 10.DEF

D. Best Actor nominee Spencer Tracy for his work in Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 68(D)4 Hollywood Blvd.

E. The Dirty Dozen was released June (E)5, 1967.

F. Best Actress nominee for Bonnie and Clyde (last name +1) = (F).

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1. Pre Heat Oven 375

2. 2 Cups of Flour

3. 2 Eggs

4. 1 Cup of Sugar

5. 2 TSP Baking Powder

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6. Can of Mace / Pepper Spray

7. Cherry Picker / Extender Pole

8. Turkey Baster

9. Crow Bar

10. Fishing Pole

11. Night Vison Goggles

12. Magnet

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)