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GeOlympics - Olympic Trivia Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 7/25/2012
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Plastic container Update 4/13/13 smaller plastic container - bring your own writing utensil

GeOlympic Series. 
UPDATE 4/13/13 - The original location was been plowed over the cache has moved about 25 ft from original coords - you will probably still spot it with previous coordinates but please note changed to coordinate E and F *** THE CACHE IS NOT AT THE ABOVE COORDINATES ***  Find the cache at N 28 10.ABC  W 082 17.DEF
This cache is not at the posted coordinates.  To get the cache you will have to answer some trivia questions based on the olympics.  To find the final coordinates, please answer the following questions.  

A.  How many summer olympic games has the United States hosted through 2012?  Answer = A

B. How many countries have been represented in all modern summer olympic games?  Answer =B

C. Which country has won at least one gold medal in each summer olympic games?  USA =1, Greece = 3, Italy = 5, Russia = 7, Great Britian = 9

D. The games of the first Olympiad were held in 189D.

E.  Including 2012, how many times has London hosted the Olympics? 

F.  Organizers from the 2008 summer Olympics expected approximately 10,F00 athletes.
UPDATE 4/13/13 - Subtract 4 to F to get new correct coord for F The new coords are only off by 25 ft from previous

This cache is part of our GeOlympic series, a series of caches that are olympic themed and coincide with the 2012 summer olympics is London. SOME of the caches have letter/number combination clues to help find the closing ceremony cache. Good luck to all the GeOlympic participants with your search. 
**** The answers reflect olympics through the 2012 summer olympics - checked with most recent posting determine answers

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

jvxvcrqvn - fhzzre bylzcvpf

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)