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Obscure Oldies #1 - At The Zoo Mystery Cache

Hidden : 8/23/2012
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This is the first of a new series of puzzles, celebrating some of the more obscure or interesting songs by well-known artists.

The cache is not here. This is not a good place to park.


To find the coordinates for this cache, you must extract information from the Simon & Garfunkle song, "At The Zoo".

The cache is at 39 3A.BCD 104 5E.FGH.

  • A: ???? are kindly but they're dumb
    • 3 - Penguins
    • 4 - Elephants
    • 5 - Zebras
  • B: You can take ??? if it's raining or it's cold
    • 4 - the A train
    • 2 - a taxi
    • 8 - a crosstown bus
  • C: ??? are reactionaries
    • 6 - Zebras
    • 2 - Antelopes
    • 9 - Orangutans
  • D: The zookeeper is very fond of ???
    • 5 - gum
    • 0 - scotch
    • 4 - rum
  • E: Hamsters ??? frequently
    • 8 - Zone out
    • 9 - Turn on
    • 7 - Make out
  • F: It's a light and tumble journey from the ??? to the park
    • 3 - Battery
    • 7 - West Side
    • 5 - East Side
  • G: ??? plot in secrecy
    • 8 - Pigeons
    • 0 - Penguins
    • 1 - Polar bears
  • H: The following animal does not appear in the lyrics:
    • 0 - Orangutans
    • 4 - Antelopes
    • 1 - Penguins
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Initial contents: An unactivated FTF tag for FTF, a TB to move along, and some small swag.

*** Congratulations to gulftanker for being FTF! ***

Please make sure all camo is back in place and the cache is well hidden when you leave!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Hfr gur yvaxl, Ovaxl!

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)