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"Schrully goes 40" 1972 Mystery Cache

Hidden : 11/17/2012
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Et ass duerch eisen Frënd den Schrully, datt eng ganz Partie Leit zum Geocachen komm sinn. Fir him eng kleng Freed ze maachen hun mir fir seng 40 Joer eng kleng Serie vun 3 Cachen geluet. Allen 3 kënnen se vum nemleschten Parking aus op engem klengen Tour vun 2km geloggt ginn. (am beschten an der Reiefolleg "Schrully goes 40" Back to the Future; "Schrully goes 40" 1972; "Schrully goes 40" Basketball)

Our friend Schrully brought many people to Geocaching. In order to celebrate his 40th birthday we prepared a series of 3 caches. All of them can be logged from the same parking area on a little walk of about 2km. (suggested cache succession "Schrully goes 40" Back to the Future; "Schrully goes 40" 1972; "Schrully goes 40" Basketball).



Den Schrully ass am November 1972 op eisem Geocachingplanéit gelannt, hien war awer nët dat eenzeg "historescht Evenement" aus dem November 1972. Fir dësen Cache ze fannen musst dir folgend Rätsel lösen.

1) Wien huet am November 1972 déi amerikanesch Präsidentschaftswahlen gewonnen?
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A = drëtten Buschstaw vum Virnumm

2) Wéi eng Partei huet an Däitschland den 19.11.1972 bei der Bundestagswahl déi meeschten Stëmmen kritt?
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B = drëtten Buschstaw

Den Cache fannt dir bei
N 49° 29,(B/2)A(A+B-7) Quersumme Nord (2)
E 006° 07,(A+B-2)(2*A)(B/2) Quersumme Ost (8)




Schrully landed on Geocachingplanet Earth in November 1972. However he's not the only "historic event" happening in November 1972. In order to find the cache you have to solve the following riddle.

1) Who was elected President of the USA in November 1972?
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A = third letter of the first name

2) Which party won the elections in Germany on November, the 19th 1972?
_ _ _
B = third letter

You can find the cache at
N 49° 29,(B/2)A(A+B-7) checksum north (2)
E 006° 07,(A+B-2)(2*A)(B/2) checksum east (8)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fcbvyre cvpgher

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)