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Fire Hydrant Quiz Mystery Cache

Hidden : 3/26/2013
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

CACHE IS'NT AT THE FOLLOWING COORDINATES WHERE YOU ARE BROUGHT TOO. But a fire hyrdrant is? In order to find the final cache location (which is close) you will need to take a quiz based on the fire hydrant.

QUIZ 1) Which city is printed on the front of the fire hydrant? If New York City, NY, A=2. If Louisville, KY, A=9. If Beaumont, TX, A=7. If Chicago, IL, A=5. 2) What 20th century date is listed on the front of the fire hydrant? If 1979, B=8. If 1963, B=5. If 1974, B=2. If 1967, B=3. 3) What number also on the front is surrounded by two Bs (ex: B__B)? If 45, C=9. If 62, C=5. If 58, C=4. If 37, C=7. 4) What manufacturing company is listed on the fire hydrant? If American AVK Company, D=2. If Clow Valve Corp., D=4 . If James Jones Co., D=6. If American Valve & Hydrant, D=8. Once you have figured out all questions, plug your answers in the following coordinates for the final cache location: Latitude: 38.27AB78 Longitude: -85.61CD51 *The checksum for the 4 missing numbers is 28 The final location will take you to a nersing home. You have permission here and you can easily park nearby(like right next to the cache).

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)