Yes, folks, that’s right! While Paul Revere was the one made famous in Longfellow’s classic poem, Revere wasn’t the only rider that bravely rode through the night to warn of British invasion during the Revolutionary War. After finishing the research for this puzzle cache, you will hopefully not only know some more about Paul Revere, but also about Sybil Ludington, William Dawes, and Samuel Prescott.
The coords to the final of this cache are as follows:
N AB CD.EFG
W HIJ KL.MNO
Answer each of the following questions, and according to your answer replace each letter in the above coordinate set with a number. If you do this correctly, you will have the coordinates to the final of this cache!
A. William Dawes was born in what year?
2-1735
3-1745
4-1755
B. Who asked Dawes to make this daring ride?
4-John Quincy Adams
5-Joseph Warren
6-Paul Revere
C. William Dawes rode out of Boston via…
2-The Charles River
1-The Boston River
0-The Boston Neck
D. William Dawes successfully rode onto…
5-Lexington
6-Concord
7-New York City
E. On the road between Lexington and Concord, British soldiers stopped these three American messengers. Which one of these three was the only one who actually made it to Concord?
2-Paul Revere
3-Samuel Prescott
4-William Dawes
F. Sybil Ludington was how old when she went on her “midnight ride”?
4-16
5-18
6-20
G. What was the purpose of Ludington’s ride?
0-To make sure her friends and family were sleeping well
1-To alert her father’s regiment of militia to muster at her father’s house at daybreak ready for battle
2-To exercise her horse Star
H. How far did Ludington ride?
1-30 miles
0-40 miles
2-50 miles
I. When did Ludington embark on her ride?
6-April 24, 1775
7-April 25, 1776
8-April 26, 1777
J. Ludington made her ride in the state of…
3-New Jersey
4-Conneticut
5-New York
K. Paul Revere was born in…
3-1730
2-1732
0-1734
L. What did Revere do for a living?
3-silversmith
2-glass blower
1-blacksmith
M. On what night did Revere embark on his famous “Midnight Ride”?
7-April 17, 1775
9-April 18, 1775
8-April 19, 1775
N. How many lanterns were hung from the Old North Church?
2-one
1-two
O. One of Paul Revere’s purposes of riding to Lexington was to warn…
3-John Adams and Samuel Adams
4-Samuel Adams and William Prescott
5-John Hancock and Samuel Adams
Have fun and I hope that you too “have a blast with the past!” 