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Not Another Naughty Knot! Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 6/24/2013
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Knots are a big part of every outdoor activity: boating, fishing, hunting, climbing, even geocaching. How much do you know about knots (or is it how much you do NOT know? =)) The puzzle is pretty simple and should take only a short while to solve. Please bring your own pencil to sign the log. Thanks for finding!

Answering the following questions and place their solutions in the following equation in order to find the cache:

45 0A.BCD W 093 2E.FGH

 

A. Which of the following knots is a basic all purpose knot?

A) Bimi Twist Knot (= 3) B) A Handcuff Knot (= 6) C) A Nail Knot (= 4) D) A Half Hitch (= 5)

 

B. Which of the following knots is a splicing knot?

A) A McDonald Brummel (= 3) B) An Autoblock (= 2) C) A Four-in-hand Tie (= 9) D) A Ring Bend (= 0)

 

C. Which of the following knots is a surgical knot?

A) A Woggle (= 8) B) A Dropper Loop (= 2) C) A Howard Constrictor (= 5) D) A Daisy Chain (= 1)

 

D. Which of the following knots is a decorative knot?

A) A San Diego Jam Knot (= 1) B) A Palomar Knot (= 6) C) A Wall Knot (= 5) D) A Uni Knot (= 9)

 

E. Which of the following knots is a search and rescue knot?

A) A Double Fisherman's Knot (= 5) B) A Snell Knot (= 1) C) Bunny Ears Knot (= 4) D) A Reef Knot (= 0)

 

F. Which of the following knots is a climbing knot?

A) A Crown Knot (= 6) B) An Girth Hitch (= 2) C) A Butterfly Coil (= 9) D) A Strangle Snare (= 0)

 

G. Which of the following knots is a scouting knot?

A) A Fiador Knot (= 1) B) A Lighterman's Hitch (= 4) C) A Klemheist Knot (= 5) D) A Sheepshank (= 8)

 

H. Which of the following knots is a fishing knot?

A) An Ashley Stopper Knot (= 0) B) A Trilene Knot (= 9) C) A Short Splice (= 5) D) A Water Knot (= 6)

 

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Clue

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fbzrgvzrf gur orfg jnl gb trg hafghpx vf gb nfx sbe uryc

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)