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Puzzling TV #1 -- Dadio's "Home Improvement" Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 9/5/2013
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2 out of 5
Terrain:
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Geocache Description:

This geocache is a small green container. This geocache is dedicated to fellow geocachers, Team Cache Divers, because we won the container at their meet and greet. Thanks! This geocache is also in dedication to Dadio, or aka: Opa. He sadly passed away in 2007.

*PLEASE NOTE* THIS CACHE IS NOT AT THE POSTED COORDINATES, SO PLEASE DO NOT GO INSIDE THE APARTMENT COMPLEX, BECAUSE THIS CACHE IS NOT IN THERE. HOWEVER, IT IS FAIRLY CLOSE TO THE COMPLEX.

Hello, welcome to Puzzling TV, a puzzle where you might have to think, or you might have to research. Today, our episode is about the hit TV show "Home Improvement" starring Tim Allen. Here's how the game works, on my go, you will each have to answer the following 6 questions. You might have to do some research. If you answer all 6 questions correctly you will get the grand prize: the coordinates to a smiley. If you do not understand, please contact me! I am happy to help! Each question is a letter to the coordinates, and each answer is a number. So, the right answer, has the right coordinate. Are you ready? Set? GO!

N 27 27.ABC W082 37.DEF

Question 1, this is for letter A : Who was Al Borland's wife?

A. Jill - 1

B. Trudy - 4

C. Heidi - 9

D. Irene - 3

Question 2, this is for letter B: Who was Tim Taylor's second-born son?

A. Mark - 2

B. Brad - 5

C. Al -  1

D. Randy - 3

Question 3, this is for letter C: What state was "Home Improvement" set in?

A. Michigan - 1

B. California - 4

C. Iowa - 0

D. New York - 7

Question 4, this is for letter D: Who was Tim Taylor's neighbor?

A. Al - 9

B. Mark - 6

C. Wilson - 5

D. Jeff - 8

Question 5, this is for letter E: Who was the hardware store owner? (this might take some research)

A. Harry - 9

B. Tim - 4

C. Jim - 0

D. Marty - 8

Question 6, this is for letter F: What brand of tools were featured on 'Tool Time'?

A. Borland Tools - 2

B. Buckland Tools - 4

C. Buford Tools - 8

D. Binford Tools - 7

Once you have the correct answers, you have the correct coordinates! Thanks for playing and happy caching! ~ Team LADR

 

P.S: (if you want this to be a series of puzzles, let us know, thanks!) and put it back where you found it please!

 

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gvz jbhyq unir jbexrq ba guvf srapr vs ur jnf urer, naq znlor gur yvggyr gerr arkg gb vg.

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)