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Smile 18: Purple People Eater (Auckland) Mystery Cache

Hidden : 10/19/2013
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

A couple of puzzle caches that were published to mark August’s geocaching streak got us thinking of some other songs that have made us smile. And so an idea for a small series of puzzles was born.

Purple People Eater

Purple People Eater was written and performed by Sheb Wooley. It reached number one on the Billboard pop charts in 1958. The premise of the song came from a joke told by the child of a friend of Wooley's; He finished composing it within an hour.

The cache is at   South 36° 4A.BCD   East 174° 4E.FGH

A = How many teeth do you see on the 3rd Purple People Eater ?

B = How many different versions of Purple People Eaters are shown? + 1

C = How many different Purple People Eaters have 6 teeth?

D = How many Purple People Eaters have a green eye?

E = How many pink Purple People Eaters are there?

F = Total number of horns minus total number of eyes?

G = How many different Purple People Eaters have a tail? - 1

H = There are references to how many other songs in Purple People Eater?



A note on question A. Maybe this should have read "How many teeth did kiwicouple see on the 3rd People Eater." If you see 2 teeth then subtract 2 from your answer.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Trbpurpxre

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)