THE WRATH OF ROCK Mystery Cache
The Seanachai: Archived at cache owner request.
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This cache was inspired by the Star Trek movie, “The Wrath of Khan”. My intention is for you to watch the movie and answer some question to get the coordinates, but of course, any method to obtain the coordinates is acceptable.
The container is a pill fob, but it is inside another container which is about three inches diameter, and over four feet long.
The published coordinates are good for parking. Answer the following questions for the final location of the cache. They should be in order in the movie.
1. The movie takes place in the 23rd century. What is the star date mentioned in the Captain’s Log at the beginning of the movie?
a. 8130.3= N
b. 8130.4= S
c. 8130.5 = E
d. 8130.6 = W
2. They were on a training mission approaching Gamma Hydra section 14. What were the coordinates:
a. 22 87 4 = 3
b. 22 87 5 = 0
c. 22 87 6 = 9
d. 22 87 7 = #
3. What is the cargo capacity of the Kobayashi Maru?
a. 95,000 M. T. = 8
b. 96,000 M. T. = 9
c. 97,000 M. T. = 5
d. 147,943 MT = 4
4. Spock advises they are now in violation of the treaty. Three Klingon cruisers appear. What direction and distance were they?
a. Bearing 316 mark 1 = :
b. Bearing 316 mark 2 = ^
c. Bearing 316 mark 3 = “
d. Bearing 316 mark 4 = *
5. Lt. Saavic ask: “Any suggestions, Admiral?” What was the first part of his answer?
a. Hope = 0
b. Prayer = 1
c. Grace = 2
d. Retraining = 3
6. What was the title of the book Spock gave Kirk for his birthday?
a. Paradise Lost. = 4
b. Tale of Two Cities. = 9
c. The Art of War. = 7
d. War and Peace. = 3
7. How many guns are hanging on the wall in Kirk’s home? Do not count the small powder and bullet pouches.
a. 6 = .
b. None = ,
c. 1 (the plural in the stem of the question is to confuse you.) = ‘
d. 2 Dueling pistols = “
8. What was the NCC number of the USS Reliant?
a. 1701-1 = 0
b. 1864 = 0
c. 1701-B = 0
d. R2D2 = 0
9. When the crew entered the cargo carriers they found a table with some empty cans on it. How many were round with the open top still attached or sitting inside the can?
a. None = 0
b. 2 = 5
c. Too many to count = 7
d. 8 = 4
10. There was a game board like checkers in the cargo carriers. How many game pieces were on the actual playing field of the board? Do not count the ones stacked off to the side.
a. 6 of each kind = 12
b. None = 0
c. 20 = 2
d. 33 = 3
11. Which book below was not in the ships library?
a. Moby Dick = /
b. Paradise Lost = ;
c. King Lear = ~
d. Canterbury Tales = ‘
12. How many were sent into exile on the barren sand heap?
a. 12 = N
b. 45 = S
c. 53 = E
d. 70 = W
13. Where was Kirk’s shuttle cleared to dock?
a. Main docking port = 9
b. Starboard hangar = 0
c. Shuttle docking bay = 0
d. Port side torpedo bay = 8
14. To what degree of certainty did Kirk pass on the retina scan?
a. OD Arterial Match – Certainty: Inconclusive = 8
b. OD Veinal Match – Certainty: .999999987 = 9
c. O-Negative – Universal donor = 1
d. Retinal Scan – Cleared: James T. Kirk = 0
15. What was the Reliant prefix number Spock entered? If you did not see exactly his last number then rewind a bit. He tells it to Kirk earlier.
a. 16309 = *
b. 16307 = ‘
c. 16300 = “
d. 16303 = ^
16. Lt. Saavic was trying to call the Enterprise from the cargo carriers deep in the center of the moon. Behind her is an aluminum color container with KOSTGIX printed on it. What was the red number on that container?
a. AD 33 = 3
b. PI 3.1 = 5
c. DH 14 = 4
d. JY 61 = 7
17. Kirk cheated on the Kobayashi Maru. How did he do that?
a. He changed the parameters of the test. = 7
b. He changed the conditions of the test. = 5
c. He changed the elements of the test. = 9
d. He changed the curve limits of the test. = 0
18. After the Enterprise went to ALERT CONDITION: RED, several grates were removed from the floor of TORP BAY 4. What was the number printed on the FOURTH of the SIX grates removed?
a. 4, of course. = “
b. D, the alpha numeric equivalent, of course. = ‘
c. 5, it is not logical, of course. = .
d. 3, they were numbered from the other end, of course. = *
19. What is the red word on the screen as wounded Khan activates Genesis?
a. DESTRUCT = 4
b. ACTIVATED = 9
c. COMMIT = 7
d. OVERRIDE = 1
20. Which lenses was broken in Kirk’s glasses?
a. Both = 5
b. Left = 3
c. Right = 7
d. Neither = 2
21. What number was on Spocks casket pod lying in the lush ferns?
a. MARK XX = 0
b. MARK IIIX = 7
c. MARK VI = 2
d. MARK IV = 4
22. At Spocks funeral Scotty was playing Amazing Grace on the bag pipes. Assuming he has the talent can he really do this? Things to research: How many notes are there normally on bag pipes? How many fingers do you need to play these notes? Does Scotty have all of his fingers?
a. The bag pipe instrument has only nine notes. The left pinky is normally unused. During WWII, James Doohan was critically wounded six times in the legs, once in the chest, and on his right hand, and he really is missing his right hand middle finger. I suppose he could substitute or use his left pinky so all the holes could, in fact, be covered. I mean, Scotty is a Star Fleet Officer and is Chief of Engineering on the most advanced vessel we have? He might be able to adapt. = ‘
b. A is the correct answer. = ‘
c. No one cares about answer B. = ‘
d. All of the above. = ‘
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
[May the "Force" be with you.]
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