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This is MY Country! (Part I) Mystery Cache

Hidden : 10/6/2013
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:

This is my country! Land of my birth!
This is my country! Grandest on earth!
I pledge thee my allegiance, America, the bold,
For this is my country to have and to hold.


Answer the following questions about our country to find the correct coodinates.  (The ones up there are phoney.  angel    3 3 – 5 2 .  A  B  C     /   0 8 4 – 0 0 .  D  E  F 

 

A. The tip of the Washington Monument was constructed out of a material that (at the time) was one of the rarest & most precious substances on earth. What was that substance?

1. Celluloid plastic
2. Stainless steel
3. Polished brass
4. Rubber
5. Portland concrete
6. Nickel
7. Aluminum

B. The SALT and START treaties that the U.S. signed between 1972 and 1991 were aimed at limiting what?

1. Tax dodging
2. Off-shore drilling
3. Greenhouse gas emissions
4. International fishing rights
5. Human rights violations
6. Global warming
7. Nuclear weapons
8. Size of military

C. Abner Doubleday is somethimes called the inventor of baseball. That’s not true, but what was his real historical claim to fame?

1. Purchased Alaska from Russia.
2. Mapped the Oregon Trail.
3. Only survivor of the Alamo.
4. Ordered the first Union shots of the Civil War.

D. Which of the following products did botanist and inventor George Washington Carver make from peanuts?

1. Shampoo
2. Printer’s ink
3. Fruit drink mix
4. Insecticide
5. Nitroglycerine
6. None of the above
7. All of the above

E. 90% of America’s freshwater is contained in the Great Lakes. Which lake holds the most?

1. Lake Erie
2. Lake Huron
3. Lake Michigan
4. Lake Superior
5. Lake Ontario

F. Of the following, which constitutional amendment came first?

1. Women receive the right to vote.
2. Prohibition is repealed.
3. Slavery is abolished.
4. Voting age is lowered to 18.
5. Allowed federal government to collect income tax
6. Right to a jury trial is established.

Very Important: please return cache exactly to its hiding spot .... that keeps the log dry. (Thanks!)

'High Five' to TheMoiety for their FTF!! (Super to get to meet 1/2 the team!)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

_ _ F [ No hints are allowed; written, photo, etc.]

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)