Welcome to Jeopardy
(Cache is not at the posted coordinates)
This is the first of three parts in Big Zed's Puzzle Extravaganza. Each cache in this series will take you to a walking path in the Comox area. In order to find this cache you must get the key, solve the word search puzzle and decipher the coordinates.
First get the key. Give the correct response to this clue, and it must be in the form of a question... oh just fill in the blanks.
CLUE: This is a place you can go camping.
RESPONSE: What is a C _ _ P _ _ _ U _ D ?
The correct response is the key which is a ten-letter isogram—a word or phrase that does not contain any duplicate letters. This isogram is one word with two syllables, and it begins with a C and ends with a D. C equals 1, the next letter equals 2, and so and until the last letter D which equals 0.
Now find the hidden words in the puzzle below.
After you’ve found all thirty-three words, there will be ten unused letters. Read from left to right and top to bottom and write the letters, in the order they appear, as ABCDE and FGHIJ. Use the key to find each letter’s corresponding numeric value. The coordinates N 49° AB.CDE W 124° FG.HIJ will take you to Jeopardy.
This container contains a log book and nothing else, so bring your own writing stick. After you find the cache, don't forget to record the five-letter code—it is written on the log book. This code will be used to find the final cache in the series. Please rehide as best you can. Good luck, players.
UPDATE (2018 March 24th)
Final Jeopardy, the final cache in this puzzle series, has been removed. Its container is missing and its hiding place is no longer usable. I did not find a suitable alternative for ground zero so I have archived it. |
You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com.
