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Fine Ants Mystery Cache

Hidden : 2/24/2014
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

A puzzle leading to a small tupperware container, off the path.

It was a bit muddy when hidden in February 2014 (after a lot of rain), but still accessible in work shoes with a bit of careful foot placement.

This cache was placed in February 2014 as part of an introductory lunch time talk on Geocaching to the Finance Division of The University of Cambridge, which is based nearby.

The coordinates given are close to the cache. To find the cache, answer the following questions about the University. The answers to the questions are fairly easy to find online, as this aims to be a simple introduction to a puzzle cache.

1) How many colleges does the University have? Answer = QR

2) When was the University founded? Answer = STUV

3) In what year did David Sainsbury become Chancellor of the University? Answer = WXYZ

The cache coordinates are:

N 052 12.ABC E 000 05.DEF

Where:

A = YZ - 2

B = ((QR - 1) / 3) - 4

C = ST / 3

D = ((WX) / 2) -1

E = R

F = V -3

You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Va gur onfr bs n gerr oruvaq n fvta. Znl arrq gb tb nebhaq fbzr grzcbenel srapvat.

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)