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"Moses' Ark" (Wellington) Mystery Cache

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SAROC: Noah has come to reclaim his ark from Moses and sailed off into the sunset

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Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

A puzzle cache for you to solve which shouldn't challenge the brain cells too much. Oh by the way the cache is not hidden here.




While at an event Mrs S was in discussions with other cachers when a comment was made that they don't do puzzle caches. They (the puzzles, that is) always seem to hard. Well here is a puzzle cache that will be solveable by all.

Delve into the depths of the mind, or the internet if need be, to solve these mildly perplexing questions.


A. You sit a cup down on a table. You are pointing towards the north. The cup is facing towards south. Which side is the handle on?

  1. North
  2. South
  3. The outside
  4. The inside

B. George's mother had three children: one named April, one named May, and one named what?

  1. George
  2. June
  3. Jan

C. On a very windy day a rooster laid an egg on a steep roof. Did the egg roll down the roof or stay where it was?

  1. Rolled down roof
  2. Stayed in place due to the effect of the wind pushing up against the force of gravity
  3. Roosters don’t lay eggs

D. If you pass the second person in a race what place will you be in?

  1. 1st
  2. 2nd
  3. 3rd

E. How many of each animal did Moses take onto the ark?

  1. One
  2. Two
  3. Moses didn’t build the ark

F. What do you put in a toaster?

  1. A plug
  2. Toast
  3. Bread

G. How many times can you take 5 from 25?

  1. 1
  2. 4
  3. 5

H. How many months have 28 days?

  1. One
  2. Two
  3. All of them

I. You enter a dark room. You have an oil lamp, an oil heater and a candle. What do you light first?

  1. Lamp
  2. Candle
  3. Match

J. Divide 30 by half and then add 10.

  1. 25
  2. 40
  3. 70

K. A cowboy rode into town on Friday and then 3 days later he came back on Friday. How?

  1. That’s not possible
  2. The horse’s name is Friday
  3. The cowboy is a time traveler

L. If a red house is made of red bricks, and a blue house is made of blue bricks, what is a green house made of?

  1. green bricks
  2. Glass
  3. blue and yellow bricks



Once you have congratulated yourself in solving these questions, you now need to work out where the cache is hidden. To work this out there's a wee bit of arithmetic to complete.

South 41 QW.RTY East 174 ZX.VNM

Q. A-E Z. D+H
W. C+D+K X. (F*G)+(F+G)
R. G+J V. I*J
T. H*L N. K
Y. E/half of G M. D+K*B



Here's a link to GeoCheck to verify your computations. Check your solution


Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)