Some basic facts about this cache first:
- As it deals with English literature, this whole cache is created in English language only. I thought this would be a nice way of increasing difficulty and authenticity at the same time.
- There is nothing to be found at the head coordinates. In fact, I wanted to place them at the English department of our university at first, but I wasn’t allowed to create them so far away from the actual container. Therefore, the shown coordinates are completely random now.
- The container is of small size and nothing too special. However, it is placed at a ‘literary’ location and the container should not be found to easily by muggles. Parking is possible just a few metres away
- Please be careful, there are people living in the area and eventually wanting to use the location of the cache. Please do not destroy anything, do not climb on anything or use violence. This is absloutely not necessary.
- There should be enough space left in the box for small items, coins and TBs.
In the following, you will have to answer a few questions about some English literary works that belong to those I like best. Have fun and enjoy the texts (I recommend reading as much of and about them as you enjoy. However, it should be possible to find the answers rather quickly on google).
A)
The following link leads you to a song by the British heavy metal band “Iron Maiden” (Yes, even hard rock songs can be considered literature). The lyrics (and title) bear intertextual references to a very well known poem by which British poet?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7zk4as9kzA
- Edgar Allen Poe (2)
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge (0)
- William Shakespeare (9)
- Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1)
B)
Who of the following is a British novelist, whose dark stories have even earned him a quite special nickname?
- Ian McDiarmid (3)
- Ian McKellen (2)
- Ian McShane (1)
- Ian McEwan (0)
C)
Another example of intertextuality in modern music. In this song British singer Sting not only makes referrals to St. Francis of Assisi, but also one great English poet. Who is that?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkCsvYJ0JBc
- William Shakespeare (0)
- William Wordsworth (1)
- Geoffrey Chaucer (2)
- John Milton (3)
D)
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
This is how William Wordsworth opens one of the best known romantic poems. But which is its metre?
- Iambic pentameter (1)
- Iambic tetrameter (2)
- Trochaic tetrameter (3)
- Anapestic tetrameter (4)
E)
“In another moment…
- … I saw a white horse, and believed” (2)
- … down went Alice after it, never once considering how in the world she was to get out again” (3)
- … she slipped away and got painfully hurt” (1)
- … I had no idea” (8)
F)
Which one of the following does/did not exist?
- The Lord of the Flies (1)
- The Lord of the Rings (3)
- Lord Chamberlain’s Men (5)
- The Lord of Bears (2)
G)
In his sonnets, Shakespeare addresses three main character. Which one is none of them?
- The dark lady (0)
- A young man (1)
- A beautiful girl (3)
- A rival poet (2)
H)
The following is an example for…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUXtzkLTABI
- A romantic play (3)
- The Theatre of the Absurd (5)
- A mixture of the genres of Science Fiction and Fantasy (7)
- Drama in the Victorian Era (4)
I)
You might know the TV-Series from which the following clip is taken. But who is/was Ozymandias?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMySF1nkN8o
- A Greek god (8)
- An Egyptian king (9)
- An English king (7)
- A Roman Emperor (6)
J)
Which of the following is one of the most important (fictional) women in English literature (“her” novel revolutionized the way stories were and are told in modern day books).
- Mrs. Robinson (9)
- Mrs. Dalloway (1)
- Mrs. Simpson (5)
- Mrs. Columbo (3)
The container is to be found at N 47° AB.CDE and E 015° FG.HIJ.
Enjoy your caching experience. This is my first placed geocache, so I am very grateful for every kind of constructive feedback!
If you liked this cache, I would appreciate it if you leave one of your favourite (literary) quotes in the logbook.
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