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alma matter Mystery Cache

Hidden : 12/2/2014
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

I never attended Melbourne Uni, I was an RMIT student. But I lived at the halls of residence for a couple of years. Some fond memories of those years.


Use the following Key, to calculate the answers to the questions.

(A=1), (B=6), (C=3), (D=9), (E=7), (F=7), (G=4) , (H=3), (I=8), (J=9), (K=1), (L=4), (M=2), (N=5), (O=7), (P=9), (Q=6), (R=0), (S=8), (T=5), (U=9), (V=4), (W=6), (X=5), (Y=2), (Z=0)

Question 1

The third letter of a nine letter word that starts with Dw and ends in “ing”

Question 2

The second letter of a number, when spelt out has every one of its letters in alphabetical order.

Question 3

There are very few words in the English language that end with the letters g-r-y. “Angry” and “Hungry” are two of them. “Puggry” is a third word ending in g-r-y but is not in common use. What is the second letter of an eight letter word that is the fourth in the entire English language?

Question 4

What is the third letter in a six letter word that ends with the letters t and m?

Question 5

There are several words in the English language that don’t use the traditional vowels of a-e-i-o-u. Examples are “try” and “cry”. What is the second letter of the longest common word in the English language that doesn’t use any of the traditional vowels?

Question 6

What is the last letter of a seven letter word, starting with A that you can you take four letters away from and then have two remaining?

Question 7

Can you pick out the first missing letter in the series of letters below?

J_MAM_JA_

Question 8

Finally, can you pick out the first missing letter in the series of letters below?

FC_POTF_LITSO_B

Using the key at the top of this page, substitue letters for numbers into these co-ordinates to find the cache...

S37 4(Answer1).(Answer3)(Answer5)(Answer7)

E144 5(Answer2).(Answer4)(Answer6)(Answer8)


Please have fun out there, and play nicely.



Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Zntargvp svyz pnaavfgre ba gur fbhgu-rnfg sbbg. Znxr fher lbhe fubr ynprf ner gvrq!

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)