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Boy Scouts wear green belts in Troop 302? Mystery Cache

Hidden : 6/20/2015
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This is my our first cache we have hidden, and it is for my son's geo cache merit badge.  In the spirit of scouting you must answer the question to get the final coordinates.

 


Start with coordinates N40º 16.ABC  W076º  50.DEF

Enter the number after each correct answer in the appropriate letter to get the final coordinates.

A. How many ranks are there in Boy Scouts?

  a. 7 (3)   b.2 (6)  c.5 (9)  d. 100 (0)

B. Who founded teh Boy Scouts?

 a. Teddy Roosevelt (2)  b. W.D. Boyce (1)  c. Baden Powell (9)  d. Yoshi (6)

C.  In what year did they come out with the geo caching merit badge?

 a. 2003 (2)  b. 2010 (9)  c. 2011 (0)  d. 2006 (3)

D.  What Boy Scout council serves the Harrisburg Area?

a. Camp Conestoga (2)  b. The Fellowship of the Ring (1)  c. New Birth of Freedom (7)  d. Keystone Capital (0)

E. in what year did Boy Scouts come to America?

 a. 1910 (0)  b. 1962 (1) c. 1776 (3) d. 1676 (9)

F. Which of these is not part of the scout law?

 a. thrifty (8)  b. brave (6) c. happy (9) d. trustworthy (2)

 

FTF prize is the CITO tag, also placed a trackable tag

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fznyy cnvagrq cvyy obggyr

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)