NOTE: This cache is NOT at the posted coordinates! (Obviously)
Supertramp – hands down my favourite music, my go-to sounds when I’m happy, sad, reflective or when I just feel like singing in the car lol. The band was defined by the songwriting of founders Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson, and the unique sounds of electric piano, saxophone and woodwinds. They hit commercial success in the mid-70’s with their albums “Crime of the Century”, “Crisis? What Crisis?”, and “Even In The Quietest Moments”. In 1979 they reached their peak with “Breakfast In America”. These four albums are the must-haves in any fan’s collection. Since Hodgson’s departure in 1983, Rick Davies has gone on with the band under the Supertramp name, but in my opinion Hodgson was the better songwriter and the “voice” of the band, and he continues to tour regularly to this day performing all the best Supertramp works, including “Give a Little Bit”, “The Logical Song”, “Take The Long Way Home”, “Dreamer”, and of course “Breakfast In America”, sounding just like he did back in the day.
As mentioned, “Breakfast In America” was released in 1979 and enjoyed huge commercial success with more than 6 million copies sold in the US alone and received many accolades, being on various lists of the greatest albums of all time. The answers to the questions below can be found in the lyrics to the songs, but don’t take the easy way out and look them up on the internet.... instead, take a listen and experience the music. I’m sure you will have no trouble finding a way to listen – your own collection, borrow from a friend, or you can use one of the many streaming services on the internet. (Those of a certain generation who bought it at the time and listened to it over and over like I did and know all the words should have no trouble with this lol) Enjoy!
About the cache – There is a small spot to park nearby. No need to try to remove the container from the location, just remove from the lid. This is a micro so there is only room for a logsheet - don’t forget to bring your own pen.
Answer the questions below and insert the results into the following coordinates:
N43 AB.CDE W079 FG.HIJ
You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com.
Where “values” of letters are mentioned in the questions below, it will be the standard A=1, B=2 and so on.
On to the questions! The questions are in the same order as the track listings and each question relates to that particular song.
1. What fast food joint is mentioned? Each word has the same number of letters – This number will be J
2. Finish this sequence of numbers: 1-2-3-? (Caution: it’s not the logical answer) - This number will be C
3. What two women’s names are mentioned? The second letter of both names is the same; take the value of this common letter – This will be H.
4. What does he request for breakfast? Take the value of the first letter of the word, minus 3 – This will be D
5. What’s he gonna do after “dream about you”? Take the number of letters in the first word and minus 6 – This will be F
6. What does it feel that your life’s become? Take the number of letters in the word and minus 4 – This will be I
7. How many voices must be trying to get through? Multiply the second, third & fourth digits together – This will be B
8. Finish this sentence: "Solder, Sailor, ?" The number of letters in the last word of the sentence – This will be E
9. Casual conversations bore me – how long do they go on? The number of letters in the word, minus 5 – This will be G
10. Where will he meet you when you’re there? The value of the third letter of the word – this will be A