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Leap Day 5 - Trivia Mystery Cache

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JSpeedy: N40 57.817, W74 13.660 Fond memories of our Feb 29 2016 event at Park West Diner, Hamburg Tpk.

New housing comstruction made these woods disappear.

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Hidden : 2/13/2016
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


Leap Day 5 - Trivia


February 29, 2016, another Leap Year Day, is the most treasured Calendar Day in Geocaching! :o)


The cache is NOT at the given coordinates.


Solve by answering the questions below



N 40 5A.BC7

W 74 1D.EF0



North coordinates:


A: True or False? U.S. Presidential elections and Olympic Summer games are both held during a Leap Year.

* True = 7
* False = 8


B: President Jean-Bertrand Aristide resigned on Leap Day 2004 from which country?

* France = 0
* Ghana = 5
* Haiti = 8


C: Leap Days are only in years divisible by 4. Another stipulation ruled that no year divisible by 100 would have a leap year, except if it was divisible by 400. *Thus, which year did NOT have a Leap Day?

* 1840 = 4
* 1900 = 1
* 2000 = 7



West coordinates:


D: Which singer was born on Leap Day?

* Dinah Shore (1916) = 3
* Elvis Presley (1935) = 4


E: Which town is the self-proclaimed "Leap Year Capital of the World?

* Anthony, Texas = 6
* Boulder, Colorado = 8
* Wayne, New Jersey = 2


F: Which is also associated with February 29?

* Karaoke Day = 3
* Rare Disease Day = 6
* National Chocolate Cake Day = 9



Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Trb Genvy oruvaq Ovt Gjvaf ol ynzc cbfg. Ba Tebhaq arkg gb Ebpx.

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)