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Rather Fascinating Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 1/9/2017
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Goooooooood evening, good evening, good evening, good evening and welcome to a "Rather Fascinating" quiz, where tonight, we've got a cache to find, so let's get straight to it. Fingers on buzzers and as always, there's nothing at the published coordinates!  


The final is located at the following coordinates:

N01  (A*B). (C) (D-1) (E)

E103 (F*G). (H-I) (H*I+J)

You know what to do, so let's begin the quiz!

A = When was "the First World War" first named as such?

3: before the outbreak of the Second World War
4: at the outbreak of the Second World War 
5: during the Second World War  
6: after the Second World War
 
B = At what temperature is the boiling point of water, according to its "inventor", Anders Celsius?

5: -40 degrees Celcius
6: 0 degrees Celcius
7: 32 degrees Celcius
8: 100 degrees Celcius

C = What is the scale currently used by seismologists to measure the size of an earthquake?

3: The Richter Scale
4: The Moment Magnitude Scale
5: The Beaufort Scale
6: The Fujita Scale

D = Which of the following fruits is a berry?

2: Apples
3: Strawberries
4: Coconuts
5: Bananas

E = Who was the first man to circumnavigate the Earth?
 
0: Juan Sebastian Elcano 
1: Captain Cook
2: Vasco Da Gama
3: Ferdinand Magellan

F = Which of the following countries spans the most time-zones?

6: Russia
7: France
8: USA
9: Canada

G = Which of the following were the first animals to be herded as food?

5: Chickens
6: Cows
7: Snails
8: Pigs

H = In what language is the Spanish national anthem sung?

6: Spanish
7: Catalan
8: Basque
9: None of the above

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I = In what month does the most part of the Munich Oktoberfest take place?

0: September
1: October
2: November
3: changes depending on the year

J = Which of the following animal(s) were the first to be sent to space?

11: Monkey
12: Dog
13: Mouse
14: Fruit Fly

You may check if you've either scored all of the points here, or if you're going to end up setting off the klaxons... 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Punyyratr: Gel gb frg bss nf srj xynkbaf nf cbffvoyr. Rirel xynkba lbh trg vf -10 cbvagf. Srry serr gb vapyhqr lbhe "svany fpber" va lbhe ybtf. Chmmyr: uggc://gvalhey.pbz/uf2ld3d Nyfb, N=1, O=2 rgp... ohg abg va gur boivbhf jnl, bs pbhefr.

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)