There are a variety of puzzles in this series that I hope are not too difficult for the average cacher to solve. Look for clues along the way – some of the logsheets will contain codes to help you find the final two bonus caches.
The cache is not located at the posted coordinates. Answer the questions to get the correct coordinates.
N 41 31.6AB
W 88 46.0XY
This was one goofy game! Like many kiddie games of the era – it was pretty simple. Just roll the dice and build the bug. But, can you figure out these challenging trivia questions? They shouldn't bug you too much!
A. How many legs does a cootie have?
4 (Use 0)
6 (Use 1)
8 (Use 2)
10 (Use 3)
B. Where did the word cootie originate?
Stories about life in World War 1 Trenches (Use 1)
Stories about the imaginary things found in your hair (Use 3)
They are actual skin diseases (Use 5)
A derogatory term for Australian refugees (Use 7)
X. The game pieces were first modeled as what?
Large spiders used to scare off smaller ones (Use 6)
A bug-like fishing lure (Use 7)
Part of an Entomology display (Use 8)
An illustration in a children's book (Use 9)
Y. Cootie was also sold by the name:
Creepy Critters (Use 8)
Tickle Bee (Use 6)
Tumble Bug (Use 4)
Inch Worm (Use 2)