Quest for the Best
AKA
Finding Fame
Grasping for Greatness
Pursuing the Preeminent
Revealing the Renowned
THE CACHE IS NOT AT THE LISTED COORDINATES!
Please solve the following puzzle to find the cache.
The following word search puzzles contain the clues to help you identify nine famous persons.
You should be able to print each of the five word searches to solve on paper: A bit below the posted coordinates of this listing, click "No Logs". In the new browser page, press Ctrl-P (Ctrl-Shift-P for Chrome). Select the "Pages" option and specify Page 2 through Page 6, then Print.
Words appear horizontally left to right and vertically down. They intersect but don't overlap. It may not be necessary to find all the words in each search - just enough to identify the person(s).
A few assists are included in the Additional Hints should you need them.
Let the Quest for the Best begin, and don't hesitate to use online tools such as Boogle?...Voogle?...something like that!
Quest One - Warm Up
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Quest Two - Intermediate
Sixteen Clues to Identify Two Persons (Eight Clues Each)
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Quest Three - Advanced
Twenty-Five Clues to Identify Three Persons (8/8/9 Each)
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Quest Four - Easing Off
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Quest Five - Cool Down
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Whew! (Hopefully!)
To prove your successful completion of the puzzle, enter your answers into the link below. If your entry is correct, you will be rewarded with the geocache coordinates.
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Enter just the first name of each person.
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Enter the names in alphabetical order - not the order you found them in.
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Enter the nine first names as one string of words.
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No spaces between names.
Click Here to Verify Your Solution
I have no idea how difficult this one will be. It's impossible to simulate solving it without the bias of knowing the identities of the nine people, and the testers I might use are also likely finders! So, don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or issues.
For a pleasant walk of about half a mile (one way), consider parking at the posted coordinates.
Good luck!