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The Tick Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 7/29/2017
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Many thanks to candlelightforge for the container. It is a "Saskatchewan Wood Tick" container. They are deployed in the geo-art series "Saskatchewan's Wood Tick Trail" southwest of Saskatoon; see for reference the cache page of GC5CM47. The cache is a micro, with no room for anything but the logbook. Be sure to bring a writing stick. It should remain findable early in the winter, but may become buried by plow activity later in the season.
 
This puzzle relates to classic 90's superhero spoof "The Tick". To obtain the final coordinates, find the correct answers to each of the multiple choice questions, and substitute the corresponding number into the formula N 49 AB.CDE W 097 FG.HJK.
 
Who is the creator of the Tick?
(A=2) Jack Cole
(A=3) Steve Ditko
(A=4) Stan Lee
(A=5) Ben Edlund
 
What color is the tick's superhero outfit?
(B=5) Black
(B=6) Blue
(B=7) Brown
(B=8) Gold
 
In the 1994-96 animated series, the Tick is hired by the U.S. government to go undercover to Pokoponesia, posing as a tourist named Nick. What last name does the Tick select for Nick?
(C=6) Tick
(C=7) Soapdish
(C=8) He claims his last name is also Nick.
(C=9) He claims he doesn't have a last name.
 
What is the Tick's battle cry?
(D=4) "Not in the face!"
(D=5) "I am mighty!"
(D=6) "Spoon!"
(D=7) "Evil is afoot!"
 
Who played the Tick in the 2001-02 live action TV series?
(E=3) Patrick Warburton
(E=4) David Burke
(E=5) Peter Serafinowicz
(E=6) Jackie Earle Haley
 
Who is the Tick's sidekick?
(F=0) Die Fledermaus
(F=1) Arthur
(F=2) Barry
(F=3) American Maid
 
Before joining the Tick, what was the sidekick's occupation?
(G=3) paleontologist
(G=4) lawyer
(G=5) accountant
(G=6) television reporter
 
In the 2001-02 live action TV series, the Tick and Arthur are reapeatedly told the cautionary tale of a wannabe superhero who took on more villain than he could handle, "and now he needs a machine to poop". Who was he?
(H=0) Maloney
(H=1) Metcalf
(H=2) Morrison
(H=3) Murphy
 
In the 1994-96 animated series, the Tick's superhero colleague "Big Shot" is a satire of which Marvel character?
(J=2) Captain America
(J=3) The Incredible Hulk
(J=4) Daredevil
(J=5) The Punisher
 
From 1994 to 1996, on which network did the animated series originally air?
(K=2) Fox
(K=3) The WB
(K=4) Comedy Central
(K=5) Cartoon Network
 
 
 

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Congratulaions to JB. and klblue for the FTF!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Zbfg gvpxf nera'g ersyrpgvir rvgure, ohg guvf bar vf.

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)