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Famous Quad Citizens - Bix Beiderbecke Multi-Cache

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cneumann98: I've decided to let this cache go. I stopped at the final today to retrieve the dropped replacement but instead found the original container hanging out right where I placed it four years ago. Glad to see the camo has even held up - I'll have to reuse this one someplace new. Thanks to all the cachers who wrote good logs over the years.

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Hidden : 8/5/2018
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Bix Beiderbecke (1903-1931) was an American jazz cornetist. A native of Davenport, Leon Bismark "Bix" Beiderbecke learned to play cornet by ear and became one of the most influential jazz soloists of the 1920s. His 1927 recordings of "Singin' the Blues" and "I'm Coming, Virginia" helped define the jazz ballad and foresaw cool jazz of the 1950s. Bix performed in the groups of Jean Goldkette, Frankie "Tram" Trumbauer, and Paul Whiteman among others. He died in his Queens, NY, apartment after failed attempts to treat his alcoholism; his death was romanticized in magazine articles, novels, and Hollywood films.

Starting coordinates will bring you to Bix Beiderbecke's grave in Davenport's Oakdale Memorial Gardens. Please be respectful of anyone else visiting the cemetery and only visit during posted hours. Using what you see here, answer the following questions in order to choose the final coordinates:

Bix's sister Agatha is buried next to him. How old was she when she died?

  • If she was 62, go to N 41° 32.600
  • If she was 72, go to N 41° 32.650
  • If she was 82, go to N 41° 32.700
  • If she was 92, go to N 41° 32.750

Which of Bix's names does not appear on the top of his headstone?
  • If Leon is missing, go to W 90° 33.065
  • If Bismark is missing, go to W 90° 33.075
  • If Bix is missing, go to W 90° 33.085
  • If Beiderbecke is missing, go to W 90° 33.095


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