* The geocache is NOT hidden at the posted coordinates. *
This is a series of geocaches which will display as geo-art on your map. All questions and puzzles are based on the movie The Princess Bride. You will have to use your movie trivia skills to change the crown from blue to bright gold. Bring your own quill (or writing instrument) to inscribe your name on the parchment. Beware of Lightning Sand, water hazards, steep cliffs or valleys and six fingered men who plot to stop you from achieving your goal.
Solve the puzzle below to reveal the correct coordinates:
Can you survive the Terrors of the Fire Swamp? You must say and do exactly what Westley did in the movie to survive!
N49 50.ABC W096 50.DEF
- As you enter the fire swamp, you observe that it's not that bad. Buttercup looks at you incredulously. What do you say in response?
2 - "Relax - I spent the last four years building up an immunity to fire swamps. We'll be fine."
4 - "Well I'm not saying I'd like to build a summer home here, but the trees are actually quite lovely."
3 - "Seriously it doesn't matter because Humperdinck is going to catch up to us either way."
- You're only a few steps in when you experience a warning that a terror is about to appear! What is the warning?
5 - A sulfurous smell
0 - A strange orange glow
9 - A popping sound
- Uh Oh! Buttercup's dress is on fire. What do you do?
6 - Douse it with the water from Fire Swamp Creek.
8 - Throw lightning sand on it, it is the only cure for the flame spurt.
5 - Calmly smother the flame with the folds of her dress.
- You lift Buttercup away from another flame spurt. Now you should say something dashing. What do you say?
3 - "Well, one thing I will say - the fire swamp certainly does keep you on your toes."
2 - "On the bright side, if we do get stuck here, we'll always have heat."
7 - "At the very least, I would say they named the swamp well."
- QUICK! Buttercup stepped into the lightning sand and has disappeared! How will you save her?
6 - Lower a sturdy tree branch into the sand, lift her to safety.
5 - Dive into the lightning sand while holding onto a vine, then pull yourselves out.
1 - On your stomach, reach both arms into the sand, pull her up.
- Now you're wrestling an incredibly large rodent. In order for you both to escape, you must suffer a large bite on one of your shoulders. Which shoulder should take the bite?
8 - Your Left Shoulder
4 - Your Right Shoulder