A new quiz, and a new hide!
***BRAND NEW for 2020!!!***
The 2020 edition of the Geo-Quiz brings you a brand new cache hide and a new format with... you guessed it, 20 questions!
To find this cache, simply answer all 20 questions, put the letters for each answer together into one 20 letter string (eg ABCDEABCDEABCDEABCDE), and type it into the geochecker. The passing grade is 100%, and when you hit the pass mark, you will be rewarded with the final coordinates.
Are you ready? OK, let's do this!
Question 1
Which US president do we have to thank for the action taken that resulted in the invention of the game of geocaching?
| A |
Donald Trump |
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| B |
Barack Obama |
| C |
Bill Clinton |
| D |
George Bush |
| E |
Ronald Reagan |
Question 2
On what date was the very first geocache hidden?
| A |
May 1, 2000 |
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| B |
May 2, 2000 |
| C |
May 3, 2000 |
| D |
May 2, 2001 |
| E |
May 3, 2001 |
Question 3
Who was FTF on the very first geocache?
| A |
Jeremy Irish |
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| B |
Mike Teague |
| C |
Matt Stum |
| D |
Bryan Roth |
| E |
Dave Ulmer |
Question 4
In which state of the USA was the first geocache hidden?
| A |
Kansas |
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| B |
Washington |
| C |
California |
| D |
Oregon |
| E |
Ohio |
Question 5
The original name of the game we now know as geocaching was what?
| A |
GPS Stash Hunt |
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| B |
Geostashing |
| C |
Geo Stash Hunt |
| D |
Geo Cache Hunt |
| E |
GPS Caching |
Question 6
The first geocache hidden outside of the USA was?
| A |
GC4A |
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| B |
GC49 |
| C |
GC46 |
| D |
GC45 |
| E |
GC3E |
Question 7
The oldest active geocache in the world (as of 2020) is hidden where?
| A |
Sydney, Australia |
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| B |
Wellington, New Zealand |
| C |
Kansas, USA |
| D |
Oregon, USA |
| E |
Dublin, Ireland |
Question 8
Geocaching.com HQ is located where?
| A |
Portland, OR |
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| B |
Seattle, WA |
| C |
New York, NY |
| D |
Silicon Valley, CA |
| E |
Dallas, TX |
Question 9
On what date was the first geoache in New Zealand hidden?
| A |
May 26th |
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| B |
May 19th |
| C |
May 11th |
| D |
May 9th |
| E |
May 12th |
Question 10
The first geocache in New Zealand was hidden near which city?
| A |
Rotorua |
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| B |
Christchurch |
| C |
Wellington |
| D |
Tauranga |
| E |
Auckland |
Question 11
What “Latitude” was the original name of the Geocaching HQ Blog?
| A |
44 |
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| B |
45 |
| C |
46 |
| D |
47 |
| E |
48 |
Question 12
Which grandfathered geocache type came back in a limited release in 2017?
| A |
Project APE |
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| B |
Wherigo |
| C |
Virtual |
| D |
Webcam |
| E |
Block Party |
Question 13
In what year was a geocache hidden on the International Space Station?
| A |
2008 |
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| B |
2009 |
| C |
2010 |
| D |
2011 |
| E |
2012 |
Question 14
In what year was the very first geocaching event held?
| A |
2000 |
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| B |
2001 |
| C |
2002 |
| D |
2003 |
| E |
2004 |
Question 15
The very first geocaching mega event was held in which US state?
| A |
Washington |
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| B |
New York |
| C |
California |
| D |
Texas |
| E |
Oregon |
Question 16
New Zealand's first mega event was hosted where?
| A |
Auckland |
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| B |
Christchurch |
| C |
Wagga Wagga |
| D |
Wellington |
| E |
Dunedin |
Question 17
In order to fund early expenses to run the geocaching.com website, Groundspeak sold how many t-shirts?
| A |
124 |
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| B |
144 |
| C |
164 |
| D |
184 |
| E |
204 |
Question 18
How many countries have active geocaches hidden in the first calendar year of geocaching (before Dec 31st in the first year of geocaching)?
| A |
8 |
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| B |
9 |
| C |
10 |
| D |
11 |
| E |
12 |
Question 19
The first virtual cache created is located in which country?
| A |
USA |
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| B |
Australia |
| C |
Ireland |
| D |
New Zealand |
| E |
Kenya |
Question 20
When the geocaching.com website was launched, how many geocaches were initially listed?
| A |
50 |
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| B |
63 |
| C |
75 |
| D |
78 |
| E |
84 |
Alright, time's up, pens down... Check if you got the right answers here:
Did you make the grade? If so, head off and sign the log at the final! BYOP.