A Hanukkah trivia mystery, to commemorate the holiday of light and miracles which will be celebrated in a few days.
The original miracle, as the legend goes, was that the little can of oil lasted for eight days in the temple in Jerusalem.
Your mission is to find a different kind of can ;-) After identifying famous modern miracles. Ok 3 of them are sports miracles..
Solution of each clue is the year. All of these miracles got a famous nickname.
Posted coordinates are at the high school "Ora Modiim". Modiim was the place from which the rebellion against the Greeks started.
Cache is naturally elsewhere.
The puzzle:
200A= The pilot managed to land the airplane on the river near NYC safely, saving hundreds of passengers. Tom Hanks played the pilot in the movie inspired by the event.
19B7= In a crucial 2nd leg match, Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated the spanish team by 32 points, just enough to force a 3rd game in the European quarter finals.
1??C= During war, an amazing operation saved hundreds of thousands of British soldiers by sea, thus perhaps saving the entire war. A movie by the same name was filmed.
19DF= In soccer World Cup final, the German team beat the big favorites which were considered the golden team. Again, there is also a movie.
19E?= The amateur ice hockey USA team surprised the favorites Soviets in the Olympics, and as the game was over the broadcaster shouted "Do you believe in miracles? yes!" And yes, there is a movie too 😁
Final location is at
N 32 4.ABC
E 34 48.DEF
BYOP