The cache is not at the posted coordinates. Instead you'll see the final resting place of Edward Penton Middleton, the largest monument in the Blackwood First Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
Answer the questions and plug in the corresponding numerals in the appropriate places to find the coordinates for the cache. Use this format:
N 39° AB.CDE W 075° FG.HIJ
Jack Sullivan can help with the North coordinates.
A. What did Sullivan say contributed to Middleton’s monument?
His bank account and connections in the church – 2
His strong will and having his way – 4
His rugged good looks and pleasant disposition – 6
B. Middleton was born in New Jersey at a time when Christian denominations were becoming somewhat divided on the subject of alcohol, some accepting its consumption (wet) and some against it (dry). Which were considered to be dry?
Catholic, Episcopalian and Lutheran – 3
Baptist, Anglican and Eastern Orthodox – 5
Methodist, Evangelical and Presbyterian – 8
C. Living in the village of Blackwood, the Middletons were in the business of serving liquor in the family’s public house. When Edward Middleton grew up he moved to Philadelphia and began a whiskey business of his own with his brother. What was that brother’s name?
George – 2
William – 7
John – 9
D. Middleton packaged his product in glass seal bottles. A hot glob of glass was carefully placed on the container, usually on the shoulder or high on the side where it could easily be seen. A worker then used a special tool to flatten the molten glass that would be inscribed with words and/or sometimes a symbol. This produced a seal permanently attached to the bottle, which would damage the entire vessel if removed. What was unusual about the date on the seals of early bottles of “E. P. Middleton Wheat Whiskey?”
It was in Roman Numerals – 3
It was the only removable part – 7
It had a digit embossed backward – 0
E. Middleton was never married and had no children. In his will, he left the majority of his vast fortune to which relative?
His nephew Charles – 1
His brother George – 4
His cousin Frances – 8
Jim Walsh can help with the North coordinates.
F. How high is the Middleton obelisk?
30 feet – 0
40 feet – 2
50 feet – 5
G. What did Walsh say was the relationship between the face of the bust and Middleton’s public awareness?
Both are viral and vibrant – 1
Both have eroded away – 3
Both are solid gold – 9
H. The cemetery preservationist noted that Middleton had a “couple bucks.” What else did she believe about him?
His family missed him terribly – 4
His church congregation highly respected him – 7
His ego likely matched his bank account – 9
I. In the Victorian Era, what were considered the three major life events?
Faith, Hope and Charity – 2
Births, Weddings and Deaths – 5
Easter, Halloween and Christmas – 8
J. What pun did Walsh close with?
take nothing for granite – 3
sedimentary, my dear Watson – 6
I think I get the schist of it – 0