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FF044 Fachan Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 2/25/2021
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Welcome to the Florida Finders Fest 2021 Forest Fables geo-art, brought to you by the Forest Minions! These caches are not at their posted coordinates. For the mystery caches, solve the challenging trivia question, to determine the final coordinates. For the Wherigo caches, work through the play anywhere cartridge, to get the final coordinates.

In Scottish folklore the fachan is a monster or giant described by John Francis Campbell in Popular Tales of the West Highlands as having a single eye in the middle of its face, a single hand protruding from its chest instead of arms, and a single leg emerging from its central axis. It has a single tuft of hair on the top of its head, regarding which Campbell says "it were easier to take a mountain from the root than to bend that tuft."

 

Campbell draws attention to the possible influence of creatures from Arabic tradition such as the Nesnas or Shikk, described as "half of a human being" and hopping about on one leg with great agility.

 

Solve this challenging trivia question, to get the final coordinates.

 

If the fachan were to go shopping, what article of clothing might he save money on?

 

A: Hat = N29° 29.386' W81° 48.946'

B: Shirt = N29° 29.396' W81° 48.946'

C: Shoes = N29° 29.406' W81° 48.946'

Additional Hints (No hints available.)