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Welcome To Reading! Mystery Cache

Hidden : 9/26/2021
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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THIS CACHE IS NOT AT THE POSTED COORDINATES!!

The questions below will teach you some information about the City of Reading.  Choose the correct answer and substitue its corresponding number for the letter in the following set of coordinates to solve for Stage 1:

N 40 18.ABC 
W 075 55.DEF

 

A.  What was the date that Reading was incorporated as a city?

(9) March 23, 1847

(8) March 16, 1847

(7) March 12, 1847

(6) March 20, 1847

 

B.  Which of the following is one of the nicknames for the City of Reading?

(4) Pagodatown

(7) Monopolytown

(5) Baseballtown

(2) Dutchtown

 

C. What river is the City of Reading located on?

(0) Schuylkill River

(6) Delaware River

(8) Susquehanna River

(4) Ohio River

 

D. Which of the following is considered Reading's Sister City?

(5) Stegersbach, Burgenland, Austria

(0) Lelów, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

(8) Bohodukhiv, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine 

(4) Reutlingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany                 

 

E. What famous pioneer helped map out the City of Reading?

(5) Meriwether Lewis

(8) Conrad Weiser

(2) Jeremiah Dixon 

(4) Charles Mason


F. What is the nickname of Reading's minor league hockey team?

(3) Reading Knights

(8) Reading Kings

(1) Reading Royals

(5) Reading Bears

 

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