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The Sound of Music Mystery Cache

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historyjoe23: Cleaning up the map

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Hidden : 11/23/2021
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


"Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens,
bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens,
brown paper packages tied up with string,
these are a few of my favorite things."

"My Favorite Things," sung by Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music.

Background: Driving through these mountains made me think of the movie The Sound of Music, and my cache title was originally going to be a song title from the movie. But after getting home and thinking about it, I decided to make it a puzzle cache about the film.

Puzzle: Solve the following puzzle about The Sound of Music to get the final coordinates.

N 36 AA.BCD W 84 EE.FGH

AA- If written as a numerical date (i.e. 7/4/1776), the first two numbers in the film's release date.

B- Second number in the year of Christopher Plummer's death.

C- "The Sound of Music "earned a worldwide gross of $28_ million.

D- Last number in the year of actress Charmian Carr's (Liesel von Trapp) death.

EE- Reverse the first two numbers in the year NBC released The Sound of Music Live!

F- Lots of things happen when you are 1_ going on 17...

G- The third number in the year the Library of Congress selected the movie for the National Film Registry

H- The events of the film took place in 1_38, the year Germany annexed Austria.

Tools Needed: Pen, Internet Connection (You will NOT have cell service at the GZ)

SWAG: There is no room for SWAG in this container.

Maintenance: Please feel free to perform maintenance on the log if needed. If the container needs to be replaced, please submit a "Needs Maintenance" ticket or send me a message.

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Thneqenvy. Fyvz Wvz.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)