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A Deuces Wild Day 2.22.22! Mystery Cache

Hidden : 2/22/2022
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


Do not go 2 posted coordinates 2 find the container for this D/T 2/2 cache. 2 do so will result in futility and frustration...and a DNF.

This cache is being placed in conjunction with the Deuces Wild Event held in Westfields on 2/22/22. 2 know where 2 look for the container for this cache, you will need 2 determine the answers 2 the following questions. Each correct answer will bring you one step, not 2 steps, closer 2 the final coordinates by a multiple of .002.

The correct answer to each question will result in an adjustment, either an addition or a subtraction, to the minutes for the posted coordinates (N 38 51.963 W 077 26.139) by these amounts:
A + .222
B + .022
C + .002

X - .002
Y - .022
Z – .222


Latitude (Posted: N 38 51.963)

1. How many deuces are in a standard deck of 52 cards?
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3
X) 4 Y) 5 Z) 6

2. Which American City has the 02222 ZIP Code?
A) Austin B) Boston C) Chicago
X) Dallas Y) Ypsilanti Z) Twin Cities

3. In what year did Earl Webb set the major league baseball record with 67 doubles in a season?
A) 1901 B) 1922 C) 1931
X) 1932 Y) 1941 Z) 1942

4. Who is the All-time leader in 2-point field goals in the National Basketball Association with 15,837?
A) LeBron James B) Wilt Chamberlain C) Michael Jordan
X) Larry Bird Y) Juan DosPuntos Z) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar)

5. (As of 2021) Who is the only National Hockey League goalie to score 2 regular season goals?
A) Jacques Deuxpoints B) Vladimir Dvetochki C) Dave Smith
X) Ken Dryden Y) Martin Brodeur Z) Braden Holtby

6. (As of 2021) Who is the only National Football League player to score 2 2-point conversions in a playoff game?
A) Tommy “Two-Step” Jones B) Tom Brady C) Payton Manning
X) Patrick Mahomes Y) Terrell Owens Z) Jerry Rice

Longitude (Posted: W 077 26.139)

All of these events occurred on February 22. Identify the correct year for each event.

Galileo's "Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems" is published
A) 1612 B) 1622 C) 1632
X) 1642 Y) 1652 Z) 1662

George Washington born in Pope's Creek, Virginia. 200 years later, Ted Kennedy is born in Boston, Massachusetts
A) 1702 B) 1712 C) 1722
X) 1732 Y) 1742 Z) 1752

Frank Winfield Woolworth opens the Great 5 Cents Store, the first Woolworth’s, in Utica, New York
A) 1879 B) 1882 C) 1889
X) 1892 Y) 1895 Z) 1899

Calvin Coolidge delivered the first presidential radio broadcast from the White House
A) 1920 B) 1921 C) 1922
X) 1923 Y) 1924 Z) 1925

"It Happened One Night," the winner of the first Best Picture Academy Award, directed by Frank Capra and starring Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert opens at NY's Radio City Music Hall
A) 1922 B) 1924 C) 1926
X) 1932 Y) 1934 Z) 1936

The Miracle on Ice occurs when the United States hockey team, primarily composed of college players, defeat the Soviet Union, the defending champions and favorites to win the Olympics gold medal, by a score of 4-3.
A) 1960 B) 1968 C) 1972
X) 1976 Y) 1980 Z) 1984

Permission for the placement of this cache has been granted by Fairfax County Parks. Nighttime caching is not allowed in any Fairfax County Park.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

22

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)