Weird Sport
A series of caches to celebrate the weird, the unusual, the downright odd sports that are played in the UK. You've probably played a few of these at the local village fete, but bet your life there's a world championship for them and an entry in the Guiness Book of Records!
To discover the coordinates for the physical cache location simply answer the questions below. All the answers can be easily found online.
Toe Wrestling
Toe wrestling is a sport involving two opponents who lock bodies and feet and attempt to pin each other down with no time limit similar to arm wrestling. The game was invented by four drinkers in an inn in Wetton, Staffordshire, who were bemoaning the fact that the United Kingdom struggled to produce any world champions. Logically, if a new sport was invented that no one else knew about, the country could boast a champion at last. Having tried "ear wrestling" and "push of war" (with a scaffolding pole), Toe wrestling was created. A rule board was produced by signwriters at the Yorkshire Evening Post. (Dawson's girlfriend, Angie Edward, was the daughter of the editor.) A small trophy was made and engraved.
To find the coordinates for the physical cache answer the following questions. (There is no cache at the listed coordinates above, do not go there, you will not find anything!)
N52 24.ABC E1 18.XYZ
- Alan Nash and Ben Woodroffe bought the rights to toe wrestling in 20A8
- B ladies competed in the 35th Toe Wrestling World Championships in Derbyshire
- Mick Dawson won his second World Championship in 197C
- Pete Cheetham, Eddie Stansfield, Pete X (number of letters in surname) and Mick Dawson created Toe Wrestling
- Alan Nash appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno following his win in 199Y
- The World Championships are held at The Z (number of letters in pub name, excluding spaces) Inn in Wetton