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Writers' Exchange Mystery Cache

Hidden : 7/14/2022
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


The geocache is NOT at the posted coordinates. It is a puzzle cache. You must solve the puzzle below and enter your answer into the certitude checker to get the actual coordinates. 

This ia a simple puzzle cache for the new geocache puzzlers - or simply a break for your weary puzzler brains for the more experienced. Consider it summer reading for geocachers. A nice light read to take the beach. Dedicated to all the lovers of paper books and literary lore. 

 

What is the title of the world’s first ever novel?

A. Le Morte d’Arthur =   5

B. The Tales of Genji  = 6

C. Robinson Crusoe = 7

D. Beware the Cat = 8

 

What is the slowest selling book of all time?

A. Oxford University Press’s translation of the New Testament  = 4

B. The Bible = 5

C. The Art of War = 6

D. Lord of the Rings = 7

 

What is supposedly the first novel to be written on a typewriter?

A. Adventures of Tom Sawyer  = 0

B. Moby Dick = 1

C. McTeague = 2

D. Gulliver's Travels = 3

 

Who is the first author to ever earn a billion dollars from their books?

A. Stephen King = 2

B. J.R.R. Tolkien = 3

C. J.K. Rowling  = 4

D. Henry Ford = 5

 

UBC Press was founded in

A. 1959 = 6

B. 1962 = 7

C. 1969 = 8

D. 1971 = 9


You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Cynprq jvgu crezvffvba. Fvta gur ybt, gnxr n obbx, yrnir n obbx. Ghpxrq vagb onpx bs ebbs gvyrf va nggrzcg gb xrrc vg njnl sebz zhttyrf.

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)