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Frightful First World War ~ Horrible Histories Mystery Cache

Hidden : 11/20/2022
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Frightful First World War~ Horrible Histories

A trail created by Little Roman Z & I

ISBN 978 1407 10302 0

To find full details relating to this series see GCA299R

To solve the questions below you will need the shown book/Google/some of your own history knowledge.

*all answers are correct to the books

Use the questions to create the formula for the final cache location.

Q1. In 1916 Britian's Super weapon 'Willie' enters the war. What will this eventually be renamed? (1, 4 letter word answer)

A= (Minus each letter position value from the first letter) +7

Q2. Who was assassinated in Bosina on the 28th June 1914, which led to the start of World War 1?

B= (Letter position of the first letter in the last name)+1

Q3. Who was Kaiser Wilhlem's Grandmother?

C= (Number Position of chosen 1st name) -19

Q4. By November 1918, a virus had been spread far and wide across the world, helped on its way by home-ward bound soliders at the end of the war. It even killed more than the Black Death. What was this virus called?

D= number of letters in first word

Q5. Who's face is on the famous 'Your Country needs you' conscription poster?

E= Any number of the number position of the first letter of name.

 

Final Co-ordinates ~ N51° 41.0AB W002° 42.CDE

 

*Hints are quiet detailed, due to tree cover signal is not the best*

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Onq gerr pbire - Ovt obhyqre ba fvqr bs cngu, oruvaq ner n srj zber. Ghpxrq va pbeare bs frpbaq obhyqre. Ebggl ybt gb uvqr.

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)