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Groundhog Day Mystery Cache

Hidden : 1/23/2023
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


Many of us look forward to Groundhog Day each year. Why? Because, like the groundhog, we are ready to break out of our cold, winter hibernation, and enjoy the promise of longer, warmer days.

You will NOT find the cache at the above coordinates.

Instead, the actual cache container can be found at the following coordinates:

N 35° AB.CDE  W 084° FG.HIJ

To find the missing coordinates, you will need to solve the Groundhog Day trivia below.

A. On what day is Groundhog Day normally celebrated?

1 – February 2

2 – February 3

3 – February 4

4 – February 5

B. You can expect six more weeks of winter, if the groundhog leaves his burrow and sees what?

1 – His shadow

2 – A human

3 – Ice/Snow

4 – Another groundhog

C. In what year was Groundhog Day first celebrated?

3 – 1857

4 – 1867

5 – 1887

6 – 1897

D. Which of these is NOT the name of a weather prognosticating groundhog?

6 – Punxsutawney Phil

7 – Chattanooga Chuck

8 – Milltown Mel

9 – Grand Prairie Gary

E. Who was the first US President to meet Punxsutawney Phil?

6 – Richard Nixon

7 – Gerald Ford

8 – Jimmy Carter

9 – Ronald Reagan

F. What is the name of the Georgia weather groundhog?

3 – General William Sherman

4 – General Beauregard Lee

5 – General Stonewall Jackson

6 – General J.E.B. Stuart

G. What U.S. state uses an armadillo to predict the weather, instead of a groundhog?

6– Alabama

7 – South Carolina

8 – Arkansas

9 – Texas

H. What year was the movie, ‘Groundhog Day’, released?

5 – 1988

6 – 1990

7 – 1993

8 – 1996

I. In that movie, what song did Phil Connors wake up to each morning?

1 – I Got You Babe

2 – Lonely Days Lonely Nights

3 – Good Morning Mister Sunshine

4 – Time After Time

J. What special skill/talent did Phil Connors NOT learn during his Groundhog Day time loop?

1 – Gourmet chef

2 – Playing piano

3 – Ice sculpting

4 – Speaking French

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ubyybj bs gerr

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)