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QUESTION TIME
For the questions below, one Greek letter equals one digit. They are not necessarily all unique.
- Geography: Officially, how many administrative regions does New Zealand have? Answer = αβ
- Science: What is the atomic number of the heaviest element of the periodic table that is fully spelled with five letters or less? Answer = γδ
- History: As of the date of placement of this geocache, how many men have held the office of President of the United States of America? Answer = εζ
- Literature: How many currently-accepted deadly sins are there? Answer = η
- Entertainment: To the nearest year, long-running TV series The Bill lasted how many years? Answer = θι
- Sport: As of the date of placement of this geocache, how many ways are there to dismiss a batter in cricket (excluding a batter retiring)? Answer = κ
Mathematics:
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λ = δ + θ
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μ = κ - ε
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ν = θ + ζ
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ξ = γ / θ
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ο = ι - β
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π = α + θ
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ρ = ε / θ
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σ = θ + η
The geocache can be found at S 45° μο.ληπ′ E 170° 3ξ.νρσ′