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50. D2.5/T1.0 Mystery Cache

Hidden : 6/29/2024
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


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QUESTION TIME

For the questions below, one Greek letter equals one digit. They are not necessarily all unique.

  1. Geography: Officially, how many administrative regions does New Zealand have? Answer = αβ
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. Literature: How many currently-accepted deadly sins are there? Answer = η
  5. Entertainment: To the nearest year, long-running TV series The Bill lasted how many years? Answer = θι
  6. 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:

  • λ = δ + θ

  • μ = κ - ε

  • ν = θ + ζ

  • ξ = γ / θ

  • ο = ι - β

  • π = α + θ

  • ρ = ε / θ

  • σ = θ + η

The geocache can be found at S 45° μο.ληπ′ E 170° .νρσ

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

zntargvp hc vafvqr raq bs envy

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)