This cache was placed for the Astons Christmas Caper 2024.
Simply answer the following questions to obtain the coordinates for the cache.
1. How many letters are there in the word "Christmas"? Let this be A.
2. Who wrote the story "A Christmas Carol"? B = the number of letters in the author's surname.
3. In which year was the first Christmas Caper geocaching event held? Let this be 201C.
4. Bing Crosby sang of a "xxx Christmas". D = the number of letters in the missing word.
5. Who's gospel in the Bible tells the story of the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem? E = the number of letters in his name.
6. How many days of Christmas are there in the traditional song? Let this be F.
7. In the answer to Q6, how many presents have been delivered up to and including day 5? This is G.
8. Stollen is a traditional cake from which country? H = the number of letters in the country's name.
9. How many points can be found on a traditional snowflake? This is I.
10. How many mince pies are eaten in the UK each year? Let this be J.
11. How many times does the number 1 appear on an advent calendar with 24 windows? Let this be K.
12. Some time after the birth of Jesus, three Magi are said to have visited him. Count the number of letters in each of their names and add them together to give L.
13. Not many geocachers would count ivy amongst their favourite plants. Nevertheless, both holly and ivy feature in a famous carol. How many colours are mentioned in this carol? That number is M.
14. How many ships came sailing in, on Christmas day in the morning? This is N.
15. Looking at the text in the 15 questions on this cache page, how many times does the letter 'a' appear (count both upper and lower case)? This is O.
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The coordinates of the cache are as follows:
N51 (G - (B / H)) . (J * (E - C)) A (F - E)
W001 (L - F) . ((G / H) + B - I) (((O - L) / I) - A) (K - D - M - N)
The checksum for all digits of the final coordinates = 44. You are looking for an ammo can that contains a log sheet, a container for swag and a letterbox stamp. The stamp is to remain with the cache, please, as it is part of the letterbox cache.