Spooky Letterbox Letterbox Hybrid
Hidden : 10/12/2025
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size: other (other)

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Geocache Description:


Placed in conjunction with the annual Quackers Halloween event.

The geocache is NOT located at the posted coordinates.

The stamp inside the geocache is NOT a trade item. 

 

The below statements contain 3 truths, and 1 lie. Find the lie in each set in order to solve the coordinates.

N 44° 07.ABC W 077° 28.DEF

 

🎃 A: Origins

  1. Halloween has roots in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. = 5

  2. Samhain marked the transition from summer to winter. = 6

  3. The Celts carved pumpkins to ward off spirits. = 7

  4. Bonfires were lit to protect people from wandering ghosts. = 8

👻 B: Symbols

  1. The jack-o’-lantern was originally carved from turnips. = 1

  2. Pumpkins became popular after Irish immigrants arrived in America. = 2 

  3. The first recorded jack-o’-lanterns were found in ancient Greece. = 3

  4. The name “jack-o’-lantern” comes from an old Irish folktale. = 4

🍬 C: Trick-or-Treating

  1. Trick-or-treating evolved from medieval “souling.” = 3

  2. Early trick-or-treaters sometimes performed songs or jokes. = 4

  3. Trick-or-treating became widespread in the U.S. by the 1950s. = 5

  4. The first trick-or-treating was done in Japan during harvest festivals. = 6

🦇 D: Superstitions

  1. In some folklore, seeing a spider on Halloween meant a loved one’s spirit was near. = 6

  2. Black cats became linked to witches during the Middle Ages. = 7

  3. Some people believed that if you caught a falling leaf on Halloween, it meant good luck for the coming year. = 8

  4. The superstition of “crossing black cats” originated in Canada in the 1800s. = 9

🕯️ E: Witches and Spirits

  1. The first witch trials in Europe took place on Halloween night. = 0

  2. The “witching hour” is traditionally between 3 and 4 a.m. = 1

  3. Witches were once believed to ride broomsticks to nighttime gatherings. = 2

  4. Early Halloween celebrations in America often involved fortune-telling games. = 3

🦉 F: Modern Halloween

  1. The first citywide trick-or-treat event was organized in the U.S. in the 1920s. = 4

  2. Candy corn was invented in the late 1800s. = 5

  3. Halloween became the second-largest commercial holiday in America after Christmas. = 6

  4. The first Halloween parade was held in Mexico City. = 7


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