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Puzzles and Games Trivia Mystery Cache

Hidden : 10/13/2025
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


The cache is not at the posted coordinates. 

You must solve the puzzle below to locate the cache. 

 

To find this cache, answer the trivia questions below. 

Plug answers into N 41° 22.ABC  W 81° 38.DEF

 

A.  Who is credited as the inventor of the crossword puzzle?

     5 = Myles Mellor

     6 = Arthur Wynne

     7 = Will Shortz

 

B. The earliest example of a Sudoku style puzzle was created by Howard Garns and published in 1979.  What was the 1979 puzzle called?

     6 = Grid Puzzle

     7 = Digit Puzzle

     8 = Number Place

 

C. Cluedo, the original Clue board game, was created by Anthony Pratt in 1949.  How many characters (suspects) did Cluedo have?

     7 = 10

     8 = 8

     9 = 6

 

D. Parker Brothers began marketing Monopoly on November 5, 1935.  Properties in the game are named for streets in what city?

     7 = Chicago, Illinois

     8 = New York, New York

     9 = Atlantic City, New Jersey

 

E. Karl Khoshnaw played the word CAZIQUES in a Scrabble tournament on April 11, 1982 and set the record for the highest point word played in a tournament.  How many points did it score?

     4 = 392

     5 = 278

     6 = 169

 

F. In October 2021, Josh Wardle created a web based word game modeled after Mastermind.  What was the game called?

     4 = Connections

     5 = Wordle

     6 = Strands

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)