This cache was placed for the Wantage Charlton Christmas Caper 2025
Simply answer the following questions to obtain the coordinates for the cache.
1. Which famous scientist was born on Christmas Day in 1642? A = the number of letters in his surname.
2. In the song "The twelve days of Christmas", how many presents were delivered up to and including day 7? This is B.
3. What is the English meaning of the French word "Noel"? This word has C letters.
4. In which month is Christmas celebrated? This month has D letters.
5. Where was the 2016 Christmas Caper held? The number of letters in the name of this place is E.
6. Which country gives a Christmas tree to Britain each year? It's name has F letters.
7. Apart from the COs, how many caching names have attended every Christmas Caper? This number is G.
8. How many Christmas puddings are sold in the UK each year? This number is H.
9. The baby Jesus was born in a stable but in which town? It has I letters.
10. A well-known Christmas carol mentions two plants that are familiar to cachers. Add together the number of letters in their names to give you J.
11. In Clement Clark Moore's 1823 poem entitled, "'Twas the night before Christmas", how many reindeer had names beginning with the letter D? This number is K.
12. Arias including "For unto us a child is born" and "And He shall purify" come from an oratorio often associated with Christmas. It's name has L letters.
13. Look at the titles of the caches published for this year's Christmas caper. What Christmas fare can be made from these ingredients? It has M letters.
14. How many candles appear in the set traditionally lit in sequence during Advent? This number 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.
Now you have all of the answers, you can complete the table below.
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The coordinates of the cache are as follows:
N51 (E * N) . (L - M) (J / G) (O - B - K - I - N)
W001 ((A * D) / G) . (C - N) ((H * (L - E)) + F) (I - N)
The checksum for all digits of the final coordinates = 46. You are looking for a container the size of a 35mm film pot.