Each container used in this series contains a standard Geocaching stash note with various instructions or clues on the reverse. Be sure to check this at each point. The caches do not have to be found in order but the order of the clues is important when applying them to the final IQ Test. You’ll be given further instructions regarding this when the final cache is placed.
The first player to solve the final test will be awarded the IQ First Solver Prize which will be posted to the lucky cacher after confirmation of his or her success.
Ammo boxes and PVC pipes were the original containers used throughout. IQ1 cache is now a PVC pipe. Nothing is buried, except perhaps under leaf litter or other loose material. The stashes themselves won’t be too hard to locate – finding the general location within which to search is the tricky bit.
You’ll need paper and a pen, as you may have to make notes at the site. Some food, water and a hat would be handy; you could be ‘in the field’ for some time and it may take multiple visits to some sites to complete the assigned task. This is not a race-in, race-out cache set – it is aptly named “IQ” as that’s exactly what you’ll be relying on to solve it.
Note:Players may request hints from the cache owner via the GC website email. Such hints, if given, are done so on the proviso that the owner reserves the right to post notes on the cache page advising that a hint has been given to a player. The request of assistance or hints will be taken as acceptance of this proviso. In addition, the receipt of such a hint, whether ultimately acted upon or not, will render a player ineligible for the IQ First Solver Prize. Bonus, unconditional hints may be posted on description pages at a later stage as and when the cache owner considers them appropriate.
Now...on to the nitty gritty...
To locate this cache, you’ll need to answer the following questions. Note the number of letters in the correct answer (capitalised) for each question, disregarding spaces and punctuation marks.
The cache contains not only the usual goodies but also some information that is vital to solving the final challenge in this series.
Q1. At 800m, ONE of the world’s tallest waterfalls is in
SOUTH AFRICA
NEW ZEALAND
NORWAY or
USA?
Number of letters in the correct answer = % (single or double digit)
Q2. The Duke of Wellington’s real name was
CHARLES GREY
ARTHUR WELLESLEY
WILLIAM GLADSTONE or
WILLIAM WYNDHAM?
Number of letters in the correct answer = @ (single or double digit)
Q3. The novel subtitled “The Modern Prometheus” was written by
D.H.LAWRENCE
MARK TWAIN
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON or
MARY SHELLEY?
Number of letters in the correct answer = & (single or double digit)
Q4. The name of our Nation’s most famous racehorse is derived from the
INDONESIAN
ARABIC
HINDI or
THAI language?
Number of letters in the correct answer = # (single or double digit)
Q5. Astrocytoma affects the
BRAIN
SKIN
KIDNEYS or
LYMPH NODES?
Number of letters in the correct answer = $ (single or double digit)
Q6. The 1984 Best Actor Oscar recipient won for his role in
TENDER MERCIES
AMADEUS
GANDHI or
KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN?
Number of letters in the correct answer = ^ (single or double digit)
Now that you have some numbers linked to the symbols, visit the listed co-ordinates to find out what you need to do with them.Good luck and have fun.
(Note: This cache is in a very child and dog-friendly environment so bring your kids and geo-hounds, their favourite ball and your running shoes! BBQs, picnic tables, shady grassy areas and toilets as well)