Back to School FTF's Cache #1 Mystery Cache
Hidden : 8/20/2004
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The coords above are for solving the puzzle. This is the first of four FIRST TIME FINDER'S caches designed for those First To Find fans. FTF takes all and leaves only the signed logbook. There's a catch... you must be 18 years of age or younger to be the FTF! (or introduce a student to geocaching!)

UPDATE: The school will be moving to the Josie Porter Farm (where we used to have bees before the bear attacked them) some time in 2018 or so. I'll keep an eye on the news. Should you happen to be going by and notice that the school is gone, please write a note here to get my attention or message me.

Congratulations to the Apple Dumpling Gangg who solved and found the cache on September 3, 2004! Now the cache is open to everyone of all ages (was previously open only to those 18 years of age and under).
It does require some research. So, onto the puzzle solving... just fill in the blanks.

Answers may be found on historyplace.com, historychannel.com, and jpl.nasa.gov. Maybe other sites, too. The answer to question B is at the above coords.

N __ __° __ __.__ __ __ W __ __° __ __.__ __ __
----A------B------C---------D------E------F------

A: In what year did the Germans invade Denmark, Norway, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, and Romania (am I missing any?)? 19 __ __.

B: Complete the blanks in the partial statement, "the French and Indian Wars of 17__4 - 17__0. (years are on the plaque at the above coords).

C: In April of 1 __ __ __ (a year), the first enduring newspaper in America, The Boston News-Letter, is published.

D: Scarlet Fever was identified in the year 16 __ __.

E: In the years __ __19-__ __22 - Ferdinand Magellan is the first person to sail around the world. (The blanks are the same; use them only once to complete E.)

F: Asteroid 1997 XF11 will pass well beyond the Moon's distance from Earth in October of the year 2__ __ __ with a zero probability of impacting the planet, according to astronomers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California.

You can check your answers for this puzzle on GeoChecker.com.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gel gur purpxre!

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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