Marsh Trivia Multi-Cache
villaman: Archived as I am not living in the area anymore.
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A nice multi cache which can be done in about 2 to 3 hours though you will need a car.
Marsh Trivia is a multi cache across Romney Marsh with a "Trivial Pursuits" boardgame theme. you can do each clue in any order you like, once visited them all you should have the final co-ordinates for the actual cache which is a regular sized plastic food container. There are three other caches in the area that could be done quite easily whilst doing Marsh Trivia.
The final cache co-ordinates are: N5A BC.DEF E00A BC.DEF
Science & Nature:
N50 55.016 E000 57.915
This is a place where Science and Nature appear to co-exist. A person who had friends in the "birding" community has a dedication here. Take the number of letters in this persons surname, this will give you position NORTH E.
Sport & Leisure:
N50 59.120 E000 58.044
Someone once said "this game spoils a good walk", if you wanted to report to the 19th hole which floor would you have to go to? Take 1 away from this number, this will give positions NORTH F and EAST E.
Art & Literature:
N51 00.839 E000 56.554
The writer of "The Railway Children" rests here. Take the day of the writers' death, this gives you EAST B. Take the third digit of the year of the writers' death this gives you NORTH D. At what age was the writer at death? Take the numbers away from each other this gives you EAST D.
History:
N51 00.548 E000 51.784
Many a brave man has left from this place. count the number of orange stripes on the radar reflector, this gives you EAST C. In what year was the Battle of Britain? Take last digit of year, this gives you NORTH B.
Geography:
N50 59.214 E000 48.707
A little piece of a foreign land on the marsh, find the Philippino word for a greeting, take the only letter that appears more than once in this word, convert this letter to a number, ie. A= 1, B= 2......Y= 25, Z= 26. This gives you NORTH A. What scale cars race here? Add the numbers together this gives you EAST F.
Entertainment:
N50 57.114 E000 54.386
Was this place named after a pop group?? Ignoring the area code, find the telephone number of this place. Take the third digit, this gives you EAST A. A man with the name of a very cold country fell from the rigging of a ship, in which year did he die? Take the last digit of the year, this gives you NORTH C.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Ab gebyyf yvir haqre guvf oevqtr, ohg n pnpur qbrf!
Treasures
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