Puzzle A
The clock in the old church tower has just struck six. Betty,
who has an inquiring mind, remarked that it took exactly 30 seconds
to strike six. Then she asked her brother how long it would take to
strike twelve. Her brother's answer was wrong. The correct answer
is A.
Puzzle B
My first is in lamb but not in goat;
My second is in tie but not in coat;
My third is in red but not in black;
My fourth is in Robert but not in Jack;
My fifth is in you but not in me;
My whole hangs on an autumn tree.
Take your answer and translate each letter into its numeric
counterpart using the simple code A=1, B=2, ... , Z=26. Add up all
of the numbers to get the value of B.
Puzzle C
If a hen and a half lay an egg and a half in a day and a half,
how many eggs will six hens lay in seven days? This number of eggs
is the value of C.
Puzzle D
Jimmy was a bit clumsy, and managed to drop his parent’s
favorite antique clock. Unfortunately, the face of the clock
(pictured here) broke into exactly four pieces. When Jimmy picked
up the pieces of the face, he was amazed to notice that the numbers
on each piece (as read from the original center of the clock face)
added up to the same total. What was that total? This number is
D.
Puzzle E
Rearrange the letters of the phrase "Lo, nation's hero" to spell
the name of a famous European military figure. The value of E is
the year this figure was born.
Final Stretch!
Almost done! Just a little bit of arithmetic first:
F = 32*A + 36*B + 45*C
G = 2*E – 80*D
The actual cache location is
N 43 25.107 + F/1000
W 80 27.668 + G/1000
To make sure you’re on the right track, if you add A + B + C + D
+ E, then sum the digits of this total, you should get 14 as the
answer.
The cache is a small camo lock'n'lock container and contains
souvenir pins. Please keep to the theme – take a pin, leave a
pin!
You can check your answers for this puzzle on
Geochecker.com.