Somewhere between the 4 mile marker and the 5 mile marker, I have hidden this cache. To locate the coordinates for this cache, you must answer the following questions correctly and then solve the puzzle below. These questions will test your knowledge about the history of the mile.
1. A mile is a unit of length typically used to measure what?
A. Weight
B. Distance
C. Pressure
D. Sound
2. The international mile measures
A. 5,280 feet
B. 1,760 yards
C. 1,609.344 meters
D. All of the above
3. What was originally defined as one minute of arc along a meridian of the Earth?
A. Paces
B. Furlongs
C. Nautical Mile
D. Imperial Units
4. Complete this idioms: “Give him an ?? and he’ll take a mile”
A. Inch
B. Minute
C. Car
D. Week
5. How is an international mile converted to kilometers?
A. Multiply the international mile by 5 and divide by 8
B. Multiply the international mile by 6 and divide by 5
C. Multiply the international mile by 8 and divide by 5
D. Multiply the international mile by 5 and divide by 6
6. The National Institute of Standards and Technology uses and recommends what abbreviation for a mile?
A. M
B. mi
C. ml
D. m
7. In running, the current world record for the men’s mile was set on July7, 1999 by Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco. What was his time (minutes/seconds)?
A. 3:43.13
B. 3:39.23
C. 3:54.18
D. 4:00.45
47 ([2]) ([5]-[7]).([2]+[3]+[6]) ([6]) ([1]+[2]+[6])
122 ([7]-[4]) ([2]+[3]+[4]).([2]+[7]) ([3]) ([6]-[1])
[x] = your answer to the numbered question above, converted to a number, where A=1, B=2, C=3, D=4. Each number is separated by ( ). DO NOT MULTIPLY
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