Machiavellian Mystery Cache
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Machiavellian
by The Garner Family
The cache is not at the listed co-ordinates.
There are many puzzle caches in and around Brisbane. Many of them can be quite tricky to solve so we thought that we'd put out a puzzle cache of our own with some really simple questions. All you need to do is answer the 25 questions below, and then record your answers as a single string, eg: "abcdabcdabcd".
All answers should be written in lower case.
Now you will need to take your answer (all lower case, no spaces), and use it as the password for the following text file. You will need to unzip the file and then open the text file. The text file can be found here: MACHIAVELLIAN ZIP FILE.
If you have the correct answer, you will be able to see the correct coordinates, if you do not have the correct answer you will not be able to read the contents of the file.
Feel free to contact me for hints.
1) How many 'F's are there in the sentence below:
FINISHED FILES ARE THE RE-
SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTIF-
IC STUDY COMBINED WITH
THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS.
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6
2) What is the seventh letter of The Alphabet?
a) f
b) g
c) h
d) i
3) How many cubic meters of dirt is there in a hole that is 2m x 2m x 2m?
a) 4
b) 6
c) 8
d) Something else
4) How many times can you fold a newspaper in half?
a) 1
b) 3
c) About 5 or 6
d) Just over 6
5) Can you read?
a) Yes
b) No
c) I don't know
d) :-P
6) Margaret is twice as old as her sister Wilma, but half of Harry's age. Wilma just got married. How old is Harry most likely to be?
a) 8
b) 16
c) 44
d) 84
7) How many cubits in a talent?
a) 4
b) 8
c) 11
d) What?
8) How far can you walk into the bush?
a) Depends on the weather
b) Half way
c) As far as I like
d) Are there spiders?
9) Cat is to Dog, as Snake is to ...
a) Grasshopper
b) Dog
c) Alligator
d) Grass
10) A farmer has 20 sheep, and all but 15 die. How many sheep are left?
a) Five
b) Ten
e) Fifteen
d) Twenty
11) You are told to take a pill every hour. You have 24 pills. How many hours before they are all gone?
a) 23
b) 24
c) 25
d) A day
12) Which side is your left hand on when looking in a mirror?
a) Left
b) Right
13) What is the next number in this sequence: 0, 2, 4, 6, 8
a) 9
b) 10
c) 11
d) 16
14) Is it legal for a man to marry his widow's sister?
a) Yes
b) No
c) Only in some countries
d) Only in some religions
e) c & d
15) If water going down the drain/toilet goes counter-clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere, in which direction would a toilet go on the equator?
a) Clockwise
b) Anticlockwise
c) Straight down
d) None of the above
16) In the Bible, what did Joseph do when he found out that his wife Mary was pregnant?
a) Thought about divorcing her
b) Defended her sanctity
c) Praised God
d) Hid her away so no-one would know
17) I went to Bunnings yesterday and asked them "How much does one cost?", "Twenty cents", she replied. "How much would twelve be?", I asked and was told "Forty Cents". I said "OK, I'll take one hundred and twelve". How much did I pay?
a) $22.40
b) $0.60
c) $4.40
d) Too much
18) Calculate: (2.578*9.35)(5.32*sqrt(4))(2*2.435*3.321)(8.23576-8.23576)(35639-21356)
a) 199.236
b) 0
c) 233.256
d) Give me a break
19) Exactly how many slices of 1.5cm each can you cut from a whole bread which is 22.5cm long?
a) 1
b) 15
c) 16
d) None of the above
20) A 10 foot rope ladder hangs over the side of a boat with the bottom rung on the surface of the water. The rungs are one foot apart, and the tide goes up at the rate of 6 inches per hour. How long will it be until three rungs are covered?
a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
d) None of the above
21) Which is heavier: A kilogram of gold or a kilogram of lead?
a) The gold
b) The lead
c) The chicken
d) None of the above
22) What is the answer to question 7
a) b)
b) c)
c) d)
d) a)
23) If there are 6 apples and you take away 4, how many do you have?
a) 0
b) 2
c) 4
d) 6
24) Would a steel ball travel faster through water at 25 degrees celsius or -5 degrees celcius?
a) 25
b) -5
c) Neither
25) How many holes in a polo?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Va sbex bs jrveq ybbxvat gerr. Qvt va gur yrns yvggre n yvggyr.