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Word Police Quiz Mystery Cache

Hidden : 2/8/2003
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Another in my series of government agency quiz caches. The listed coordinates are not the cache location. Answer the quiz to get the real ones.

The listed coordinates are not the cache location. Never heard of the Word Police? It's a little-known organization totally dominated by an effete, merciless, condescending bluestocking commander: Yours Truly. Having seen numerous spelling or wrong-word errors in cache pages, chat board posts, and logs, I am providing a list of some of them below. To find this cache, you must perfect your geocaching terms. Answer all the questions below correctly. Multiply the question number times the correct answer number (from the column header above) and write the answer to the right side. Then follow the directions below the quiz.

Q # 1. 2. 3. Definition or example
1. canister cannister   cylindrical container
2. queries querries   questions
3. bushwhack bushwack   trailblaze
4. loose lose   mislay
5. peeked peaked piqued excited, e.g., ____ my interest
6. boulder bolder   big rock
7. plane plain   in __ sight
8. cemetary cemetery   graveyard
9. trys tries   attempts
10. disappear disapear   vanish
11. allot alot a lot many
12. sucluded secluded   private
13. lead led   past tense of lead
14. stimied stymied   stumped
15. surprise suprise   something unexpected
16. arial aerial   in or from the air


The cache, a film container, is located at: N37 20.ABC W121 53.DEF.

Using the numbers you have written to the right, to get ABC, multiply the first five numbers together and subtract from that the sum of the remaining numbers. The answer is ABC. To get DEF, multiply the first five numbers together, and subtract 100. The answer is DEF. The cache is a traditional micro with only a log sheet and stash note. Bring your own pen. Check out the building where this cache is located to see where you can find out what words mean and what happens when you don't use them correctly. By the way, this used to be a good spot to park free when in this part of town, but they have signs up now restricting use. Take your chances of a ticket if you leave your car for any length of time.


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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)