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Cobweb duster Mystery Cache

Hidden : 9/13/2013
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

These questions (& their answers) are based on events & time periods that some of y’all may not have experienced, which means the ‘youngers’ may have to research (while the ‘olders’ will just have to reminisce).


Here’s how this will work: You have to answer each question correctly (i.e. more than one word sometimes) for you to ascertain the correct correlating number. Okey-dokey?

* * * North: L G – D I . N M K * * * West: B C A – O E . F H J * * *

A. Satchmo was America’s “Ambassador of Goodwill”. His real name was ____________________ (2 words; count letters of both words & drop left digit)

B. The first satellite placed in orbit by the Russians. It was called _________ (count letters in 1 word answer; subtract 7)

C. “Nestle’s makes the very best _________”. (Total letters of the 1-word answer; subtract 1)

D. Some Americans who protested the Vietnam War did so by burning their _____________ (2 words; count letters in 1st word)

E. Red Skelton ended his TV show by saying “Good Night, and _________”. (2 words; count letters in both words; subtract 8).

F. “In the jungle, the mighty jungle ____________________” ( 4 words; total letters of third word)

G. The little car with the engine in the back & the trunk in the front was called the VW “Beetle” and/or “___” (Count letters in 1-word answer).

H . What “‘takes a licking and keeps on ticking”? ______ (2 words; count letters in first word)

I. When the Beatles first came to the U.S. in early 1964, we watched them on The _______________ Show. (2 words; count letters of first word)

J. One of the big fads of the 50’s and 60’s was a large plastic ring that was twirled around the waist. It was called a _________. (2 words; count letters of second word; add 3)

K. After the Twist, the Mashed Potato, and the Watusi, we danced under a stick that was lowered as low as a person could go in a dance called the ______ (Count the letters in the 1-word answer)

L. “Get your kicks ________________” ( 3 words; divide 3rd word by 22)

M. After the Lone Ranger saved the day and rode off into the sunset, the grateful citizens would ask “Who was that masked man?” Invariably, someone would answer, “I don’t know, but he left this behind.” What did he leave behind? _________ (2 words; count letters of second word)

N. “The story you are about to see is true. The names have been changed to ______________” (3-word answer; count letters in third word)

O. In 1971, Don MacLean sang a song about “the day the music died”. This was a tribute to _________ (2 words; count letters of both words & drop left digit.)

IMPORTANT: Please, please .... replace cache in same place, to protect from elements. Thank you!

Congrats to Dougs94 and Linda (& his keen instincts), Jerdawg & TheMoiety for the early AM "FTF party"!!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

R3A

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)