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Name: JEOPARDY!!!!
Owner: HuckleBuckle
 
Country: USA
Region: New York
Near: Depew
 
WGS84: N42° 51.610 W078° 41.810

 
Hidden: 2006-01-20
Cache type: puzzle
Difficulty: Easy
Terrain: Easy
Environment: permission granted
Average rating: not enough logs to calculate
Other ratings: Handicaching
Waypoint: GE01AF
 
Maps
Nearest: GPSgames  Groundspeak
Watches: HuckleBuckle
Ignores: 0
 

Description:
It's time for ...

Jeopardy Theme Song

Here's your host...

Alex Trebek!

The above coordinates are false. They'll take you to the intersection of Transit and Clinton Street. To find the cache you'll have to find out the answer to relatively easy questions and then do a little math.

The cache is an old-school ammo-can located in the woods nearby "That Wacky Palindrome Cache". This cache is not recommended during times when the creek has high water.

Here's what you'll need to solve:

42 51.ABC 078 41.DEF

Now let's meet the contestants!

The Board:

"I'll take "Wizard of Oz" for $400, Alex"

Watch out, Wizard of Oz! In this year that the film was released, France, Australia and the United Kingdom declared war on Germany.

A=Year minus 1935.

Next Question..

"How about "American Literature" for $100?"

Daddy's going to buy you a mockingbird!

B=The # of letters in the character of Atticus' last name in "To Kill a Mockingbird" plus 3

Next Question..

"I'll take "Televised History" for $500".

One small step for man.. The Apollo 11 mission took place on this date, in 1969.

C=The date minus 13.

Next Question..

"I'll go with "KISS-ing Music" for $200".

KISS'es first performance ever occured on January __, 1973.

D=Day minus 21

Next Question..

"Oh MI" for $300 please."

Oh mi! The U.S. survey mile is equal to ____ U.S. Survey feet.

E= # of Feet minus 5,275.

Next Question..

"One more for "Wizard of Oz" - $500 please."

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was written by L Frank Baum, who died in this year.

F=Year minus 1911.

 
Edited: 2006-04-09 20:01:59 UTC

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