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Snooker Mystery Cache

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MuggelM: Nach 12,5 Jahren steigt dieser Cache in den Snooker-Himmel auf. Danke für die schönen Logs und danke an diejenigen, die sich mit der Sportart beschäftigt haben. Vielleicht kommt er etwas einfacher mal wieder zurück [:D].

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Hidden : 6/30/2008
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Um den Cache zu heben, sind einige Fragen rund um Snookersport zu beantworten. Die Buchstaben der Antworten sind entsprechend ihrer Stellung im Alphabet in Zahlen umzuwandeln. Aufgabe a ist beispielhaft gelöst.

In order to discover the cache, you have to answer some questions about the sport of Snooker. The letters of the answers have to be converted in numbers according to their position in the alphabet. Look for the questions in english at the end of this text.




Das Final ist an folgendem Ort zu bergen:
The final has to be saved at the following loaction:

Hinweis: Die Formel zur Ermittlung der Ostkoordinate enthält zweimal ein kleines L, keine 1.

Deine Lösung für die Koordinaten dieses Rätsels kannst du überprüfen.

Questions in english:

a c Where does the Snooker World Championship take place?
b What Snooker player died in the young age of 27?
c How many pockets does a snooker table have? Number in german.
d Who refereed a World Championship’s final as the first Non-Britain?
e What do you call in Snooker the highest possible score of 147?
f What’s Ronnie O’Sullivan’s nickname?
g In what year was Snooker originated?
h Doing the finals how many points have to be made on the colours?
i What’s the name of the German Snooker commentator on TV channel “Eurosport”?
j What’s the name of the famous player, who is playing ambidextrous?
k How many balls lie on the table at the beginning of the match?
l On which day of the week each year is the World Champion determined?
m How do we call a lucky shot at Snooker?
n In which small European country does a significant Snooker tournament take place every year?
o In what building has the World Championship taken place since 1977?
p How do we call a set or a game at Snooker?
q What is reaching 100 points in a series called?
r What does the referee decide, if a player has been snookered after a foul by his opponent?
s Which proud animal is known in the sport of Snooker (German name)?
t What colour does the ball with five points have?
u What are the balls made of (German name)?

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

F: Uvysfdhrhr H: ortvaag avpug zvg C

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)