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MCMLXXXV Mystery Cache

Hidden : 12/20/2010
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

This short puzzle is based on the year I was born. All answer can be found on wikipedia.

A = British Telecom announces it is going to phase out its famous red telephone boxes.

B = Nelson Mandela rejects an offer of freedom from the South African government.

C = Mohammed Al Fayed buys the London-based department store company Harrods.

D = The 30th Eurovision Song Contest takes place in Gothenburg, Sweden.

E = Back to the Future opens in American theatres.

F = An 8.1 Richter scale earthquake strikes Mexico City.

G = A total solar eclipse occurs over Antarctica at 14:11:22 UTC.

Cache can be found at: N 50 59.(G-B)((B+C)/(D+E))(F-B) W 000 48.(F-A)(G/E)(G-D)

You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

[puzzle] Jura vg unccrarq [cache] ghpxrq va ubyr bs snyyra gerr

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)