Dancing Stars - Esther Williams Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 5/12/2012
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Terrain:
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THE FINAL LOCATION IS NOT AT THE POSTED COORDINATES!

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This is the tenth and final puzzle in the Dancing Stars Series. For more information about Esther Williams, please check out the related web page above.



From BeJoyful - OK. So Esther was not your traditional dancing star. Her over-the-top swimming numbers were choreographed with all the splendor Hollywood had to offer! Check it out in these two clips that you must see! And then answer the questions to solve the puzzle.

08-10-14: Puzzle changed for moved final location.


North Coordinates Video Clip

Answer these questions from the first video clip to get the North Coordinates ( N AB CD EFG )

A. Esther was working as a ________ when discovered by a talent scout:
   (2) A waitress in a diner
   (3) Model in a department store
   (4) Singer at a nightclub
B. Leading men she swam with:
   (5) Peter Lawford
   (6) Ricardo Montalban
   (7) Jimmy Durante
   (8) All of the above
C. One leading man she eventually married
   (1) Red Skelton
   (2) Van Johnson
   (3) Fernando Lamas
D. As her popularity grew she needed more and more elaborate entrances. She needed to be presented like:
   (7) A beautiful Diamond
   (8) A Queen
   (9) Venus
E. What color was the wetsuit she wore when rising on a tower of water from which she later dove:
   (2) Black
   (3) Gold
   (4) Pink
F. The number of swimmers diving off of swings:
   (8) 16
   (9) 20
   (0) 24
G. Shape of the synchronized swimmers at the 5:00 minute mark:
   (7) Circle
   (8) Star
   (9) Oval

West Coordinates Video Clip

Answer these questions from the second video clip to get the West Coordinates ( W PQR ST.UVW )

P. What model of car is in the driveway:
   (1) Rolls Royce
   (2) Aston Martin
   (3) Ferrari
Q. How old is Esther in this clip:
   (1) 85
   (2) 86
   (3) 87
R. What is the name of the Box Office Blockbuster Movie from 1944:
   (1) Bathing Beauty
   (2) Dangerously Wet
   (3) Million Dollar Mermaid
S. The secret to Esther's perfect hair:
   (3) She wore a wig
   (4) Vaseline
   (5) Overlapping hair nets
T. The Olympics were cancelled in 1940 due to:
   (3) Severe earthquake
   (4) WWII
   (5) Boycotts
U. Esther was one of the first stars to make money through endorsements. What was one of the products she endorsed:
   (2) Cookbook
   (3) Bathing suits
   (4) Coca-Cola
V. In what year did Esther make her debut as an Olympic commentator:
   (4) 1980
   (5) 1984
   (6) 1988
W. Please complete these words of advice from Esther's mother. "Work as though there is no prayer, pray as though there is no work, and together...:
   (4) You'll get by"
   (5) You'll never find yourself wandering off course"
   (6) They will take you wherever you want to go"


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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Urnil zhttyr nern. Cyrnfr svaq dhvpxyl ba gur onpx bs gur tngbe (terra obk).

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)


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