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Ep II: Space Balls Mystery Cache

Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is not at the posted coordinates. In order to locate the cache, you will need to know a little trivia about the movie, 'Space Balls.' George Lucas allowed Mel Brooks to parody the Star Wars franchise in any way he liked. The only restriction was in marketing, which is why there are so many running gags about marketing in Space Balls.


The cache may be found at the following coordinates: N 34 AB.CDE, W 117 JK.LMN

A. Where is Lone Starr from?
9. Somewhere, over the rainbow
0. Somewhere in the Ford Galaxy
1. Somewhere in the vicinity of Beetlegeuse

B. What kind of ship is Spaceball One?
7. Star Destroyer
8. Transformer
9. Death Star

C. How is Dark Helmet related to Lone Starr?
2. He is his father
3. He is his father's brother's nephew's cousin's former roommate
4. He is his son

D. How did Dark Helmet comb the desert for clues?
5. Bio-Life scanners
6. With two giant combs and a fro pick
7. An army of clones

E. Which spacecraft from Star Wars had a cameo in Space Balls?
6. The Tantive IV
7. The Millennium Falcon
8. Luke Skywalker's X-wing fighter

J. What kind of creature is Barf?
3. A Wookiee, Han's best friend
4. A Mog, half man-half dog. His own best friend
5. A Dog, Lone Starr's best friend

K. Where do President Skroob, Colonel Sandurz and Dark Helmet crash land at the end of the movie?
4. Druidia
5. The Planet of the Apes
6. Planet X

L. What type of spacecraft did our hero, Lone Starr, fly?
4. A Gulfstream
5. A Winnebago
6. A Nexus 5

M. Who played the character, 'Pizza the Hutt?'
4. John Candy
5. Dom DeLuise
6. John Belushi

N. What happened to John Hurt?
7. Nothing. Wrong movie. He was in the original movie 'Alien'
8. An alien burst from his chest and sang 'Hello My Baby' and tap danced like Michigan J. Frog
9. He was run over by a Winnebago

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Lbh jvyy arrq gur pbzovangvba gb gur nve fuvryq va beqre gb npprff gur ybt.

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)