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Unidentified Puzzle Cache Mystery Cache

Hidden : 10/18/2009
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

This is our first puzzle cache. We tried to make it easy, but it may require a little work. It is a 3 part puzzle, but only a one stage cache.

The above coords do not take you to the cache location.

They take you to Sally Pursell's restaurant...The cache isnt near there at all, but within 2 miles of the cache. You do not need to go to the store to complete the puzzle. The entire puzzle can be done at home from your computer, with an internet connection, but if you choose, you can figure out the first part of the question, then head to the store to get the 2nd part....Any store will work, because what you are ultimately looking for is a products UPC code....Hence the name

Unidentified Puzzle Cache

For the first part of this cache, you will need to answer the following 12 questions. They are all Halloween related, and are all fill in the blanks. They are fairly easy, but if you need help, send us a message (They are all one word answers)

PART 1

1:

We always trick or treat in the month of ____________



2:

A favorite halloween game at parties is bobbing for ____________

3:

Don't ever let a black _______ cross your path. Unless you want bad luck.

4:

When you die, you get burried 6 feet ____________

5:

Monsters either live in your closet, or ___________ your bed.

6:

When they answer the door, make sure you yell "Trick or ____________

7:

_______ corn is 3 colors...White, Yellow, and Orange

8:

The __________ horseman scared Ichabod Crane

9:

When you carve a pumpkin, it becomes a Jack O' ____________

10:

Halloween colors, are usually Black and ____________

11:

We are afraid of things that go Bump in the ____________

12:

Tim Burton's stop motion movie was called The ________ Bride.

PART 2

After you answer all the above fill in the blanks, Look at all of your words...Now write down the first letter from all of the words that you filled in. That bunch of letters is a Jumbled up mess of letters that you will then unscramble to get another word. The word you are looking for is a favorite product of mine, that I often buy every time I go to the store. After you figure out the product, you can either go to the store, and get the UPC for the product, or look online for it. No matter where you go, the UPC will be the same for this product.

Here is a sample UPC code

This is not the UPC code that you will use for this problem. It is just a sample, and if you attempt to use it, I have no idea where it will take you!!

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If you look at this sample code, you will notice 12 numbers in total. A small Number at the beginning and 10 big numbers in the middle, and a small number at the end. For this problem, you will use all 12 numbers.

PART 3

After you find the 12 digit UPC code for the unscrambled product, you will use the following to determine the final Coordinates for this cache.

N 40 ____ . ________ W 76 ____ . ________

The first 2 numbers after the N 40 are the 9th and 10th numbers in the UPC code. The number right after the decimal in the North is the 10th number in the UPC code. The next number is the 9th number in the UPC code. And the final number in the north is found by multiplying the 7th number in the UPC times 2.

The first 2 number after the w 76 are the 4th and 10th Numbers in the UPC code. The number right after the decimal in the west is the 3rd number in the UPC code. The next number is found by adding the 3rd and 7th number together in the UPC code. And the final number in the west is found by taking the 11th number in the UPC and subtracting 1 from it.



Good luck with this puzzle.

Please do not post any spoilers in your logs, or they will have to be deleted. I would like everyone to try the puzzle out, if you are having a hard time with it, please message me with your questions, and I will help you out

There is a themed FTF prize in the cache for the lucky winner

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

vg vf sbe gur gra, cbvag, sbhe ,mreb bhapr obk

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)