ANALYTICAL SKILLS
1) cache code: GUARDRIDLE
You are tasked with devising a method to weigh objects that weigh anywhere from 1 lb to
1 ton, in increments of 1 lb. You are on a tight budget and a device capable of measuring
a mass of that potential magnitude is beyond what you can afford. Being resourceful, you
remember that there is an exceptionally well-balanced and sturdy teeter-totter at the park
down the street. Using weights that can be purchased at your local store, the teeter-totter
can be used to weigh objects by bringing it to a balance. To keep the project within
budget, you must purchase the least amount of weights possible. How many weights are
needed (Ѣ), and what is the value of the second lightest weight (Ѭ)?
2) cache code: GUARDIANS2
Nine hundred fifty MOGA geocachers are faced with a bank of 950 switches, all in the
off position. Only one configuration of switches will open the treasure. (But good luck
guessing because the number of possible combinations has over 285 digits!!!) The first
geocacher decides to flip every switch. The second geocacher flips every second switch.
The third geocacher flips every third switch. The process continues until everyone is
finished, and shockingly when the final geocacher takes their turn, the treasure unlocks
and they win the prize. Astonished, the other geocachers inspect the winning
combination. How many switches do they see on in the winning solution (Ѯ), and what is
the numerical placement of the 11th activated switch (Ҁ)?
Use the answers to the previous two riddles to decipher the password below:
In the Art of War by Sun Tzu, what is Tzus’(Ѯ)th word in statement number (Ѭ) in
chapter (Ѣ)?
Concatenate this word with the number (Ҁ) to determine the location you seek.
Information obtained below will help you determine what else to do.
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM KNOWLEDGE
3) cache code: L1CL2CFREQ
At what frequencies are the GPS L1 and L2 codes transmitted?
__ 5 __ 5.42 MHz
σ
π
1 __ __ 7.60 MHz
μ
ρ
4) cache code: SATCLKBIAS
What is the minimum number of GPS satellites needed to solve for an accurate position
solution and what is their approximate altitude with respect to the earth’s surface?
__ satellites
ι
__ 0,200 km
ε
5) cache code: NAVMESSAGE
In order to use the signals transmitted by GPS satellites to calculate a position, the
location of each observed satellite must be known. To achieve this, each satellite
broadcasts data which allows the user to calculate that satellite’s position. What is this
data called?
__ __ he __ e __ __ __
data
Convert the missing letters above (for NAVMESSAGE) to their Greek equivalent.
Keeping the order of the Greek letters consistent with the order that they appear in
the above mystery word, the combination can be obtained.
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS KNOWLEDGE
6) cache code: PROXIMITY6
Of the 6 Counties that share a common border with Athens, which one is not listed
below?
Washington, Morgan, Perry, Hocking, Meigs, ___________
1
7) cache code: OUMCHALLOU
In 1819 in Athens, the first higher education building opened in the Northwest Territory.
Who was this building named after?
___________
2
__________
3
8) cache code: JOYBLOSSOM
What is the official flower of Athens County?
The
___________
4
flower
9) cache code: 2STORYCABN
What is the name of the log cabin located across from Peden Stadium and the
Convocation Center on Ohio University's campus?
The ___________
5
___________ House
6
10) cache code: THEHAUNTED
The Ridges in Athens was formerly home to a state mental hospital. What was this
hospital’s original name?
The Athens ___________
7
___________
8
Use the code words 1-8 to solve:
Of the many possible
Eight are not used
If you don't understand
The device won't be defused
If a cut is precise
That severs a cord
Relationships are created
That can't be ignored
Pair these Eight misfits
In their numerical place
Then multiply them together
And you may win the race
The beauty it illustrates
Can be seen all around
From Fibonacci to Euclid
Its uses abound
Observe each of the digits
And see what is there
Some may repeat
But you should not care
If this exquisite term
Can be discovered by you
Pick off the correct digits
Specified in the previous clue
Take each of these numbers
And increase them by one
You’re close to an answer
But you are not done
Of the digits taken
From zero to nine
Flip these switches
If thou has the spine
The integers found
Won’t disable the gel
They specify numbered digits
Of something quite swell
When these switches are up
The device will stay sealed
The documents can be taken
And their secrets revealed
A quantity exists
Whose name implies worth
It fascinated the Greeks
Who were the first to unearth
If you can solve this riddle
It will blow your mind
For the impossible cache
You will be... FIRST TO FIND!