National Treasure

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  1. 9. These letters, written by Benjamin Franklin under a pseudonym, contain a hidden message.
  2. 11. This family, spanning generations, is obsessed with finding the Templar Treasure.
  3. 12. The Charlotte's pipe is used as a key to unlock the entrance to this.
  4. 14. This secret society, many of whose members were involved in the American Revolution, hid the treasure.
  5. 17. The final clue, deciphered with special glasses, leads to the treasure being hidden beneath this New York City landmark.
  6. 18. Ian takes this family member of Ben's hostage to force him to reveal the next clue.
  7. 19. Nicolas Cage portrays this historian and cryptographer who is obsessed with finding the Templar Treasure.
  8. 21. What Ben uses to reveal the hidden message on the back of the Declaration of Independence.
  9. 24. Ben and Patrick give Ian a fake clue, sending him to this location in Boston.
  10. 25. This FBI agent pursues Ben and his team, but is later revealed to be a Freemason himself.
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  1. 1. This type of cinematic journey, often involving a search for something valuable, is central to the plot of both National Treasure films.
  2. 2. The first major clue to the treasure is hidden on the back of this historical document.
  3. 3. Hidden within a brick wall at Independence Hall, they find this crucial tool.
  4. 4. Jon Voight plays this initially skeptical father of Ben Gates, who eventually helps in the treasure hunt.
  5. 5. Ben decides to protect the Declaration from Ian by doing this himself.
  6. 6. This element is created by the looming presence of adversaries and the race against time to uncover the next clue or locate the treasure.
  7. 7. The first clue in the Gates family hunt involved the phrase, "The secret lies with..." this figure.
  8. 8. The clue found in the Silence Dogood letters leads the team to the bell tower of this historical landmark.
  9. 10. The clue "The secret lies with Charlotte" refers to this type of vessel, found in the Arctic.
  10. 13. This National Archives archivist eventually joins Ben and Riley's quest and becomes Ben's love interest.
  11. 15. Ben escapes a chase by FBI agents by diving into this New York river, then makes his way to a location connected to an old Dutch street name, also found on Broadway.
  12. 16. The clue referencing the "house of Pass and Stow" points towards this iconic American symbol.
  13. 20. This wealthy financier initially funds the expedition to find the treasure.
  14. 22. This genre, alongside historical fiction, describes the core nature of the National Treasure movies, featuring thrilling sequences and high stakes chases.
  15. 23. This computer whiz and best friend of Ben Gates provides the technological support for their treasure hunts.