Tutorial 3....
I think I had better explain this exercise before you say "What the?". We were given a list of Questions to answer during the Tute and we have to use a search engine to do so. The rule of the game is to not use Google and to learn about researching / search engines on the internet. So the questions are:
I think I had better explain this exercise before you say "What the?". We were given a list of Questions to answer during the Tute and we have to use a search engine to do so. The rule of the game is to not use Google and to learn about researching / search engines on the internet. So the questions are:
Websites used included: Ask Jeeves.com, Search.com, Altavista.com, Ujiko.com, dogpile.com
1. What is the weight of the world's biggest pumpkin (include the year of this record, is there a more recent record)? In October 2002, a pumpkin was reported from Manchester, New Hampshire with a weight of 1337 pounds.http://waynesword.palomar.edu/pljan96.htm
2. What is the best way (quickest, most reliable) to contact Grant Hackett? If you want to contact Grant, please write to the Miami Swimming Club, their address is:Miami Swimming ClubPO BOX 2461BURLEIGH QLD 4220http://granthackettonline.free.fr/?page_id=107
3. What is the length of a giraffe's tongue? It can be as long as 22 inches in length.http://www.bellsouthmspioneers.org/ZooGiraffes.htm
4. How would you define "ontology"? In your own words, what does it mean? Ontology is the most fundamental branch of metaphysics. It has one basic question, what actually exists?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontology
5. What was David Lynch's first film? 'The granmother", 1970 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lynch
6. When was the original "Hacker's Manifesto" written, and by whom? January 8, 1986 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_Manifesto
7. What is the capital of Bhutan, and what language do the citizens speak? Thimpu, Dzongkha http://www.canadiancontent.net/profiles/Bhutan.html
8. What is the cheapest form of travel from Bergen, Norway to Ornskoldsvik, Sweden?
9. What song was top of the Australian Pop Charts this week in 1972? ABBA, "RING, RING" http://phenomenon.abba-world.net/aust/disc2.htm
10. What punk band was Stephen Stockwell (head of the school of arts) in? Black Assassins.http://www.brisbanewritersfestival.com.au/2005/content/standard.asp?name=StockwellS
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