Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Scavenger Hunt.

1. Where was the first University established and in which year?
          I used Altavista.com to search for the oldest University. The answer I found was: Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt. It was founded roughly around 969 AD.


Yahoo Answers, 2006 viewed 25th August 2011, <http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060729054252AAiUY0V>


2. What is Stephen Stockwell's band called and what does he play?  Can you name a couple of their songs?
        I don't know if my method counts as cheating... but I typed "Stephen Stockwell rock band" (assumed they were rock) into Altavista.com and found an older blog of someone who used to do this subject who answered "The Black Assassin". So then I searched "The Black Assassin Stephen Stockwell". It then led me to a site which explained that Stephen played the keyboard.


Blogger, 2005 viewed 25th August 2011, <http://www.users.on.net/~lenus/nct/2005/04/nct-week-6.html>
Live-Wirez, 2006, viewed 25th August 2011, <http://live-wirez.gu.edu.au/Staff/Stephen/default.html>


3. What is the weight of the world’s biggest machine? How much did it cost to build?
        This was quite amusing to search for, although I searched for heavy machines I got lots of "Worlds heaviest man in love, worlds heaviest dog, worlds heaviest woman". I unfortunately was only able to find the world largest and heaviest aircraft. This was said to be the An225 Mriya. The cost was not stated.


Bukisa, 2011, viewed 26th August 2011, <http://www.bukisa.com/articles/40463_worlds-largest-machines-ever-built>


4. Who is Justin Bieber's lawyer, and what is the best way (quickest, most reliable) to contact the lawyer?
          I wasn't able to find this but I did find a lawyer who was called Justin Bieber and his contact number was: (215) 563-1110


Justin M. Bieber Esquire, viewed 26th August 2011, <http://justin-bieber-law.com/>
        
5. What is the cheapest form of travel from the Gold Coast to Melbourne?
          Searched 'cheapest travel option gold coast to melbourne' in Altavista.com and it led me to Flight Centre where I searched for the cheapest option. The result was: $119 for an adult.


Flight Centre, 2011, viewed 25th August 2011, <https://secure.flightcentre.com.au/tundra/ibe/flights/book;jsessionid=14FDEB591281AA8E3B488F8CEFA4CED1.abnel76?execution=e1s1>


6. Who is Hatsune Miku? What company does she belong to? What is her birthday?
          Miku Hatsune is an anime "vocalist" from the Vocaloid Character Vocal Series created by Good Smile Company. Her birthday is on the 31st of August. I found this information by first typing in "Miku Hatsune" into Altavista.com. I found who she is in the first reference. I then found her birthday in the second reference. Finally, I found the company in the third reference.


Anime Vice, viewed 25th August 2011, <http://www.animevice.com/miku-hatsune/18-20703/>
SgCafe, 2011, viewed 25th August 2011, <http://sgcafe.com/2010/08/happy-birthday-hatsune-miku/>
TailGrab, 2010, viewed 25th August 2011, <http://tailgrab.org/2010/03/review-good-smile-companys-hatsune-miku/>


7. Find a live webcam in Belarus. Find a place to stay in Antarctica.
          The live webcam I found was World Webcams. And the  accommodation in Antarctica that I found was "Beachside Resort and Spa, 2555 East Colorado Boulevard Antarctica, Antarctica." I found both these sources through AltaVista.com


World Webcams, 2009, viewed 25th August 2011, <http://www.world-webcams.net/webcams,belarus.html>
Hotel, 2011, viewed 25th August 2011, <http://www.hotel.com.au/Antarctica-Antarctica/Beachside-Resort-&-Spa-2-hotels.asp>


8. What song was top of the Australian pop charts this week in 1991?
          Firstly, I had to search the week number we are currently in. I found out we are in Week 33. Then I searched "australian pop charts, week 33 1991" and found a site called World Charts. If I read the site properly it said that in week 33, the number one pop song was 99 Reason - Jo Beth Taylor.


Epoch Converter, 2011, viewed 25th August 2011, <http://www.epochconverter.com/epoch/weeknumbers.php>
World Charts, 2011, viewed 25th August 2011, <http://www.worldcharts.co.uk/archives/australia/aus90.htm>


9. What type of car is used to make ‘Google Street View’?
          I basically typed the exact question we were asked into AltaVista.com and it directed me straight to the answer: Volkswagen New Beetle.


Auto Blog, 2011, viewed 25th August 2011, <http://www.autoblog.com/2007/06/01/take-a-look-at-the-vehicle-thats-taking-a-look-at-you/>


10. Translate these questions into Spanish and then translate them back into English.


1. ¿Dónde la primera universidad fue establecida y en qué año?
2. Cuál es Stephen Stockwell' ¿la venda de s llamada y qué hace él juega? ¿Puede usted nombrar unas par de sus canciones?
3. ¿Cuál es el peso de la máquina más grande del mundo? ¿Cuánto costó para construir?
4. Quién es Justin Bieber' ¿abogado de s, y cuál es el mejor contacto de la manera (lo más aprisa posible, el más confiable) el abogado?
5. ¿Cuál es la forma más barata de recorrido del Gold Coast a Melbourne?
6. ¿Quién es Hatsune Miku? ¿Qué compañía ella pertenece? ¿Cuál es su cumpleaños?
7. Encuentre un webcam vivo en Belarus. Encuentre un lugar para permanecer en Ant3artida.
8. ¿Qué canción era la tapa de las cartas australianas del estallido esta semana en 1991?
9. Qué tipo de coche se utiliza para hacer el View'? de la calle de Google del `
10. Traduzca estas preguntas a español y después tradúzcalo nuevamente dentro de inglés.


1. Where the first university was established and in what year?
2. Which is Stephen Stockwell' the bandage of called s and what he does plays? Can you name a pair of your songs?
3. Which is the weight of the greatest machine of the world? How much it cost to construct?
4. Who is Justin Bieber' lawyer of s, and which is the best contact of the way (possible, more fast most reliable) the lawyer?
5. Which is the cheapest form of route of the Gold Coast to Melbourne?
6. Who is Hatsune Miku? What company she belongs? Which is its birthday?
7. It finds webcam alive in Belarus. It finds a place to remain in Ant3artida.
8. What song was the cover of Australian letters of the outbreak this week in 1991?
9. What type of car is used to make the View'? of the street of Google of `
10. It translates these questions to Spanish later and tradúzcalo again within English.


I used: Babel Fish 2011, viewed 25th August 2011, <http://au.babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_txt>

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