Introduction to the Web
Introduction
The aim of these questions is to give you an idea of the variety of information that can be found on the Internet. You will need to
refer to the website that is available <URL: http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/public/services/briefing-pack>
You can answer the questions in any order. The answers aren’t important. Gaining experience of the Web is!
General interest sites
NASA Homepage
What was the size of the eruptions on Io recently
photographed by NASA's Galileo spacecraft?
An English Country Garden
In which county is Mandy Alford's English Country Garden?
The Virtual Garden
What size blossoms can Tulipa Fosteriana produce?
New Scientist Planet Science
All Music Guide
What is the feature in the New Scientist magazine this week?
In what year were the Beatles formed?
SPORT 97
Local and national government
information
Using the SPORT 97 calendar can you find out where the
19997 crochet World Championships were held?
UK Travel Guide
Using the London Guide can you find out how much it costs
to get into Madam Tussaud's?
CIA World Factbook
How many people live in Brazil?
BBC Online
Local Government Websites of 1996
Who won the local government website of the year in 1996
and in what languages is the site available?
Suffolk County Council
What committees is Councillor C McGregor a member of?
Bristol City Council
What is on BBC1 today?
How well does Bristol City Council perform it's refuse
collection services?
All Movie Guide
Local Government Association
What is the name of the actor who played Sam in
Casablanca?
Who is the chief executive of the LGA?
CNN Interactive
Local Government Websites by Council
What are CNN's top stories?
How many pages are there in the Devon County Council
website?
UK Newspapers on the Internet
Official Seattle City Information
What is on the front page of the Electronic Telegraph?
Who is the Mayor of Seattle?
Sydney Morning Herald
Official San Francisco Information
What is the headline of yesterday's Sydney Morning Herald?
Does the San Francisco Public Library have an Internet
policy?
Lancashire Regional Newspapers
Using the archives of the 'Lancashire Region Newspapers'
site, find out where Bath is ranked in the University of
Strathclyde's survey of quality of life.
Government Information Service
The National Curriculum
Which minister at the Department of Trade and Industry
recently gave a speech entitled 'Enhanced business links - a
vision for the 21st century'?
How many subjects make up the National Curriculum
British Monarchy website
The ALA parent's guide to the Internet
When are the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace open to the
public?
What is netiquette?
The Virtual Kitchen
Can you find any recipes for swordfish steaks?
Houses of Parliament
Using Hansard, search for Don Foster's speeches
UK Police Sites
Who is Chief Constable of the Wiltshire Constabulary?
Citizens Charter's Available on the Internet
Family history
Familia
Newcastle City Library has census returns for which years?
What does a victim of crime have the right to expect under
the 'Victims Charter'?
Cambridge Library Service
Regulatory Bodies on the Internet
What was advertised on the side of Cherry Hinton's
(Cambridgeshire) post office in 1910?
How do you make a complaint to OFWAT?
Homework resources
Leeds Library Service Local History Photographic
Collection
State of the Environment Report
What animals are in the middle picture on the wall of the
Leeds School Board - Infants Class in the early 1900s?
What was the population density in England and Wales in
1993?
Kansas City Library
The Official Project Galileo World Wide Web Site
What is the major strength of Kansas City's Library's
genealogy collection?
How many (known) moons does Jupiter have?
Northern Ireland Record Office
The Mineral Gallery
What wills does the Northern Ireland Record Office hold?
What is the chemical formula of ruby?
UK Public Record Office
ScienceNet
How much does the UK Record Office charge for doing a
search of the 'British Royal Navy: Ratings Service Records,
1853 1892' on your behalf?
What is Brownian motion?
Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme
How old must you be to participate in the Duke of
Edinburgh's?
The Times Good University Guide
Where is the University of Bath ranked in the 1997
Universities League Table?
Study skills
What are the 6 steps to researching and writing a paper?
Rulers
Who is the Prime Minister of Greenland?
Cheshire Record Office
According to his will, what was the occupation of Timothy
Ormes when he died in Chester in 1747?
The National Archives of Ireland
For what crime as Anthony Dempsey transported from
Ireland to Australia in 1848?
Archives of Australia
What passenger lists does the Australian Archives hold?
The Church of the Latter-Day Saints
The Noble Prize Internet Archive
How do you find out where the nearest Mormon family
history centre is?
When did the Dalai Lama win the Nobel Peace Prize?
UK Society of Genealogists
World War 1 Archive
How much is the annual subscription fee for belonging to the
Society of Genealogists?
Name a song sung by German soldiers during WW1?
The Victorian Web
Who were Queen Victoria's parents and who did she inherit
the throne from?
History of Photography
Iowa Genealogy Society
What do you have to prove in order to get a pioneer
certificate from the Iowa Genealogy Society?
Pier 21
Who is the patron of the Royal Photographic Society?
How many years is it since Barbara Campbell arrived as a
war bride at Pier 21?
Shakespeare homepage
Vietnam Casualties
Find a Shakespearean quote containing the word 'web'.
Jane Austen information page
How old was Albert B Washington when he died in the
Vietnam War and where was he from?
When was Pride and Prejudice first published?
World Telephone Directories
Antarctic information for school children
Can you find a namesake's phone number and address in
America, Canada and Australia?
What is the lowest temperature ever recorded on Earth?