INTERNET SCAVENGER HUNT
Apprenticeship Challenge – Communication Skills
Level 1
(Alex Lew)
Use any search engine or engines to answer the following questions. Insert
the answers after the question and then insert the link or links to the
website that you found the information on. Be sure the website links are
hyperlinked (hint: leave a space after the end of each of the URL’s. This
should automatically hyperlink them.)
1. What is the northernmost volcano on earth?
Beerenberg – according to:
http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/arctic_ocean/beere
nberg.html
2. How many letters in rotokas? (the answer is not 7).
Rotokas has 12 letters—accroding to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotokas_alphabet
3. What disease is treated with the drug anastrozole.
Breast cancer – according to:
http://www.arimidex.net/
4. What is the numerical value (to the 6th decimal place )of the
mathematical entity, “e” ?
2.718282 according to:
http://google.com/search?q=e (google calculator)
5. Name the two N.H. representatives that signed the U.S. Constitution.
John Langdon, Nicholas Gilman, according to:
http://www.dod.mil/atsdio/documents/constitution.html#art7
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6. What is the first song on the album Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti?
"Big Beng" (lasting 4 minutes and 2 seconds), according to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosi_Fan_Tutti_Frutti
7. Where is the Canadian War Museum located?
Ottowa, Ontario according to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_War_Museum
8. A cake recipe calls for 2 tbsp of baking powder. How much baking
powder should you use when baking at an altitude of 7000 ft.
1.5 tbsp or fewer, according to:
http://www.ochef.com/327.htm
9. If it is 3:13 PM in Durham, NC, on December 15,what time is it in St.
John’s, Newfoundland?
4:43 PM on December 15th, according to:
http://www.timeanddate.com/library/abbreviations/timezones/na/
nst.html
10. What river runs through the capital of Hungary?
River Danube, according to:
http://www.mytravelguide.com/attractions/profile-79422205Hungary_Budapest_River_Danube.html
11. How many carbon atoms are there in a common table sugar
molecule?
12 carbon atoms, according to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sucrose
12. What is the toll free number for Cingular customer service?
There are a few, depending on what you are calling about:
Customers with a Cingular device
1-800-331-0500
Customers with an AT&T Wireless device
1-800-888-7600
Customers with international service questions
1-800-335-4685
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and a few more. See them all at
https://www.cingular.com/support/contact_us_phone
13. March 4, 2019 will be on what weekday?
Monday, according to:
http://www.hf.rim.or.jp/~kaji/cal/cal.cgi?2019
14. What is the largest number of chromosome pairs known in a species
and what is the name of the species with that number of
chromosomes.
The largest number of chromosome pairs known in a species is 630
and that species is Ophiglossum reticulatum (type of fern),
according to:
http://science.enotes.com/science-fact-finder/biology/whatorganism-has-largest-number-chromosomes
15. What was the last word in the very first Thanksgiving Proclamation?
The last word was “Christ”, according to:
http://festivals.iloveindia.com/thanks-giving/1676proclamation.html
16. What is the angle of the sides of the Great Pyramid at Giza?
“an angle of 51.50.40 degrees”, according to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pyramid_of_Giza
#Construction
17. Who was Anastasia Romanov’s (Grand Duchess of Russia) father.
Nicholas II was her father, according to:
http://thedent.com/anastasia.html
18. Where did Albert Einstein live exactly one century ago?
Bern, Switzerland – according to:
http://www-groups.dcs.stand.ac.uk/~history/Printonly/Einstein.html
19. What native fish of the Colorado River are endangered?
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“The Colorado pikeminnow, razorback sucker, humpback
chub and bonytail are endangered fish species that once thrived in
the Colorado River system” according to:
http://coloradoriverrecovery.fws.gov/
20. Which of the Wright Brothers was older?
Wilbur Wright, according to:
http://www.wam.umd.edu/~stwright/WrBr/Wrights.html
(that is, of the two famous Wright brothers. The oldest Wright
brother of the four sons was Reuchlin.)
21. Translate, “ Please come to my party tonight.” into Portuguese.
Por favor venha hoje à noite a minha festa.
According to
http://www.appliedlanguage.com/free_translatio
n.shtml
23. Find two different sources that cite the same value for the boiling
point of platinum in degrees C.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platinum
and
www.webelements.com/webelements/scholar/elemen
ts/platinum/physical.html
at 3825 degrees celsius.
24. Find “Help” for a student who wants to know how to enter a
formula in an Excel spreadsheet.
http://www.ehow.com/how_9700_provided-excelformulas.html
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