Title: Concord Monitor Research Quiz

Sub-title- A Project About “Searching” for the Correct Information.

Brooke Carlson

Date__March 11-15 2016_______________

 Color Group____green_____

This is a quiz that was found in the Sunday January 3 2010 Concord Monitor newspaper…. Answers are there, too.  You need to read the question, and… if you KNOW the correct answer, that’s good… but you must still VERIFY that correct answer.  And write out your source for that correct answer.  And, MOST importantly, I want to you also write out your thinking process- especially for the questions you do NOT know the answer to.  Can you eliminate any of the answers?  How?   And how did you search for the correct answer?  Did you search the QUESTION, or did you search the possible answers? 

Write it out!  Be complete.  A good paragraph per answer is what we are after here…

• Use Google AND  Bing and at least 2 other search engines... any search engine you desire.  In your paragraphs, write down which search engine you used. 

• Use Search Terms that make sense.  Do NOT just type/copy the entire question.  Use Search Terms.  Use search terms that make sense.  In your paragraph, write down what search terms you used.

• Use Advanced Search methods, or at least look for .edu sites,  .gov sites   and   .com sites.  At LEAST these 3 types of sites.  You can have others, such as   .org    and    .net.    In your paragraph, write down how you searched for different domains (such as .edu, .gov .com,   etc.   Those are called “domains”.)

• And... write down the correct answer in the paragraph.  Perhaps that is the last sentence in your paragraph.ow

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1. What are the three places that make up the points of the Bermuda Triangle?

1. Bahamas, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico
2. Bermuda, Puerto Rico, and Tortola
3. Miami, Bermuda, Puerto Rico

I am using google for my search engine because it is the first browser that is on my task bar and because I feel like it’s the most reliable engine that I know of. I am going to use the key words, Bermuda, Triangle, and location. I found 461,000 results and then started scrolling through the snippets until I found a website that I thought was reliable, which was http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/infopage/bermudat.htm . Out of this search I found out that C was the correct answer, Miami, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico.

2. Recife is the popular, pretty capital of Pernambuco state in what country?

1. Italy
2. Spain
3. Brazil

I am using DuckDuckGo for this question, because it was the next search engine that popped into my head and also I thought it would be fun to use this. For my search I am going to use, capital, Pernambuco and Recife for my key words. I found out that C is the correct answer again on the site http://www.britannica.com/place/Pernambuco . The correct answer is Brazil.

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3. Historic Nara, Japan, celebrates a huge anniversary in 2010.  How old is the country’s first capital city?

1. 570 years  (in 2010)
2. 1,300 years   (in 2010)
3. 4,000 years   (in 2010)

The search engine dogpile because I think that this is a reliable source and I have wanted to use this because I never get to use it in school. I am going to use the key words Nara, Japan and anniversary. Before I look it up I want to guess that the answer is C because the other answers seem unreasonable because its not a “lucky” year. It turns out the correct answer is B, 1,300 years old (in 2010).

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4. The Northern Pacific Gyre lies in the Pacific Ocean between Japan and the west coast of the United States. What does it contain?

1. A huge pod of an estimated 2,000 endangered gray whales
2. A giant debris field of garbage trapped in a spinning circle
3. An underground sea mountain 7 miles tall

The next search engine I am going to use bing, I am using this because I haven’t used this yet. The key words I am going to use norther pacific gyre. I found out that B is the correct answer because it a giant floating pile of trash. It is like it is a island. Also I can relate to it because in the Atlantic ocean there is a giant floating “island” of trash. I found this on the website http://www.earthday.org/2014/07/07/north-pacific-trash-gyre/ .

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5. This year (in 2010)  a mosaic of an angel was discovered under the floor of the Hagia Sophia.  Where and what is the Hagia Sophia?

1. Istanbul, Turkey.  It’s a museum that previously was a Byzantine Christian Church and a mosque.
2. Luxembourg.  It’s a cathedral built to honor St. Sophia, the country’s patron saint.
3. Mexico City.  It’s a traditional market where the image of the angel is said to have healing powers.

Google

            I am going to use google again because Mr.woolner wanted us to use four different search engines for the same question. I am going to search for Hagia Sophia, these are also going to be my key words. As I searched on DogPile, DuckDuckGo and Bing, I found that Google was the most useful search engine. I found that the correct answer is A with the site http://www.hagiasophia.com/. It is a museum in Turkey. 

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6. If you want to go whitewater rafting on the Kampar River, where do you have to go?

1. Wheeling, West Virginia.
2. Gopeng, Malaysia
3. Johannesburg, South Africa

I aam going to use Google for my search engine again because I feel like that this is my favorite one because I use this most often. And I feel that Google is the one I trust the most. I am also going to use an advanced search. I am going to use the search terms Kampar River, rafting and location. I found nothing when I searched for Kampar River rafiting site:*edu, so now I am not going to use the advanced search. This time I found a sigh and B is the correct answer. http://www.riverbug.asia/perak/whitewater-rafting-kampar-river here is the sight.  

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7. Most tourists love Devonshire cream tea – scones, clotted cream and raspberry jam with tea.  But where in England is Devonshire?

1. In dairy country east of London
2. Southwest England
3. Near the Scottish border

I have decided Ixquick for my search engine because Mr. Woolner suggested it. He told me that you can’t be followed on this search engine. The key words I have decided to use are, location of Devonshire. It came up with about 2.2 million results with in 0.72 seconds. I found out that it is located South west England. So B is the correct answer. The sight that I found the correct answer on is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devon. I used Wikipedia for this but I cleared it up with the sight http://www.britannica.com/place/Devon.

8. What and where are the Adirondacks?

1. The Amish region in Indiana where craftsmen make chairs
2. Mountain range in New York state
3. American Indian reservations in the Florida Everglades

For this question I have decided to use google again because like I said this is my favorite sight and I feel like it is the most reliable search engine in my opinion. I am also going to use and advanced search. I will use a .edu and if .edu doesn’t work I will use .gov. I will use, for my key words, location, Adirondacks. I found that the correct answer is B, a mountain range in New York state.  I found this answer on http://web2.clarkson.edu/projects/hp200_adk/The_Adirondacks_and_You/list_of_facts.html.

9. Most people just call the region the Caribbean, but what is its formal name?

1. The West Indies
2. The East Indies
3. The South Indies

I am going to Google once again because this is the easiest search engine that I find. I will use an advanced search for this becasuse I feel like I find more information using it. I will use site:*gov this time. The key words I will use are Caribbean, and formal and name. I didn’t find anything yet but I am going to search West Indies with the Caribbean. And instead I am going to use site:*edu for my advanced search. I found that the West Indies (A) is correct on the sight https://www.lib.umn.edu/bell/tradeproducts/sugar.

10. Almost all tourists who visit the Galapagos Islands leave for their trip from what city?

1. Quito, Ecuador
2. Santiago, Chile
3. La Paz, Bolivia

For this question I am going to use google as my search engine and the advanced search, like site:*edu or site:*gov. For my key words I am going to use

11. What was the United States’ first national park?

1. Great Smoky Mountain
2. Yellowstone
3. Yosemite

12. Of Hawaii’s six major islands, which is the smallest and least developed?

1. Lili’uokalani
2. Kauai
3. Lanai