Title: Concord Monitor Searching Project and Quiz

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

First Name  L.I_Caroline B__________________________

Date_ __March 14-18 2016______________________

 Color Group___Red_Group____

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.

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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 going to use the search engine Google. I am going to use this search engine, because I use it all the time, and it is my favorite search engine to use. I think the answer is a, I think this is the correct answer from making a complete guess. I am going to use keywords like 3, points, and Bermuda Triangle. I noticed that as  I typed the search engine knew my key words, and answers started popping up. I looked at the first website and found the correct answer is c. Here is the URL of the website of the correct answer: http://blog.dictionary.com/bermuda-triangle/  I found out the correct answer is c: Miami, Bermuda, Puerto Rico.

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

1. Italy
2. Spain
3. Brazil

I am going to use a different search engine this time, I think I will try using Bing. I am going to use Bing, because I use this search engine when I am not using Google. I have no idea what the correct answer is so I am going to guess Brazil. But I know that the answer is not Spain, so I will take my guess as c. I am going to use the keywords Recife, capital, and Pernambuco. Even before I finished typing, my keywords, then answers kept popping up. I was correct and found out that the answer is c. I used the website http://www.brazil.org.za/pernambuco.html to find the correct answer. The correct answer is Brazil.

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)

I am going to use a different search engine this time this one does not track anything. Ixquick.com is one I  am going to use, because I want to try before it goes away, because I have never used it before, and because Mr. Woolner  told us to use it. I am going to take a guess as b, because I have no idea. I don’t think the answer is c, because that is from to long ago. I will use keyword like Historic Nara, Japan 1^st capital, and 2010 I noticed that using ixquick nothing pops up when I type my keywords. When I hit enter webpages came up, with answers. I found out that the answer is b. Here is the link I found with the answer http://www.thestar.com/life/travel/2010/06/25/after_1300_years_japans_first_capital_celebrates.html .

The answer is 1,300 years.

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

I am going to use a different search engine, I think I am going to try dogpile as my search engine, I want to use it because I’ve never used this search engine before. I am going to take a guess for a. I am going to use keywords like Northern Pacific Gyre, and contain. When I searched my keywords, in dogpile nothing popped up till I hit the enter key. When I hit enter I got many results of websites, with answers. I found out the correct answer is b. I used the website http://scribol.com/environment/waste-and-recycling/the-north-pacific-gyre-100-million-tons-of-garbage-and-growing to get my answer. I found out the correct answer a giant debris field of garbage trapped in a spinning circle.

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.

We are going to do this very, very differently. We are going to try using four different search engines, to compare them. I am going to use Google, Dogpile, Ixquick, and Bing as my four search engines. I am going to pick b because I am going to guess because its says St. Sophia. My keywords are where, what, and Hagia, Sophia. I noticed that on Google and Bing answers start popping up right as I start typing. When on Ixquick and Dogpile when I was done typing and hit the enter key then answers came up. I noticed that on Dogpile and Ixquick they have tons of travel websites to choose as your website, which you don’t want. I found out the answer is a. Here is the link of the site I chose from http://www.sacred-destinations.com/turkey/istanbul-hagia-sophia . The answer is Istanbul, Turkey, and it is a museum that previously was a Byzantine Christian Church and a mosque.

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

We will do an advanced search for this. We will begin with google, my favorite search engine I know the answer is not  Wheeling, West Virginia. I don’t know the correct answer but I am going to guess b. I am going to use search terms Kampar River Site:*.edu. I noticed that answers didn’t start popping up, until I hit the enter key. I noticed that their where lots of traveling sites to choose from.  I clicked on a link and here is the URL, http://www.riverbug.asia/perak/whitewater-rafting-kampar-river . I know that I went on a travel website but it contains the answer so I choose it. I found out the answer, my guess was correct the answer is b. The answer is Gopeng, Malaysia.

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

We will do another advanced search for this question. I am going to use the search engine Ixquick, because I found out that I like that search engine, and I like how answers don’t pop up on you while you are typing. I have no idea what the correct answer is, so I am going to make a complete guess as a. I am going to use the search terms Devon Food England  Location Site :*.edu . I noticed that answers didn’t keep popping up until I hit enter key ready for answers. I click on a website and found out the answer, of the question. Here is the link to site I used for this question, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England . While reading the information on the site I found out that the answer is c. I found out that I answer is Near the Scottish border.

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

We are doing an advanced search for this question again. I am going to use my favorite search engine, I am going to use Google, also because I don’t know what other advanced search engine to use, other than Ixquick. I am going to guess c, even though I don’t know what the answer is, but I do not think the answer is a. I am going to use the search terms  Adirondacks location site : *.com this time. I found a lot of traveling sites, I used one to find my answer because it gave me the information. I noticed because it was an advanced search answers didn’t pop up when  I was still typing. Here is the link to the site I used to find my information http://visitadirondacks.com/ . I found out the answer is b, using the site, so I guessed wrong. The correct answer is a mountain range in New York  state.

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

We are going to use another advanced search for this question. I am going to use the advanced search engine Ixquick, because it will be gone in four days, and it works well for advanced searches. I feel like I know the answer of this question because I think we had textbook homework a while ago, so I think the answer is a. I am going to use the search terms Caribbean formal name Site : *.org this time. I found some traveling sites for the search terms I used. Answers didn’t start popping up as I typed in my search terms. Here is the link of the site I used https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean . Using this site I found out the answer. I had read a little bit in the website to pull out the answer. I found out the answer is a, I guessed correct. The correct answer is the West Indies.

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

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