Title: Questions About the Past and Present from the Concord Monitor

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

First Name L.I.: Emily N

Date: March 14-18, 2016

Color Group: Yellow

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 like the way it is set up, and I love ow they have a picture/video of the day based on what day it is. I think the correct answer is C because I know that Tortola (which is in the British Virgin Islands) is far more south than the Bermuda Triangle (so it can’t be B) and the Bahamas are inside of the triangle ( so it wouldn’t be A ). I am going to use the key words Bermuda, triangle, and location. I typed the key words into the search box but the words jumped up into a different box. Then I scrolled through the snippets and decided to look at the worldatlas.com page. On that page I found the correct answer. http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/infopage/bermudat.htm the correct answer in C: 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 going to use the Duck Duck Go search engine. I am going to use this search engine because I have never used it before and I want I try it out. Also the duck is adorable. I think the correct answer is B…. because Pernambuco seems like the name of someplace in Spain. I am going to use the keywords Recife, Pernambuco, and capital. As soon as I typed these words in, other terms popped up automatically. It predicted what I was searching for. I scrolled through the snippets and decided to look at the brazil.org page. On that page ( http://www.brazil.org.za/recife.html ) I found the correct answer. The correct answer was C: 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 will use another kind of search engine, this time, I will use Bing. I am going to try this one because I haven’t used it yet and I have to. I think the correct answer is B because 1,300 is a long time ago, but not so long ago that Nara didn’t exist. I am going to search the keywords Nara, Japan, 2010, capital city, and anniversary. As soon as I typed Nara Japan, Nara Japan anniversary 2010 popped up. After looking through the snippets, I decided to look at nytimes.com. I chose this page because the answer was in the title. On that page (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/03/travel/03headsup.html?_r=0) I found the answer- B: 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 will use another (different) search engine-this time I will use ixquick.com. I have not used this one before and Mr. Woolner said it was a good one to use. Ixquick does not track your searches. I really don’t know what the answer is. Keywords that I’m going to search are Northern Pacific Gyre and contain. Ixquick did not bring up suggestions. But once I typed in my key words, I found a site (http://scribol.com/environment/waste-and-recycling/the-north-pacific-gyre-100-million-tons-of-garbage-and-growing) with the answer in its title. The correct answer is B: 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 question in a very, very, very, very different way. We are going to compare some search engines. I am going to use Duck Duck Go, Google, Bing, and Ixquick. I am going to guess the correct answer is A, but I really don’t have a reason for this guess. I am going to use the keywords Hagia Sophia. On Google, the first website that came up was a Wikipedia site. Duck Duck Go brought up a Wikipedia site, too. Ixquick gave me travel sites like Expedia. Bing brought up a Wikipedia page first, too. I found the answer on a few different pages. I used the website http://www.hagiasophia.com/ . The correct answer is A: Istanbul, Turkey. It’s 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 are about to start number 6. We are going to do something different. We are going to limit the search using site: tricks. I am going to use Bing. I’m guessing that the correct answer is C. I really have no reason for this, it’s just a random guess. Also, I feel like the Kampar River sounds like a place in South Africa. I am going to use the keywords Kampar, river, and site. We limited the results by putting a :.edu after our search. We did this so that the only results were edu sites. I chose to look at the website- http://www.academia.edu/1143931/Revised_equations_for_Mannings_coefficient_for_sand-bed_rivers

The correct answer is B: 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

I am going to use the search engine Duck Duck Go. I am going to user this search engine because I like it the most. I am going to limit the snippets by using the :.com. Only com websites will come up in the results. I think the correct answer is B. I have no reason for choosing this. I am gong to use the keywords Devonshire and England. I looked through the snippets and decided to look at the site http://www.britannica.com/place/Devon. The correct answer is B: Southwest England.

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

I am goint to use the search engine Google. I am going to use this search angine because I hav’ent used it in a while. I know that the corret answer is B, because I live near them and it is basically common knowledge where the Adorondacks are. I am going to sesarch the keyword Adirondacks, and I’m going to limit my search using :.gov. After looking through the snippets, I decided to look at the http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/newyork/contact/new-york-adirondack-staff.xml page. The correct answer is B: Mountain rage 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

I am going to us the search engine Ixquick. I’m going to use this search engine because I haven’t used it in a while. I will limit my search with :.org. I know that correct answer is A. I don’t really know how or why I know this, it must be because we had to read about it in our geography books. I will search the keywords Caribbean and region. I scrolled through the snippets and chose to look at the site http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Caribbean

Just like I thought, the correct answer is A: 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

I am going to use the search engine Duck Duck Go. I am going to use this one because it is my favorite search engine. I think the correct answer is B, but I’m not sure. I think that the Galapagos Islands are near Chile, but I don’t know. The keywords that I’m searching with are Galapagos and flight. I will limit the snippets by adding :.com to my search. I looked through the snippets and decided to click on the website: http://www.cheapflights.com/flights-to-Galapagos-Islands/

The correct answer is A: Quito, Ecuador.

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

1. Great Smoky Mountain
2. Yellowstone
3. Yosemite

I am going to use the search engine Goggle, because it’s the default browser. I think the correct answer is B, but I’m not sure. I probably know this, I just don’t remember. The keywords that I’m going to search with are United States, national park, and first. I will limits the snippets that com up by adding :.org. After scrolling through the snippets, I decided to click on http://www.nationalparks.org/explore-parks/yellowstone-national-park

I read the start of the article, which told me that B: Yellowstone is the correct answer.

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

1. Lili’uokalani
2. Kauai
3. Lanai

I am going to use the search engine Bing when I look for the answer to this question. I thin k that the correct answer to this question is C. This is a random guess I really have no idea. The keywords that I’m going to search with are Hawaii, smallest, and island. I am going to limit the snippets with :.com. After scrolling through the snippets, I chose to look at http://traveltips.usatoday.com/smaller-islands-hawaii-33098.html

There are actually many more islands, so it was hard to find the answer. Eventually I found that the correct answer (just like I thought) was C: Lanai.