Title: A Blast From The Past… 6 Years ago to be exact!!!

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

Glenn S.

Date March 11 – 2016 | 3/11/15 |

 Color Group: Green Group/D1B3 (green eggs and ham)

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

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I am going to use DuckDuck Go and Firefox for my search engines.

I am going to use DuckDuckGo because it’s the first thing that came to my mind when Mr. Woolner said “search engine”. I chose a website called dictionary.com because it looked pretty trustworthy. Here’s the link: http://blog.dictionary.com/bermuda-triangle/ I also found a map with the correct answer. It is C. Bermuda, Miami, and Puerto Rico. Also, I searched “Where is the Bermuda Triangle” on DuckDuckGo. Here are some things that I noticed:

-There were a lot of snippets.

-A lot of things popped up before I was done types “Where is the Bermuda Triangle”

-DuckDuckGo doesn’t track what you search

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

1. Italy
2. Spain
3. Brazil

I used Mozilla Firefox to find the answer to this question. I looked up: where is Pernambuco located. I used Firefox because I had to switch search engines because I had used my other one, DuckDuckGo. A website just happened to catch my eye called WikiTravel. I saw a map on WikiTravel, and saw that Recife is located in Brazil. With that being said, the answer is C. Brazil.

Picture URL: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/Ground_Zero_-_Recife_-_Pernambuco_-_Brazil.jpg

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)

            For this question, I will be using WWWJourney, because I witnessed the creation of the search engine, and also helped worked on it a bit. I have no idea what the answer is, but I’m just going to completely guess that the answer is NOT a, 570 years (in 2010). When I typed “nara japan capital city”, nothing happened. Now that I have pressed the “enter” key, I can now see links. Lots and lots of links. I found many, many snipets. I have no idea how many there were. I scrolled through, reading the snipets and selected that seemed to have an answer, which happens to be B. Nara was 1,300 years old, in 2010. Here’s the website that had the answers URL: http://web-japan.org/atlas/historical/his12.html

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 4^th search engine. I guess I’ll use Bing. I am using Bing because it’s name sounds cool, and it doesn’t track your search history. I don’t know what the correct answer is, and I think the answer is b. When I searched my question, it comes up with other things that have been searched, but it doesn’t tell WHO searched it. I looked at all the snippets, and decided that the first one that came up looked pretty trustworthy. I also chose it because it ened in .org. Here’s the websites URL: http://www.gyrecleanup.org/what-is-the-gyre/ The website clearly stated that the Gyre had tons of trash stuck spinning in a circle. With that being said, the answer is DEFINITELY 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 have to do this one very very very very very VERY differently. We are going to use 4 different search engines, and we are going to compare our answers. I am going to use Bing, DuckDuckGo, ixquick, and WebCrawler. I think I already know the answer, because I trust my gut, and my gut says the answer is a, Istanbul, Turkey. It’s a museum that previously was a Byzantine Christian Church and a mosque”. Here’s exactly what I searched: “what and where is the Hagia Sophia?” Google claims that the answer is Instanbul, Turkey. On WebCrawler, I had to scroll through all the snippets, and I found a website. Here’s the website’s link: http://www.sacred-destinations.com/turkey/istanbul-hagia-sophia Bing. Similar to Google, claims that the answer is Istanbul, Turkey. On ixquick, all the snippets are hotel websites! But, one thing that all of the browsers/websites claimed that the answer was A, Istanbul, Turkey.

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 going to do this one, using Google as the search engine. I am going to use Google because I like the name “Google”. We are going to use an advanced search, but NOT the gear!!! We are going to limit the domain search. Here is exactly what I searched: “Where is the Kampar River located Malaysia” Google blew up with results before I was even done typing it!!! I also added “site:*.edu” at the end, which restricts the search to only “.edu” sites. There are about 6,000 results, in 0.70 seconds. As I was scrolling through all the snippets, I decided to click on the 1^st one because 1 is my lucky number. Want to go to the website? Well here’s the link: https://www.nols.edu/courses/whitewater-river-expedition/ It says that the Kampar River is located in Malaysia. Therefore, the 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 be using Bing as a search engine for this question. I am using it because “why not?” I have notice that Bing changed its logo’s background color to green. I’m guessing they changed it to green because it’s St. Patrick’s Day. Wow. I haven’t even finished typing my question and there are already answers and websites and snippets. Here’s exactly what I searched: “Where is Devonshire located in England?” Wait a minute! I just noticed something. Bing’s format is literally exactly the same as Google’s layout. They have a map on the right, almost exactly the same size as the map located on the right side of the screen on Google. Also, there are about 1,900,000 million results. As I was scrolling through all the snippets, I happened to see one that caught my eye, if you know what I mean. Here’s the link to the website that I used: http://www.britannica.com/place/Devon The first thing that I notice is that the website has a lot of pictures. The website says that Devonshire is also known as Devon. The website also says, and I quote, “It forms part of the South West (or Cornish) Peninsula of Great Britain and is bounded to the west by Cornwall and to the east by Dorset and Somerset. The Bristol Channel lies to the north, and the Channel abuts it to the south.” Therefore, I think the 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 going to be using Bing as a search engine for this question. I decided to use Bing because I like its logo. I think it’s cool. Anyways, here’s exactly what I’m going to search: “Where is the Adirondacks located site:*.org.” It seems that I didn’t even have to completely type the question, because the answer is already right in front of me. Bing claims that the answer is B, but just to be sure, I’m still going to search the question. There a lot of snippets, but I’m going to click on the third snippet, which brings me to a map. Here’s the websites link: https://www.bing.com/mapspreview?&ty=17&q=Adirondack%20Mountains%2c%20New%20York&vdpid=707&mb=44.495461~-75.149803~43.030582~-73.441414&ppois=43.7623176574707_-74.2110137939453_Adirondack%20Mountains%2c%20New%20York_~&cp=43.762318~-74.211014&v=2&sV=1&qpvt=Where+is+the+Adirondack+mountains&FORM=MIRE This website also claims that the answer is B, 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

I am using the search engine Google, because why not? Here’s the key words I’m going to use in my search: Caribbean, Formal Name. Here’s exactly what I’m going to search: “What’s the Caribbean’s formal name”. There is 49,200,000 results. As I’m scrolling through all the snippets, I found one that caught my eye. Here’s the link: http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/caricom_history.jsp?menu=community It claims that the 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

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