Title: Concord Monitor Quiz Searching Project

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

First: Hailey P.

Date: March 11-17 ,2016

Color Group: D1B2

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 Google Search Engine. I am going to use this, because I have always use it. I do not know what the answer is and that is why I am going to search it to find the correct answer. I used the search term Bermuda and triangle and location. Several websites were listed…snippets… I selected the noaa.gov website to read…I clicked it, and found a map on the page. Which gave me the correct answer

http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/bermudatri.html 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 the search engine Bing because I always think of a different browser to use. I think the answer is C. Brazil because there is a wood called Pernambuco that is in Brazil. When I searched it I used these words Recife, Capital, Pernambuco, State, and Country. As soon as I started typing Pernambuco a lot of stuff came up. When I got to a page there were about 2 million 500 thousand snippets and most of them were Wikipedia but I chose a All About Brazil site. I was correct.

https://insiderbrazil.wordpress.com/2011/10/29/recife-capital-of-pernambuco/

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 Dogpile.com because I haven’t heard of it and want to try it out. I am going to guess B.) 1,300 because Japan has been around for a long time. Nara, Japan, Anniversary in 2010. As I typed, a lot of things came up and what I wanted to search came up to. There were a lot of Wikipedia snippets came up and that is what I used. I looked over that snippet that came up and I was interested in and I guessed it right

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nara,_Nara

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 DuckDuckGo.com because that is what my teacher recommended. I think the answer is C.) An underground sea mountain 7 miles tall because that is the most reliable answer that I thought of when I look at the question. I searched these word North Pacific, Pacific Ocean, Japan, and West coast. I searched these words and the answer is B.) A giant debris field of garbage trapped in a spinning circle. I used this wed snippet,

http://scribol.com/environment/waste-and-recycling/the-north-pacific-gyre-100-million-tons-of-garbage-and-growing

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.

For question five we are going to compare four different search engines. I am going to use Google, Bing, Dogpile, and DuckDuckGo. I think the answer is B.) Luxembourg. It’s a cathedral built to honor St. Sophia, the country’s patron saint. I am going to use these words Mosaic, Angel, Hagia Sophia. When I searched in google not a lot of things came up but when I searched in Bing a lot of things came while I was typing a word. A lot of the snippets were almost the same. I searched in dogpile and nothing came up until I pressed enter and only a few things came up. Then I finally used DuckDuckGo a few things came up as I typed but nothing useful. I stuck with Bing and this is what I found. The answer is A.) Istanbul, Turkey. It’s a museum that previously was a Byzantine Christian Church and a mosque. This is the link that I used, http://www.globe-hoppers.com/hagia-sophia-in-istanbul.html

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 am going to use Google. We are going to use an advance search. We are going to try limiting our domains. We are only going to look for. .org .edu .net .com and .gov. I think the answer is A. Wheeling, West Virginia because west Virginia has a lot of beautiful rivers.. As I searched Kampar River in google it jumped up to the top of the page. I have found out a new trick how to only have .edu sites ect. I have used these words to find the answer, Kampar and River. When I searched it on Google I found that when I was typing that not a lot of snippets came up. The answer is B. Gopeng, Malaysia. I used this web site to find my information, http://www.radakadventure.com/

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 Bing because I rely on it. The words I am going to use are England and Devonshire. I think it is A. In dairy country east of London because It is in England. As I searched England and Devonshire a lot of things came up. I have used Bing for a long time and I think of these sites are reliable to use. The answer is A. Just what I thought. I really should know because I take French.

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 use Bing again because I like to use it. I think that answer is C. I don’t know why I chose this answer I just chose one of them. I am going to use this word to find the answer, I am going to use Adirondacks. When I searched this a lot of things came up. The answer is B. I found the answer on this site https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adirondack_Mountains.

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 use Bing again because I love to use this because it comes up with a lot of snippets. I think the answer is A. When I use Bing to search it I am going to use these words, Formal Name, Caribbean. I found out the answer is B. I found the answer on this snippet link, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean. I was looking at the snippets and there was a lot and when I was typing a lot of things came up.

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 Google because I really like to use it. I like to use google because it is reliable. I have no clue what the answer is. I am going to use these words to find the answer, Galapagos Islands, from what City. When I searched it I found out the answer and it is A. I got the answer on this web site https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gal%C3%A1pagos_Islands

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

1. Great Smoky Mountain
2. Yellowstone
3. Yosemite

I am going to use Google because I really like to use it. I like to use google because it is reliable. I have no clue what the answer is. I am going to use these words to find the answer, United states, National Park.

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 Google because I really like to use it. I like to use google because it is reliable. I have no clue what the answer is. I am going to use these words to find the answer,