Title: Concord monitor quiz Wiz Bang

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

First Name L.I__Joe T_____________________

Date__3/14,16,18/2016________________________

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 search engine google chrome. I am using google chrome because it is fast. I think that A is the right answer. I am going to use the key words Bermuda triangle location. I found many snippets. http://www.bermuda-attractions.com/bermuda2_00004f.htm I found the correct answer in the URL I copied and pasted and the correct answer is C.

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

1. Italy
2. Spain
3. Brazil

I am going to use Bing. I think the answer is C. I will use the search term turmanbouco other terms filled in automatically so it predicted what I tried to type. I am going to use this because Bing is the second best search engine.

Bing is keeping Trak of my searches. If I type a word spelled wrong it would pop up wrong. I used this link http://www.mapsofworld.com/brazil/state/pernambuco/

I guessed the right answer which 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 an going to use duckduckgo.com because I have heard that it does not track you and your searches. I think the answer is b. I think that I will use a narrow search terms Nara Japan and capital city. I am deciding what search terms I am going to use. I think the answer is still B. I searched the question and all I got was snippets like YouTube Wikipedia and other snippets. I searched it and I got the question right. It was B. I used the website http://archaeology.about.com/od/medieval/qt/Old-Seoul-City.htm

After searching carefully I found the answer that was B.

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 webcrawler.com because I haven’t used it yet. I have heard that it is a decent website. I have no clue what the answer is at all. I will use the terms like Northern Pacific, Japan, United States and contain. I think that I will give the answer a guess. I think that is B because Japan is known for throwing trash in the rivers oceans and water. I used the link http://education.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/great-pacific-garbage-patch/

I got the answer rignt.

5. This year (in 2010) a mosaic of an angel was discovered under the floor of the Haig Sophia. Where and what is the Haig 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 very different way. WE are going to compare 4 different search engines. I an going to use Google, WebCrawler, Duckduckgo.com and www.search.com. I think that the answer is A because it has to do with a church. I got it right with http://www.sacred-destinations.com/turkey/istanbul-hagia-sophia and http://www.sacred-destinations.com/turkey/istanbul-hagia-sophia and http://www.hagiasophia.com/ and http://www.booking.com/landmark/tr/saint-sophia.en.html?aid=314920;label=saint-sophia-0d_pwwgsolLNIoW_jzqjJgS42404544388:pl:ta:p1:p2:ac:ap1t2:nes:fi:tikwd-88884060:lp1014226:li:dec:dm;ws=&gclid=CPTljZi5xcsCFZA2gQod7cYDYw. When I searched it in google the answer came right up apposed to the other websites that gave a lot of snippets. But google gave me the righ answer.

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 6. We are going to do something different. I am going to use www.search.com. I thing that it is B. I searched the question with Edu and ly. I found the answer with the link. http://www.radakadventure.com/kampar-river.

I used site colon. I was right that the answer was B. I found that seaech.com was a little helpful because it popped up some good links like the link up above.

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 sight colon. I am going to use the same method as number 6. I think that I am going to use www.Bing.com because it has successfully gave me the right answer in previous searches. So Bing here we go. I think that the correct answer is C. I am going to search now with:*.EDU I am going to use the key words Devonshire cream and England Devonshire. I guessed wrong But I got the right answer with the link. http://www.bing.com/mapspreview?&ty=17&q=Devon%2c%20England%2c%20United%20Kingdom&vdpid=7405683&mb=51.309521~-4.713294~50.155399~-2.88169&ppois=50.7534065246582_-3.80346894264221_Devon%2c%20England%2c%20United%20Kingdom_~&cp=50.753407~-3.803469&v=2&sV=1&qpvt=Devonshire+England+Location&FORM=MIRE

I got the answer in the link is above.

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 Everglade

I am going to use the same method as number 7. I am going to use www.google.com because it comes up with no snippets like the other websites. I am going to use sight column. And I think that google has better answers. I think the answer is B. I was right because Adirondacks is in NY. Here’s the link. http://www.wildcenter.org/index.php?sub=1&gclid=CKSUo6i81MsCFdgcgQodxiIF6A

The answer was right. I use the sight colon that helped.

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 www.bing.com. And I am going to use sight colon again. Because it has successfully gave me the right answers. But I don’t know if it will give me snippets. I think that the answer is A because I thought that I heard it from my dad when he went on the Caribbean cruise. I was right. Hears the link

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

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