The Amazing Concord Monitor Quiz Project

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

Kenan S.

Date: March 11-17, 2016

Color Group Blue

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 think the answer is going to be B. I think this because I think I remember reading about it. In Dogpile I am going to type in Bermuda Triangle location. I will be using Dogpile because it’s a funny name. When I typed this in many answers came up. I found a Web site that said that Miami, Bermuda, Puerto Rico is where its located.

http://www.bermuda-attractions.com/bermuda2_00004f.htm

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 for my search engine. I am going to use this search engine because you are using it. I think the correct answer is Brazil because Mr, Woolner gave a good resining for it. I am going to search Pernambuco. In Bing as soon as I typed Per Pernambuco started coming up. I scrolled through the first page of sites and found

http://www.brazil.org.za/pernambuco.html

The answer was c. Brazil I was right.

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 google for my search engine. I am using google because it is a very popular and well known search engine that I usually use at home. I think it is b. because it’s in the middle of both. It also seems like an average between both. As I typed on google there were not many answers popping up. I searched Nara Japan History. Most of the Snippets had the date 710 I have to do the math 2010 minuses 710 = 1,300 my answer was right. The answer was b. 1,300 years

http://www.britannica.com/event/Nara-period

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

4. I am going to use DuckDuckGo. I am using this search engine because I REALLY like the name. I think the answer is a. because no answer has been a. wet. In DuckDuckGo I searched Japan West coast contains. There was nothing that was popping up when I was typing in the search box. I know the answer is b. because Karl told us. My answer was wrong. The real 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.

For number 5 I am going to compare 4 different search engines. We must do this because this way we will for sure get the right answer I think the answer is going to be a. because a. has not been any of the answers. In each of the bronzers there were mean snippets. On almost all of the brozers there were some of the same snippets. I am going to use Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, and Dogpile. I am going to use these search engines to compare answers with different search engines. In all my search engines as soon as I typed there were answers popping up. In google there was 807,000 results. The answer in all my search engines is A. Istanbul, Turkey. It’s a museum that previously was a Byzantine Christian Church and a mosque.

http://www.hagiasophia.com/listingview.php?listingID=1

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 to do an advanced search. I am going to use google because it is a very good and common search engine. We are only going to look for domains. I typed in Kampar River Site:*.edu and many web site came up. There was a web site where you could not read the word because were faded. This web site said that B. Gopeng Malaysia is were Kampar River is located. The curect answer is Gopeng, Malaysia.

http://www.indonesia.travel/sites/site/917/surfing-kampar-rivers-stunning-bono-tidal-bore

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 Google because google is a very good search engine. I am going to type in Devonshire location. When I typed in Devonshire location many web sites came up. There was a Wikipedia but, that’s never a good web site to choose so I a web site that is giving me the answer b. Southwest England. That means that my guess was wrong.

https://www.awesomestories.com/asset/view/Devonshire-Location-in-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 use Google for question 8. I will be using google because it is my favorite search engine. First I will type in Adirondacks location. Then I will type in what is Adirondacks. As soon as I typed Adirondacks there were many answers. There was even an answer that said Adirondacks NY. I found a web site that said the Adirondacks were in NY.

http://visitadirondacks.com/first-time-visitors/faqs

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 will be using google. Goggle is a well known search engine that many people recommend. For this question I will type in Formal Caribbean name. I think the answer will be A. The West Indies because I remember learning about this in my old school. The answer was The West Indies. I was correct the answer was A.

http://www.caricom.org/jsp/community/caricom_history.jsp?menu=community

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

For question number 10 I will use Bing. I will be using Bing because I want to mix it up a little bite. In Bing I will type in Visitors leave Galapagos Island from. I think the correct answer is A. because my best friend is from Ecuador. This site says that Ecudar is the correct answer. This means my answer was right.

http://wikitravel.org/en/Galapagos_Islands

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