Concord Monitor Quiz Research Project

Version 2 (v2)

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

Lauren G.

Date: March 11, 15, 17, 2016

 Color Group D1B3 Green Group

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

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

1. Italy
2. Spain
3. 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)

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

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.

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 as a search engine.  I am going to use google because it is the normally the very first search engine that pops up onto your computer when you log onto a browser, such as Google Chrome.  We are going to do an advanced search, but not the gear, are going to limit the domain results.  My key words are going to be whitewater rafting, Kampar River location. I tried using a site:*.edu, and nothing that showed up really interested me, until I searched for some other stuff for site:*.edu.   I found 7 results total. If you want to go whitewater rafting on the Kampar River, then you would have to go to Gopeng, Malaysia.

(http://www.academia.edu/6996844/White_Water_Rafting_and_Kayaking_in_Malaysia_A_Guide_For_River_Difficulty)  

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 Bing for my search engine.  I am going to use Bing as my search engine, because I like it for a second search engine.  My key words I am going to use is Devonshire, and England.  Devonshire is located exactly in the United Kingdom (UK). I found 109,000,000 results.  I did a limited domain search of site:*.edu. (http://www.britannica.com/place/Devon ) Devonshire is located 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 use Ixquick for my search engine.  I am going to use Ixquick because Mr. Woolner told us all about it, and how much he uses it, and how much be likes it.  My keywords I am going to use is Adirondacks. (http://www.esf.edu/communications/spruce/2011.pdf ) The website had said that the answer is Mountain range in the 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 use Google for my search engine.  I am going to use google because it is the first website browser that pops up when you go onto google chrome.  My keywords that I am going to use is formal name, region, Caribbean.  I found 49,300,000 different results.  The website had said that it was located in The West Indies.  I already knew that it was located in the West Indies, so I had to see if I was correct, by searching for the real answer.

(https://books.google.com/books?id=n5bU1Nlb77UC&pg=PA149&lpg=PA149&dq=what+do+people+call+the+caribbean+for+its+formal+name&source=bl&ots=E4qEqq2KRe&sig=tN0LxCp9aLJNMgf_Qj3XT1gUNZg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjmlbawkNLLAhWHrD4KHf0iBoUQ6AEINTAE#v=onepage&q=what%20do%20people%20call%20the%20caribbean%20for%20its%20formal%20name&f=false )

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 for my search engine.  I am going to use google for my search engine because it is my favorite search engine, and I have been using it for a few years for when I have to search something on the internet.  My keywords are going to be Leave from which city, to the Galapagos Islands. I found 546,000 results.  (http://www.galapagosislands.com/blog/how-to-get-to-the-galapagos-islands/ )  The website said that  the answer is Quito, Ecuador.  It says even if you live in the United States, the best option is to travel to Quito, Ecuador.

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

1. Great Smoky Mountain
2. Yellowstone
3. Yosemite

I am going to use Google as my search engine.  I am going to use Google as my search engine because I love using google to search different stuff.  It is also my favorite search engine to use.  My key words are United States, first national park.  I am going to guess that the answer is B) which is Yellowstone.  I found 30,500,000 different results. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_national_parks_of_the_United_States ) The website says that the answer is Yellowstone national park.  It said that it was the oldest, and that it was established in 1890.

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 as my search engine.  I am going to use google because it is the very first search engine that opens when you log onto a browser.