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Title: The Great Concord Monitor Quiz

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

First Name Michael O___________________________

Date__March 14/2016________________________

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?

a) Bahamas, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico

b) Bermuda, Puerto Rico, and Tortola

c) Miami, Bermuda, Puerto Rico

I am going to use the search engine Duck Duck Go. I am going to use this search engine because I like the duck and the name of the search engine. I think the correct answer is C because it is about the sea. I am going to use the key words Bermuda, Triangle and locations. I typed the key words. I scrolled through the snippets and found the .gov page and read the page and I found out the answer http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/bermudatri.html

The correct answer is C:Miami,Bermuda and Puerto Rico

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

a) Italy

b) Spain

c) Brazil

I am going to use Bing as a search engine. I am going to try to use this search engine because I like the letter B. I think that the answer is the letter C Brazil. I am using the key word Capital and Pernambuco because that will give the capital of the country . I typed Pernmnuco and other answers appeared on the screen. I guess that people searched the same question that I searched. Through the snippets I looked and at the Britannice.com here’s the link http://www.britannica.com/place/Pernambucohttp://www.britannica.com/place/Pernambuco

The correct answer is C Brazil.

Historic Nara, Japan, celebrates a huge anniversary in 2010. How old is the country’s first capital city?

a) 570 years (in 2010)

b) 1,300 years (in 2010)

c) 4,000 years (in 2010)

I am going to use another search engine www.google.com. I am going to try this one because I have heard that it is a good and reliable search engine and I use it the most. I think the correct answer is B 1,300 because it is the most reasonable number . The search terms I am going to use is Nara, Japan and capital city. As I typed my terms some things popped up of what they thought I was going to type. I looked through the snippets and I looked at the link Japan atlas here is the link http://web-japan.org/atlas/historical/his12.html

The correct answer is B 1 300 years old.

4 The Northern Pacific Gyre lies in the Pacific Ocean between Japan and the west coast of the United States. What does it contain?

A huge pod of an estimated 2,000 endangered gray whales
A giant debris field of garbage trapped in a spinning circle
An underground sea mountain 7 miles tall

I am going to use another search engine ixquick.com. I am going to use this because I think the name is cool and it doesn’t track your searches. I think the answer is the the second one. I am going to use the key word North Pacific Gyre Contains. I found found a snippet that I liked so I clicked out the link http://scribol.com/environment/waste-and-recycling/the-north-pacific-gyre-100-million-tons-of-garbage-and-growing

The correct answer is the second one A giant debris field of garbage trapped in a spinning circle.

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?

a) Istanbul, Turkey. It’s a museum that previously was a Byzantine Christian Church and a mosque.

b) Luxembourg. It’s a cathedral built to honor St. Sophia, the country’s patron saint.

c) Mexico City. It’s a traditional market where the image of the angel is said to have healing powers.

We are going to use this question in a very different way. We are going to compare some search engines. I am going to use Duck Duck Go, Google , Bing and Ixquick. I think that it is number A because of the museum of turkey. I am going to use Hagia and Sophia. All of the the search engines popped up of what I was going to say But the only on that didn’t predict what I was going to say was ixquick. Google popped out with some information about it with out opening a link and Ixquick had links about were to stay. Duck Duck Go pops up with a picture of the museum and a little about it. Bing had a map of it on the side of the screen. Here is a link http://www.livescience.com/27574-hagia-sophia.html

The correct answer is A Istanbul, Turkey. It’s a museum that previously was a Byzantine Christian Church and a mosque.

If you want to go whitewater rafting on the Kampar River, where do you have to go?

a) Wheeling, West Virginia.

b) Gopeng, Malaysia

c) Johannesburg, South Africa

We are about to start the question about whitewater rafting. We are going to limit the search using site: tricks. I think that the correct answer is B. I am using the key words Kampar river. I limited the results by putting site:*. and that will give you the .edu or .gov or.com sites only. I then looked through the snippets and tried to find a site and found one called Southeast Asia Version here is the link to the the site http://www.academia.edu/1490449/Sediment_transport_equation_assessment_for_selected_rivers_in_Malaysia . I chose to look at the edu search I am to a conclusion the correct answer is B Gopeng Mylaysia.

Most tourists love Devonshire cream tea – scones, clotted cream and raspberry jam with tea. But where in England is Devonshire?

a) In dairy country east of London

b) Southwest England

c) Near the Scottish border

We are going to start the question of Where Devonshire is located in London. I will be using

Duck Duck go to find the correct answer. I will be using the Site:* too. The reason I picked Duck Duck go is because I like the Duck. I think the correct answer is B. I will be using the key words England and Devonshire. I decided to use the :*.com and I looked through the snippets and found a link. http://www.britannica.com/place/Devon *I found out the correct answer. The correct answer is B Southwest England.

What and where are the Adirondacks?

a) The Amish region in Indiana where craftsmen make chairs

b) Mountain range in New York state

c) American Indian reservations in the Florida Everglades

I am going to now answer the question What and were is the Adirondack. I am going to use Bing because I like the letter B hint hint. I am also going to use :*.com to limit the searches I think the correct answer is B. I think the correct answer is B. I am going to use the key word Adirondacks. I searched through the snippets and found the site that answered the question https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adirondack_Mountains . I found the correct answer and the correct answer is B Mountain range in NY state

Most people just call the region the Caribbean, but what is its formal name?

a) The West Indies

b) The East Indies

c) The South Indies

I am going to use google to search the question what is the formal name for the Caribbean. I am going to us :*.co9m to9 limit the search. I am going to use google because its my favorite. I think the correct answer is A. I am going to use ther key words formal name of Caribbean. I found the link http://www.britannica.com/place/West-Indies-island-group-Atlantic-Ocean I found the correct answer. It is A The West Indies

Almost all tourists who visit the Galapagos Islands leave for their trip from what city?

a) Quito, Ecuador

b) Santiago, Chile

c) La Paz, Bolivia

I am going to answer the question where do tourists leave to after the go to the Galapagos. I am going to use the search engine Ix quick because I heard it was good I am also going to use :*.com to limit the search. I think the correct answer is B but I don’t know for shore. I am going to use the key words glapagos and Leave to what city. I searched through the snippets and found the link http://www.cheapflights.com/flights-to-Galapagos-Islands/ .I found the answer and it was A Quito Ecuador.

What was the United States’ first national park?

a) Great Smoky Mountain

b) Yellowstone

c) Yosemite

I am going to answer the question of the first national park is the USA. I am going to use google because it’s the best

Site. I am going to use the :*.com to limit the search choices. I think the correct answer is B Yellowstone. I am going to use the key words First national park in USA. I searched through the snippets and found the link http://www.cheapflights.com/flights-to-Galapagos-Islands/ I found the correct answer and it is B Yellowstone.

Of Hawaii’s six major islands, which is the smallest and least developed?

a) Lili’uokalani

b) Kauai

c) Lanai

I am going to answer the smallest island in Hawaii. I Am going to use Duck Duck Go to find my answer because I like the duck. I think the correct answer is C. I am going to use the :*.com search to limit the search. I will be also using the key words Smallest island in Hawaii. I searched through the snippets and it was hard because there was a smaller island but I a gusted and found the link. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiian_Islands I found the answer it is C Lanai.