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Title: Concord Monitor Quiz Project

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

First Name L.I Steven ND

Date March 15, 2016_

Color Group Blue 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?

a. Bahamas, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico

b. Bermuda, Puerto Rico, and Tortola

c. Miami, Bermuda, Puerto Rico

I’m going to use the Google Search Engine. I am going to use this search engine because I want to. I think the answer is Bahamas, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico. I use the search terms location, Bermuda, and Triangle When I searched the answer I found that the answer is actually c. Several snippets showed I used the snippet http://blog.dictionary.com/bermuda-triangle/ and found the answer.

Miami, Bermuda, Puerto Rico

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

a. Italy

b. Spain

c. Brazil

I’m using the Bing Search Engine. I haven’t used this search engine a lot but would like to try it. I think the answer is c. Brazil. I used the search terms Capital, Located, and Pernambuco. I found that my guess c. Brazil was in fact was right. When my search popped up I found a few snippets with the same answer but I choose the website http://www.brazil.org.za/pernambuco.html.

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 will be using the search engine Dog pile because I’ve never used it. I’m guessing b. 1,300 years old because it is a very antique country. I used the search terms 2010, Nara, Japan, and old When I searched and saw some snippets I found a snippet http://www.theaustralian.com.au/life/travel/past-perfect-in-nara/story-e6frg8ux-1226755094703 and that my answer is correct.

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

a. A huge pod of an estimated 2,000 endangered gray whales

b. A giant debris field of garbage trapped in a spinning circle

c. An underground sea mountain 7 miles tall

This time use the search engine DuckDuckGo. Also because I’ve never used it. I know the answer is b because I’ve studied this trash Island. I still looked it up at http://scribol.com/environment/waste-and-recycling/the-north-pacific-gyre-100-million-tons-of-garbage-and-growing to make sure I was right. I used the search terms Northern Pacific Gyre, Between, Japan.

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.

Question 5.) I must compare 4 different search engines: Google, Yahoo, Bing, and DuckDuckgo because this was the project assigned. Out of 476,000 results for each, using Bing and Yahoo I found the same website http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/default.aspx?pageid=438&n=diving-into-the-secrets-of-hagia-sophia-2009-08-04 the other snippets were about a lot on the architecture of the Hagia Sophia. On Google I found snippets but this one http://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-europe/underground-world-hagia-sophia-002748 really caught my eye. When I used DuckDuckgo I some snippets on the history of the Hagia Sophia like this http://www.hagiasophia.com/listingview.php?listingID=38 .

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

I am going to use an advanced search by trying to limit the domain. I found that my guess was wrong when did an advanced search and found this snippet. http://seasiavisions.library.cornell.edu/?f%5Bauthor_tesim%5D%5B%5D=Skeat%2C+Walter+William&f%5Bimage_format_tesim%5D%5B%5D=drawings&f%5Bimage_geo_tesim%5D%5B%5D=+Malaysia--West+Malaysia--Perak--Changat+Bertam+%7C+Malaysia--West+Malaysia--Perak--Kampar+River the right answer is Gopeng, Malaysia.

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

I used the .com as a domain on the search engine Google and came up with this website http://www.everyculture.com/Cr-Ga/England.html. I found that Southwest England is where Devonshire is located. I used the Search terms Devonshire, England, and Culture.

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 think the answer is c. American Indian reservations in the Florida Everglades because the Adirondacks sounds like a boat company that would work down in the Everglades. However I did not get the question right. The Adirondacks is a mountain in New York http://visitadirondacks.com/about/mountains

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 honestly don’t know the answer, but I’m guessing the answer is a. The West Indies because the East Indies are out in the Ocean and the South Indies are closer to South America. I know the Caribbean is closer to Mexico the South America and that is technical West. I did indeed search it and found this snippet http://visitadirondacks.com/about/mountains and then found that my guess and long thinking helped because I got it right.

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 know the answer is Quito, Ecuador because it is the closest Southern American city to the Galapagos Islands. To prove the answer here is a link to the website http://visitadirondacks.com/about/mountains with my correct answer.

What was the United States’ first national park?

a. Great Smoky Mountain

b. Yellowstone

c. Yosemite

I know the answer is Yellowstone because I’ve a book all about Yellowstone being the first national park. I used the search terms US’s First National Park, http://www.nps.gov/aboutus/faqs.htm

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

a. Lili’uokalani

b. Kauai

c. Lanai