Title: Fun Concord Monitor Quiz

 

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

 

Talia D.

 

March 11th 2016 – March

 

Blue 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…

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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 the Bing Search Engine to verify that the answer. I chose this search engine because not many people use this search engine, and because I just like this search engine. I believe that the answer is C because it is in be Miami, which crosses off A and B. I do not know where Tortola is, so I am guessing the answer is C; Miami, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico. Some key words are points and Bermuda Triangle. The correct answer was C, but I used the words Bermuda Triangle, 3 points in Bing to find my answer. The website I used to verify my answer was http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/bermudatri.html , there were many websites or aw Mr. Woolner says, snippets, that verified the answer, but I chose ocean service. I then found a map on the page that justified my answer.

 

 

 

 

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

 

    1. Italy
    2. Spain
    3. Brazil

 

The search engine I am going to be using for this question is the Google Search Engine. I decided to use Google because I have used t many times and it has been reliable when I used it. I also like seeing the pictures on the search engine and to see if they have any new games, but I also like this search engine personally. I believe the answer for this question is C; Brazil. I used the words Recife, and Pernambuco in the search engine and decided to use this site because it seemed reliable and official. The website is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recife. The site I used then verified that the answer I chose, C Brazil, is correct. I noticed that when I started typing in Pernambuco, answer started popping up, and I saw the answer Pernambuco Brazil in the bar underneath the search tool, but I scrolled through the first page and decided to use Wikipedia. Many of the websites were travel websites or YouTube videos, and sites that would tell you history about the location.

 

 

 

 

  1. 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 be using duckduckgo.com as my search engine to find the answer to this question. I’ve heard of duckduckgo but have not used it. I also like the duck on the front because of the duck, it reminds me of the Aflac commercial. I think the answer is B; 1,300 years ago . I have noticed that duckduckgo does not track your search history, which I found interesting. Some keywords I used to find the answer were the words Nara Japan, capital city age. I did not get any results that were correct, so I changed my search words to Nara Japans history. I found a site looking at snippets and started to read the paragraphs. I found my answer, but I need to do some math to figure out how long ago 710 was. The answer is B; 1,300 years ago, I found the answer on this website while using the duckduckgo search engine; http://www.jref.com/articles/nara-period.203/ .

 

 

  1. 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

 

For this question, I will be using the search engine dogpile because I like the animals on the front and have never used this search engine, and the “go fetch” button caught my eye. My guess for the answer is B; A giant debris field of garbage trapped in a spinning circle because I have heard about this but I do not know where the location is. But I am just giving it my best guess. Some keywords I used in my search was Pacific Gyre, Japan and the answer appeared “pacific gyre garbage patch”. I had a lucky guess and I used the link to get more details; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Ocean . My answer was right B; A giant debris field of garbage trapped in a spinning circle.

 

 

 

  1. 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.

 

We are going to compare the 4 search engines, I am going to compare Google, Bing, Dogpile, and Duckduckgo. I am doing this because Mr. Woolner told us to because he wants us to see the differences of the search engines. I believe the answer is A; Istanbul, Turkey.  It’s a museum that previously was a Byzantine Christian Church and a mosque. The keywords I used are Hagia Sophia, location. I entered the keywords and immediately Google found the location, duckduckgo gave me hotel websites and so did dog piles. Yahoo gave me images and a few websites that would be reliable, and some hotels. I thought it was interesting that Google gave me the immediate location while the other search engines gave me hotels. I thought it was funny because It is a hotel located in Istanbul, Turkey which has the Hagia Sophia. I did not insert hotels, but it brought me to sites that it thought I wanted. I was able to verify the answer is A by using this website, which I found on Google; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagia_Sophia .

 

 

 

  1. 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 used Google as my search engine for this question. We are going to be doing an advanced search while searching for this question. We are going to attempt to limit the domain, and we are only going to look for org, net, com, etc. I believe the answer is B; Gopeng, Malaysia. Keywords I am going to be using are Kampar and river into the search engine. The first thing that shows up is Wikipedia when I searched for the Kampar river. We started to do an advanced search and we put “site:*.edu” after river. Our search results had minimized after we put the site in. I could not find anything using edu, so I used .com instead. When I used .com many videos started to appear which I thought was interesting. I found a website that was able to help me verify my answer. I used this website to help me find out if my answer is correct; http://www.bonosurf.com/en/kampar-river-indonesia-surf.html .

 

 

 

 

  1. 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 using ixquick as a search engine because I have never used and was just introduced to this browser today. Some keywords I decided to use was Devonshire and England, and just so I could be more precise, I used map. When I searched in ixquick, it came up with advertisement such as TripAdvisor, etc. I used Wikipedia and it told me that Devonshire was located in the Southwest part of England, which is B. The website I used to confirm my answer was a Wikipedia page, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devon .

 

 

 

  1. 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

 

For this question I am going to use the search engine dogpile because I do not know many search engines and have a very small and limited option of choices. I believe the answer is B; . Mountain range in New York state. Keywords I am going to be using are the words Adirondacks and location. As I was typing, dogpile had suggestions of hotels and lodges, etc. Once I typed location, it suggested “Adirondacks location map”. Once again, it had many advertisements at the top, and sites at the bottom. I was able to verify the answer was B. I used this link to verify my answer;

 

 

 

 

 

  1. 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

 

    1. The search engine I am going to be using is Yahoo because I rarely use it. Keywords I am going to be using are the words Caribbean and formal name. I chose these words because I thought it would be easy for the search engine to find the answer. When I searched it, it came up with “Also try: royal Caribbean dress formal”. I thought that was weird because I did not use drees, code or royal. I decided to use Wikipedia because it is somewhat reliable. I had to scroll to find the answer. But the answer is A; The West Indies. I used this website to help me justify my answer; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. 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 the search engine google because it is one of my personal favorites. I had to think this one through, but I am going to use the keywords Galapagos Islands, trip, city, and tourists. It showed many travel sites and plane tickets, etc. because I used the word trip. I had to do much scrolling to find a website. I could not find anything to help me justify my answer, so I narrowed my search down and took out tourist. That helped because I found a diagram and it showed the route of the airplane, I used this website to verify my answer as A; Quito, Ecuador. This is the site; https://www.quasarex.com/galapagos/how-to-get-there .

 

 

 

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

 

    1. Great Smoky Mountain
    2. Yellowstone
    3. Yosemite

 

The search engine I has decided to use is Bing because I have limited options. I am guessing that the answer is B; Yellowstone based on prior knowledge. Keywords I am going to be using for this search is United States, first, national park. My answer was right, it was B and I found the website at the top with the header “Yellowstone, The First National Park”. I used this website to justify my answer; http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/yehtml/yeabout.html .

 

 

 

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

 

    1. Lili’uokalani
    2. Kauai
    3. Lanai

 

The search engine I am going to be using is duckduckgo because once again, I have limited sources. Keywords I am going to be using are Hawaii, islands, smallest, least developed because small and least developed are kind of the same thing in my mind, but I need to be specific. I got the answer on the first page and the top. The answer is  B; Kauai. I used this travel site to justify my answer; http://www.oyster.com/kauai/ . I am not sure if it is reliable, but I believe it is good enough.