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Title: Super Swaggy Really Awesome QUIZ

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

First Name L.I___Ted M_____________________

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 Google. Google in my opinion is the most useful search engine. The answer I think is c. The key words I am using are Bermuda and Triangle. I typed the key words into the box (Bermuda triangle locations) and found that the answer was actually c. http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/bermudatri.html. C was Miami, Puerto Rico, and Bermuda. Search engines are so useful.

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

a. Italy

b. Spain

c. Brazil

I am going to use Bing. It is the 2^nd best search engine. I think it is c. The useful words are Recife, capitol, and Pernambuco. Interesting I just typed those words and I got what I was looking for. The answer to the question was c http://www.recifeguide.com. C was Brazil (I really didn’t need a link.)It is so useful that you get what you want and not type everything.

4.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)

For this question I will use another link. I will use Yahoo.com. It is the third best search engine. My useful words are Nara, Japan, 2010, and anniversary. I think the answer is b because it is not super young or old. Using the search engines I got a lot of good websites but Mr. Woolner got nothing. I found that the answer was b, 1,300 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/03/travel/03headsup.html?_r=0 .Yahoo is very useful

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.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

I have to use another search engine. I will use Duck Duck Go. It is the fourth best search engine. I think the answer is c because I hear about Ocean Mountains. My key words are Gyre and Pacific Ocean. After I look up with my key word search, I hate Hayden for proving me wrong. The answer is b, garbage. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pacific_garbage_patch. How dare he.

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.

I have to use 4 search engines. I am going to use the 4 I already used. Those are Google, Bing, Yahoo, and Duck Duck Go. I think the answer is c because it sounds Spanish. The key words are Hagia and Sophia. Duck Duck Go tracks searches but doesn’t track mine. Google and Bing I didn’t finish typing and got useful, untravel websites before I finished typing Hagia. Duck Duck Go and Yahoo gives me searches after I’m done typing. After choosing Yahoo to use I read that the answer was b, an Istanbul Byzantine Church and a Mosque http://www.livescience.com/27574-hagia-sophia.html. Yahoo is unique.

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 going to start 6. I am going to use Google. I have to change my search. I have to use site: tricks. I will use a .com. I think it is South Africa because I heard of it. Apparently, I don’t have good sources because the answer is b, Gopeng, Malaysia. http://www.embark.org/malaysia/ipoh/adventures/sungai-kampar. I don’t like using one source.

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

Again, I will use another Site: trick as I start 7. I will use .com. I will use bing.com. I think it is b because I think that sounds right. The key words are Devonshire, England, Cream tea. I found I did not need Cream tea, and that I was right, and that the answer is b, Southwest England http://www.britannica.com/place/Devon. It was easy deleting Cream tea.

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

Yet again, I will use Site: trick. I will use bing.com again as well. I think the answer is b because I think I heard that it was in New York, but I was wrong before. The key words are the Adirondacks. After just typing in Adiron I got what I found and I was right. The answer is b, The Adirondack New York Mountains. http://visitadirondacks.com/. The Adirondacks

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 doing the same thing. This time I will use Yahoo.com. I think the answer is a because I think it is. The key words are Caribbean, formal, and name. I didn’t get anything on Yahoo so I will use Bing. I was right. The answer is b, West Indies. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean WIKI.

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

d. Quito, Ecuador

e. Santiago, Chile

f. La Paz, Bolivia

Same again. I will use Bing again. I think the answer is a because I think so. Key words is Galapagos cities

What was the United States’ first national park?

a. Great Smoky Mountain

b. Yellowstone

c. Yosemite

It’s Yellowstone

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

a. Lili’uokalani

b. Kauai

c. Lanai

How do I know