Answer these questions without using Google, and then write your answers in an entry in your blog. Make sure to reference the source where you found your answer.
Q1. What is the weight of the world's biggest pumpkin?
‘The largest pumpkin ever grown is 1,502 pounds by Ron Wallace of Greene, Rhode Island. It was weighed in on October 7, 2006 at the Rhode Island Weigh-off.’
Reference:
http://www.pumpkinnook.com/giants/record.htmk.com/giants/record.htm.k.com/giants/record.htm.
I used Yahoo search engine.
Q2. What is the best way (quickest, most reliable) to contact Grant Hackett?
I searched for his website but found he did not have one, but instead found a blog that is written by him however does not appear to be updated regularily: granthackett.bigblog.com.au
I used Autralian search engine:
http://www.ansearch.com.au/
Q3. What is the length of a giraffe's tongue?
The length of the giraffe's tongue is 46cm.
(http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-giraffe.html#Photos, 2007, Zoological Society of San Diego)
I used ask Jeeves.
Q4. How would you define the word 'ontology'? In your own words, what does it really mean ?
I know of the site wikipedia which gives defintitions of words etc and came up with this: 'In philosophy, ontology is the study of being or existence'
Q5. What was David Cronenberg's first feature film?
His first feature film was 'Shivers' in 1975, I used the search data base Alta vista to find this answer.
Q6. When was the original 'Hacker's Manifesto' written?
I had trouble findingt his answer because apparently there are a few versions, however I found that one version was written on January 8th 1986, but did not specify if it was the original.
I used http://www.anzwers.com.au/?gclid=CMWb_puTt4sCFRo6EAode3fzyg to find this.
