Friday, August 28, 2009

Scavenger Hunt - Week 4 Tutorial Task

1. What did Alan Turing wear while riding his bicycle around Bletchley Park?

Alan Turing was wearing a gas mask while riding to prevent himself from getting hayfever

-found using yahoo at http://www.bletchleypark.org.uk/content/museum/tour28.rhtm



2. On what date did two computers first communicate with each other? Where were they?

3. What is Bill Gates’ birthday and what age was he when he sold his first software?

Bill Gates birthday is on the 28th of October 1955 found using yahoo at http://www.answers.com/topic/bill-gates

Bill gates sold his first program at 17 found using yahoo at http://www.zimbio.com/Bill+Gates/articles/19/PROFILE+Bill+Gates


4. Where was the World Wide Web invented?

It was invented by Tim Berners-Lee in 1991 in London found using yahoo at http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/worldweb.htm

5. How does the power of the computer you are working on now compare with the power of a personal computer from 30 years ago?


6. What is the weight of the largest parsnip ever grown?

7. When did Queensland become a state and why is the Tweed River in New South Wales?

8. What was the weather like in south-east Queensland on 17 November 1954?

9. Why is is Lord Byron still remembered in Venice?

10. What band did Sirhan Chapman play in and what is his real name?

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