In a similar vein to last week, this week we have to find answers to the following questions. But we couldn't use Google or Wikipedia.
Here's how I went.
1. Where was the first University established, and in which year?
The University of Al-Karaouine or Al-Qarawiyyin, is located in Morocco, and is considered by Guinness World Records (1998) to be the oldest continuously operating academic degree-granting university in the world. It was built in 859 AD.
2. What is Stephen Stockwell's band called and what does he play? Can you name a couple of their songs?
His band is called The Black Assassins, and he plays the keyboard. Some of their songs are ASIO, Going to the Wedding, Stompetition, and White Lies.
3. What is the weight of the world’s biggest machine? How much did it cost to build?
The worlds largest machine is the Large Hadron Collider, a giant scientific machine located under the border of Switzerland and France. It cost about 3 billion euros to build, and is 27km in circumference, weighing at more than 38 000 tonnes.
4. Who is Justin Bieber's lawyer, and what is the best way (quickest, most reliable) to contact the lawyer?
Justin Bieber's lawyer is Kenneth A Feinswog, and can be contacted by phone on (310) 846-5800, or by email at kfeinswog@aol.com.
5. What is the cheapest form of travel from the Gold Coast to Melbourne?
The cheapest is obviously by foot. But seeing as that would take a really long time, here's a more practical answer. the cheapest flight I could find was $85, found here.
6. Who is Hatsune Miku? What company does she belong to? What is her birthday?
Hatsune Miku is a female singing synthesizer application developed by Yamaha, and created by Crypton Future Media. Soon, she gained popularity with fans as people posted songs they had created, and a character to represent the voice was designed. She has become a pop-idol, despite being virtual, and fans all over the world celebrate her birthday on the 31st of August.
7. Find a live webcam in Belarus. Find a place to stay in Antarctica.
A live webcam overlooking Lenin square in Babruysk, Belarus, can be viewed here.
As for accommodation in Antarctica, Union Glacier is home to the Adventure Network International’s base camp, the only private camp in Antarctica. You can find out more about it here.
Information sourced from the links, via Yahoo.
8. What song was top of the Australian pop charts this week in 1991?
This week, back in 1991, Bryan Adams' song '(Everything I Do) I Do It For You,' was no. 1 in Australia.
9. What type of car is used to make ‘Google Street View’?
Google uses a variety of adapted cars with roof-mounted cameras to take footage for use in Street View. They also use tricycles, snowmobiles, and trolleys.
10. Translate these questions into Spanish and then translate them back into English.
Being a fan of Douglas Adams, I decided to use Babel Fish for this task. The answers are as follows:
1. Where the first university was established and in what year?
2. Which is Stephen Stockwell' the bandage of called s and what he does plays? Can you name a pair of your songs?
3. Which is the weight of the greatest machine of the world? How much it cost to construct?
4. Who is Justin Bieber' lawyer of s, and which is the best contact of the way (possible, more fast most reliable) the lawyer?
5. Which is the cheapest form of route of the Gold Coast to Melbourne?
6. Who is Hatsune Miku? What company she belongs? Which is its birthday?
7. It finds webcam alive in Belarus. It finds a place to remain in Ant3artida.
8. What song was the cover of Australian letters of the outbreak this week in 1991?
9. What type of car is used to make the View'? of the street of Google of `
10. It translates these questions to Spanish later and tradúzcalo again within English.
Well, there we go. Scavenger Hunt complete!
References:
- Abid Ayub, M 2010, Oldest Educational Institute of World Founded by a Muslim Woman, viewed 25 August 2011, http://www.ilmkidunya.com/edunews/oldest-educational-institute-of-world-founded-by-a-muslim-woman-4555.aspx
- The Black Assassins Home, viewed 25 August 2011, http://www.blackassassins.net/index.html
- Holdsworth, B 1982, The Black Assassins, viewed 25 August 2011, http://web.revolutionrock.com.au/oral-hist/index.php?id=24
- Large Hadron Collider, viewed 25 August 2011, http://www.largehadroncollider.info/
- CERN 2008, LHC - Facts and Figures, viewed 25 August 2011, http://public.web.cern.ch/public/en/LHC/Facts-en.html
- LHC FAQ, viewed 25 August 2011, http://lhc.ac.uk/about-the-lhc/faqs.html
- Lawyer Wants Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber Cartoon Strip Pulled, 2010, viewed 25 August 2011, http://www.zimbio.com/Justin+Bieber/articles/DXFXHtODSFC/Lawyer+Wants+Lady+Gaga+Justin+Bieber+Cartoon
- State Bar of California 2010, Kenneth Alan Feinswog - #129562, viewed 25 August 2011, http://members.calbar.ca.gov/fal/Member/Detail/129562
- Virgin Australia 2011, Flight Specials, viewed 25 August 2011, http://www.virginaustralia.com/?city=OOL
- Rice, B 2008, Happy Birthday, hatsune Miku!, viewed 25 August 2011, http://www.japanator.com/happy-birthday-hatsune-miku--8598.phtml
- What's Hot: Hatsune Miku, viewed 25 August 2011, http://kidmania.wordpress.com/2011/07/30/whats-hot-hatsune-miku/
- Adventure Network International, 2011, Union Glacier Camp, viewed 25 August 2011, http://www.adventure-network.com/union-glacier-camp
- Splendid Live View of Lenin Square, Babruysk, Belarus, viewed 25 August 2011, http://www.travelcams.net/network/camera/live-webcams/europe/belarus/babruysk-center.html
- Medien H, 2011, Single Top 50, 1991, viewed 25 August 2011, http://australian-charts.com/weekchart.asp?cat=s&year=1991&date=19910825
- Google Maps Technology, n.d, Cars, Trikes, and More, viewed 25 August 2011, http://maps.google.com/help/maps/streetview/technology/cars-trikes.html
- Yahoo!7 Babel Fish, viewed 25 August 2011, http://au.babelfish.yahoo.com/?fr=bf-res
Yahoo! was used as the primary search engine in this exercise, and was used to find all of these websites - the only exceptions being the websites that I already knew.
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