Internet Mini-Class

Directions for assignment #3 -- Internet Scavenger Hunt


Use a search engine to find the answers to at least four (4) of the following questions. Cite the source (URL) for each answer and turn this in for next class.

Or you may e-mail your answers to me (If you don't have an e-mail address yet, don't worry, I will help you sign up for one later):

virginia - snodgrass  at redwoods.edu


a) What type of carburetor would I need to rebuild a 1968 Ford Mustang?

b) What is the approximate value of a 1957 Chevy station wagon?

c) What is the best price for a dozen long stem red roses, delivered?

d) How much does it cost (in American money) to send one ½ oz. letter to Canada?

e) Find a simple recipe for vegetarian lasagna.

f) How late is the CR Library open on Saturdays?

g) What does the bumper sticker "Orogeny is the result of subduction" mean?

h) Translate “quid pro quo” into English.

i) How long are eggs good past their expiration date?

j) What is the best way to get rid of moths in a clothes closet?

k) Find the first eight lines of lyrics to Bob Dylan's Subterranean Homesick Blues.

l) Find a recipe for gazpacho.

m) When is Ramadan celebrated by Muslims?

n) What is the former name of the country now known as Burkina Faso? What is its capital city?

o) Where is Timbuktu?

p) Find some stain removal tips for removing ballpoint pen from a cotton shirt.

q) What could you expect to pay for the latest version of Norton Antivirus?

r) How much would it cost to get a Dell home computer?


 
Helpful study hint applicable to any class: Always come to class prepared to work. Show up on time, or even a little before, with some note paper and a writing instrument (pen, pencil, etc.) and you'll be ready to go!

 

September 27, 2001