Tuesday, 26 July 2011

Week 5- Tutorial Task

 Scavenger Hunt


1. Where was the first University established and in which year?
    -Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt is said to be the first university and it was established in 969 BC. 


      **http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060729054252AAiUY0V - found via yahoo answers


2. What is Stephen Stockwell's band called and what does he play?  Can you name a couple of their songs?
  - Stephen Stockwell's band is called the Black Assassins and he is the keyboardist. 

  - Some songs of the Black Assassins are Azaria, Drugs, FMFMD, Multinational Corporate Lifestyle, Planet X. 


      ** http://live-wirez.gu.edu.au/Staff/Stephen/default.html - found via previous question from tutorial
       **http://www.blackassassins.net/Lyrics.html - found it through the above link





3. What is the weight of the world’s biggest machine? How much did it cost to build?
     -The world's largest machine is the Large Hadron Collider and it cost $4 Billion to build


          **http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/engineering/4216588?click=main_sr - found on the  popular mechanics website 


4. Who is Justin Bieber's lawyer, and what is the best way (quickest, most reliable) to contact the lawyer?
   - Kenneth Feinswog is Justin Bieber's Lawyer and his phone number is (310) 277-8211
    
      ** http://www.teenmusic.com/2010/09/08/gaga-lawyer-threatens-comic-bosses via search on teenmusic.com 
      ** 


5. What is the cheapest form of travel from the Gold Coast to Melbourne?
    - The cheapest way would be to fly with JetStar for $89 one way. 


       **http://booknow.jetstar.com/Select.aspx > directly went to their website


6 . Who is Hatsune Miku? What company does she belong to? What is her birthday?
       -Hatsune Miku is Japan's "virual pop star. She belongs to Crypton Future Media, Inc and was born in 2007.


     **http://search.proquest.com.libraryproxy.griffith.edu.au/docview/866648266 - found via ProQuest




7. Find a live webcam in Belarus. Find a place to stay in Antarctica.
   -http://www.geocam.ru/europe/belarus/minsk/webcam609_minsk_webcam.html  
       found via EarthCam.com > data base of webcams 
   -You could stay at Palmer Station - which is a research center in Antartica 
       ** http://search.proquest.com.libraryproxy.griffith.edu.au/docview/204460418found via ProQuest


8. What song was top of the Australian pop charts this week in 1991?
     - The Number One Song for this back in 1991 was "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" by Bryan Adams.

    **http://australian-charts.com/weekchart.asp?cat=s&year=1991&date=19910825 - found via yahoo search of "Australian Music Chart Archives"




9. What type of car is used to make ‘Google Street View’?
   - There are different types of cars but they are all have "nine directional cameras for 360 [degrees]views at a height of about 8.2 feet, or 2.5 meters, GPS units for positioning and three laser range scanners for the measuring of up to 50 meters 180 [degrees] in the front of the vehicle." (Rhea, 2011) 


    **http://search.proquest.com.libraryproxy.griffith.edu.au/docview/878569160/1315C04F2C815AC5009/7?accountid=14543 -  found via ProQuest Search 


10. Translate these questions into Spanish and then translate them back into English.
   - ¿Dónde la primera universidad fue establecida y en qué año?
   -Cuál es Stephen Stockwell' ¿la venda de s llamada y qué hace él juega? ¿Puede usted nombrar unas par de sus canciones?
   -¿Cuál es el peso de la máquina más grande del mundo? ¿Cuánto costó para construir?
   -Quién es Justin Bieber' ¿abogado de s, y cuál es el mejor contacto de la manera (lo más aprisa posible, el más confiable) el abogado?
   - ¿Cuál es la forma más barata de recorrido del Gold Coast a Melbourne?
  - ¿Quién es Hatsune Miku? ¿Qué compañía ella pertenece? ¿Cuál es su cumpleaños?
  - Encuentre un webcam vivo en Belarus. Encuentre un lugar para permanecer en   Antartida.
  - ¿Qué canción era la tapa de las cartas australianas del estallido esta semana en 1991?
  - Qué tipo de coche se utiliza para hacer el View'? de la calle de Google del `
  - Traduzca estas preguntas a español y después tradúzcalo nuevamente dentro de inglés.


- Where the first university was established and in what year?
 - Which is Stephen Stockwell' the bandage of called s and what he does plays? Can you name a pair of your songs? 
-Which is the weight of the greatest machine of the world? How much it cost to construct? - Who is Justin Bieber' lawyer of s, and which is the best contact of the way (possible, more fast most reliable) the lawyer? 
- Which is the cheapest form of route of the Gold Coast to Melbourne?
 - Who is Hatsune Miku? What company she belongs? Which is its birthday? 
- Webcam alive in Belarus Finds. It finds a place to remain in The Antarctic.
 - What song was the cover of Australian letters of the outbreak this week in 1991?
 - What type of car is used to make the View'? of the street of Google of `
 - It translates these questions to Spanish later and tradúzcalo again within English.




**http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_txt - used in high school to translate homework 













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