INTERNET SCAVENGER HUNT 
Apprenticeship Challenge – Communication Skills
Level 1

Use any search engine or engines to answer the following questions.  Insert the answers after the question and then insert the link or links to the website that you found the information on.  Be sure the website links are hyperlinked (hint: leave a space after the end of each of the URL’s.  This should automatically hyperlink them.)

Kelley Katzenmeyer
  
What is the northernmost volcano on earth? 

Beerenberg is the world's northernmost volcano.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beerenberg

How many letters in rotokas? (the answer is not 7). 
 
There are twelve letters in the rotokas alphabet.
http://www.answers.com/topic/rotokas-language 

What disease is treated with the drug anastrozole.
 
Breast cancer is treated with anastrozole.
http://www.answers.com/topic/anastrozole

4. What is the numerical value (to the 6th decimal place )of the mathematical entity, “e” ?

"e" is equal to 2.718282.
http://www.google.com/search?q=e&btnG=Search+the+Web

5. Name the two N.H. representatives that signed the U.S. Constitution. 

John Langdon and Nicholas Gilman were the two New Hampshire representatives that signed the U.S. Constitution.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_signatories_of_the_United_States_Constitution

6. What is the first song on the album Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti?

The first song is called "Big Beng".
http://www.squeezefan.com/discography/cosifan.htm

7. Where is the Canadian War Museum located?

The Canadian War Museum is located at:

Canadian War Museum 1 Vimy Place Ottawa , Ontario K1R 1C2
	http://www.civilization.ca/visit/cwmlocatione.asp	 
8. A cake recipe calls for 2 tbsp of baking powder.  How much baking powder should you use when baking at an altitude of 7000 ft. 

11/15 tablespoons of baking powder.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/my_recipe_box/review/0,1973,FOOD_9919_20940,00.html

9. If it is 3:13 PM in Durham, NC, on December 15,what time is it in St. John’s, Newfoundland?	
 
It would be 4:43pm.
http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/maps/reference/provincesterritories/newfoundland/referencemap_image_view
http://www.time.gov/images/worldzones.gif

10. What river runs through the capital of Hungary?
The Danube River runs through the capital of Hungary.
 http://biega.com/hungary.jpg

11. How many carbon atoms are there in a common table sugar molecule?
There are twelve carbon atoms in table sugar (sucrose).
http://www.nmr.unsw.edu.au/gifs/sucrose2.gif

12. What is the toll free number for Cingular customer service?
 The number is 1-866-cingular.
http://reviews.cnet.com/4011-5_7-6231897.html

13. March 4, 2019 will be on what weekday?
 March 4th will be on a Monday.
http://www.ibiblio.org/ais/2019.htm
http://www.hf.rim.or.jp/~kaji/cal/cal.cgi?2019

14. What is the largest number of chromosome pairs known in a species and what is the name of the species with that number of chromosomes.

A type of fern, called Ophioglossum reticulatum has the most pairs of chromosomes- a total of more than 630 pairs.

15. What the last word  in the  very first Thanksgiving Proclamation?
 
The last word in the first Thanksgiving Proclamation is "Christ".
http://historicaltextarchive.com/sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=168

16. What is the angle of the sides of the Great Pyramid at Giza?

The slope of the Giza's sides is about 51.58, which is also the tangent of 4/pi.
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/dp5/pyramid.htm

17. Who was Anastasia Romanov’s (Grand Duchess of Russia) father.

Anastasia's father was Tsar Nicholas II.
http://www.alexanderpalace.org/palace/

18. Where did Albert Einstein live exactly one century ago?

Einstein lived in Bern, Switzerland.
http://www.braungardt.com/Physics/Einstein/Einstein.htm 

19. What native fish of the Colorado River are endangered?

Endangered, native fish of the colorado River include the Colorado pikeminnow, the humpback chub, the bonytail, and the razorback sucker.
http://coloradoriverrecovery.fws.gov/

20. Which of the Wright Brothers was older?

 Wilber Wright was the eldest.
http://www.kyrene.org/schools/brisas/sunda/inventor/wright/index.html

21. Translate, “ Please come to my party tonight.” into Portuguese. 

Venha por favor a meu partido hoje à noite.
http://www1.worldlingo.com/en/products_services/worldlingo_translator.html

Find two different sources that cite the same value for the boiling point of platinum in degrees C. 

Two sites name the temperature of 3825 degrees C as the boiling point of platinum.
1) http://www.webelements.com/webelements/elements/text/Pt/heat.html
2) http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele078.html
3) http://www.chemnetbase.com/periodic_table/elements/platinum.htm
4) http://www.speclab.com/elements/platinum.htm
5) http://www.ktf-split.hr/periodni/en/pt.html

Find “Help” for a student who wants to know how to enter an formula in an Excel spreadsheet.

You can find out how to enter a formula into an Excel spreadsheet by visiting the following site:
http://www.homeandlearn.co.uk/ME/mes2p4.html