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Internet Research Scavenger Hunt
Use the Internet to complete each task below. List the search terms you used to find your answers, and provide the URL of each web site you used.

Task 1: Find out what the high and low temperatures will be tomorrow.

Search Terms:  Accuweather

URL:http://www.accuweather.com/us/wv/vienna/26105/forecast.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&zipChg=1&metric=0

Response: Hgh 52 and Low 35

 

Task 2: Define triskaidekaphobia.

Search Terms:  triskaidekaphobia.

URL: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/triskaidekaphobia

Response: fear or a phobia concerning the number 13

 

Task 3:  How many syllables are in a Haiku?

Search Terms: syllables in a Haiku

URL:http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061226075735AAKTI0M

Response: Three lines of five seven five

 

Task 4:  Who was the last NASCAR driver to win the Winston Cup

(note –  it’s now called the Nextel Cup – you need to find the last winner of the Winston Cup).

Search Terms: Winston Cup winner 2008

URL: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Who_was_last_to_win_the_Winston_Cup_in_Nascar

Response: Matt Kenseth

 

Task 6: Name a famous author from West Virginia.

Search Terms:  famous author in wv

URL: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_famous_author_is_from_West_Virginia

Response: Pearl S. Buck, author of The Good Earth

 

Task 7: What is the high school graduation rate in West Virginia?

Search Terms:  high school graduation rate in wv

URL: http://www.all4ed.org/files/WestVirginia_wc.pdf

Response: Graduates 72% Non Graduates 28%