Tutorial (week 4)

Today were doing a scavenger hunt! We have to find the answers to completely random questions without using Google or Wikipedia. Okay, here they are:

1. What is the weight of the world's biggest pumpkin? How long did it take to grow?

A. The biggest pumpkin weighs 1689 pounds and it took 87 days

Reference: (http://www.bigpumpkins.com/viewarticle.asp?id=162&gid=50)

2. What is the best way (quickest, most reliable) to contact Lilly Allen?

A. According to an anonymous source, Twitter is the most common and reliable way to communicate with Lilly Allen.

Reference: Craig Thompson (Fellow Student).

3. What is the length of a giraffe's tongue?

A. A giraffe's tongue can grow up to 27 inches long.

Reference: (http://emaleighsblog.blogspot.com)

4. What does Glycomics mean? What does the term 'seagull manager' refer to?

A. “Glycomics,” the scientific attempt to characterize and study carbohydrates, is a rapidly emerging branch of science, for which informatics is just beginning.

Reference: (http://www.ploscompbiol.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000075)

Definition:
Transient, highly critical manager: a manager whose interaction with the workforce consists in arriving, criticizing everything and everybody harshly, and leaving again.

Reference: (http://www.ask.com/bar?q=seagull+manager&page=1&qsrc=0&ab=4&u=http%3A%2F%2Fuk.encarta.msn.com%2Fdictionary_1481585101%2Fseagull_manager.html)

5. What was David Cronenberg's first feature film? Which of his films Had 'Blondie' in it?

A. David Cronenberg's first film was a film called 'Transfer' in 1966.

Reference: (http://www.ask.com/bar?q=What+was+David+Cronenberg%27s+first+feature+film%3F+Which+of+his+films+Had+%27Blondie%27+in+it%3F&page=1&qsrc=0&ab=2&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.freebase.com%2Fview%2Fen%2Fdavid_cronenberg%2F-%2Ffilm%2Fdirector%2Ffilm)

6. When was the original ‘Hacker’s Manifesto’ Written?

A. The original was written in 1986 on the 8th of January. It was written by Lord Blanken Sheperd.

Reference: (http://emaleighsblog.blogspot.com/2006/11/1501art-tutorial-task-three-part-1.html)

7. Why do phone numbers in Hollywood films start with '555'?

A. Ever noticed that phone numbers given in American movies and TV shows invariably start
with the 555 prefix? Ever wondered why 555 and not something else?

The answer lies 30 years ago or more when the use of exchange names as part of the telephone number was still popular in the USA. Dials had letters as well as numbers and the first 3 letters of the exchange name were dialled followed by numbers. An example might be CENtral 78978. You dialled CEN 78978 or, using all numbers, 236 78978.

It so happened that 5 on the dial corresponded with J K and L and you can’t make any English place names using any combination of J, K and L as the first 3 letters. So the 555 code was allocated to service levels such as Directory Assistance, Operator, Repair Service, etc.

Due to the "low fill" of the 555 code, Hollywood was encouraged to quote 555 numbers in their productions to prevent real subscribers being harassed by members of the public trying out the numbers quoted on the screen. Generic and satirical advertisements and commercials often used 555 numbers. In the early days of exchange names the prefix KLondike-5 was used as this exchange did not exist.

Of course, there was a 555 code in each city (or each locality with its own area code). Therefore there were a lot of 555 codes around the USA being under-used. And with the advent of long distance dialling, anyone could call anywhere by adding an area code to the 555 number.

Reference: (http://www.ask.com/bar?q=Why+do+phone+numbers+in+Hollywood+films+start+with+%27555%27%3F&page=1&qsrc=2417&ab=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.telephonecollecting.org%2Fcode.htm)

8. What is the cheapest form of travel from the Gold Coast to Sydney?

A. The cheapest mode of transport that could be found was a flight amounting to $103 through Virgin Blue.

Reference: (http://www.ask.com/bar?q=What+is+the+cheapest+form+of+travel+from+the+Gold+Coast+to+Sydney%3F&page=1&qsrc=0&ab=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.airfaresflights.com.au%2Fflights%2FGold%2520Coast%2FSydney-SYD%2F)

Please Note: Unless of course you walk the entire way, which would definitely be cheaper.

9. What song was top of the Australian Pop Charts this week in 1965?
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10. Which Brisbane band includes Stephen Stockwell on keyboards and vocals?

A. The punk band is called the 'The Black Assassins'.

Reference: (http://emaleighsblog.blogspot.com/2006/11/1501art-tutorial-task-three-part-1.html)