Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Week 4 Scavenger Hunt

Q1. what did alan turing wear while riding his bicycle around Bletchley Park?

A1. A gasmask, to avoid pollen as he had hayfever.
http://www.fusionanomaly.net/alanturing.html



Q2. On what date did two computers first communicate with eachother? What were they?

A2. 1969 UCLA




Q3. What is Bill Gates birthday? How old was he when he sold his first software?

A.3 Born Oct 28, 1955. created and sold his first software when he was 13



Q4. Where was the WWW invented

A4. Switzerland



Q5.How does the power of the first computer you are working on now compare to the power of that with the power of a PC from 30years ago.

A5.



Q6.What is the weight of the largest Parsnip grown?

A6.



Q7. When did QLD become a state and why is the Tweed river in NSW?

A7. 150years ago in 2009



Q8. What was the weather was like in SE QLD on 17 november 1954?

A8. There was a cyclone



Q9. Why is Lord Byron still remembered in Venice

A9.



Q10. What band did Sirhan Chapman play in and what is his real name?

A10. The Black Assassins. Steven Stockwell? Brisbane punk from the 80's.

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