IUG Internet Scavenger Hunt

The Rules!

  1. There are 6 engines for you to use
  2. Each engine must be used only ONCE
  3. Read the 6 questions
  4. Decide which engine to use for each question
  5. Even if you know the answer you must follow a sequence of search queries that lead you to the answer on line
  6. Keep track of your search queries (one member of the team might be designated the scribe.)
  7. When you have found what you believe to be the correct answer, raise your hands and be prepared to show a judge the web page in which the answer is revealed and tell the group what search queries you used.

googlehttp://www.google.com/ dogpilewww.dogpile.com askwww.ask.com bingwww.bing.com wolframwww.wolframalpha.com kartoowww.kartoo.com

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