IUG Meeting, Monday, July 9, 2001

The Internet Users Group
Scavenger Hunt #2 !
http://www.dcn.org/iug/hunt.htm

ANSWERS!

1. Who was Americas's 4th Vice President?
   Answer: George Clinton was the 4th VP and served with Thomas Jefferson 1809-12
   www.shabbir.com/nonmatchbox/usvpres.html
   
   
2. Which member of the Wyeth dynasty painted "Pig and the Train"?
   Answer: James (Jamie) Wyeth in 1970.
   http://toolshed.artschool.utas.edu.au/PigVision/pictorama.html
   Jamie, born in 1946, was grandson of Newell (NC) Wyeth and second son of Andrew Wyeth
   http://www.wyethcenter.com/family.htm
   
   
3. What is the term used to describe a step in which a dancer jumps into the air and rapidly crosses the legs before and behind each other?
   Answer: "Entrechat is a ballet term for weaving or braiding. A step of beating in which the dancer jumps into the air and rapidly crosses the legs before and behind each other."
   http://www.abt.org/library/dictionary/index.html
   
   
4. The recommended average daily dietary intake of selenium that is sufficient to meet the nutrient requirements for 97-98% of all individuals is 55 micrograms (mcg).
   Which contains the most selenium, Brazil nuts or Cheddar Cheese?
   Answer: Brazil nuts. 1 oz of Brazil nuts contains 840 mcg of selenium; 1 oz of Cheddar cheese contains 4 mcg.
   http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/supplements/selen.html#food
   
   
5. What percentage of cotton grown in the United States was derived through biotechnology rather than traditional cross pollination breeding techniques?
   Answer: About 60%
   http://www.whybiotech.com/en/faq\default.asp?MID=10