Week 5: Scavenger Hunt

1. Where was the first University established and in which year?


Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt, is considered to be the oldest university in the world. It was founded, in 969 AD. The first lecture was delivered in 975 AD. I found this answer on Yahoo Answers http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060729054252AAiUY0V
Accessed August 23rd 2011


2. What is Stephen Stockwell's band called and what does he play?  Can you name a couple of their songs?


Stephen Stockwell plays keyboard in The Black Assassins.  I found this answer on http://members.optusnet.com.au/~toxicoh/blackas.htm. Accessed August 23rd 2011.
A couple of their songs I could not find without using google.


3. What is the weight of the world’s biggest machine? How much did it cost to build?


The world's largest machine is the Bagger 228 digging machine weighing at around 45,000 tons. It cost $100 million US to build. I found this on http://www.swapmeetdave.com/Humor/Workshop/Trencher.htm, Accessed on August 23 2011


4. Who is Justin Bieber's lawyer, and what is the best way (quickest, most reliable) to contact the lawyer?

Justin Bieber's lawyer, almost impossible to find is Kenneth Feinswog. 

http://www.manta.com/c/mms3lh1/kenneth-a-feinswog-attorney Accessed August 23 2011

5. What is the cheapest form of travel from the Gold Coast to Melbourne?

At this very moment, $87 with Flight Centre economy class.  

http://www.flightcentre.com.au/product/1032390?WT.mc_id=dfa00011116 Accessed August 23 2011

6. Who is Hatsune Miku? What company does she belong to? What is her birthday?

Hatsune Mikuis a character from the Vocaloid Character Vocal Series synthesiser developed by Yamaha Corporation. Her Birthday is August 31st. 

http://www.animevice.com/miku-hatsune/18-20703/ Accessed August 23 2011

7. Find a live webcam in Belarus. Find a place to stay in Antarctica.

http://www.webcamgalore.com/EN/webcam/Belarus/Minsk/498.html 

That was hard to find, but Accessed on August 23 2011

8. What song was top of the Australian pop charts this week in 1991?

My familiarity with the ARIA charts made this question very easy to answer. It was Bryan Adam's song "Everything I do (I do for you)"  http://australian-charts.com/search.asp?search=Bryan+Adams&cat=s

9. What type of car is used to make ‘Google Street View’?

According to http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2007/05/google-maps-street-view-heres-how-they.html, accessed August 23 2011, Google uses a VW Beetle with a roof mounted high-def camera.

10. Translate these questions into Spanish and then translate them back into English.

¿Dónde estaba la primera universidad establecida y en qué año?
¿Lo que se llama la banda de Stephen Stockwell y lo que él jugar? ¿Puede nombrar un par desus canciones?
¿Cuál es el peso de la máquina más grande del mundo? ¿Cuánto cuesta para construir?
¿Quién es el abogado de Justin Bieber, y cuál es la mejor forma para ponerse en contacto conel abogado (más rápida, más fiable)?
¿Cuál es la forma más barata de viajar desde la costa de oro a Melbourne?
¿Quién es Hatsune Miku? ¿Qué empresa ella pertenece a? ¿Cuál es su cumpleaños?
Encontrar una webcam vivo en Belarús. Encontrar un lugar para quedarse en la Antártida.
¿Qué canción fue cima de las listas pop australianas esta semana en 1991?
¿Qué tipo de coche se utiliza para hacer 'google Street View'?
Traducir estas preguntas en español y, a continuación, convertirlos en inglés.

And in English...

1. Where was the first University established and in which year?
2. What is Stephen Stockwell's band called and what does he play?  Can you name a couple of their songs?
3. What is the weight of the world’s biggest machine? How much did it cost to build?
4. Who is Justin Bieber's lawyer, and what is the best way (quickest, most reliable) to contact the lawyer?
5. What is the cheapest form of travel from the Gold Coast to Melbourne?
6. Who is Hatsune Miku? What company does she belong to? What is her birthday?
7. Find a live webcam in Belarus. Find a place to stay in Antarctica.
8. What song was top of the Australian pop charts this week in 1991?
9. What type of car is used to make ‘Google Street View’?
10. Translate these questions into Spanish and then translate them back into English.

For this I used http://www.spanishdict.com/translation which I accessed on August 23, 2011