SCAVENGER HUNT
Internet Class

Answer the following questions by either (1) typing in the URL or (2) clicking on the URL from the Scavenger Hunt webpage.   Hint:  the search boxes located on some pages can be a great help.

1.  Puzzzlemaker
         http://www.puzzlemaker.com/
       How many different types of puzzles can you make with Puzzlemaker?

2.  The Weather Channel
        http://www.weather.com
       What's tomorrow's weather forecast for Excelsior?

3.  Mid-Continent Library (use the guest login)
      
http://opac.mcpl.lib.mo.us/
       What is the status of the book Saving Private Ryan at the
       Excelsior branch?

4.  Blue Mountain Greeting Cards
   
http://www.bluemountain.com
   
How many different interactive Columbus Day (Oct. 9) cards are
       available for you to send to your friends for free?

5.  The Quotation Page
   
http://www.starlingtech.com/quotes/
       
Finish the quote by Dan Quayle:
       "Welcome to President Bush, Mrs. Bush, and ____   ______  _______."

6.  Alta Vista Language Translator
   
http://babelfish.altavista.com/translate.dyn
      
How do you say "Trick or Treat!  Happy Halloween!" in Spanish?




7.  ESPN
(Search on Chiefs)
  
   http://espn.go.com/main.html
  
  When do the Chiefs play Oakland this season?

8.  Barnes & Noble
   
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/
       How much does a paperback copy of Tuesdays with Morrie  cost?

9.  Kansas City.com (Click on Entertainment & Dining from the left menu)
   
http://www.kansascity.com
       
What time does Jurassic Park III start tonight at the Barrywood 24
       theater?

10. AJR Newlink
    
http://ajr.newslink.org/news.html
         How many Major Metro newspapers for the state of Missouri
        can be read online?

11. One-Look Dictionaries
    
http://www.onelook.com/
      
What does the acronym ROFL stand for when used in an email?

12. Internet Movie Database
    
http://www.imdb.com/
       
  Who directed Hardball?

13. Stock Quote
    
http://finance.yahoo.com
         
How much is one share of Walmart stock currently selling for?
       
(Click on Symbol lookup to find the Walmart's symbol and then type the symbol
          in the search box.)

14. C-SPAN
    
http://capwiz.com/c-span/dbq/officials/
         
What are the email addresses of your two U.S. senators?



15. CIA World FactBook
   
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
     
What are the colors of the Afganistan flag?

16. ATT Anywho Info
    
http://www.anywho.com/index..html
         
Whose phone number is 816-630-6026?

17. Classic 164 Currency Converter
    
http://www.oanda.com/converter/classic
        Convert $1.00 into Russian Roubles.

18. Biographical Dictionary
   
  http://www.s9.com/biography/
       
  What is Tiger Woods real first name?

19. Ask An Expert
   
  http://www.askanexpert.com
      
How many law experts are available to answer an email question?
        (Click on "Browse the Experts Categories")

20. Amazon.com
    
http://www.amazon.com/
       
  Who is currently the best-selling author (fiction hardcover)
        at Amazon.com?