Task Three, Scavanger Hunt. Part 2a

.1:What is the weight of the world's biggest pumpkin?
-using altavista.com-
URL: http://www.pumpkinnook.com/giants/record.htm
according to the above source, the worlds largest Pumpkin is 1502 pounds (681.295kg) and this was grown by Ron Wallace of Greene, Rhode Island. it was weighed on the 7 oct, 2006.

2: What is the Best way (quickest, Most reliable) way to contact Grant Hackett?
-using icerocket.com-
-http://granthackettonline.free.fr/-
This is Grants Site, and you can leave messages for him on this site.

3:What is the length of a giraffe's tongue?
-using a9.com
-http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-giraffe.html
according to the above source, the length of a Giraffe's tongue is 18-20 inches, 46-50cm.

4. How would you define the word 'ontology'
- using altavista.com
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontology-
Ontology as i understand it is in the branch of metapyisics, is the study of the nature of existence or being as such in the world. It has one main question which is "what really exists?"

5:What was David Cronenberg's first feature film?
-using altavista.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Lynch
-Eraserhead, 1971

6. When was the original 'Hacker's Manifesto' written?
using Wikipedia.org-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_Manifesto
- 1986, January 8th

7. Why do all phone numbers in Hollywood films start with '555'?
-using metacrawler.com
found on http://www.freefilmschool.org/ffs/06more/6-2-100.shtml
- So that people dont get an actual Persons number if they try to ring the number on screen, it wasnt until recently that it became a phone number. it is possible if you use a real persons phone number, that can be considered an invasion of privacy.

8. What is the cheapest form of travel from Crete to Rhodes?
- using metacrawler.com-
- http://www.greecetravelpage.com/aboutgreece.htm
apparently Ocean Travel is the cheapest of all options.

9. What song was top of the Australian Pop Charts this week in 1965?
- Using Alstavista.com
-http://www.popculturemadness.com/Music/Pop-Modern/1965.html
The Beatles, Eight days a week

10. Which Brisbane band includes Stephen Stockwell on keyboards and vocals?
http://www.brisbanewritersfestival.com.au/2005/content/standard.asp?name=StockwellS
-The Black Assasins