Posted: April 28, 2015
Internet Scavenger Hunt1. 1.Visit cbc.ca/news. Find an article about the earthquake in
Nepal.a.
What was the magnitude of the earthquake?b.
What is the current death toll for the country
(total)? How many people have been
injured?2. 2. Staying with the CBC, visit cbc.ca/sports. a.
What were the final scores in the two NHL games
that were played last night?b.
What two Canadian teams are advancing to the
second round?3. 3. Visit http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/brian-trinh/live-the-below-the-line-challen...
3 editors from the Huffington Post Canada were trying to consume less than
$1.75 per day in food and drink.a.
How many days did they do this for?b.
What foods did they eat?4. Visit http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/andrew-rainsford-wetmore/a. What was
Andrew R. Wetmore?b.
What is his father’s claim to fame? 5. http://www.gatesnotes.com/GlobalPages/bioa. When did
Bill Gates graduate from university?b.
Who did he start Microsoft with?6. 6. This
website is about Canadian inventions: http://www.mediatrainingtoronto.com/blog/2013/6/29/50-great-inventions-c....
Who invented the snowmobile? In what year?b.
What two inventions do babies use?c.
Why was the instant replay invented?d.
Choose 4 other inventions that you find
interesting, tell me who invented them, and what year they were invented (if
stated).7. 7. Visit https://www.indiegogo.com/a.
Why would someone sign up for indigogo? (You
could put your own suggestions here)b.
Find two ideas that you would consider funding,
and two that you definitely would not.8. 8. Go to http://www.dyslexiefont.com/a.
What is dyslexie? (Not to be confused with
dyslexia!)b.
What makes it different from other fonts?9. 9. What are three things that you can do to keep
yourself safe on Kijiji? (make sure to write in your own words, no copying
and pasting!) http://help.kijiji.ca/helpdesk/safety/safety-at-kijiji 10. 10.For fun, check this out: http://bonarlaw.nbed.nb.ca/paper/gallery/staffs-grad-pictures
How many do you recognize? (This was
done in 2010, so some of the staff members on this page no longer work here,
but you should be able to spot a few!!)