Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Scavenger hunt?

At first I thought this would be a no sweat task for our week 4 tutorial. A scavenger hunt, really? Sounds a charm! Then hits the cold hard facts of no google and no wikipedia to find the answers! Woah! Challenge! Here goes..

1. What is the weight of the world's biggest pumpkin? How long did it take to grow?

Joe Jutras of Scituate, Rhode Island , broke the world record of the biggest pumpkin on September 2
9, 2007. His record beat the previous world record by 187 pounds and as he so proudly states in an interview with Cate Lecuyer from the Salem News "That pumpkin grew in 87 days. It was an average of 20 pounds a day. I went on vacation for three days and came back and it was huge."



2. What is the best way (quickest, most reliable) to contact Lily Allen?



Oh Lily Allen is divine! There's a spelling error within the question though? Lily is with with one L not two! I ventured onto her website anyway - http://www.lilyallenmusic.com/lily/ and from there found links to her myspace, facebook, twitter and even to a forum for her obsessive fans to bath in their neurotic obsessions. I would say the best way to contact Lily would be a message through Facebook. It's quick and it's reliable (that is if it is to reach Lily herself). And if this is to be some sort of trick question of finding Lilly Allen (Lilly with two L's) - then shit! Give me a sympathy mark? 

3. What is the length of a giraffe's tongue?

A giraffe's tounge can be 18 inches in length (45 cm).



4. How would you define the word 'glycomics'? In your own words, what does it really mean ? What does the term 'seagull manager' refer to?

Glyco when used as a prefix to a word means sugar, and comic well, relates to laughter. You know as in something is comical so you laugh.. So if these words are in limbo together as 'glycomics' then really we are defining sugar that has slap-stick humour! Far out I don't know, not even urban dictionary has an answer! The closest it relates is with the term 'gly'..

1.gly
Derived from 'O rly', gly is just another word for gay. Pronounced 'gayly'
'O gly' 
'no not rly'

As for 'seagull manager'..

1.seagull manager
A manager who flies in, makes a lot of noise, craps on everything, and then leaves.
Fred never accomplishes anything. All he does is come in here every now and then, complain about deadlines, puts more work on us, then goes back to surfing the intraweb. He's such a seagull manager.
(http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=seagull+manager)

5. What was David Cronenberg's first feature film? Which of his films Had 'Blondie' in it?

Cronenberg's first feature film was a 1966, called "Transfer," about a psychiatrist being stalked by a patient.

"First it controlled her mind, then it destroyed her body... Long live the new flesh!" The tagline for Cronenberg's Canadian psychological thriller film of 1983 called Videodrome. Yes singer Debbie Harry from 'Blondie' was a part of it.

6. When was the original 'Hacker's Manifesto' written?

Hackers Manifesto was originally written January 8, 1986 after a hacker was arrested.

7. Why do phone numbers in Hollywood films start with '555'?

According to Yahoo answers it's because no matter what area code you use, any phone number starting with 555 will take you to the phone company information line. That way, they don't run into problems by accidently picking someone's real phone number and having millions of people call them because they saw it in a movie or tv show. It started in 1973, the same year the 555 directory assistance system began.

8. What is the cheapest form of travel from the Gold Coast to Sydney?

Cheapest form would have to be by suspended animation, teleportation or plane. Yeah by plane. Depends on the date you want to travel as to which 'flight' will be the cheapest but head 'here' for a closer look at GC to Sydney flights from around $98..

9. What song was top of the Australian Pop Charts this week in 1965?

That would be Shakin' All Over, by Normie Row and the Playboys. (Shakin' All Over, by the Guess Who, sits head and shoulders above Normie though! Well, in my opinion..)

10. Which Brisbane band includes Stephen Stockwell on keyboards and vocals?

Punk band, the Black Assassins!

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