scavenger hunt!

1. What did Alan Turing wear while riding his bicycle around Bletchley Park? a gas mask

http://www.historyarticles.com/enigma.htm



2. On what date did two computers first communicate with each other? Where were they?

1965, america UCLA, university of california LA.

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3. What is Bill Gates’ birthday and what age was he when he sold his first software? Bill Gates birthday is the 28th October, 1955 and he sold his first software in 1986, making him

http://www.answers.yahoo.com/



4. Where was the World Wide Web invented? CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research), in Switzerland

http://www.boutell.com/newfaq/history/inventedwebwhere.html



5. How does the power of the computer you are working on now compare with the power of a personal computer from 30 years ago?

depends on the computer now and the computer then, type brand and software.
my dad said so .



6. What is the weight of the largest parsnip ever grown? 4lb.
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7. When did Queensland become a state and why is the Tweed River in New South Wales?
Queensland did not become a separate colony (from new south wales) until 1859, and the tweed river is in new south wales because thats where the border is!
http://home.in.com.au/~anthonyw/main.html (yahoo)


8. What was the weather like in south-east Queensland on 17 November 1954?9. Why is is Lord Byron still remembered in Venice? There is a hotel named after him, he was also a famous poet in the cosmopoliton city.



10. What band did Sirhan Chapman play in and what is his real name?
The black assasins, steven stockwell.