INTERNET SCAVENGER HUNT
You are to work on this scavenger hunt when you have extra time in class. I will collect it later in the semester and will give at least 1 week noticed of the due date.
Name______
1. Find a book about the Internet at www.amazon.com
Book Title: ______
Price: ______
2. List one of the top news stories at www.cnn.com
News story: ______
3. Find a car you like at www.gm.com or www.autobytel.com
Car type: ______Cost: ______
4. How far is it from Sioux Falls to Branson, Missouri? Use
www.mapquest.com or maps.yahoo.com - driving directions
5. Go to www.drugstore.com and find the cost for Amoxicillin - 30 capsules.
Cost: ______
6. Go to auctions.amazon.com or www.egghead.com and pick out a product you might like to purchase at an auction site.
Item: ______Cost: ______
7. Go to www.SFzoo.org and find the name a new animal at the San Francisco Zoo.
New animal: ______
8. Find a toy at www.toysrus.com you would like to buy. Toy:______Cost:______
9. Go to on www.africam.com What is the picture of the day?
Describe what you saw: ______
______
10. Find the headline news story of the NYTimes at www.nytimes.com
Headlines: ______
11. Go to www.lowestfare.com and find the cost of a vacation you would like to go on.
Site: ______Cost: ______
12. Find the weather for your home town at www.wunderground.com
List the temperature for the next week and list the days.
13. Translate “How are you?” in French from babelfish.altavista.digital.com
French translation: ______
14. Go to www.walmart.com and select an item to purchase.
Item: ______Cost: ______
15. Go to www.russiatoday.com and list a news story from there.
News story: ______
16. Go to www.royal.gov.uk and name two topics at the top of the page.
1. ______
2. ______
17. Go to movies.yahoo.com and name the number one movie for the week and what it grossed on the weekend.
Movie: ______
Grossed: ______
18. Go to www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/8678/midijukebox.html and find a song in Seventies Juke Box that you like.
Song Title: ______
19. Go to www.melborponsti.com/speirs/index.htm and print out a recipe you like.
Name of recipe: ______
20. Go to www.broadcast.com and list a live broadcast you could listen to and the time it is on.
Broadcast: ______
Time: ______
21. Go to www.fbi.gov/ and name one of the top most wanted fugitives.
Fugitive Name: ______
Write the anwser to each question in the space provided.
1. Microsoft --http://www.microsoft.com
o What street is Microsoft Corporate Headquarters located on?
o How old will Microsoft be this year?
o Who were the two founders of Microsoft?
o With what machine was the first programming language developed?
o What was Microsoft's net income for the fiscal year ending in June 2000?
o Who is the Sr. Vice President of MSN?
2. Gates Foundation--http://www.gatesfoundation.org/
o What is the name of Bill Gates's foundation?
o How much money did Bill Gates donate to the The Government of Nunavut?
o How much money did Bill Gates donate to the CARE program of Atlanta?
o How many newborns die annually due to poorly managed pregnancies?
o How much money did Bill Gates donate to accelerate the global effort to create and distribute an AIDS vaccine?
o Who won the $1 million dollar first annual Gates award?
3. www.walmart.com
o What store did Wal-Mart originate from?
o When was the 5 and Dime first opened?
o When was Sam Walton born?
o What is Wal-Mart's motto?
o How often is Wal-Mart open?