Thursday, May 10, 2007

Hunting.

The treasure Hunt

1. What is the weight of the world's biggest pumpkin?
-1502 pounds (www.bigpumpkins.com).

2. What is the best way (quickest, most reliable) to contact Grant Hackett?
- Get my mate Ephraim to call him, he is also on the Australian Swim team

3. What is the length of a giraffe's tongue?
- A fully grown male giraffe's 74 cm in length (http://faculty.washington.edu/~chudler/tasty.html).

4. How would you define the word 'ontology'?
-In philosophical terms, ontology is the study of being or existence.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontology) In my own words it means the subject of existence.

5. What was David Cronenberg's first feature film?
-Stereo (1969)(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Cronenberg).

6. When was the original 'Hacker's Manifesto' written?
- January 8, 1986(http://www.mala.bc.ca/~soules/media112/hacker.htm).

7. Why do all phone numbers in Hollywood films start with '555'?
- Because the '555' area code is not assigned to customers in real life.(http://www.guardian.co.uk/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-2357,00.html).

8. What is the cheapest form of travel from Crete to Rhodes?
- By Flight(http://www.statravel.co.nz/cps/rde/xchg/nz_division_web_live/hs.xsl/travel_guide_to_greece.htm?dest=131046&sec=transport.xsl).

9. What song was top of the Australian Pop Charts this week in 1965?
- 'I'll Never Find Another You' - The Seekers (http://www.onmc.iinet.net.au/topspot/1965.htm).

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

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