Scavenger Hunt- Week 4

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

Worlds biggest tree is called General Sherman and it is 275 feet high.

And it took the tre 2300-2700 years to get this big.

(http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/worlds-biggest-tree.html)

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

The best way is twitter .

(common sense)

3. What is the age of the oldest ever captive elephant? Is this older than the average wild age?

On the average an elephant lives somewhere between 50-70 years old. But the oldest Elephant actually lived in captivity. Raja (his name) and he lived in captivity for 82 years. He lived in Sri Lanka.

(http://www.animalcorner.co.uk/wildlife/elephants/elephant_about.html)

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?

Glycomics is carbohydrate chains. Is used a lot in biology.

Seagull manager is a manager who only criticize their work or when it's trouble.

(http://www.griffith.edu.au/science/institute-glycomics/research/what-is-glyc)

omics)

(http://www.wordspy.com/words/seagullmanager.asp)

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

David Cronenberg's last movie is History of Violence (2005)

Videodrome has Blondie in it.

(http://www.jdmfilmreviews.com/2007-06/)

(http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000343/bio)

The Trailer of Videodromer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYucU765-M8

6. When was the original 'Hacker's' released?

In 1985 by Activision.

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_(computer_game) )

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

Because they started with fake phone numbers in the movies.

The first one to ever use it was Panic In Year Zero! (1962)

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/555_telephone_number)

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

498 dollars. Or you can hitch hike! 0 dollars. Or walk also 0 dollars.

(http://www.airfaresflights.com.au/flights/Cairns/Gold_Coast-OOL/)

(common sense)

9. What song was top of the Australian Pop Charts this week in 1970?

Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge over Troubled Water

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

Stephen Stockwell plays the keyboards and vocals in The Black Assassins.

(http://blackassassins.net/) (http://rubyewinter.blogspot.com)

A "music video" by The Black Assassins

I used www.yahoo.com in all of my searches.