Scavenger hunt...

1.What is the weight of the worlds biggest pumpkin?
A: According to Lenny_G, the worlds biggest pumpkin weighs in at 1061 pounds. Now usually i wouldn't just get my answer off someone else's blog, but considering they are a student from the same class as me (ha ha!) I guess they have already done the work! :)

2. What is the best way (quickest, most reliable) to contact Grant Hackett?
A:I've been searching a few of the sites, and it looks like its either sending him some fan mail or
going to where he is currently swimming. I would think you could sms the team and it would still get to him, even though he isn't competeing in the Commonwealth games...

3. What is the length of a giraffe's tongue?
A: Approxiamtely 20 inches long... that is alot of tongue!

4. How would you define the word "ontology"? In your own words, what does it really mean ?
A: Ontology means "The branch of metaphysics that deals with the nature of being" which, in my interpretation is something like the act of living or existing.
http://dictionary.reference.com/

5. What was David Cronenberg's first feature film?
A: I'm thinking its the 1975 film Shivers
http://filmfreakcentral.net/notes/dcronenbergretrointerview.htm

6. When was the original "Hacker's Manifesto" written?
A: It was originally written in 1986, according to http://www.whitehats.ca/main/members/Ubergeek/ubergeek_manifesto.html

7. Why do all phone numbers in Hollywood films start with "555"?
A: No English place names contained the combination of the letters J, K, and L -- which are all assigned to the digit "5" on the phone. So the prefix 555 wasn't used, and Hollywood was encouraged to use it so as to limit the prank-calling public.
http://ask.yahoo.com/ask/20020826.html

8. What is the cheapest form of travel from Crete to Rhodes?
A: Well i've been searching the internet...through Yahoo and Altavista and it seems that there are heaps of 'cheap' modes of transport from Crete to Rhodes, but, one of my searches came up with a previos students blog and they have commented that the cheapest way is to walk ... sounds right to me!

9. What song was top of the Australian Pop Charts this week in 1965?
A: From march 20-27, in Australia the best song was "I'll Never Find Another You" by The Seekers, in the UK it was "The Last Time" by The Rolling Stones and then in America it was "Eight Days A Week" by The Beatles. Wow, i never thought all of these great bands were around at the same time as each other! Perhaps I should get out my mum's old records and have a listen hey!...get with the times!

10. Which Brisbane band was (still is?) Stephen Stockwell a member of?
A: Well well well, it seems Mr stockwell is a member of Brisbane's the Black Assassins... not just a lecturer after all! hahaha
www.brisbanewritersfestival.com.au/2005/content/standard.asp?name=StockwellS