The Scavenger Hunt

1. What did Alan Turing wear while riding his bicycle around Bletchley Park?
Gas Mask - yahoo.com

2. On what date did two computers first communicate with each other? Where were they?
In 1969 the "US Government, DoD (Department of Defense to be specific) developed ARPANET. They use this technology to allow various computers within different sections of the military and government that work on different systems to share information with one another. This is the first network. By the end of 1969, four host computers were connected together into the initial ARPANET. These computers were located at 4 colleges: UCLA, Stanford, University of California, and University of Utah. Within 2 years, there were 23 nodes of this network including MIT, NASA, and Harvard. The beginning of the Internet was seen by 1971. By 1972, ARPA is renamed DARPA". - http://www.web-friend.com/help/general/pc_history.html

3. What is Bill Gates’ birthday and what age was he when he sold his first software?
28th october 1955 - answers.com. He was 15 when he sold his frist software. - msn search.

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

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? 30000 times more powerful.

6. What is the weight of the largest parsnip ever grown? 8 pounds.

7. When did Queensland become a state and why is the Tweed River in New South Wales?

8. What was the weather like in south-east Queensland on 17 November 1954?
Cylone, Raining and flooding.

9. Why is Lord Byron still remembered in Venice?
Lord Byron is remembered for having affairs.

10. What band did Sirhan Chapman play in and what is his real name?
Sirhan Chapman played in the Black Assassanins and his real name is Stephen Stockwell - The lecturer. Answer found using altavista.com