Assignment 3 – A Trivia Scavenger Hunt  

A Trivia Scavenger Hunt 

  1. Read this entire web page.

  2. Open a new document.

  3. Type in your name and insert the date.

  4. Center this title:
    A Trivia Scavenger Hunt 

  5. Do this:
    Answer each question. Number each answer.  Write in complete sentences.

  6. Skip1 line between each question.

The Questions 

  1. Go here:  http://www.famousbirthdays.com/
    Who else was born on your birthday?   List 2 names.

     
  2. Go here:  http://www.dailyspark.com/link/fact2.htm
    What's the fact for today?

     
  3. Go here:  http://www.quotations.com/modern.htm
    What's the quote for today?

     
  4. Go here: http://www.merriam-webster.org/cgi-bin/mwwod.pl
    What's the word of the day?  What does it mean?

     
  5. Go here:  http://petoftheday.com/
    Who is the pet of the day?  Describe this animal.

     
  6. Go here:  http://www.weather.com/
    Our zip is 75672.  Today's date is _______.  What's our weather like today?

     
  7. Go here:  http://blue.census.gov/cgi-bin/ipc/popclockw
    What's the world's population right this minute?

     
  8. Go here:  http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/popclock
    What's the United State's population right this minute?
    The U.S. has one birth every  ___ seconds and one death every ___ seconds. 

     
  9. Go here:  http://www.howstuffworks.com/question-of-the-day.htm
    What's today's question?  And what's the answer?

     
  10. Go here:  http://mistupid.com/cgi-bin/today.pl
    Today's date is ____.   List 2 things that happened on this date in history.  Include the years.

     
  11. Go here:  http://www.jayp.net/trivia/kids01.htm
    List the 5 best trivia facts that you found at this site.

     
  12. Go here:  http://www.didyouknow.cd/kids/sitemap.htm
    Find 5 things you did not know and write them down.

     
  13. Go here:  http://www.funology.com/
    Explore this site.  Write about 5 things that you found interesting.

     
  14. Go to:  http://www.google.com/
    Search for: "Trivia for Kids".  
    Find 3 more trivia sites. 
    For each site, do this:  
    Write down one fact, the name of the site, and its http:// address.

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