google search challenge
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GOOGLE SEARCH CHALLENGEwww.ipadders.eu
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In groups of 4 you are going to have challenge the rest of the class to google the answers to my questions the
quickest.
Make sure you keep the Nearpod app open on at least 1 iPad.
For each answer you will need to show how you found.
Google Search Challenge
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What was I doing when I took this picture?
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AnswerWaiting in line for Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam
Hard Rock cafe sign.
“near Leidseplein”
Randstad office.
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Google Search Challenge
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One of the most famous photos of the 20th century was taken at a memorial service for victims of La Coubre.
Who was the picture taken off and what kind of film was in the camera?
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Answer
Search for “La Coubre”
Film name is in the bottom of the photo
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Google Search ChallengeEvery national flag in the world shares a common geometric characteristic, except for one country.
Which country is this?
And draw the flag
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Answer
Google “country with unique flag shape”
Nepal will come up as the first hit.
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Google Search ChallengeIf you were a ferry passenger traveling from Continental Europe to the country with twice as many sheep as people,
In what town would you most likely dock?
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Answer
Search: country with twice as many sheep as people = Iceland
Search: ferry to Iceland.
Seyðisfjörður.
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Google Search ChallengeIf you consecutively slept one night in each room (excluding bathrooms) of the Palace of the Light of Faith,
How many years would it take you to sleep in them all?
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Answer
Search “Palace of the Light of Faith”
Residence has 1,531 rooms, excluding bathrooms.
1,531/365 = 4.19
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Google Search Challenge
El Dorado is near a famous hill that's not on Earth.
What year was it photographed?
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Answer
Google: hill not on earth el dorado
El Dorado is a part of Husband Hill, a hill on Mars.
Google Husband hill and find out the hill was photographed in 2005
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Google Search ChallengeIf you stacked $20 bills until you reached $1 million, would the stack be higher than the rim of a basketball hoop?
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AnswerCalculate 1.000.000/20=50.000
Search thickness of US currency = .0043 inches.
Multiply 50.000 x 0.0043 = 215 inches
Google height of basketball rim = 10 feet
Convert 215 inches into 17.916 feet.
Yes
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Google Search Challenge
What is the name of this book and what is the opening sentence of the book?
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Answer
If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things - Jon Mcgregor
Either use google goggles to let it identify the isbn number or google the ISBN number on the book.
Both amazon.com and books.google.com have the first couple of pages up for preview.
If you listen. You can hear it.
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Excellent!Congratulations on completing the Google Search Challenge.
Sign the certificate and add it to your portfolio.
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