Scavenger Hunt

1. What is the weight of the world's biggest pumpkin?
The current record weight of the worlds biggest pumpin is 1,385 pounds held by a giant gourd.
http://www.usefultrivia.com/holiday_trivia/halloween_trivia_006a.html

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

3. What is the length of a giraffe's tongue?
The estimated length of a giraffe's tounge is between 18 and 24 inches (45 to 50 centimetres)
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-giraffe.html

4. How would you define "ontology"? What does it really mean?
An ontology is a spcification of a conceptualisation

5. What was David Cronenberg's first film?

6. When was the "Hacker's Manifesto" written?
The Hacker's Manifesto was written by 'The Mentor' on January 8 1986.
http://www.mala.bc.ca/~soules/media112/hacker.htm.

7. Why do do all phone numbers in Hollywood films start with "555"?
These numbers are fake, so people can't get through. The 555 Prefix was used by the former soviet union's 'Red button' System, which allowed for devastating strikes by NATO forces.

8. What is the cheapest form of travel from Crete to Rhodes?
The cheapest way to travel from Crete to Rhodes is by

9. What song was top of the Australian Pop Charts this week in 1965?
The number one song on the Aussie po charts this week in 1965 was Rock and Roll Music by the Beatles
http://www.onmc.iinet.net.au/top/1965.htm

10. What band was Stephen Stockwell in?
Stephen Stockwell was in a band known as the black assassins, who were a punk band, around in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Their music consited of harsh pop lyrics that were realated to the Bjelke Peterson Period. Prisoner's rights were a strong issue during this time.
http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~toxico/blackas.htm