Google Search Quiz
Use Google (or any other search tool) to complete the answers in pairs. The pair that
finishes first must shout Google! And everybody stops. There are 10 points for every
correct answer.
Answer:
The Easy Round (10 minutes maximum)
1. What U.S. President was born in Caldwell?
2. What are the two species of elephants?
3. Who played in the 1979 World Series?
4. From what place did the Ebola virus get its name?
5. What is the address of the Empire State Building?
6. What is North Carolina's state bird?
7. When did Dr. Seuss win the Pulitzer Prize?
8. Who invented the paper clip?
9. What was "Lady Bird" Johnson's maiden name?
10. What country had the largest recorded earthquake?
More difficult (15 minutes)
1. How many stitches does a baseball have?
2. How many leather panels does a soccer ball have?
3. How much garbage do humans make every year?
4. Approximately, how many bicycles are in the world?
5. In what year were the Oscar Awards held twice?
6. When was the first credit card issued?
7. How long can a person live without food?
8. Where was the system of democracy first introduced?
9. Which comet is visible from Earth every 76 years?
10. What does your pulse measure?
Points:
Google: the Knowledge
Think you know everything there is to know about Google? Here’s your chance to find out.
Take this quiz to explore some of the specialized search tools.
1. What type of information is NOT viewable with Google earth ?
a. Topographical features
b. Traffic conditions
c. Schools
d. Crime statistics
2. True or False: The headlines on Google news are selected using computer algorithms.
a. True
b. False
3. Which of the following can you watch on Google video for free?
a. Man’s first walk on the moon
b. Marines raising the American flag over Iwo Jima
c. Your home video of Bobo, the wonder cat
d. All of the above
4. With Google books search, you can:
a. Choose to limit your search to fully viewable books
b. Find a library that holds a copy of a given book
c. Find and search the complete plays of Shakespeare
d. Download complete PDF files of out-of-copyright books
e. All of the above
5. True or False: Google scholar has the capacity to show you whether the articles you’ve
found are available in your library.
a. True
b. False
The answers
1B
Google Earth is a downloadable application, so what you see is not real-time data. That
means you won’t see current traffic conditions.
Google Earth: http://earth.google.com
Google Maps for Mobile: http://www.google.com/gmm
2A
True: Google News has no human editors selecting stories. Headlines are selected by
algorithms, based on factors including how often and on what sites a story appears
online. This is very much in the tradition of Google web search, which relies heavily on
the collective judgment of online publishers to determine which sites offer the most
valuable and relevant information.
Google News: http://news.google.com/
3D
All of the above: Videos from the National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA), offer a virtual treasure trove of historical films and footage. You’ll find the first
walk on the moon, the flag-raising at Iwo Jima and other great public domain gems
from NARA in Google Video.
Google Video: http://video.google.com/
NARA on Google Video: http://video.google.com/nara.html?src=pn%20target=
4E
All of the above. By checking the “Full view books” button on Google Book Search, you
can limit your search to books you can see in Full View. On individual book pages,
you’ll see “Find this book in a library” links, so you can locate the book in a library near
you. Out-of-copyright
books can be downloaded, so you can save, print and read them at your own pace.
Google Book Search: http://books.google.com/
5A
True: Once you indicate on the Scholar Preferences page which library you’re with (it’s
automatic if you’re on a university campus, but you can set it manually) Scholar shows
you links to materials you can access through your library’s subscriptions. You can
learn more about Library Links and how to get your library signed up online below.
Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.com/
Preferences: http://scholar.google.com/scholar_preferences
Library Links: http://scholar.google.com/intl/en/scholar/librarylinks.html