Tutorial Week 4 Posted by Sarah:):) , Monday, August 24, 2009 at 4:01 PM, in

So I missed this week's tutorial but my housemate assures me I can do it anyway. Apparentely this is a scavenger hunt without the help of google or wikipedia. I'm hoping we are allowed to use other search engines? Turns out yahoo.com is just as helpful.

1. What is the weight of the world's biggest pumpkin? How long did it take to grow?

Joe Jutras from North Scituate, Rhode Island, brought a 1689 pound pumpkin to the Topsfield Fair GPC weigh-off in Topsfield, Ma. on September 29, 2007. His new world record beat the previous world record by 187 pounds. Last year's world record holder was Ron Wallace with a 1502 pound pumpkin at the Rhode Island Weighoff on October 7, 2006. It is not specified how long it took to grow.


Premier Star Co. 2007, Rhode Island, viewed 25 August 2009,
<http://www.pumpkinnook.com/giants/record.htm>

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


The best way to contact Lily Allen is at http://www.contactanycelebrity.com/

Here they have her address and zip code. I didn't sign up though because it costs money, but all addresses have been verified.
Contact any celebrity 2009, Santa Monica Boulevard, Hollywood, viewed 25 August 2009, http://www.contactanycelebrity.com/trial/do/celebrityView?name=Lily+Allen

3. What is the length of a giraffe's tongue?

A giraffe's tongue is 18 to 20 inches (46 to 50 centimeters) long and blue-black. Some people think the color is to keep the tongue from getting sunburned.



Zooloogical Society of San Diego 2009, San Diego, viewed 25 August 2009,
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-giraffe.html

4. How would you define the word 'glycomics'? In your own words, what does it really mean ? What does the term 'seagull manager' refer to?

The study of sugar and carbohydrates in the body. Studies how to use drugs and vaccines. Something like that, I don't really get science.
I consulted urbandictionary.com first for a definition of a seagull manager.
A manager who flies in, makes a lot of noise, craps on everything, and then leaves.
Fred never accomplishes anything. All he does is come in here every now and then, complain about deadlines, puts more work on us, then goes back to surfing the intraweb. He's such a seagull manager.
Urban Dictionary 2009, USA, viewed 25 August 2009, http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=seagull+manager

5. What was David Cronenberg's first feature film? Which of his films Had 'Blondie' in it?

His first film was called Transfer although it only had a running time of 7 minutes so I'm not sure if that counts as feature length. His third film was the only one long enough to be considered feature length at a running time of 65 minutes. It was called Stereo. I consulted IMDB first of all for this, as it is a good site for all movie information. Debra Harry was in a psychological thriller called Videodrome in 1983.

Internet Movie Database 2009, n/a, viewed 25 August 2009, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065036/

6. When was the original 'Hacker's Manifesto' written?

January 8, 1986. I used ninemsn for this information, yahoo didn't have it.

Joseph Barone 2000, Technozen Group, viewed 25 August 2009, http://www.technozen.com/manifesto.htm

7. Why do phone numbers in Hollywood films start with '555'?

"FOR MANY years, 555 was unassigned as a dialling code in the US and could thus be used to prefix fictional numbers with impunity. Due to expansion, the code has recently been assigned, but scriptwriters and others maintain the use. BT maintain a list of unissued numbers for the use of authors and scriptwriters in this Britain."

Guardian News and Media Limited 2009, United Kingdom, viewed 25 August 2009, http://www.guardian.co.uk/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-2357,00.html

8. What is the cheapest form of travel from the Gold Coast to Sydney?

Travel.com.au offers flights for $98. To see a Gold Coast transport plan click here.

9. What song was top of the Australian Pop Charts this week in 1965?

That would be Shaking all over by Normie Rowe and the Playboys.
To see Normie in action:

PopArchives 2001, Australia, viewed 25 August 2009, http://poparchives.com.au/feature.php?id=101

10. Which Brisbane band includes Stephen Stockwell on keyboards and vocals?

Punk band the Black Assassins.

Well this wasn't as hard as I originally thought it would be. Turns out search engines yahoo and ninemsn are very helpful and in some instances I could do directly to sites I knew would have information like http://www.imdb.com/ and http://www.urbandictionary.com/.