G. Mannino/September 2007

Use your searching skills to find the answers to these questions.  Open a Word document to record your answers.  Print out your document at the end of class.  Remember to write your first and last name on your paper.

1.  From what language is the word "deputy" derived?

2.  At what age did Grandma Moses begin painting?

3.  What author wrote the Newbery award winning book in 2005?

4.  How do you enter the Blue Grotto in Capri?

5.  Taps is a bugle call.  When did it start, and who wrote it?

6.  What is the longest movie playing tonight at Marcus Theaters in Orland Park?

7.  When did Alcatraz close?

8.  Name a classic book where the mother in the story sells walnuts to feed her family.

9. What was the original name of Palos Park?

10. On what continent are the Pyrenees located?

11.  In what year did Kandinsky paint Yellow, Red, Blue?

12. What is considered to be the oldest living tee?  What is its name?

13. What are key words used in Boolean searches?

14.  What vice president of the United States was tried for treason?

15. What bird has been called the "whale-headed stork" in some older literature?