Heather Owings
SLM 521 (MD)
October 21, 2003
Web Drop-In #1

Ready-Reference Scavenger Hunt

 What is the state flower of New York?
What is the birthstone for someone born in the month of July?

A Ready-Reference question is a kind of question that can be answered quickly by consulting one or two standard reference tools, such as almanacs, encyclopedias or dictionaries. The answers to a ready-reference question are usually a single fact or a short answer. Often, these questions will begin with who, what, where, or when.

The Fact Monster web site combines an atlas, an almanac, a dictionary and an encyclopedia making it an ideal place to answer ready-reference questions! Check out the Fact Monster site at: http://www.factmonster.com/

Each of the following scavenger-hunt questions involves finding two or more tidbits of information that will help you answer the first part of the question.
 
(1) How many stripes are on the flag of the state where this civil rights leader who made the famous "I have a dream" speech was born? (For example, in this question, you need to find who was the civil rights leader, the state he was born in and how many stripes are on that state's flag. All answers can be found at Fact Monster.)

(2) What does a certain "Clueless" actress and the most popular car color of 2002 have in common? And what is the symbol for this elemental answer?

(3) Which state is the birthplace of this 1980's President who shares a name with the author of The Hobbit.

(4) What is the name of the train that crosses from east to west the country whose highest summit is Mount Kosciusko?