The Blue Gumby Search Game !!!
The Blue Gumby Search Game !!! |
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Blue Gumby has issued a challenge to all of you cocky, Internet - savy students who think they know it all. In this
game, you will test your searching skills by solving challenging Internet searches. This will allow you to see just how
much you really know, or don't know, about using the Internet for research purposes.
Oooooooh! It sounds like Blue Gumby is acting pretty cocky himself. Ok, let's just see how much you really know!
There are 3 methods of searching that you will do.
1. Keyword Search - You will utilize keywords as you search the Internet for information.
2. Picture Search - You will search for a particular picture on the Internet
3. Boolean Search - This method uses Boolean Operators to find information on the Internet
You will have set times on these searches with different ratings for your performance. Of course, this game is done completely on the honor system, so don't cheat or Blue Gumby will get upset and punk you out.
It is now time to test your skills. Below is the Blue Gumby Timer. When you are ready to answer the questions
set the timer and begin. Use the search engines indicated next to each heading.
Do not use Wikipedia and do not set the timer afyter you have started. Don't forget, Blue Gumby is watching you.
Using the Yahoo! Search Engine, perform a keyword search for the following words
or terms. Press the countdown button when you are ready. When you are finished
check your answers. Set the timer for 5 minutes. When the bell rings, stop.
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1. Which United States Army Band is Located in Heidelberg Germany?------------------>Click Here for Answer
2. A new movie featuring Cate Blanchet has just been released. What is the name of the movie and why
does it feature a lot of boats? ------------------------------>Click here for Answer
3. Which comic book artist was known as "The King"? This artist originated such comic characters as The Hulk,
The Fantastic Four and The Xmen ------------------------>Click here for Answer
Using the Google Search Engine, perform a search for the following pictues. Don't forget to press the countdown
button when you are ready. When you are finished check your answers. Set the timer for 6 minutes. When the bell rings, stop.
1. Try to fnd this picture: 
Click here for the answer.
2. Ok, you think you're doing great. Try to find this one: 
Hint: This one is also a small file and it is also
a JPEG file. Click here for the answer.
Using the Ask Search Engine, perform a search for the following pictues. Once Again, press the countdown
button when you are ready. When you are finished check your answers. Set the timer for 8 minutes. When the bell rings, stop.
1. You want to buy a canine for Blue Gumby and a feline for Pokey (in that order.) Using a boolean search, what will
you have to type into the search window and what should be the first Website that you will find?
2. You want to take a pictue of Blue Gumby but you do not want to buy a film of him doing something
stupid. What would you type into the search engine and and what is the first site you will find?
1. The United States 33rd Army Band is located in beautiful, Heidelberg Germany. This band is the
headquarters band for the United States Army in Europe. The link to their official site is here: http://www.band.hqusareur.army.mil/
2. The name of the movie is Elizabeth: The Golden Age which is he sequel to the 1998 movie Elizabeth also starring Cate Blanchet.
The film is about Queen Elizabeth I of England. During her reign, Elizabeth had to deal with an attempted invsion from Spain. The Spanish sent
a fleet of some 130 gallion ships to attack England which were quickly thwarted by Elizabeth's fleet of ships.
3. Jack "The King" Kirby who built Marvel Comics along with writer Stan Lee not only created he previous mentioned comic characters
but also Captain America, Thor and Iron Man which is also major motion picture due in theaters this December. Check out
the new Jack Kirby Blog located here: http://jackkirbycomics.blogspot.com/
1. There are plenty of pictures of Gumby on the Internet. Google has made it easy for you to find pictures.
If you clicked on images, then on advanced searches you would easily be able to find this picture. Since this was a small picture of the
Gumb-meister, your search would have been for small images. There on the first page, you would have found "His Majesty". To view the page where this
picture came from, click here.
2. Once again, utilizing Google's Advanced Image Search you could have easily specified "small" images and then there was
also a drop down menu for "Type of Image" where you could have searched JPEG files that were small. To view the page where
this picture came from, click here.
1. A boolean search cnsists of two parts. In this case Canine refers to dog so you woul type in the term "dog" The second reference
refers to feline which is a cat. So to perform a boolean search for both you would type in "Dogs and Cats" The first site that is referenced
in the Ask.com search engine is the Battersea Dogs and Cats page: http://www.dogshome.org/
2. You would type into the search engine "Gumby picture not film". The first site listed is The Best of Gumby: Rotten Tomatoes. The boolean
search is tricky and does not work all of the time, but it is important to know how to use it for research purposes.
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