Sample Assignment: WebQuest

Instructions

Using only Internet resources, find the answers to the 10 questions below. Fully document the source for each answer that you find.  Include all of the following information about each source: 
  • Full URL (web address) 
  • Title of the page (or a description of the page if it does not have one) 
  • Author, if there is one 
  • Posting or copyright date 
  • Whether you consider your source authoritative, and why (or why not) 

Find the answers to these questions:

  1. What is the significance of the date October 28, 1955? 
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  2. What inventions of Aldus Manutius are still used today?
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  3. What does ISBN-13 978-0590353403 represent?
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  4. How many words comprise Abraham Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address”?
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  5. What is the street address of Google’s headquarters?
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  6. Who is Tim Berners-Lee?
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  7. Who is Capricia Penavic Marshall?
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  8. At the most recent exchange rates, how many Deutsche Marks equal one hundred French francs?
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  9. How many breeds of dog are recognized by the American Kennel Club?
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  10. What is the southernmost point in the 50 United States? 
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