Answers
Searching the Internet
We used AltaVista and these suggested search methods to obtain the answers below.
- The Boer War began in 1899
and was fought between the British and the Boers of South Africa. One
way to find this answer is by searching for "Boer War".
- The highest mountain in
New Mexico is Wheeler Peak. It is 13,161 feet high. Try searching for
+ "New Mexico" +highest +mountain
- After the Vice President,
the order of succession is Speaker of the House, President Pro Tempore
of the Senate, and Secretary of State. Search for presidential succession.
- Phascolarctos cinereus
is a koala bear and it lives in Australia. Search for "Phascolarctos
cinereus".
- Winston Churchill won the
Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953. Search for +"Winston Churchill"
+"Nobel Prize".
- The atomic number of chlorine
is 17. Search for
+chlorine + "atomic number".
- There are many different
answers to this question. Here is one way to find an answer. Search
for the Web site of an airline. Once you find the Web site of the airline
you want to use, use their system to determine flight and fare information.
Alternatively, you could use a popular travel site on the Web (something
like www.travelocity.com) and look up the information there.
- Holly Hunter won the Best
Actress Oscar in 1993 for her role in The Piano. Search for
+"1993 Academy Awards" +"Best Actress".
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