Scavenger Hunt

1. What is the weight of the world's biggest pumpkin? (http://www.altavista.com/)

Ron Wallace's 1502 pound pumpkin grown back in 2006 is the world heaviest pumpkin.
http://www.bigpumpkins.com/

2. What is the best way (quickest, most reliable) to contact Grant Hackett? (http://www.google.com/)

The best way of contacting Grant Hackett is probably through his swim club.

Grant Hackett's swim club
Miami Olympic Heated Pool
80 Pacific Ave
Miami
QLD
4220Australia

However, the site has not been updated since 2000. So you’ll have to trust the club has not moved.

3. What is the length of a giraffe's tongue? (http://www.askjeeves.com/)

A giraffe's tongue is 18-20 inches (46-50 centimeters)
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-giraffe.html

4. How would you define the word 'ontology'? In your own words, what does it really mean ? (http://www.askjeeves.com/)

Ontology, the science of metaphysics which explores the relations of all beings, and the causes of being.
In my understanding ontology is easily put the science and teaching of how things are.
http://www.question.com/dictionary/ontology.html

5. What was David Cronenberg's first feature film? (http://www.ujiko.com/)

"Transfer"from 1966
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000343/

6. When was the original 'Hacker's Manifesto' written? (http://www.alltheweb.com/)

January 8, 1986
http://www.mithral.com/~beberg/manifesto.html

7. Why do all phone numbers in Hollywood films start with '555'?
I tried using http://www.mooter.com/ for this one, but had no luck in finding any relevant sites. So I had to rely on http://www.google.com/

The Hollywood film industry was encouraged to use 555-prefixes because there were not any listings on these numbers. This was to prevent movie buffs from harassing people when trying to call their favourite characters.
http://www.telephonecollecting.org/code.htm

8. What is the cheapest form of travel from Crete to Rhodes?
I once again gave http://www.mooter.com/ a go, but found it too hard too navigate and turned to http://www.yahoo.com/.

I expect a ferry ride from Crete to Rhodes would be the cheapest option. An overnight ferry would save you the costs of renting a room. This would be necessary if you should choose to fly.
http://www.greektravel.com/faq/index.html

9. What song was top of the Australian Pop Charts this week in 1965? (http://www.icerocket.com/)

I’m going to guess Nomie Rowe and the playboys’ “Que Sera Sera”, as I know it was 1965’s top single in Australia. The site where I think this weeks chart topper is revealed would not open.
http://www.onmc.iinet.net.au/AUST/65.htm2.

10. Which Brisbane band includes Stephen Stockwell on keyboards and vocals? (http://www.yahoo.com/)

Stephen Stockwell plays for the "Black Assassins"
http://www.brisbanewritersfestival.com.au/2005/content/standard.asp?name=StockwellS