(1) I need a map of the island of Nauru. Where can I find one? Also, I would like some data and information on (a) the current size of its population and (b) its ethnic divisions.
One answer: with the CIA World FactBook
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/country-frame.html
(2) Who is the principal of Wardsboro Elementary School in Vermont? Also, I would like to send e-mail to the principal -- what is his/her address? (Make your answer an e-mail link.)
Answer: Judith Siciliano (jsiciliano@wcsu.k12.vt.us) (use most any search engine, or Yahoo)
http://www.wcsu.k12.vt.us/~wardsboro/
(3) Let's say I live in the L.A. area and I have a craving for some good Cajun food right now. I specifically want some Jambalaya rice with chicken, sausage, ham and shrimp. Where can I find it, and how much will it cost?
Answer: $8.95, at Aunt Gussye's -- find it with Yahoo's City Guides, or any other guide, like Sidewalk.com
http://www.lets-eat.com/gussye.htm
(4) What is the current up-to-the-minute population of the United States?
Answer: 269,940,633 -- at the US Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/popclock
(5) What is this week's bestselling hardcover fiction book, according to the New York Times?
Answer: A Widow for One Year, by John Irving at the New York Times' Books section
http://www.nytimes.com/books/yr/mo/day/bsp/besthardfiction.html
(6) "PF" is a former ATDP and Internet Classroom student. What is his favorite rock group?
Answer: The Beastie Boys -- at the ATDP students websites
http://www-atdp.berkeley.edu/virtualatdp/nexus.html
http://www-atdp.berkeley.edu/1522/students/patrick/pat.html
(7) I want to buy the fastest laptop computer available today. Who manufactures it, what is the model name and number, where can I find it, and how much would it cost?
Answer: the PowerBook G3 at Apple's website
http://www.apple.com/powerbook/
(8) What was the top rated network TV show for the week 6/9 through 6/15?
Answer: Game 6 of the NBA Finals, on NBC -- via Nielsen Ratings
http://www.ultimatetv.com/news/nielsen/
http://www.UltimateTV.com/news/nielsen/networks/980608networks.html
(9) I have some free time this weekend. I've wanted to go to the De Young Museum in San Francisco for some time now. How can I find out what they're exhibiting currently?
One answer: "Ancient Glass from the Holy Land" at the De Young Museum website
http://www.thinker.org/deyoung/index.html
(10) When did Thierry Henry score his two goals in France's World Cup Soccer win against Saudi Arabia yesterday?
Answer: With 9 minutes left in the first half and 22 minutes left in the second half -- via the ESPNet SportsZone website
http://espnet.sportszone.com/soccer/wcs/1998/980618/scoring/frasau.html
(11) Who said "Westward the course of empire takes its way" and what was the complete 4-line quotation?
Answer: Bishop Berkeley -- use Bartlett's Quotations on the web
http://gserv.cc.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/texis/webinator/search/bartlett
http://www.columbia.edu/acis/bartleby/bartlett/225.html
(12) What is Webster's Word of the Day and what is the meaning and etymology (word history) of the word "palimpsest"?
Answer: cabbage at Merriam-Webster's site
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/mwwod.pl
http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary
(13) I have a friend named Tim Nakashima who had an uncle who was killed in Vietnam. Tim (as was his uncle) is from Hilo, Hawaii. I'd like to know how and where his uncle was killed in combat.
Answer: Binh Duong; multiple fragmentation wounds... via various Vietnam vet search databases (via hotbot, Yahoo)
http://thewall-usa.com/
(14) I have to go to my brother's house in Castro Valley for dinner this evening. I'd like to know the BART train schedules so I can get there in time for dinner, which is around 7:30 p.m. Which BART train should I catch?
Answer: the 6:33pm Downtown Berkeley Fremont train via the BART website
http://www.transitinfo.org/BART/
(15) What is the weather this morning in New Delhi, India? What is the forecast for tomorrow?
One answer: sunny and sunny... via Yahoo international weather guides
http://weather.yahoo.com/forecast/New_Delhi_IN_c.html
(16) I want to see an almost live picture of the SF Bay Area (from a webcam atop a San Francisco building). Where can I find one?
One answer: on top of the Fairmont Hotel, via at the KPIX live webcam
http://www.kpix.com/live/
(17) I'd like to download the new shareware game Mars Rising for the Powermac. Where can I grab one?
Answer: at download.com
http://www.download.com/
(18) Where can I download a video clip of the "Anasazi" episode of the X-Files?
Answer: at TheX-Files.COM, the official X-Files site
http://www.thex-files.com/vid225.htm
(19) What does the interior of the Majlis Al-Jinn cave look like?
Answer: (tricky question!) via the UC Berkeley Architecture slide library
http://shanana.berkeley.edu/spiro_img/90/069/90-069-004.jpg