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Question: John Glenn is an American astronaut (now retired). When he was born? What has he done on February 20. 1962?
Answer: He was born on July 18, 1921. On, February 20, 1962, he made history as the first American to orbit the earth, completing three orbits in a five-hour flight.
Path: Use AltaVista with phrase "John Glenn".One of first 10 hits is link to the "NASA Biography - John Glenn" page.
URL: http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/persons/astronauts/e-to-h/GlennJH.html
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3. Find the telephone number of the Guesthouse: Foreland
Heights, Brinlack, Letterkenny, County Donegal, Republic of Ireland. International
telephone country code for Ireland is 353.
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4. There is a famous Monterey Bay Aquarium in the city
of Monterey, California. What is the URL address of their official web
site? Back in 1984 they have started the Research and Conservation program
for one animal species. Which one?
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5. Back in 1970 Intel has produced first general-purpose
microprocessor (with 4-bit word). It was part of a four-chip set called
the 4000 Family. Which was the exact code name for that microprocessor?
Who has designed and implemented it?
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6. In the year 2000 the bridge connecting the two European
countries will be opened for traffic. It will be the first bridge connecting
the two countries over the sea. Which are these two countries and what
is the name of the bridge?
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7. Who was the first woman airline pilot? Can you find
her picture on the Internet (write down the exact URL)?
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8. AIBO is a new electronic toy produced by SONY. What
exactly is AIBO? What does the shortcout AIBO means? Can you buy one over
the Internet? What is the price?
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9. Is it possible to book, via WWW, the tickets for Whitney
Houston concert that will take place in Sheffield Arena,
Sheffield, UK on Thursday 9th September 1999? What is the full price
of 1 ticket bought over the Internet?
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10. When was the first-ever live video telecast from the
South Pole accomplished (write down the exact date)? Was that the first-ever
live broadcast from the Antarctic continent?
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