1. What did Alan Turing wear while riding his bicycle around Bletchley Park?
Gas Mask ?
2. On what date did two computers first communicate with each other? Where were they?
1969 O US Government, DoD (Department of Defense to be specific) X
3. What is Bill Gates’ birthday and what age was he when he sold his first software?
His birthday : 28 October 1955 O
By the age of 17, Gates had sold his first computer program, a time tabling system for his high school, for $4,200.
4. Where was the World Wide Web invented?
1973 , DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) developed the TCP/IP protocol suite which was to become the backbone of the language used to communicate on what we today call the "WWW" or World Wide Web.
1989, The "WWW" is invented by Tim Berners-Lee, text only version, but allows hyper-links.
(http://www.web-friend.com/help/general/pc_history.html)
5. How does the power of the computer you are working on now compare with the power of a personal computer from 30 years ago?
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6. What is the weight of the largest parsnip ever grown?
Parsnip 14 feet, 3 ¾ inches 1990 8 pounds
7. When did Queensland become a state and why is the Tweed River in New South Wales?
1901
thats a story .....
8. What was the weather like in south-east Queensland on 17 November 1954?
sunny ,rainy , ?
9. Why is is Lord Byron still remembered in Venice?
10. What band did Sirhan Chapman play in and what is his real name?
> good luck
> stephon
