Scavenger Hunt

Woohoo here we go....

1. What is the weight of the world's biggest pumpkin?
666kg
(www.wikipedia.org/wiki/pumpkin_seeds)
2. What is the best way (quickest, most reliable) to contact Grant Hackett?
Speak to his parents at swim meets and get his number :)
(my brain)
3. What is the length of a giraffe's tongue?
A giraffe's tongue can be 29 inches (74 cm) in length.
(http://faculty.washington.edu/~chudler/tasty.html)
4. How would you define the word 'ontology'?
In philosophy, ontology is the study of being or existence.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontology)
In my own words it means the subject of existence, can't make it any simpler than that!
5. What was David Cronenberg's first feature film?
Shivers (1975)
(http://www.sell.com/22KTV6)
6. When was the original 'Hacker's Manifesto' written?
january 8, 1986
(http://www.mala.bc.ca/~soules/media112/hacker.htm)
7. Why do all phone numbers in Hollywood films start with '555'?
Because it is a dialling code in the US
(http://www.guardian.co.uk/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-2357,00.html)
8. What is the cheapest form of travel from Crete to Rhodes?
By Flight
(http://www.statravel.co.nz/cps/rde/xchg/nz_division_web_live/hs.xsl/travel_guide_to_greece.htm?dest=131046&sec=transport.xsl)
9. What song was top of the Australian Pop Charts this week in 1965?
I'll Never Find Another You - The Seekers
(http://www.onmc.iinet.net.au/topspot/1965.htm)
10. Which Brisbane band includes Stephen Stockwell on keyboards and vocals?
Black Assassins
(http://www.brisbanewritersfestival.com.au/2005/content/standard.asp?name=StockwellS)