Put Your Research Skills to the Test! Research Frenzy Questions

Working in the media center requires excellent research skills. There is a research methodology called “The Big 6.” Using your computer and the Internet, list the 6 steps to research as defined by “The Big 6.” In your own words explain each step!

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Put your research skills to the test! Research Frenzy Questions:

1.  Which President is pictured on the quarter?

2.  What is a legume?

3.  How do you write the number 200 in Roman numerals?

4.  Who was president following Franklin Roosevelt?

5.  How many sides in a dodecagon?

6.  How many items in a gross?

7.  What is the Internet address for Delta Airlines?

8.  How many eyes did Cyclops have?

9.  What is an APGAR test?

10.  How many books are in the Bible?

11.  What are the two main colors in Haiti’s flag?

12.  What is the former name of Sri Lanka?

13.  How many counties are in North Carolina?

14.  What is the length of a Senator’s term?

15.  What institution’s Web Site has the address http://www.wcu.edu?

16.  Who is the author of Island of the Blue Dolphins?

17.  In terms of area, which continent is the largest?

18.  In what year was the Louisiana Purchase made?

19.  What is the capital of Saudi Arabia?

20.  How often is Halley’s Comet visible from Earth?

21.  Who was the 29th president of the United States?

22.  If a person has D.V.M. after his or her name, what do they do for a living?

23.  What is the name of the largest lake in Africa?

24.  Which element has the atomic number 43?

25.  What name is Samuel L. Clemens better known by?

26.  What does a philatelist collect?

27.  Name an even prime number.

28.  What was Richard Nixon’s middle name?

29.  What is the capital city of Nepal?

30.  Which poet spoke at Bill Clinton’s inauguration?