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Internet Scavenger Hunt #2 (5 on the difficulty scale)
This hunt is part of a series of Internet Hunts first published in the Times-Colonist newspaper. Please see the main hunt index for background and a full list.
- What was the cause of the fire that burned the Globe Theatre to the ground on June 29, 1613?
- Who was the mother of Queen Elizabeth I?
- What is the hexadecimal code for the colour cyan?
- How many people with the surname "Forrester" and the first initial "A." live in Chicago?
- What is the distance (as the crow flies) between Los Angeles and San Francisco?
- Which consumer products giant has registered dozens of domain names using common ailments and afflictions, including BADBREATH.COM and DANDRUFF.COM?
- What is the ticker symbol for Apple Computer Inc. and on which exchange does it trade?
- Which online vendor is located in Pasadena and offers over 100 hot sauces, including one called "Nuclear Hell"? What is their URL?
- On your camping trip this summer, you plan to see Mount Rushmore. Which U.S. Presidents' likenesses are preserved in this famous national monument, and who was the scultor?
- Your nephew suffers from uncontrollable tics and spontaneous vocal outbursts. What is the name of the disease that most likely afflicts him?