Online Scavenger Hunt for Parents
CS Dept., UIC

Instructions:

• Find a partner. You can each have a computer if you want, but only use one answer sheet.
• Use a web browser (and probably using the Google search engine) see how many of the following you can complete in the given amount of time.

1. (1 point)  What are the top 10 fastest growing jobs?
   
   
2. (1 point)  Use the internet to complete the following phrase: "If a man speaks in a forest and there is no woman there to hear him...
   
   
3. (1 point)  What is the starting salary for a software engineer?
   
   
4. (1 point)  What is the annual average temperature in Chicago compared to the average annual temperature in Flagstaff, Arizona?
   
   
5. (1 point)  Errors in computer programs are called bugs. What was the first computer bug?
   
   
6. (1 point)  From what state was Sam, the world's ugliest dog?
   
   
7. (8 points)  Complete the crossword puzzle shown below, based on information about faculty members on the UIC web site:
   
   
   
   (Created using: www.varietygames.com/CW)