Are you bored? The Christmas holidays can be very long, can't they? Here is a pastime for you to have some fun and learn a little about all the things there are out there on the World Wide Web.
OK, this is a treasure hunt.
Your mission is to find some information in the World Wide Web.
Read the clues and surf the Web to find the next clue.
Make a list of the key words on a piece of paper.
The list of key words will help you find the hidden word.
Click on the GLOSSARY button if you need help with a new word.
Here is your list of clues:
1.- Use Google to find out in which country Saint Nicholas was a bishop. Write this word on a piece of paper as word number 1.
2.- Go back to the results page of your Google search. You will probably find there a reference to "the free encyclopedia". What is the name of this encyclopedia? Write it as word number 2.
3.- Use Google again to go to some touristic page of Saint Nicholas' country, then find a list of its regions. Which region has a colour as part of its name? Write this name as word number 3.
4.- Use the encyclopedia mentioned in step 2 to find information about the country mentioned in step 1. What natural resource is mentioned? Write this word as word number 5.
5.- Use the Google to find the biggest world producer of that natural resource. (Remember that to find specific information in Google you can use inverted commas). Write this country as word number 5.
6.- Find a map of the country mentioned in step 5 in the Lonely Planet page. What is the smallest country in that map? Write this country as word number 6.
7.- Navigate the Lonely Planet page until you find a map of Israel. Can you find the English name of the city where Jesus was born? (It is very near Jerusalem). Write this city as word number 7.
8.- Look at your list of seven words. Write down the following letters from the following words:
Seventh word, ninth letter:
First word, fifth letter:
Sixth word, fourth letter:
Fifth word, seventh letter:
First word, last letter:
Third word, fourth letter:
Sixth word, third letter:
Fifth word, seventh letter:
Fourth word, second letter:
Fifth word, first letter:
First word, first letter:
Seventh word, last letter:
Second word, last letter:
Third word, sixth letter:
Read the hidden word and see if you got it all right!
