Scavenger Crap (they're just running out of task ideas)

Aargh! Each week, we are given something to incorporate into our blogs. i try to sutlerly fulfill the requirements, but this week, we have to find out answers for basically random questions?
Here it it goes;
1.What did Alan Turing wear while riding his bicycle around Bletchley Park? A gas mask (see here) This was particular hard to find, seeing as how all the brief readouts that the site gives you said that it was a gas mask to prevent hay fever, but the actually website was so hard to read.Search engine- AltaVista
2.On what date did two computers first communicate with each other? Where were they? 1969, though the network ARPANET. Computers were in Californaia and Utah (see here). Pretty basic info if you type in 1st network. Search engine - AltaVista
3.What is Bill Gates’ birthday and what age was he when he sold his first software? He was born 28/10/1955, Sold his first software either at 13, a small computer for measuring the traffic flow for $20,000 (see here). Found Answers.com a wonderfully site, even if it wasn't quick to the point. Any search engine to find this website.
4.Where was the World Wide Web invented? CERN...a very basic search on most of the search engines.
5.How does the power of the computer you are working on now compare with the power of a personal computer from 30 years ago? 1979 Computer - Apple 48 KB RAM(see here). 2009 Computer - Apple Mac Pro, 6GB(see here)... Soo, yea. how do you compare the bow and arrow with a machine gun?
6.What is the weight of the largest parsnip ever grown? Heaviest Parsnip: 5.7kg, 2004. Longest Parsnip: 520.7cm 2003 (see here) .......What?
7.When did Queensland become a state and why is the Tweed River in New South Wales? 1859, And it was due to water claims of the tweed river feeding into both Queensland and NSW water sources. (see here)
8.What was the weather like in south-east Queensland on 17 November 1954? Heavy Rains, cause it was flooding. (See here). Oh god, how i know this.. my nan was saying how we today were in heat while she was swimming to her next class.
9.Why is is Lord Byron still remembered in Venice? On the whole, his poems, paralytically Don Juan.(see here) The BBC has always, to me, been the source to look up high class stuff. And most people know who Lord Byron is anyways.
10.What band did Sirhan Chapman play in and what is his real name? See next Blog.