first hour of a tourney -- how many hands

[Sam T.]

This is rather broad, but I'll give it a shot. (How many hands per level?)

Remember that the hands you play are (duh) dependant on the cards you get, and your position when you get them. In the first hour of a typical tournamet I usually see about 17% of flops (exclusive of freebies in the BB).

"Folded 66 and 99 to raises in late position"
Depending on size of the raise, these are probably worth a call because the implied odds are huge. Hit your set of sixes, and you can stack AA, AK and many other pre-flop monsters.

"Played 99 from SB when i got to limp... bet flop of unders and took down small pot"

Sure.

"AQ in BB raise from middle of 4.5xbb i say folding AQ, he shows AK"

Yeah, folding is probably a good idea, but don't tell the villains your cards. That's information they don't need.

Rather than worrying about a single tournament, play more and see where you stand. If you are just starting out, it is probably better to play tight early until you get more used to post-flop play.