Showing posts with label 2006. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2006. Show all posts

Thursday, August 2, 2018

2 Aug 2018, Day 119

Question 1:
What is the term for the traditional ritual by which officers in the UK's Royal Navy are retired? Answer: dining out.

When you try traditional ritual officers UK Navy retired you will see others like myself answering this question, but you will also find source articles.


Question 2:

The private papers of what scientist had to be decontaminated for two years in the 1990's before being put on file at the National Library in Paris? Answer: Marie Curie.

Please see Day 65 for the explanation.


Question 3:

In a 2005 ceremony inducting Dan Marino to the Football Hall of Fame, who was the recipient of Dan's “one last pass” thrown from the podium? Answer: Mark Clayton.

Please see Day 84 for the explanation.

Sunday, November 26, 2017

26 Nov 2017, Day 98

Question 1
In a 2005 ceremony inducting Dan Marino to the Football Hall of Fame, who was the recipient of Dan's “one last pass” thrown from the podium? Answer: Mark Clayton.


Please see Day 53 for the explanation.

Question 2:
What American museum paid $6.9 million to exhibit artwork on loan from the Louvre from 2006-2009? Answer: High Museum of Art.


In this question required a little bit more digging on my part to come up with a optimal search query. Input in the search field $6.9 million artwork American museum, you'll see a New York Times article about this once-in-a-lifetime loan. Too bad I was in the middle of art school to enjoy it.

Question 3:
What name did the stylist, who employed Brad Goreski until October 2010, choose for her first child? Answer: Skyler.


Please see Day 84 for the explanation.

Friday, November 18, 2016

18 Nov, 2016: Day 81

Question 1:
What is the name of the facility where Holly goes each week to visit Salvatore Tomato? Answer: Sing Sing.


Please see Day 31 for the explanation.

Question 2:
Where had the man, who in 2008 set fire to South Korea's first National Treasure, set a fire in 2006, for which he was also arrested and charged? Answer: Changgyeong Palace.

First, find the what is South Korea’s first National Treasure. Enter in the search field South Korea National Treasure for the answer Namdaemun or Sungnyemun. Enter another search: Namdaemun or Sungnyemun with fire 2008 arsonist for the answer Chae Jong-gi. The final search is using the query Chae Jong-gi 2006.

Question 3:
The Oscar nominated movie released in 2011 that received a "fresh" rating of less than 50% on "Rotten Tomatoes", was based on a book by what author? Answer: Jonathan Safran Foer.


Please see Day 46 for the explanation.