Showing posts with label Florence. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Florence. Show all posts

Friday, November 17, 2017

17 Nov 2017, Day 90

Question 1:
A few weeks after the birth of Michelangelo, his family returned to an Italian city that is the capital of the what region? Answer: Tuscany.


Please see Day 11 for the explanation.

Question 2:
What is the source of the pressure that has caused coyotes, which were once essentially diurnal, to adjust to a more nocturnal behavior? Answer: humans.


There's not much in the world that humans have not placed some pressures on nature, coyotes being adaptable are no exception. For the quick answer, try coyote nocturnal pressure.

Question 3:
Of the five NASA space shuttles, which one flew the most missions? Answer: Discovery.


I don't know if it's AGoolgeADay that is prompting an answer to this question or what. Nonetheless, use space shuttle most missions.

Monday, December 21, 2015

21 Dec, 2015: Day 11

Question 1:
A few weeks after the birth of Michelangelo, his family returned to an Italian city that is the capital of the what region? Answer: Tuscany.


biography Michelangelo will state how and when Michelangelo's family returned to Florence. From there is a simple search to find out that Florence is the government seat of Tuscany.

Question 2:
What is the name of the German scientist whose law says that the affliction known as the "Royal Disease" is carried by women, but affects only men? Answer: Christian Friedrich Nasse.


Type german scientist royal disease law and you will see a result from Dartmouth College Undergraduate Journal of Science leading in with Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany and his condition.

Question 3:
What does the name given to the Aldabra giant tortoise, considered one of the longest-living animals on record at the time of his death, mean in English? Answer: One and Only.


This is tricky, ambiguous because they are referring to a particular tortoise. The only way out of this is to brute force your way into a solution. Try aldabra giant tortoise longest living deaths and start inserting names.