12 Jul 2018, Day 101

Question 1
After centuries of being passed between Genoa, France and Sardinia what European country was finally granted sovereignty in 1861? Answer: Monaco.

This requires some digging, looking beyond the first few results for the answer. Type Genoa France Sardinia sovereignty 1861 in the search field, which will clue you into all sorts of trivia about former Sardinian possession and the Franco-Monegasque Treaty of 1861.

Question 2:
The south end of what footbridge is very near the famous theater where Ann Hathaway's husband staged his plays? Answer: Millennium Bridge.

Please see Day 6 for the explanation.

Question 3:
When Maurice Sendak first pitched the idea for the book that would eventually become "Where The Wild Things Are", what was the title? Answer: Where The Wild Horses Are.

In the search field type "Where The Wild Things Are" working title. the first page of search results will contain the answer to this classic children's book.

22 Dec, 2015: Day 12

Question 1:
What tactics did Germany use in France, forcing a desperate British withdrawal at Dunkirk? Answer: blitzkrieg.

Most people heard of blitzkrieg in relation to the early days of World War 2, but not knowing it was part of the shock and awe inflicted on the British that lead to the evacuation at Dunkirk. Insert Dunkirk German tactics into the search field. It's not visable on the first page of results, but it's there.

Question 2:
What new malware hacked 45,000 Facebook accounts early in January 2012? Answer: Ramnit.

Search for malware hacked Facebook January 2012. You will see in the first page of search results the name of the computer worm.

Question 3:
What explosion in the upper solar atmosphere releases about as much energy as millions of 100-megaton hydrogen bombs exploding simultaneously? Answer: Solar flares.

Type explosion upper solar atmosphere into the search field. A number of results on the first page name solar flares.