14 May 2016: Day 76

Question 1:
Many of the cave paintings at Lascaux show the animals with heads in profile, but with horns facing forward. This is an example of what convention of representation? Answer: twisted perspective.

Please see Day 57 for the explanation.

Question 2:
Steven Spielberg gained notoriety for a series released in 1957. Who was the star of this series? Answer: Frank McGrath.

Though I tried to find some mention of it using Steven Spielberg "television series" released 1957 in the search field I didn't find a direct tie from the famous director to the western television show Wagon Train..

Question 3:
What area of the country is the main benefactor of the electricity generated by the Hoover Dam? Answer: Southern California.

Please see Day 40 for the explanation.

21 Feb, 2016: Day 68

Question 1:
Which playwright’s work inspired the 2011 film directed by the actor who played Count Laszio de Almásy in 1996? Answer: William Shakespeare.

There are going to be a few hops on this one. Ready? Looking up the answer by using Count Laszio de Almásy yields The English Patient. Inputing Count Laszio de Almásy "The English Patient" actor gives the result of actor Ralph Fiennes. The final jump is inserting Ralph Fiennes director 2011 comes up with his 2011 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy Coriolanus.

Question 2:
Many of the cave paintings at Lascaux show the animals with heads in profile, but with horns facing forward. This is an example of what convention of representation? Answer: twisted perspective.

Please see Day 57 for the explanation.

Question 3:
What is the largest surviving Latin American language reaching from Columbia to Chile? Answer: Quechua.

Try as your search query Latin American indigenous languages list or indigenous largest language South America. Look for the largest group of speakers.

10 Feb, 2016: Day 57

Question 1:
Many of the cave paintings at Lascaux show the animals with heads in profile, but with horns facing forward. This is an example of what convention of representation? Answer: twisted perspective.

Type "convention of representation" Lascaux horn forward. You will soon find out that this is an AP Art History question, which is strange because my copy of Gardner's doesn't have that information inside.

Question 2:
What NFL player (Redskins and Vikings) held onto his record as the all-time interception leader until he retired? Answer: Paul Krause.

Another NFL question. I beginning to wonder if the good people at Google are big time grid football fans, instead of cricket or association football. No matter, look up the answer using all-time interception leader NFL Redskins Vikings to come Football Hall of Fame inductee.

Question 3:
What element on the periodic table is named after the European capital where it was discovered in 1923? Answer: Hafnium.

Please see Day 10 for the explanation.