Showing posts with label Phantom of the Opera. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Phantom of the Opera. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

15 Aug, 2018: Day 121

Question 1:
What is the largest surviving Latin American language reaching from Columbia to Chile? Answer: Quechua.


Please see Day 68 for the explanation.

Question 2:
What musical made its world premiere in October 1986, at 57 Haymarket, London SW1Y 4QL? Answer: Phantom of the Opera.


Please see Day 66 for the explanation.

Question 3:
What was the name of the 8000-acre estate inherited by the art patron who commissioned "Lobster Telephone"? Answer: West Dean.


Please see Day 58 for the explanation.

Saturday, July 21, 2018

21 Jul 2018, Day 108

Question 1:
What U.S. peninsula, explored by Captain Cook, experienced a tidal wave that destroyed its main port? Answer: Kenai.


A synonym of "title wave" is tsunami. Add this term to the search field, when complete looking like: Cook peninsula tsunami. Mentions of this are

Question 2:
What award was won by the actor who played the title role of the musical that premiered in 1986 at the theater located at 57 Haymarket, London SW1Y? Answer: Oliver Award.


Please see Day 1 for the explanation.

Question 3:
Who presented Tonga's royal family with the animal that, when he died, was believed to be one of the longest-living animals on record? Answer: Captain James Cook.


Please see Day 7 for the explanation.

Friday, February 19, 2016

19 Feb, 2016: Day 66

Question 1:
What country called for a boycott of an E! late-night comedian who made offensive remarks during an Amy Winehouse segment? Answer: Serbia.


I guess the Serbian government never heard of the Streisand effect. Being added as a Google A Day question didn't help matters. Let's help them not to do it again: type Amy Winehouse boycott E! late-night comedian into the search field to come up with the answer.

Question 2:
What musical made its world premiere in October 1986, at 57 Haymarket, London SW1Y 4QL? Answer: Phantom of the Opera.


This is related to a similar post. It seems this theater is famous for its staging of the Phantom of the Opera. More details can be found using the address, 57 Haymarket London SW1Y 4QL in the search field.

Question 3:
Who was set to fight Amy Fisher’s ex-lover on Fox’s “Celebrity Boxing” in 2002 until he was forced to drop out because of an arrest for domestic abuse? Answer: John Wayne Bobbitt.


Apparently being castrated by his first wife didn't stop him from beating his second. Instead of using Google to find the answer to this question you could use Wikipedia. Search for Celebrity Boxing.