Showing posts with label coat of arms. Show all posts
Showing posts with label coat of arms. Show all posts

Monday, July 30, 2018

30 Jul 2018, Day 117

Question 1:
Which landmark pictured on Segovia’s coat of arms is believed by local legend to have been built by the devil? Answer: aqueduct.
Please see Day 47 for the explanation.


Question 2:

What piece of sports equipment is described in section 1.10 (b) of the MLB Official Rules? Answer: bat.

For this search you are going to have to travel back in time. Type MLB Official Rules 2012 to get the Major League Baseball rules from 2012. Then you can see that the rules are describing a certain kind of bat.


Question 3:
What is the binomial name of the horsefly species that’s golden backside inspired a 24-year old researcher to name it after a pop star in January 2012? Answer: Scaptia beyonceae.


Please see Day 20 for the explanation.

Wednesday, January 3, 2018

03 Jan 2018, Day 100

Question 1
What is the secondary title of the fourth installment of the movie franchise that has starred the former spouse of the winner of the 2003 Academy Award for Best Actress? Answer: Ghost Protocol.


You need to know who won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 2003, inputting 2003 oscar best actress in the search field. Looking to find Nicole Kidman's former husband use Tom Cruise filmography to find a list of his films, Ghost Protocol now being the fourth of six installments.

Question 2:
Which landmark pictured on Segovia’s coat of arms is believed by local legend to have been built by the devil? Answer: aqueduct.

Please see Day 47 for the explanation.

Question 3:
The famous defensive tackle who died during a game against the New York Dragons, played in how many games for the Panthers during his career? Answer: twenty.


Please see Day 47 for the explanation.

Saturday, December 19, 2015

19 Dec, 2015: Day 9

Question 1:
Richard Petty Motorsports created a team for Michael Annett to compete in the 2012 Nationwide Championship, with what chain of truck stops sponsoring his car? Answer: Pilot Flying J.


Insert Michael Annett 2012 sponsor into the search field. A number of results on the first page have the sponsor listed.

Question 2:
Which landmark pictured on Segovia’s coat of arms is believed by local legend to have been built by the devil? Answer: aqueduct.


There are several ways to solve this. The easiest way is to look at Segovia’s coat of arms. Type Segovia coat of arms into the search field. If you want to make sure it is the aqueduct, or you're just in doubt, Segovia coat of arms landmark devil.

Question 3:
According to the Australian government, the state that has the longest border equals what percent of the country's total border length? Answer: (unable to solve)


The solution could be rather troublesome. For example do they mean the internal borders, or the demarcation on the shoreline? Is that also include the islands? That's what I mean by being troublesome. FYI: math was never my strong suit.