11 Nov 2017, Day 85

Question 1:
In the biography, "From Genesis to Growing Up", Chapter 14 discusses Surrealism in what Peter Gabriel song? Answer: Sledgehammer.

This is going to be a bit tedious, so bear with me. Type biography "From Genesis to Growing Up" into the search field to find the book written by Sarah Hill. Google Books has a copy scanned online for quick research. Go the book preview and in the "search in this book" field type Chapter 14, which is called "Plasticine Music: Surrealism in Peter Gabriel's Sledgehammer'". If you never seen the video you can watch it here. It's a wonder and fun example of pop culture surrealism.

Question 2:
Who was appointed to the High Court of Australia on the same day that the first woman was appointed to that bench? Answer: John Toohey.

Please see Day 10 for the explanation..

Question 3:
What is the last line of the poem in which the famous line about "Mistah Kurtz" is used as an epigraph? Answer: Not with a bang but a whimper.

The question provided all the clues for a one line query. Type poem "Mistah Kurtz" epigraph into the search field. The answer is T.S. Eliot's poem, The Hollow Men. The poem is within one of the links on the search page, scrol to the end of the 98 line work for the answer.

10 Nov, 2017: Day 84

Question 1:
What "character" did Plato use in his writing to convey his own views? Answer: Socrates.

This is an answer I already knew, it helps to be somewhat familiar with Plato and his student Aristotle. Typing in the search field Plato characters gets a page of his many characters and the most famous of those is of Plato’s teacher. You could brute force your way to the answer, but going down the page you would see his name pop up time again in various work (ie, Republic, Symposium, etc.)

Question 2:
In the teachings of Lao Tzu, what is seen as the creative force in the universe through which all things are connected? Answer: The Tao.

Typing lao tzu unifying force gives you a page about the Tao Te Ching. Tao translates from Chinese to “the Way”. If you type Tao (which is the correct answer) into A Google A Day you will receive an error. Only with westernizing Tao with the article “the” does A Google A Day consider it correct.

Question 3:
What name did the stylist, who employed Brad Goreski until October 2010, choose for her first child? Answer: Skyler.

Look up “Brad Goreski” and you will find his website, which contains his bio. When you look up his biography you will see the name of one of his employers in the fashion world. Using “Rachel Zoe" oldest child you would see the answer.

06 Jan, 2017: Day 83

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.

Please see Day 9 for the explanation..

Question 2:
What was the name of the first literary character that Truman Capote modelled after his friend, Harper Lee? Answer: Idabel Thompkins.

Please see Day 75 for the explanation..

Question 3:
What was the English translation of the Arabic nickname that the oldest son of Saddam Hussein's gave himself? Answer: wolf.

The fastest way I found the answer was the most inelegent: type son of Saddam Hussein within the search field. Hint: Uday and Odai are the same person, but you want to look for the former if you want to answer this question.

19 Nov, 2016: Day 82

Question 1:
In 1963, in London, looking for his 19th consecutive win, over 50,000 people came to see what athlete battle Henry Cooper? Answer: Muhammad Ali.

You might want to start out your search with the term "Henry Cooper" 1963. You will see on the first  page headers for articles describing the fight with his famous opponent. 

Question 2:
The Kentucky university attended by President Pierce's future Secretary of War is today located at the corner of N. Broadway and what other street? Answer: W. Third Street.

First, look up "President Pierce" to find an article giving details as to his cabinet. From there you will find that his Secretary of  War was the future Confederate president Jefferson Davis. Look at the Wikipedia article on Davis to find his alma mater, Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky. Look for the college on any map app or website. You will see that the N. Broadway intersects W. 3rd. St. (the correct answer) and W. 4th St.

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 18 for the explanation.

18 Nov, 2016: Day 81

Question 1:
What is the name of the facility where Holly goes each week to visit Salvatore Tomato? Answer: Sing Sing.

Please see Day 31 for the explanation.

Question 2:
Where had the man, who in 2008 set fire to South Korea's first National Treasure, set a fire in 2006, for which he was also arrested and charged? Answer: Changgyeong Palace.

First, find the what is South Korea’s first National Treasure. Enter in the search field South Korea National Treasure for the answer Namdaemun or Sungnyemun. Enter another search: Namdaemun or Sungnyemun with fire 2008 arsonist for the answer Chae Jong-gi. The final search is using the query Chae Jong-gi 2006.

Question 3:
The Oscar nominated movie released in 2011 that received a "fresh" rating of less than 50% on "Rotten Tomatoes", was based on a book by what author? Answer: Jonathan Safran Foer.

Please see Day 46 for the explanation.