A Google A Day answer blog. I look at the question at midnight Eastern/NYC and then I try to come up with an answer. Compare your search and answer with mine. Comments are welcome.
Question 1:
What panel painting, with inscriptions from Martin Luther's translation of the Bible, did Durer present to Nuremberg town officials? Answer: The Four Apostles.
Question 3:
What college hockey player was assaulted on the ice in early 2009, resulting in the suspension of two Michigan State University players? Answer: Steve Kampfer.
Question 1:
The 2010 tennis match that lasted 11 hours and 5 minutes beat the previous record for the longest match by how many hours? Answer: 4 1/2 hours.
Question 2:
What was the profession of the man who served as foster father to the title character of a 1980's sitcom about a little girl and her dog, Brandon? Answer: Photographer.
The sitcom was Punky Brewster starring Soleil Moon Frye, co-starring George Gaynes(who acted as a reoccurring character in the Police Academy movie series) as the old, grouchy photographer that adopts Punky. You can get this by using 1980s sitcom dog Brandon for a search query.
A side search:
Ms. Frye suffered from macromastia in her teen years, thus putting a damper on her acting career. To correct this she underwent reduction mammaplasty. What medical procedure is the opposite? Place answers in comments below.
Question 3:
In a famous King Crimson debut album cover, the character's terrified eyes are looking down towards what side of his body? Answer: Right.
Question 1:
On the flag of Angola, the symbol with a half circle shape is part of three symbols, collectively chosen to relate to the flag of what former county? Answer: Soviet Union.
Question 1:
What was the title of the father of the first child born to the sister of the British monarch who ascended the throne in February 1952? Answer: 1st Earl of Snowdon.
Let's use Wikipedia to answer this quickly. First look up the biography of Queen Elizabeth II. There you will find the name of her younger sister, Princess Margaret Rose Windsor. Under Princess Margaret's biography are there details on her marriage to Antony Armstrong-Jones and the title created for him by the Queen.
Question 2:
What was the name of the NYC theater before it was renamed for the playwright who, until 1981, was married to the "Goodbye Girl"? Answer: Alvin Theatre.
Question 3:
What album was released three years after the death of the artist that’s tattooed on the upper left arm of the actor who played "Irish" Micky Ward in a 2010 film? Answer: Legend.
Input in the search field "Irish" Micky Ward 2010 film to find the lead actor. Gleaning from that search type Mark Wahlberg tattoos in the search field, afterwards click on the images tab. Upon finding the correct shoulder place Bob Marley discography in a search field. You are looking for the album released three years after his death in May 1981.
Hint: the album is a compilation and you would have to go to Wikipedia for the answer.
Question 1:
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.
Question 2:
What was the previous name of the shipping company, whose ferry sank off the coast of Papua New Guinea on February 2, 2012? Answer: Star Shipping.
Question 3:
What is the name of the older sister of the actor who won a Tony for his part in Neil Simon's Broadway hit that earned Simon a Pulitzer that same year? Answer: Julie.
