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.

24 Jan, 2016: Day 40

Question 1:
What area of the country is the main benefactor of the electricity generated by the Hoover Dam? Answer: Southern California.

Input this as a search query: hoover dam power output. In the page of results there are three choices, but one matters more than the other two.

Question 2:
The Indian river basin that includes approximately 25% of the country's area is bound by what mountain range to the south? Answer: Vindhya.

In the search field I first used Indian river basin 25 percent to find out that Google wanted information on the Ganges basin. Next I looked up this area in Google Images, Ganges basin, looking for topographic maps. You will see another mountain range, the Kaimur Range, south of Benares.

Question 3:
In January 2012, the Broncos announced their new defensive coordinator, a former linebacker, who retired from playing in what year? Answer: 1996.

Look up 2012 Broncos defensive coordinator to find former Minnesota Vikings player Jack Del Rio. From there it's looking at his Wikipedia page.