13 Jul 2018, Day 102

Question 1:
Of the five NASA space shuttles, which one flew the most missions? Answer: Discovery.

Please see Day 90 for the explanation.

Question 2:
Who is known as the "father" of the country whose national drink is a strong alcoholic beverage made from pomace? Answer: Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.

Please see Day 36 for the explanation.

Question 3:
The Indian river basin that includes approximately 25% of the country's area is bound by what mountain range to the south? Answer: Vindhya.

Please see Day 40 for the explanation.

28 Nov 2017, Day 99

Question 1
Who choreographed the musical based on the first novel by the 2003 winner of the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters? Answer: Debbie Allen.

First we need to find the book that won the medal. Look it up by using 2003 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, locating that it's Stephen King Carrie. Next, place in the search field Carrie musical choreography 1988 to find the IBDB listing of the cast and crew of this late 80's flop.

Question 2:
In Chapter 1 of Laura Jackson's biography of "Bono", what was the full name of the person who collapsed at his father's funeral and died four days later? Answer: Iris Hewson.

Now the search was supposed to happen was that you would go into Google Books and look up "Bono" Laura Jackson. Then you would just browse the chapter until you read the passage depicting Mrs. Hewson's death. But that is not to be, any preview or snippets of that chapter is under embargo. So the only way to solve it is by looking at the Wikipedia article on his biography.

Question 3:
What river is impassable by man in Arunachal Pradesh and joins the Ganga River in Bangladesh? Answer: Brahmaputra.

Please see Day 49 for the explanation.

15 Nov 2017, Day 88

Question 1:
What cabinet position had been held by the head of the commission that investigated the STS-51L disaster? Answer: Secretary of State.

I looked for sts-51l investigation commission members On the first page you will see a PDF document titled Rogers Commission Report. Page three has Mr. Rogers name as commission chairman. Considering that William Rodgers served as Secretary of State and as Attonery General you are obliged to try them both.

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.

Please see Day 40 for the explanation.

Question 3:
What renowned children's book set around the love for the first African-American to play major league baseball, starts with the line "The St. George Hotel?"? Answer: Thank You, Jackie Robinson.

Please see Day 45 for the explanation.

2 Feb, 2016: Day 49

Question 1:
What river is impassable by man in Arunachal Pradesh and joins the Ganga River in Bangladesh? Answer: Brahmaputra.

Try looking up the answer by usingArunachal Pradesh impassable river as the search query. The answer is within the search results.

Question 2:
Describing the reporter people loved to hate, what late columnist, born in Fort Benning, wrote, "Very few people liked Howard Cosell... but that's the point..."? Answer: Lewis Grizzard.

In the search field type the quote "Very few people liked Howard Cosell... but that's the point...". Mr Grizzard's name is listed in the search results.

Question 3:
What’s in the mouth of the cat that’s tattooed on the ankle of the actor who received a star at 6259 Hollywood Boulevard in July 2010? Answer: Tweety Bird.

There are several ways to get to what was on Marky Mark's leg. The first way is to plug in the address to find out what stars are at that location: star 6259 Hollywood Boulevard. Remember, tattoos were considered edgy until 20, 30 years ago, so that fact could be used as a filter. Another suggestion would be to use hollywood walk of fame July 2010. Afterwards, hone into the answer by typing Mark Wahlberg tattoos leg to get to the Warner Bros. cartoon characters.

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.