Question 1:
In the 219th meeting of the American Astronomical Society, what planet's borders were said to be recognizable from space? Answer: Earth.
Please see Day 61 for the explanation.
Question 2:
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 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.
Please see Day 85 for the explanation.
Question 1:
As Marlow approaches, what are Kurtz's final words? Answer: The horror.
Please see Day 55 for the explanation.
Question 2:
Because the company increased shareholder dividends for 25 years in a row, what S&P designation was granted the world's largest distributor of toys? Answer: S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats.
Please seeDay 45 for the explanation.
Question 3:
What do scientists call the "aliens" and odd organisms that live below the bottom of the ocean? Answer: intraterrestrials.
If you were to type organisms that live below the bottom of the ocean in the search field, you will come across an article that gives the answer in the title. The only problem intraterrestrial, as defined by A Google a Day, doesn't meet the definition described here.
Question 1:
Because he was born out of wedlock, what is the surname of the man who led the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista? Answer: Castro.
Look up the answer using Fulgencio Batista overthrow. Embedded is the answer for who overthrew Batista, though some history geeks could hazard a guess.
Question 2:
What was the middle name of the individual upon whom the fictional character Atticus Finch is based? Answer: Colman.
Try as your search query Atticus Finch based.
Question 3:
As Marlow approaches, what are Kurtz's final words? Answer: The horror.
Please see Day 55 for the explanation.
Question 1:
In Jeff Savage's book on the 2005 number one pick for the NHL draft, what is the title of the second chapter beginning on page 10? Answer: Sid The Kid.
We have to look for the book first. Within the search field type Jeff Savage book NHL draft 2005. On the first page of search results is a 2009 children's book about the hockey player Sidney Crosby, titled appropriately Sidney Crosby that link will take you into Google books. Look at the context section on the home page for the second chapter.
Question 2:
As Marlow approaches, what are Kurtz's final words? Answer: The horror.
Strange how the Marlon Brando's Col. Kurtz in Apocalypse Now used the same quote from Joseph Conrad's novella, Heart of Darkness. To find it, type Kurtz final words Marlow approaches.
Question 3:
What is the name of the movie by Amy Heckerling that is based on a classic novel about the perils of misconstrued romance? Answer: Clueless.
Please see Day 17 for the explanation.
