A Google 365 Days: Michigan State University

Thursday, June 2, 2016

2 June, 2016: Day 80

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.

Please see Day 72 for the explanation..

Question 2:
In the 2011/2012 Official Rules of the NBA you will learn the definition of what term on page 21? Answer: legal goal.

Please see Day 72 for the explanation..

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.

Please see Day 36 for the explanation.

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

20 Jan, 2016: Day 36

Question 1:
Who is known as the "father" of the country whose national drink is a strong alcoholic beverage made from pomace? Answer: Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.

Start off by using pomace national drink. Right now we are looking for countries where Pomace is regularly consumed. The two candidates according to the search results are Italy (Grappa) and Turkey (Raki). Giuseppe Garibaldi and Giuseppe Mazzini seem to be the type of guys that would be partial to wine and then brandy. Mustafa Ataturk was seen as a more cosmopolitan man than his compatriots were, so it's worth throwing hazard to the wind. Using pomace national drink Ataturk confirms all suspicions this was answer Google is looking for, especially going beyond the first page.

Question 2:
Whose likeness reportedly served as the artist's inspiration for the figure of Plato in "The School of Athens"? Answer: Leonardo da Vinci.

Please see Day 8 for the explanation.

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.

I think it's unsportsmanlike for players to assault each other in match play, especially double teaming someone. I also find it troubling that Google should memorialize this incident with a question that doesn't allow it to fade away for the victim. How to get to his name? Type: 2009 hockey player assault "Michigan State".