28 Jan, 2016: Day 44

Question 1:
The father of the star of the TV sitcom, "New Girl" has been an academy award contender for what profession? Answer: cinematography.

Please see Day 30 for the explanation.

Question 2:
The south end of what footbridge is very near the famous theater where Ann Hathaway's husband staged his plays? Answer: Millennium Bridge.

Please see Day 6 for the explanation.

Question 3:
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.

I first looked up the accident Papua New Guinea ferry February 2012 and found out that it was the MV Rabaul Queen owned by Rabaul Shipping. Then I looked up Rabuaul Shipping, using rabaul shipping company previous name. You have to do some digging beyond just looking at the page results for the answers, but it is there.

09 Jan, 2016: Day 30

Question 1:
What Frankish ruler is associated with the Carolingian Renaissance? Answer: Charlemagne.

Please see Day 8 for the explanation.

Question 2:
The father of the star of the TV sitcom, "New Girl" has been an academy award contender for what profession? Answer: cinematography.

Start by inserting sitcom "New Girl" cast to find out who was a star, which is the actress Zooey Deschanel. Looking at her Wikipedia page her father, Caleb Deschanel, was nominated for his work as a director and cinematographer( The Right Stuff, The Passion of the Christ, etc.).

Question 3:
Who, along with her daughter Caroline and others, stitched the original stars and stripes that inspired the words, that were put to music by John Stafford Smith? Answer: Mary Pickersgill.

Please see Day 1 for the explanation.