11 Nov 2017, Day 85

Question 1:
In the biography, "From Genesis to Growing Up", Chapter 14 discusses Surrealism in what Peter Gabriel song? Answer: Sledgehammer.

This is going to be a bit tedious, so bear with me. Type biography "From Genesis to Growing Up" into the search field to find the book written by Sarah Hill. Google Books has a copy scanned online for quick research. Go the book preview and in the "search in this book" field type Chapter 14, which is called "Plasticine Music: Surrealism in Peter Gabriel's Sledgehammer'". If you never seen the video you can watch it here. It's a wonder and fun example of pop culture surrealism.

Question 2:
Who was appointed to the High Court of Australia on the same day that the first woman was appointed to that bench? Answer: John Toohey.

Please see Day 10 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.

The question provided all the clues for a one line query. Type poem "Mistah Kurtz" epigraph into the search field. The answer is T.S. Eliot's poem, The Hollow Men. The poem is within one of the links on the search page, scrol to the end of the 98 line work for the answer.

11 Feb, 2016: Day 58

Question 1:
What was the name of the 8000-acre estate inherited by the art patron who commissioned "Lobster Telephone"? Answer: West Dean.

this search chain starts with finding out more information about "Lobster Telephone". According to the search results it is an object created by the surrealist artist Salvador Dali for the poet Edward James. Looking up Edward James' biography, a pivotal moment in his life was the inheritance of West Dean House, a country estate located southeastern England.

Question 2:
What Chinese territory continued its common law system, even after it reverted to Chinese rule in 1997? Answer: Hong Kong.

Please see Day 13 for the explanation.

Question 3:
Because the core of the sun is so hot, what heavier element is created when hydrogen atoms fuse together in the sun’s core? Answer: helium nuclei.

Type within the search field hydrogen atoms fuse sun core. In the search results one would find that in nuclear fusion hydrogen atoms fuse to form helium nuclei.