Let me Google that for you. - Triple!

1. A fish that is 1,200 times more poisonous than cyanide can be made into a delicacy requiring many steps of preparation before it’s safe to eat. What is the name of the poison in this fish?

One way to find the answer:

Go to Google and search [fish 1,200 times more poisonous than cyanide] to get the puffer fish. Read to learn that the delicacy is called fugu. Search [fugu poison] to find that the poison is ____ also known as ____ or ____ and is found primarily in the liver of the puffer fish.

2. An injury to the posterior inferior frontal gyrus of the brain can cause a very specific neurological deficit, which is named after an anatomist born in the French region called Gironde. What is the surname of the anatomist for which the deficit is named?

One way to find the answer:

Go to Google and search [anatomist Gironde]. The most famous is Paul Pierre ____ Read his biography and find the deficit is called Broca’s aphasia, which is an inability to speak, write, or express oneself.


3. Had an 1845 coin toss between two settlers gone differently, a certain West Coast city would now be called Boston. Which settler won the toss and gave the city its modern name?

One way to find the answer:

Go to Google and search [1845 coin toss] to discover the city in question is now Portland, Oregon. Search [Portland coin toss 1845] and read to find that settler ____ won the bet.