1. Which part of the boathouse on Cliff Road in Laugharne in the UK served as a famous author’s favourite writing spot?
One way to find the answer:
Search Google Maps for [Cliff Road, Laugharne, UK] to find Dylan Thomas’s boathouse on the road. Searching for [Dylan Thomas boathouse] in the Google search bar will reveal a number of articles about the poet’s writing habits. Read one to learn that he preferred to write in the _______.
2. If you came home from a trip with 150 South African rand, 350 Kuwaiti dinars, and 200 Japanese yen, how much would you have in U.S. dollars?
One way to find the answer:
Use Google Currency Converter. Currency values are constantly changing, but as of December 2012, a query of [150 rand in USD] might give you $21.49, [350 Kuwaiti dinars in USD] would yield $1,266.74, and [200 yen into USD] would give $2.44. Use Google Calculator to add these amounts and you’ll find you would have returned home with about $1,290.67 USD.
3. Who became the youngest female athlete in an individual event to win a medal in the Winter Olympics, when she earned silver for the 3,000 m in 1976?
Go to Google and search [women’s 3000 m Winter Olympics] to find that the event is probably the women’s speed skating event. Search [women’s 3000 m speed skating 1976 Winter Olympics] and look at a list of the medalists to see that __________ ______________ of East Germany won the silver medal when she was only 15. Search [__________ _______________ youngest female medalist] to confirm your answer.
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