Our good friends at Google run a daily puzzle challenge and asked us to help get them out to the geeky masses. Each day’s puzzle will task your googling skills a little more, leading you to Google mastery. Each morning at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time you’ll see a new puzzle, and the previous day’s answer (in invisitext) posted here.
SPOILER WARNING:
We leave the comments on so people can work together to find the answer. As such, if you want to figure it out all by yourself, DON’T READ THE COMMENTS!
Also, with the knowledge that because others may publish their answers before you do, if you want to be able to search for information without accidentally seeing the answer somewhere, you can use the Google-a-Day site’s search tool, which will automatically filter out published answers, to give you a spoiler-free experience.
And now, without further ado, we give you…
TODAY’S PUZZLE:
Gegania, Veneneia, Canuleia, and Tarpeia were considered the first four to do a particular job. What was the penalty if they didn’t do their primary duty correctly?
YESTERDAY’S ANSWER (mouseover to see):
Search [coronet with 16 silver balls on rim]. Find that is the official coronet for those with the title of viscount. Search [coronet with 6 silver balls on rim] and find that this is the coronet of a baron. Search [British peerage system] to learn that a viscount outranks a baron and so should be awarded higher honors at dinner.
