Google Doodles - The Quiz! (Part 1...Artists)

Almost everyone uses Google, and eventually notices that the Google logo at the top of the search page changes periodically.  These alternate versions of the Google logo are called Google "Doodles".

In 1998 the founders themselves, Larry and Sergey, were going to attend the Burning Man Festival in Nevada.  They playfuly added a stick figure behind the second letter "o" in the word Google to indicate that they were attending and would be out-of-the-office.  This was the first Doodle.  Here is the official logo and the first Doodle:

The official Google logo 

The first Google "Doodle"

Note:  the official Google logo itself has changed since the company was founded.

About a year later, in 2000, they asked their webmaster  Dennis Hwang (who was an intern at the time!) to produce a Doodle for Bastille Day.  The result was popular, so they made Dennis "chief doodler".  Today, Google has a team of designers, will listen to your suggestions, and holds competitions.  To date they have created over 300 for the U.S. and 700 world wide.

The entire archive of Google Doodles can be found here and descriptions here... but that's not fun.  Se we'll share some in quiz format!

Here are some Doodles that recognized birthdays of famous artists.  Try to guess -- answers at the bottom.

#1

#2

#3

#4

#5

#6  (my personal favorite!)

#7

#8

#9

#10

#11

#12

#13  (technically, this is an architect...)

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Answers below:

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#1    Paul Cezanne
#2    Andy Warhol
#3    Edvard Munch (The Scream)
#4    Vincent van Gogh (Starry Night)
#5    Jackson Pollock
#6    Piet Mondrian
#7    Leonardo da Vinci
#8    Pablo Picasso
#9    M. C. Escher
#10  Norman Rockwell
#11  Marc Chagall
#12  Michaelangelo (Statue of David)
#13  Frank Lloyd Wright (Guggenheim, Falling Water)

Touchscreen Guides at Munich Airport

The Munich Airport is undergoing some small upgrades, and taking use of impressive technology.

Now they have touchscreen kiosks throughout the airport. You can touch a flight to find out the status, or you can use it to search for food, drink, and services throughout the airport. Even better, there's an interactive map that will walk you there.

We find our flight info, search for the Paulaner biergarten, and then get directions to the rental car pickup.

Nutella-filled Waffles

I was curious to see if we could make waffles stuffed with Nutella, so we tried it for an Easter brunch. Special occasion, special breakfast, right?

All you need is Nutella, waffle mix (any kind will do), and a waffle maker.

Step 1: Mix up your waffle batter. We used the "just add water and shake" kind available in German supermarkets, but you can make your own or use other mixes.

Step 1a: Warm the Nutella slightly so that it flows a bit better. Not too much, or the chocolate breaks down. But there's a reason the crepe makers keep Nutella in a warm water bath.

Step 2:  Spray the waffle plates with PAM or oil.

Trust me, this one is important! Because you're pouring the waffle in two layers, it will be much more likely to separate when you open the waffle maker if you haven't greased the plates.

Step 3: Pour on a layer of waffle batter, slightly less than you'd use for a regular waffle.

Step 4: Quickly drizzle Nutella (or drop bits, as we did here) over the bottom layer of batter. Be fast so that it doesn't cook yet.

Step 5: Pour more batter over to cover the Nutella bits

Step 6: Remove per your waffle maker's instructions.

Enjoy your hot waffles filled with Nutella!

There aren't many pictures of the results....we were too excited to eat them and forgot about the taking pictures part of it.  They were so good! With this sweeter waffle mix, they were like crepes in a different form.  

We tried a few different ways - the small drops of Nutella, the big clump, and drizzling it in a spiral (not shown here). I'd recommend either the drizzle (you'll have small threads of Nutella througout each bite) or the smaller drops (you'll have yummy pockets of hot Nutella in most bites).  The one big clump concentrated the Nutella too much and also didn't cook as well. You want to have both waffle and Nutella in each bite!

Enjoy!