Whenever the homepage features a painting, a sculpture or a grand building, an art or culture question tends to follow. These are satisfying to answer because the facts are well documented, you just need to match the work to its maker or place. Here's how.
The cultural ground covered
Paintings and the artists behind them, museums and galleries, architecture and sculpture, plus festivals, music and world traditions. Holiday imagery often crosses into this territory too.
Example questions
Think "Who painted the Mona Lisa?" (Leonardo da Vinci), "Which city is home to the Louvre?" (Paris), or a tradition question like "Diwali is known as the festival of what?" (lights).
Confirming the answer
If a specific artwork or building is in the day's photo, search that name plus the detail being asked, the artist, the city, the period. Museum and encyclopedia pages are reliable and tend to throw in some context worth reading.