What does the symbol ~ do when you put it in front of a word in your search?

Formerly, if you wanted Google to include only a specific word, and not just similar words, you used a plus sign, like this: [ +purple ]. What does Google now use in place of this syntax?

What happens when you include double quotes around a phrase when searching?

If you precede a word with a hyphen in a search criteria, e.g. salsa -dance, what results will be found?

What is the shortcut to find the weather near a zip code? (example 90210)

What does the term Keyword Prominence refer to?

If your Google search uses confusing or nonsensical search phrases (eg banana wingbat England), what will occur?

There are 7 symbols that Google recognizes to have special meaning. Which of the following symbols is NOT on that list?

Google's patented PageRank algorithm utilizes The Intentional Surfer Model. What is The Random Surfer Model a model of?

Does Google search look at words like "of", "a" and "the"?

How can you include a range of numbers in your search, for example if you wanted to search for jeans sizes 8 to 12?