Google search engine has many shortcuts that help return very accurate results and information, and the tricks below will help you optimize this search process.

Get quick information about a musician or actor

If you want to quickly find out information about a certain musician's album, or a list of movies that an actor has participated in, type in the Google search box the keyword "[artist/actor name] + [movies or albums]". The search result with actor Nicolas Cage is an example.

See the release date of a movie or game

You want to know the release date of a movie or a game you like. Quickly type in the search box in the order “[movie/game name] + [release date] ” and you will get the exact result, for example, the release date of call of duty black ops 2.

Find basic information

Google helps return results directly when you search for basic information such as the date of death/birth of a famous person, for example the date of death of President Ho Chi Minh, the height of Mount Fuji...

View upcoming holidays and events

If you want to know the date of an event, for example, when CES 2013 will take place, just type the keywords in the Google search box in the following order: [“event year” + “event name”]. The results when searching for the date of CES 2013 are an example.

Convert units of measurement

You want to know how many KB is equivalent to 5 MB.

Or 5 inches is equivalent to how many centimeters.

Just type “[source unit] into [convert unit]” into the search box and you’ll get the exact result. This formula works for all units of measurement. Google also has a built-in unit converter that comes in handy if you’re working with multiple measurement tools.

Information on disease symptoms

When typing keywords that are certain diseases (for example asthma).

Psoriasis, you will be returned a summary describing the symptoms of the disease from the US National Library of Medicine.

If you don't know exactly what type of disease you have, you can search with the symptoms.

For example, “pain in the right abdomen”, Google will show you the types of diseases you may have.

Check flight status

You don’t need to go to the airline’s website to find flight information. All you have to do is type “[airline name] + [flight number]” into Google. If you want to find out about prices, you can search “flights from [city 1] to [city 2]” and Google will return flight information and prices.

Google seems to continue to innovate to create more similar search methods, so in the future we will have more tips to search quickly and accurately with this tool. Mastering the simple tips above will in many cases help you impress your friends with your super fast and accurate search ability.