We make use of Google to look up for many things – from the simplest of problems to the most complex of life choices, Google plays a major role in influencing our actions. Every week, Google lets us know what were the top 5 search queries of the week. Here’s a look at what people were searching for last week (October 16th to 22nd).

Billy Joel’s Age

After musician Billy Joel announced that he and his wife are expecting a child, suddenly the interest in Billy Joel’s age shot up by 8000%. People were also looking up for:

• “How old is Billy Joel’s wife?”
• “How old is Billy Joel’s daughter?”
• “How many children does Billy Joel have?”

Billy Joel is 68, just in case you were about to Google for the same.

Museum of Ice Cream

San Francisco’s Museum of Ice Cream has been quite popular on this week’s Google Search listings. Interest in this search shot up by 5000%. Here’s what people were looking up for:

• “How much are Museum of Ice Cream tickets?”
• “Who created the Museum of Ice Cream?”
• “How to start something like the Museum of Ice Cream?”

Gordon Hayward

On the first night of the NBA season, Gordon Hayward dislocated his ankle – this resulted in search interest around him shooting up by a jaw-dropping 52,000% which made him the most searched player on opening night. Here’s what people were looking up for:

• • “How long will Gordon Hayward be out?”
  • “How long does a fractured ankle take to heal?”
  • “How long is Gordon Hayward’s contract with the Celtics?”

Gucci Mane’s Wedding

Rapper Gucci Mane celebrated an extravagant wedding this week where a $75,000 cake, 10 feet in height was a highlight of the night. The cake drew a lot of attention towards the wedding event. Here’s what the Google Search trends were like:

• “How much was Gucci Mane’s wedding?”
• “Where was Gucci Mane’s wedding?”
• “Who was at Gucci Mane’s wedding?”

Halloween!

Time to get spooked out! With halloween right around the corner, a number of Halloween related Google Search queries were being made – a trend which is likely to dominate next week as well. Here’s what people were looking up for:

• ”Why do people wear costumes for Halloween?”
• “What should I be for Halloween?”
• “How to make a Halloween costume?”
• “What is the most popular Halloween costume?”

PS: You might want to check out Google’s Frightgeist for all your Halloween queries.