Although we still don't know the question, we know that the answer to life, the Universe, and everything is 42. Here are 5 possibilities. The answer to the ultimate question about life, the Universe, and everything has been asserted to be 42 by the infamous Douglas Adams. But... if 42 is the answer, what's the question? Credit: Ben Gibson/Big ThinkKey Takeaways If you programmed the ultimate supercomputer to give the answer to the ultimate question in the Universe, legend has it that, after 7.5 million years, the answer would at last be revealed: 42. Only, what's the point of knowing...