15. An apparatus comprising: a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory comprises instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: parse a received input question having a set of question characteristics; compare the set of question characteristics found in the received input question to question characteristics associated with a set of previous questions; responsive to the set of question characteristics found in the received input question matching the question characteristics associated with one or more previous questions in the set of previous questions above a related-question predetermined threshold, identify whether answers to the one or more previous questions were obtained from static information sources or real-time information sources; and responsive to the answers to the one or more previous questions being obtained from the real-time information sources above the predetermined real-time threshold, initially utilize real-time information sources related to the characteristics of the input question to answer the input question.
15. An apparatus comprising: a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory comprises instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: parse a received input question having a set of question characteristics; compare the set of question characteristics found in the received input question to question characteristics associated with a set of previous questions; responsive to the set of question characteristics found in the received input question matching the question characteristics associated with one or more previous questions in the set of previous questions above a related-question predetermined threshold, identify whether answers to the one or more previous questions were obtained from static information sources or real-time information sources; and responsive to the answers to the one or more previous questions being obtained from the real-time information sources above the predetermined real-time threshold, initially utilize real-time information sources related to the characteristics of the input question to answer the input question. 18. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to: responsive to the set of question characteristics found in the received input question failing to matching the question characteristics associated with one or more previous questions in the set of previous questions above the related-question predetermined threshold, analyze the input question for relevance to trending topics; and responsive to a topic of the input question matching a trending topic, initially utilize real-time information sources related to the topic of the input question to answer the input question.