ljdq | LJ Daily Answers: 22 January 2007

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"How funny that the first time I do LJDQ, I'm totally drunk. Just like me, haha." -

frostycakes

It's the only way to play!

"Kermit: That's a Myth! A Myth!
Waitress: Yeth?" - Yes, a whole bunch of you. But this quiz is no myth; it is all too real. Behold!

1. What American state capital is located in a place that the Navajo called Hoozdo, or "the place is hot"?

"Hoozdo? You do. Do what? Remind me of the man. What man? The man with the power. What power? The power of Hoozdo." -

wolffepsyche

"It's not the heat, it's the hoomidity." -

delmira

(The LJDQ will run red with puns! - LL)

(SMITE! -AL)

"Phoenix isn't hot, it's GODDAMNED SWELTERING. Tucson goes over 100°F, but Phoenix goes over 120°F because of the lower elevation. It's hotter than Death Valley on a regular basis. Stupid city, invest in an air conditioner for your entire valley!" -

woap

"I don't know about the place, but those Nava-ho's are definitely hot." -

spatialrift47

"Well, it sure as fucking hell isn't Denver... which must've been the Navajo word for 'HAHAHAHA NATURE HATES YOU YOU'RE ALL GONNNA FREEZE BITCHESSSSSS'..." -

frostycakes

"Wherever Vin Diesel is standing at the time." -

wendynat

"Houston! Because it also starts with H. My logic astounds even me." -

kokopellinelli

(It astounds us too. - LL&CV)

"Hoozdo sounds like Hoosier, which is Indiana. So I'm going to guess Indianapolis." -

vcfilks

(The logic really is flying around here today. -CV)

"Harry Potter and the Order of the Hoozdo would have been a completely different type of book, wouldn't it?" -

crystalcazzie

Correct Answer: Phoenix

"I was about to mock, but then I realized I live in a place called Buenos Aires (literally 'good airs,' figuratively 'good winds') so I can't really speak." -

alejandradd

2. In zoology, what is the term for an animal which has two or more different populations of genetically distinct cells that originated in different zygotes?

(First, some statistics:
CSI mentions – 14
House MD mentions – 6
Law & Order Mentions – 4
Mission Impossible II mentions – 4
Full Metal Alchemist mentions - 3
Discovery Channel show mentions – 1
Proof that the Discovery Channel has clearly lost its place as an "educational" network. - AL&CV&LL)

"The genetic chimera's usual habitat is crime and medical shows, where it feeds mainly on other cheap plot devices." -

kaesa

"Chimera. I learned this from watching a TV show. X-Files, L&O...something like that. TV is the best teacher! (btw, the actual process/disease/whatever is called Mosaicsm...probably 'cause of the mosaic of cells. Um...yeah." -

ramblinsuze

(Yeah, but did you look it up on Google after the fact and stare at the pics of a Mosaic's skin and wonder if the splotches on your daughter's arm maybe weren't just birthmarks… Neurotic Mom of the Week Award – LL)

"I have a Biology exam tomorrow. Should even ONE of those words made sense?" -

mouseydork

"I like pronouncing Zoology with a 'zoo' instead of a 'zoe' because it gives my husband fits." -

unamundamour

"Um...I like horsies." -

lots42

(But you can't have one. CV has decreed horsies are covered in the 'No you can't have a pony' edict – LL)

"Thank you, National Geographic HD, and your really, really cool coverage of 'In The Womb.' If you ever thought about being pregnant, watching the mother Asian Elephant's eyes bug out as her 250 pound offspring works its way out ought to cure you. I swear, I will never fuck an elephant again." -

etcet

"Britney Spears' body contains two or more different populations of genetically distinct cells that originated in different men, if you know what I mean. And I know you do." -

chlaal

" Oh no... not again...

" -

cmseward

"See, you lost me when you got to the third multisyllabic word. Therefore: llamas." -

pocketmouse

(Llamas are always a good fall back. – LL)

(You're totally biased. -CV)

"'Zygotes' made me think of goats, which made me think of sheep, combined with the 'genetically distinct' part made me think the word baastards." -

xylinas

"Hey hey hey, Biology 101 just started this morning, gimme a little time here!" -

jessicamariek

(You haven't read the entire book yet in preparation? – LL)

"Chimeraphrodite" -

thesecondevil

"a country with two or more different populations of politically distinct people that originated in different parties is a Chimerica." -

spatialrift47

Correct Answer: Chimera

3. What mythological beast supposedly had its nose shot off by Napoleon’s armies in 1798?

(+1 to everyone who mentioned Asterix, because Asterix is awesome. -CV)

"A republican?" -

woap

(No, alas, they are all to real. –LL)

"Snuffalupagus" -

chlaal

"Ha! I'm invincable! No you're not, your nose is cut off!" -

akiyasan,

kokopellinelli

(+1, Monty Python and the Holy Grail. –LL&CV)

"I'll bet I'm about the six hundreth person to say 'Michael Jackson'."

seraphic_slayer

"The Duke of Wellington." -

the_misha

(Aw, snap! – LL)

"A yeti! It was one of those times he was trying and failing to invade Russia. The poor yeti came up to help poor little Napoleon out, and BAMKAPOW! Got shot right in the face. It was terribly sad. None of the other yetis would hang out with him anymore and called him 'HAHA YOU GOT SHOT IN THE FACE BY A LITTLE MAN!'" -

gogogidget

"I have a theory that hieroglyphics are just an ancient comic strip about a character named Sphinxy." -

ooyoumasha

"Ah, the Sphinx. If I recall my mythology class aright, it was quite fond of riddles and was often found interrogating passers-by about their quest, their favourite colour, and the air-speed velocity of unladen swallows." -

eldritch_flame

"Could you imagine what would've happened if it were any other mythological creature? Let's go with... Leprechaun. Boy, the Lucky Charms commercials would've been even more disturbing." -

shinga

"just goes to show: the french army didn't do much better in wars back then either." -

b_hulsmans

"In this case, actually an androsphinx, who are prone to anger and compulsive actions, like men. Their counterparts, gynosphinxes, ask an infinite number of impossible questions, like women. ('Does This Statue Make Me Look Fat?')" -

fax_celestis

Correct Answer: The Sphinx

4. In Greek mythology, Bellerophon was famous for taming what animal?

"This is a chimera too! Two questions, one answer... getting lazy over there, eh?" -

astridsdream
"Chimera. HEY WAIT A MINUTE! Now I'm insecure. Did I get one of them wrong???" -

kokopellinelli
"The Chimera. Is it sad that I remember this due to Mission Impossible, the Cruise version? (hangs head in shame)" -

ntlespino

(Yes, because old Tom misinformed you. B killed the Chimera, he didn't tame it. – LL)

"Dammit, Jim, I'm a doctor, not a mythology major!" -

battleraven

"Someone got famous for taming an animal? Wow, you can tell they had no TV back then." -

alejandradd

"The Shrew" -

fizrep,

thepikey,

conglacio,

adalger,

killabee886,

mrdarcy_bunny,

cmzero,

a_l_p_h_a_b_e_t,

unamundamour,

jjthefourth,

cmseward,

naraht

(+1, displaying literary culture. We don't get that often round these here parts. -CV)

"Drew Barrymore. You notice how she kind of calmed down in her twenties? Yeah..." -

silent_r_infork

"The one in Zeus' pants." -

deviousli

(Howls in laughter. – LL)

"The Pegasus, which was probably one of the first Mary Sues. He's a pony with wings! His mother was a canonical monster but his heart is pure, if fiery and tempestuous! He can only be tamed by the power of true love! Oh, Bellepheron, you poor bastard, you had no idea what you were getting into." -

nextian

(OMG, Bellerophon/Pegasus OTP! – LL)

"Bellerophon... Belle... I LOVE Disney Movies! Is it the Teapot? I adore that teapot. With Angela Lansbury's voice!" -

irianamistifi
"Pegasus. Even though the Disney machine told millions of little kids that it was Hercules. Damn Disney and their false education!" -

wolffepsyche

(-1 for everyone who let Disney edumacate them. Yes,

piney61, I'm talking to you. -CV)

"Bellerphon tamed Pegasus the winged horse with some magical whoozy, and then killed the chimera. At least, that's the popular version. He actually released the chimera (which was obviously a pregnant female) onto the set of a crime show, where it had no predators, and flourished, mucking up the delicate ecology of television for YEARS TO COME. Then he sold Pegasus to Mobil Oil and retired on the proceeds. Bastard." -

kaesa

(Nice wrap up. – LL)

"A duck, then it was sent to another planet and it begat a whole race of ducks and then Howard came to earth to teach Lea Thompson really bad punk rock." -

sestree

(-1 ~~billion~~ for reminding me of that so called "movie" – LL)

"Why did everyone in Greek mythology have such drag queen names?" -

whiski_sour

"Pegasus, the Winged Horse. Now THAT would be wings worth grilling Buffalo-style! Mmm, wings!" -

germankitty

Correct Answer: Pegasus

5. What is the nickname for the Welsh national rugby union team?

"I don't even know what rugby is. Is it one of those other names for 'men beating each other up for a ball'? I thought so." -

ginalin

"What's a Welsh?" -

nextian
"Almost good enough to be the English Team but doomed never to be as fan-fuckin'-tastic as the New Zealand All-Blacks" -

wiredwizard

"the boorish hooligans. oh wait, that's not mythological, i only WISH it was." -

zestylime

"On a related yet totally unrelated note, for a very long time I was convinced that people from Wales were referred to as being 'Walish'. Because, clearly, I'm completely retarded. I also had no idea that the Dutch were from Denmark. I thought they were Denmarkians. I suck. Like...alot." -

seraphic_slayer

(Something is clearly rotten in the state of Dutchmark here... -CV)

"I'm gonna guess the Gryphons, because unicorns are too pansy for a rugby team and all the others mythy beasties have been taken. AHAHAHAH I GUESSED THE THEME!" -

astridsdream

(Give that … person … a cigar. – LL)

"A llyre-pllaying llama from Llamedos!" -

sashayaki

(llama llovin' for the llwin! – LL)

(Still totally biasaed. -CV)

"Who cares what their nickname is, as long as they take a cue from the Frech rugby team and get naked." -

alejandradd
"Rugby union makes me think of civil unions, which makes me think hot guys (those rugby guys have great butts!) running around in those shorts and... I'll be in my bunk." -

judith_s

(Me too, with the French AND Welsh rugby team, apparently… - LL)

"I wonder how many 'Torchwood' jokes you'll get." -

puredeadthingy

(Only yours, alas. – LL)

"I know the theme is mythological beasts, but my googling gives me 'the Sevens' as the nickname. 'Tis true that cheaters never prosper." -

wendynat

(At least you admitted it. But a –50 nonetheless. – AL&CV&LL)

"Flag's got a dragon on. So it's probably Chupacabras or something, just to be contrary. That'd be just like the Welsh." -

ecpkngt

(+1 for saying "Chupacabra". -CV)

Correct Answer: The Dragons

6. What’s your favorite mythical creature?

"A housebroken man -- ie, a guy who cleans up after himself, knows how to cook and do laundry and doesn't whine about it." -

germankitty,

smeddley

"Cthulhu or Pikachu... it's hard to pick which!" -

wiredwizard

(They are both Evil Incarnate ™ - LL)

"

chaosvizier and

angledge" -

astridsdream

(-50 Suck up. – LL)

(+50 Suck up. – CV and AL)

"Pink elephants." -

woap

(I'm seeing one now… - LL)

"The one-eyed, one-horned flying purple people eater." -

conglacio and ANONYMOUS

"How many people will lynch me if I say 'God'?" -

puredeadthingy

(

thesecondevil won't. – LL)

(

god___almighty might, though. -CV)

"A liger. It's pretty much my favorite animal ever." -

wendynat and

antinomic

(Liger vs Tigron Death Cage Match. Who. Will. WIN?!? – LL)

"The collegiate student-athlete. Oh, please. *rolling eyes" -

i_calql8

"This is the part where I have to admit I was one of those girls who loved unicorns and dragons and had pictures of them on my wall and wore t-shirts with them on it, right? I thought so. Yes, yes, everybody goes through that phase. In my case, it lasted until I was 17. Shut up. Now." -

kestrel127

(I'm willing to bet there are plenty of Quizlings who are still going through that phase. -CV)

(God knows there are enough of them that haven't reached 17 yet. -AL)

"My regional manager. I've heard he exists, but I've only seen videos of him. I think he was created by CGI." -

whiski_sour

"I will join 600 others in saying:

" -

liandriel

"We can all learn something from the hydra. Decapitated, weary and battle-scarred, it persevered against all odds, growing head after industrious head....only to be sliced open by a puny quasi-hero with a sword. There's a life lesson for ya." -

neblinaclara

"A yeti...you can't beat tall, nocturnal and hairy. Pretty much sums up my taste in men, too." -

ginalin

And that's the way it is. Nice turnout this round; we see that quite a few of you didn't want to myth out on this opportunity to play Guess The Mythological Creature with us. That's good. Welcome also to a bunch of new players; keep on trucking! Play more! Tell more folks about us! Get them to play more! That's right, it's a pyramid scheme, and it's no myth!

Extra thanks to our special guest moderator,

lovellama, who's helping out for a spell while

angledge busts her hump at work. Let's give her a warm llama-fuzzy welcome!

Tune in tomorrow for more quizzy goodness. Same griffin-time, same griffin-channel! Because griffins, while mythical, were not on this quiz.

Rock on!

AL&CV&LL