LJ Daily Answers: 17 March 2008

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Isn't it amazing how we came up with a beer-themed quiz just in time for Saint Patrick's Day? We're just damn clever that way. Or maybe the beer told us to do it. Whatever. The point is, we cheer for beer!

1. The silent films "The Bangville Police" and "The Gangsters" (among others) featured which recurring set of characters?

"The Gangbangers" - Unsurprisingly, a great many of you. Also, an automatic +1 to everyone who knows the correct answer because of Nethack.

"A,B="The Bangville Police","The Gangsters"
C,D=[A.split()],[B.split()]
word1=C[2]
word2=D[2]
str1=bangville[:4]
str2=gangsters[:4]
funString=str2+str1
print funString
>>> GangBang" - unithien_rerith

"Those sound like porn movies! No doubt there's a Dick, and a Roger, and a female called Kitty involved." - dracothelizard, drbear and, oh, ten others

"Never knew they made silent porn films. I guess instead of dubbing moaning, it came in block capitals." - csi_tokyo3

"I don't think a movie The Bangville Police is appropriate for our younger and/or more impressionable readers." - dimloep_suum

(Well, if it's really bad, I'm sure SUP will ban us for our unwholesome ways. -AL&CV&LL)

"the three stooooges" - kira_snugz, who had had one drink at this point

"Jay & Silent Bob" - wiredwizard, kittycatness

"Rocky and Bullwinkle" - ooyoumasha

"Mel Funn, Dom Bell, and Marty Eggs." - mistressjennfer

(+1, Silent Movie. -CV)

"Bones and Spock." - yedijoda

"The Little Rascals ? I can see Alfafa now trying to bring down the mob leader Spanky now." - killabee886

(This just in... Buckwheat has been shot. -CV)

"The Budweiser frogs" - woap

(No, alas, they had a tragic encounter with a French restaurant and were never heard from again. I hear the Bud Clydesdales are being looked at by the Mongolians... -CV)

"Nothing is more Bangville than Sting. Come on:
" - rubberbrand

(Where the hell are Andy's legs?!?!11? – LL)

"The U.S. House Government Reform Committee during the steroid investigations." - thepikey

(Close enough. -CV)

"'Tango and Cash'. Both Kurt Russell and Sylvester Stallone improve considerably when mute." - germankitty

(You did not just dog my main main Kurt Russell. For shame! -CV)

"Yogi Bear and Boo Boo as the Jellystone Kops." - gorghte

"Why is it that whenever I think about they Keystone Cops, the Benny Hill theme plays in my head?" - marilyth

(It is the ultimate theme for fail-based chase scenes. -CV)

"That'd be the Keystone Kops. Aaaaand...now I'm singing songs from 'Mack and Mabel'. Because I am the gayest gay to ever gay." - illogicalvulcan

"The Keystone Kops. Who are known for their wakky hijinks and inkompetency. Unlike the real Pennsylvania State Police, who are lovely, and who totally did not give me a ticket for doing 95 on I-80E that one time." - ciara_belle

Correct Answer: The Keystone Cops

"I personally prefer the Keystone Light Kops. All the shenanigans, half the calories." - teh_antisecks



2. Fun with quotations! Name the play and the playwright:
"Oh, Elizabeth, your justice would freeze beer!"

"'Thou Big Dummy' by Fred Sanford Shakespear" - freezer818

"I have absolutely no idea, but now Archie Bunker is roaring 'How about some beer for the beerless?' in my head. It's not cute." - babybokal

"Shakespeare's lesser known classic, King Beer" - etumukutenyak

"Frozen beer: party foul or dessert?" - whiski_sour

(Depends on whether you serve it like a Sno-Cone or not. -CV)

"She'd be useful to have at a party, that's for sure. A party of JUSTICE." - unithien_rerith

"Was it the same person who had to clean out Elizabeth's freezer when the justly frozen beer bottle broke? No wonder he was complaining." - madkestrel

"Any play about Queen Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen. We all know what part of her was frigid!" - speckled_llama

"Freezing beer, that'll happen at about 25 degrees F, big deal. GIN, on the other hand would need an acetonitrile/dry ice bath. And if the alcohol content wasn't fierce enough for you, -22 F would make for one badass otter pop." - thepikey

"bob and doug mackenzie. maybe they meant 'your territories'
-omg. shouldn't play this drunk. spelled bob as bod, and doug as good. less gin! more pudding!" - kira_snugz, who had had three drinks at this point and did not, in fact, stop

'Tennessee Williams: A Streetcar Named Jack Daniels" - woap
"Tennessee Williams. The Glass Beer Bong Menagerie." - motown_deserter

"Homer Simpson. 'Shakesbeer in Love'." - csi_tokyo3

"William Shakespeare's 'Ronriceo and Kahluliet'" - ooyoumasha

"Elizabeth by whoever wrote Elizabeth, which I haven't seen but I am absolutely certain one look from Cate Blanchett when she is in a mood would freeze beer." - bluetourmaline
"Cate Blanchett returns in...Elizabeth 3: In Which Lord Something Or Other Has a Stiffy for Domineering Women" - lisacharly

"I don't know, but damn do I have a new play to see! Alcohol! Justice! Women! Please tell me it's a musical." - fax_celestis

(...I foresee grave disappointment in your future. -CV)

"I can't see if that is an insult or not." - killabee886

"Arthur Miller's The Crucible. I played Elizabeth in a HS production of this. Sex-obsessed me playing a frigid wife was an acting tour de force, let me tell you." - deza

"'The Crucible,' by Arthur Miller, who wrote my favorite ('Death of a Salesman') and least favorite (Er, well, 'The Crucible'. Way to go, team.) plays." - dimloep_suum
"The Crucible is my favorite play! When I told my uptight Christian school English teacher this, she asked me if I commune with the Devil...I should have said yes." - crinkledpaper

Correct Answer: "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller

"no wonder my refrigerator never keeps things cold enough: there's not enough justice in the house." - subnerd862



3. Which 1997 film featured a golden retriever with a penchant for shooting hoops?

"Penchant is such a great word. Pen-chant. Chanting for a pen? Pench-ant? Turns out, it's the same root as pendant." - judith_s

"Reservoir Dogs 2, Lakers 0." - drbear

"Jeez, how violent are you guys, you even make movies about dogs shooting stuff." - b_hulsmans

"Of course, pro basketball being what it is, before long 'hoops' won't be the only things Bud is shooting." - darthparadox

"I bet if Cujo had been a golden retriever, they wouldn't be featured in so many family films." - whiski_sour

(Hey, Cujo was a St. Bernard, and they're still making those accursed Beethoven movies... -CV)

"Old Yeller. Wait was he the one shooting or getting shot?" - gorghte

"You'd think a crappy Disney animal movie would automatically have Cuba Gooding Jr., but apparently not." - thepikey

"How does a golden retriever shoot a ball three metres high? I know the force generated by their wagging tails is considerable, but I think I should reconsider my calculations of how considerable it is." - bluetourmaline

"mvp. no wait. thats a monkey with a hockey stick. and my husband says anythign with hockey in it will be good. this prooves him wrong!" - kira_snugz, who really should have been on water rations by now

"The Shaqy Dog" - wiredwizard
"Gold Dogs Can't Jump" - akiyasan

"'My dog can play chopsticks on the piano.' - 'Oh yeah? Well, my dog is on the bark@ball team.'" - iamza

"93 Minutes of Your Life You'll Never Get Back" - blindgeoff

(More if you subject yourself to the unending line of sequels... -CV)

"how many of those Air Bud movies are there now? You must be referring to Number 243. The one where he takes up Quidditch." - alaniaflamestar

"I think they should have made a karate movie. Kung Fu Puppy: Paws of Fury. I'd watch that." - ciara_belle

(I believe that you're thinking of this movie. -CV)

"Air Bud, which was not about getting high on oxygen or weed. Damn deceptive name..." - allie_the_neko

"Air Bud, because my generation never met a crappy gimmick it didn't like" - subnerd862

"Benji? Balto? Bethoven? Why do all dogs have alliterative names? Wait... Oh! Air Bud! That movie scared the living shit out of me. Drunk clowns and scary jumping dogs- who decided that this was a children's movie?" - speckled_llama

"The First In A Long Line Of Films About Incredibly Cute But Boring Golden Retrievers Where The Original Golden Retriever Dies of Cancer." - ifeedformula

"Air Bud. I'm ashamed to know that. Please tell me that that's the wrong answer so that I can maintain some dignity." - gogogidget

(And in today's news, gogogidget is looking for one (1) ounce of dignity, which was lost early last week. If located, please return to the lost and found. Thank you. -CV)

Correct Answer: Air Bud



4. What is the state nickname for Texas?

"Why do states need nicknames? Surely their given name is fine enough?" - dracothelizard

(If you were Texas, would you really want people to know your name? Didn't think so. -CV)

"Only two things come from Texas: steer and queers." - whiski_sour

(+1, Full Metal Jacket. -CV)

"the 'Not Quite As Big As Alaska' state." - rikchik and 8 others
"...and if You Cut Alaska in Half, We'd Be the Third Largest" - pirho_maniac, dragonalchemist

"Five Million Rednecks in Search of a Belt Buckle." - drbear

"The United States of Mexico." - ifeedformula, jrho

"We <3 Oil" - paradoxotaur

"The HuhYUK! State" - fizrep

(No, that's Alabama. -CV)

"OUR STATE IS BIG SO OUR PENISES ARE TOO. I SWEAR!" - geenei

"ALL'A Y'ALL GO FUCK YOURSELVES, Y'HEAR?" - etcet

"Stop or My Mom Will Shoot." - gorghte

(+1, self-explanatory. -CV)

"Well, I'd ask my friend from El Paso, Texas, except that she insists violently that El Paso is not actually in Texas. She (and everyone else from the city, it seems) has entirely disowned the state. It's like when the South seceded, but passive-aggressive and way more confusing. " - babybokal

"You nickname your states? You 'Mericans have waaaay too much time on your hands. Us Canucks are happy with the initials or our provinces. And seriously? 50 states? Way to torture your elementary school kids. 10 provinces, three territories, no problem. " - confusedpuppy

(We have territories too! There's Guam, and Puerto Rico… and erm… - LL)

(Canada. You forgot Canada. So did confusedpuppy. -CV)

"Home of Bikini Bottoms' Most Kick-Ass Squirrel. " - deza

"The Association of State Critics only gives Texas one star; they are oddly proud of this fact." - rachelkachel

"Texas actually struck me as a reasonably nice place when I was there. It's really a pity Dubya has shamed the state for generations." - darthparadox

(What darthparadox doesn't recall is that he was actually just visiting a Texaco station, not the actual state. -CV)

"The Ludicrous Speed State... They've gone to plaid!!" - mistressjennfer
"There's only one man who would dare give me the raspberry: Lone Star!" - crinkledpaper, marilyth, sskipstress

(+1, Spaceballs. -CV)

Correct Answer: The Lone Star State



4.5. What question are we on anyway?

"4.5. lone star state! where everything is bigger. except the jeans." - kira_snugz, who's way over her limit now



5. Who became governor of Massachusetts after the death of John Hancock?

(Number of Hand-Cock jokes: well, duh. -CV)

"I can't make a joke about a man named Han Cock. Carbonite comes to mind though." - judith_s

"John Hancock died???? awww :( I liked that fellow" - b_hulsmans

(Man, you're older than I expected... -CV)

"How did John Hancock die? If it was by the sword, so much for the saying the pen is mightier than the sword eh?" - gorghte

"This question confused me so much because I read 'John Hancock' and thought 'Alfred Hitchcock'. Really goes to show you: Cock is the only part anyone cares about." - cold_clarity

"Someone with much smaller handwriting. The state saved a fortune on paper." - deza

"I can't believe they'd name a beer after a governor. Well considering what's happened here in NY this week. I can only imagine what could be created by the combonation of Spitzer and prostitute. I smell a really bad pun!" - marilyth

(If the joke "Do you spitzer swallow?" hasn't been made yet, I officially copyright it right here and now. -CV)

"Someone named 'Kennedy' would be the safest bet." - freezer818, sometimespez

"I don't live there. Why should this affect me? Are there zombies involved?" - whiski_sour

(Ted sure as hell hopes not. – LL)

"Jesse Ventura, or wait, was that Minnesota? Eh?" - gabriels_mommy

(Wrong state, eh? -CV)

"Mitt Romney. Oh, sure, he didn't come *immediately* after, but he *was* governor after Hancock died..." - thepikey, rachelkachel

(...technically true. -1, semantic manipulation. -CV)

"That one dude that makes beer. Not the pirate. Although that would be so much cooler. Arr!" - dragonalchemist

"Sam Jackson" - paradoxotaur

(He's had it with those motherfucking snakes in his motherfucking state. Specifically, the Massachusetts General Court. -CV)

"Samuel 'I Have A Slightly Smaller Signature But Am Just As Secure In My Masculinity Because I Make Beer' Adams." - fax_celestis

"Sam Adams, first person to ever play in both the NFL and the MLB. (After all, according to the label he was both a Brewer and a Patriot.)" - darthparadox

"Samuel Adams didn't actually *become* governor; he was still lieutenant governor and *acted* as governor, assuming they played by the same rules then." - dimloep_suum

(Ok, technically true. He was Acting Governor for three months, at which point he was elected to the position of Governor. You may have half-credit. -CV)

Correct Answer: Samuel Adams

"Forget your Presidents and governors, the West Coast has Emperor Norton and the Terminator." - reticent_lass



6. Pretend you're American for a moment: what's your favorite domestic beer?

"None of the above, and also tequila." - gogogidget

"As of today, it has been 38 days since I have had a drink. So, right now I am seething with rage at the mods. Get back to me after Easter." - illogicalvulcan

"French Maid ... oops, that's just my favorite domestic." - drbear

(That's an import. – AL&LL)

(A sweet tasty import. -CV)

"I still have yet to figure out why beer is so popular. It's the only fermented substance I've ever tried f that tastes exactly like what it is: yeast farts in liquid form." - babybokal

"I'm to young to drink...I have no idea! *innocent*" - crinkledpaper, speckled_llama, allie_the_neko, profsparky, reticent_lass, lisacharly

"A&W--I'm betting a scoop of ice cream tastes a whole lot better in my beer than yours." - i_calql8

"beer is just a vehicle for Flamming Dr Peppers." - fizrep

(Irish Car Bomb, you bloody peasant. – LL)

"The kind I can steal a sip of from someone else's mug." - madkestrel

"american beer is like sex on the beach...it's fucking close to water" - 5 of you

"I'm all about cider and mead." - deza

"Domestic? I like my beer wild, like an untamed Chihuahua." - subnerd862

"The blood of the grape is far superior to that of the grain. Better than that, though, is the blood of the sugar cane. Therefore, rum." - fax_celestis

"" - confusedpuppy

"SHINER BOCK! It is NOT an import. It is brewed in Shiner, Tx! It rocks my socks! Unfortunately I live in NYS, so I have to survive with Sam Adams as a domestic substitute, unless someone can find something else with flavor that doesn't look & taste like pee!" - marilyth

"They don't exist any more, but the Cave Creek Brewery (AZ) made my top two - Chili Beer (a light Pilsener with a jalapeno in every bottle - like having your beer -and- your chicken wing all at the same time), and Cave Creek Gold, which came in a lovely 30 ounce bottle and was... it was perfect. It was what beer is supposed to taste like. *sniffle*" - etcet

"That's a tough one. Sam White is great, Yeungling is an amazing fallback, Brooklyn is awesome to mix things up... I'm a sucker for Dundee's Honey Brown and Blackthorn Hard Cider, but I'm not sure if they're domestic (also, cider doesn't count, does it?). The local Rock Bottom Brewery has one called Penn's Curse which is great. Oh, and I wish I could remember who made that awesome barley wine I got at the bar where the dog wanders around. That's a good bar..." - stgreyhounds

"I am from Portland, Oregon, which has more brewery's per square mile than anywhere in the world (it's true) and my favorite is Rogue Beer. Their Dead Guy Ale, is the best, which is way beyond my budget as a starving college student, but there's a cool picture of a skeleton on it, and it tastes great too." - killabee886

(Rogue Beers are some fine brews, this is true. -CV)

"Sudwerk's 'Holiday Doppelbock' OMG, this is a beer you can eat with a knife and fork!" - blindgeoff

"Lagunitas' limited seasonal 'Brown Shugga' is Heaven in a bottle." - motown_deserter

(It's a damn pixie stix in a bottle! – LL)

"the best American beer is Rogue Chocolate Stout. Yes, I'm a yuppie, why do you ask." - judith_s

"Yuengling! I actually do miss Yuengling. I realize that may get me deported, but hey, suck on that England! Also, your Mexican food sucks!" - ciara_belle

(Finally! +1 'cause I can. – LL)

"budwiseerr!! for fond memories of drinking in the woods and having the crap scared out of us by skunks, then bunnies, then the MP's, which are the lite beer of cops." - kira_snugz, moments before unconsciousnesses



And there you have it. Cheers to everyone who played this week; a bit light this time around, probably because all the collegiate types are on Spring Break and, unsurprisingly, drinking beer. I guess that's still in theme, so we'll forgive them. Thanks for playing, and tune in tomorrow for more quizly goodness of a quizly nature!

Rock on!

AL&CV&LL