LJ Daily Answers: 21 July 2008
Jul. 21st, 2008 09:26 amAnd a big hearty welcome to our four year two hundred quiz extravaganza!
1. King John of England signed which document on June 15th, 1215?
"Unfortunately I'm too much of a Yank to know anything about England from before the 16th century. And by 'England', I mean the Colonies. And by 'Yank', I mean community college student." -
"He was a king, do you honestly think he only signed one document that day?" -
(It was a special day. -CV)
"It would've been so much cooler if he had signed it in December, so it would be 12/15/1215. I mean, come on, that's awesome. All major documents should be signed in such a way." -
"They had paper back then? I thought they used, like, papyrus...or something." -
(The kings especially liked writing on the flayed skins of peasants. -CV)
"The UPS receipt for his Air Johns." -
"A birthday card for his mum. It was two weeks late. As usual." -
"The Cart-a-Magnum, which over 750 years later was cited as the reason to make the first Dirty Harry movie." -
"The Magma Carta, allowing lava flows unrestricted access across England. Efforts to restrict lava flows again failed when they realised that lava flows wherever it fucking wants. And that's why all the lava-tories in the kingdom were henceforth known as Johns." -
"The Magma Carta, which stated that not even a king is above the lava." -
"That would be the Magna Carta, the first time the people bitch-slapped the government into listening to them." -
"The Magna Carta, thus making resistance feudal." -
"i want to say the magna carta, but i also want to think that the magna carta was signed by charlemagne, because both have 'great' in their names. but maybe johnny boy was great, too." -
(Actually, John wasn't all that great, which was, in the end, the whole point. -CV)
"I'm guessing it's the Magna Carta because it's the only English document anyone on this side of the pond knows about." -
(That's not true. We know about all those documents that Shakespeare guy wrote. -CV)
"I always picture that story with people tying him up with ropes and forcing him to sign it. There probably weren't ropes. But you never know....maybe they used 'em just for fun." -
"The Magna Carta, which says that even kings are subject to the law. It probably also says that King John was a sissy poopy-pants who sucks his thumb, but he still had to sign it." -
(And what did the Magna Carta do for us?)
"if I call correctly, gave each noble a really big cart" -
"That all the toilets would be called Johns!" -
"It laid some important foundations for democracy, so that, hundreds of years later, Bush could use it as his 'Removing Obstacles to Becoming Dictator' checklist." -
Correct Answer: The Magna Carta
"Also known as 'Lovely castle you got here, your majesty, be ashame if it caught on fire'" -
2. In chemistry, which law is summarized as "for a fixed amount of gas kept at a fixed temperature, P and V are inversely proportional"?
"Fart jokes... 17?" -
(Good call. -CV)
"you lost me at 'in chemistry...'" -
(Science is scary. -CV)
(Besides, even for folks who were not lost there, Boyle's Law and Charles' Law confused 7 potential scientists. -AL)
"Ugh, chemistry. I wish we could go back to a time when everyone just chalked things up to people being witches, being cursed by God, blaspheming, etc etc." -
"D in Chem I and II, thank you very much. All I remember from Chem is something about moles and playing with fire." -
"'P and V inversely proportional?' Man, straight people got some fucked up kinks. I don't even wanna know about the gas." -
"Oh, 'inversely proprotional' alright. P and V get jiggy with it, if you know what I mean" -
"The First Law of Thermodynamics is, 'Don't Talk About Thermodynamics.' The Second Law of Thermodynamics is 'Don't Talk About Thermodynamics.'" -
"Newton's Third Law of 'If we don't assume this, we may as well admit we don't know how anything works, guys'" -
"The 'You Smelt It, You Dealt It' Law." -
"the great expectation that may or may not be proven true when quarks are involved." -
"In this house, we obey the laws of thermodynamics!" -
(+1, The Simpsons. I think. -CV)
"Ooh, a thermodynamics question. That really gets my blood Boyling. I understand that isn't ideal, but it's definitely a gas!" -
"Boyle's law, which relates to PV=nRT, which spells out pervert if you're dyslexic and have blurry vision. Or are just dirty-minded." -
"or as we said it in freshman chem, 'pee vee equals nurt.' Hee hee, nurt." -
"thinly-sliced cabbage in a mayonnaise sauce is Cole's Law." -
Correct Answer: Boyle's Law
"Not to be confused with Boil's Law which states that watched pots boil in relatively more time than unwatched ones." -
3. The 38th parallel north is especially known for separating which two countries?
"I know the answer to the first three questions, and I still can't figure out the theme. Grr." -
(As expected, most of you know this solely because of watching M*A*S*H. Carry on. -CV)
"'Especially known'? What else is it known for? How many opportunities for fame and fortune do you get when you're a parallel?" -
"Paraguay and Uruguay. There's something shifty about those guays..." -
(They never invited Nicaragua over, and they all know y. -CV)
"Kirk vs. Picard trekkers. (Or is it trekkies? I can never keep it straight.)" -
"North Latveria & South Latveria (Dr. Doom was not amused)" -
"Boliva and Peru! Oh, wait, that's Lake Titicaca, with waters so tranquil and blue." -
"Guilder and Florin." -
(+1, The Princess Bride. -CV)
"Care-A-Lot and whatever the hell you call the My Little Pony country." -
"Dolly Parton and Twiggy...oh, not that 38..." -
"South Boob and North Boob? Because nobody likes the shelflike uniboob. You must lift and seperate." -
"Fifty-four forty or fight!" -
"Remember when they did that on I Love Lucy? And I think on Laverne and Shirley. That old "tape down the middle of the room" thing really doesn't ever work because someone always gets the kitchen and someone always gets the bathroom. Sucks to be on the bathroom side. At least whoever gets the kitchen can pee in the sink, but man... you run out of things to eat when all you've got is toothpaste." -
"I've always wondered exactly what it's meant to be parallel to. I mean, if it's just parallel to all the other parallels that's a bit arbitrary isn't it?" -
"North and South Korea. Which one is the weird one that nobody is allowed to enter? I think it's North. They apparently steal children for strange government experiments." -
(Oh come on, everyone does that. -CV)
"The Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea. In Model UN everyone usually wants to be the DPRK, because you can act batshit crazy and still be on policy. It's pretty awesome...if you're into that sort of thing...which I might be." -
(You can have a +1 for using the proper country names instead of just saying "north and south". -CV)
"I find it ironic that the Demilitarized Zone is one of the mose militarized areas in the world." -
Correct Answer: North and South Korea
4. Fun with pictures!

Who is the artist, and what is the title of this piece?
"I'm totally not guessing this week's theme" -
"OMG! It's culture! Everybody head for the bomb shelters!" -
"'Paintalicious' by CV" -
(Nice try there... but I'm on to your tricks! -CV)
"You see a classic French painting - I see a drunk naked girl!" -
"As far as work is concerned, it's Red X by Proxy Server." -
"OMG YOU STOLE THAT FROM DEV ART! ART THIEF!" -
"Room With A View by Guy W. Telescope" -
"There's Something About Bathgirl." -
"Amish Porn by Johnson Peter" -
"Topless Woman Watching Wicker by Randy Inmate" -
"I don't know but she looks like a right slut with her legs spread open like that.
"Gillian Anderson w/ her Top Off by Ed Grubermann" -
"Van Gogh - Miley Cyrus Photoshoot c.1834." -
"Degas in his when-the-dancers-are-too-old-to-be-a-pedophile's-dream phase. This one is called 'Skidmark.'" -
(13 others agreed that it looked like something Degas would do. Van Gogh got 7 votes. -CV)
"Renoir's 'The Boring Side'" -
"Monet: Nekkid Wimmin Yey" -
"Monet, and that the title is 'This Girl Doesn't Know I'm Watching Her Undress.'" -
"Sigmung Freud Jr. painted it for his brother, and it's entitled 'Your Mom'" -
"My mother. 'Sulking is NOT getting your room clean, young lady! And put on a shirt! The neighbours might see.'" -
"Its official name is Topless Woman With Gumboots And Strange Wicker Creations, but it's more commonly known as Honestly Officer, I Bought Those Pictures For My Research by Name Withheld." -
"Roman Polanski?" -
"'OMG hawt nekkid chick' by The Fastest-Painting Perv Ever." -
"Fuck the symbolism, that picture makes no sense. Why would you be staring, topless, at a wall?" -
"Who cares what it's called? The artist was obviously sitting/standing on the wrong side of her when he created the picture." -
"I keep thinking if that person turns around it's actually going to be a man sitting there with half a dress on...not that there's anything wrong with that." -
(Hey, it's French, anything goes! -CV)
Correct Answer: Henri Toulouse-Lautrec, "La Toilette"
5. James Coburn, Steve McQueen, and Charles Bronson all starred in "The Magnificent Seven", as we mentioned recently. What other film did they all star together in?
"there seems to be no easy theme here" -
"Where is #5 from last time???" -
(We cut him up into itty-bitty pieces and called him 7, 8, 9, and 10. The rest we ate. -CV)
"The Manliest Movie Ever, rated P for instant pregnancy." -
"The Magnificent We-Couldn't-Get-the-Other-Four-Guys-Due-to-Schedule-Conflicts." -
"The Magnificent Eight! All those guys, plus another guy! (Wait, did some of them die? We'll need some extra guys, or some zombies.)" -
"The Seven Samurai Do Vegas" -
"Rowing Home" -
"So You Think You’re a Badass?" -
"AWESOME, MOTHERFUCKER - DO YOU SPEAK IT?" -
"Testostoroney 2: Punch Everyone." -
"Yet Another Spaghetti Western? I know what you did in a spaghetti western last summer?" -
"Death Wish IV: The Rebellious Seven" - ANONYMOUS
"Chicken Run." -
"Air Bud" -
"VH1's Where are they Now?" -
"Ape Escape 2! Good movie, better video game." -
"The Brits Do All The Work As Per Reality, While A Completely Made-Up American Rides Around On A Motorcycle Because Steve McQueen Insisted." -
Correct Answer: The Great Escape
6. Which country has won the most World Cup tournaments?
(Sorry, more detail needed: Soccer, or "football", as it's sometimes called. -CV)
(Also, automatic -1 for all Quidditch-based guesses. Too easy! -CV)
"oh lord - this isn't a quiz, it's a Freakin TEST! my ADD self will never finish." -
"GOOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLL!!!!!" -
"Well, the U.S. would have if we had invented that game. Pardon us for knowing how to use our HANDS!" -
(Number of other Americans who don't have a clue: 8. -CV)
"It may or may not have been America (I honestly don't know), but either way America still wins. Because if we don't, we're gonna start blowing other countries up, eventually. Better watch out." -
(I suddenly envision this conversation taking place:
"Rumblerumblerumble..."
"He made a fair call. Rumbling about it won't help you."
"Let them have it. It's not wise to upset the Americans."
"But sir, no one worries about upsetting France."
"That's because France doesn't drop a whole mess of bombs when they're losing. The Americans have been known to do that."
"...I see your point. I suggest a new strategy, France: Let the Yankees win." -CV)
"The only thing this Yankee knows about soccer is that David Beckham is a twit and high school/college boy's soccer teams are paradoxically attractive. Yay skinny white boys!" -
"China. They produce all those jerseys and shorts and crap. They must make a killing selling it." -
"Narnia. Seriously. Don't screw with the giant polar bears. Evil witches make some pretty snappy pottery." -
"Probably the one who's bribed the most officials or referees or whatever they're called." -
"Nintendo" -
"Belgium? That seems like the kind of thing they'd do. Out of spite." -
(I'm not sure spite earns you bonus goals in soccer... -CV)
"Deutschland! über futbol" -
"Assuming we're talking real football, unfortunately Brazil. But Germany is even with 'em on being finalists, so there! (Incidentally, don't mention Italy and the 2006 World Cup. WE WAS ROBBED!)" -
"Gonna take a shot in the dark and say... Mexico. Those crazy Mexicans are always playing soccer, when they aren't eating tacos and ninja-ing across the border." -
"I'm going to guess Brazil and then further guess that you'll get a lot of people posting that awesome Brazilian volley ball team picture." -
(You mean this one? -CV
)"Brazil. They've got an awful lot of coffee there. Might explain why the players are so fast." -
"Brazil. The land of the sexiest men, the coolest language, and a national requirement to be able to dance in four styles not your own." -
Correct Answer: Brazil
7. Fun with lyrics! Name the artist and the song:
Just an urchin livin' under the street
I'm a hard case that's tough to beat
I'm your charity case
So buy me somethin' to eat
I'll pay you at another time
Take it to the end of the line
"That's not on RockBand is it? Then I have no idea." -
(You and me both. -CV)
"Is it that song from the beginning of 'Aladdin'?" -
"Strange, I don't remember this scene from 'Annie'." -
"'Look Down', sung by Gavroche (and some other people)." -
(+1, Les Miserables. -CV)
"'Feed me, Seymour' by Audry II" -
(+1, Little Shop of Horrors. -CV)
"That's the second verse to 'Chim Chim-eree, Sweeps Are As Lucky As Lucky Can Be.' When the happy drugs the sweeps are taking wear off." -
"Britney Spears, 'Vision of the Future'" -
"Britney Spears 'Yay Domestic Violence'." -
"'OMG I'm Such A Skank', by Britney Spears." -
"Sound like something from Fraggle Rock" -
"Sting, which in this case stands for STreet Inhabiting siNGer." -
"
" - "'I Would Gladly Pay You Tuesday for a Hamburger Today,' by Wimpy." -
"Take me down to the Emerald City, where the girls are green and the grass is pretty!" -
"It’s ridiculous how much I rock out to that song. And Axl must have Teflon vocal cords." -
"Axl Rose is The Artful Dodger in an all new, contemporary envisioning of the classic musical "OLIVER!" Set in Paradise City, this tale of high-tech criminals will steal your hearts while they steal your identity." -
"But what if I get to Paradise City, and the girls aren't pretty, and it's not my home? Huh, Axel Rose? What then? Are you willing to lie, pretty boy, you and your precious Guns N' Roses??" -
"Once again my past as a hair metal fan comes back to haunt me. It's Paradise City by Guns 'n Roses. There goes any credibility I have as a soccer mom. Although I guess it's old enough that I can chalk it up to my youth, right?" -
Correct Answer: Guns N Roses, "Paradise City"
"'Guns N Roses went to Paradise City
All they got was this little ditty'
Okay, my poetry skills suck." -
8. What place is a dimension "not only of sight or sound, but of mind"?
"What is this week's theme? crazy assed people?" -
"I'm getting tired here. Do we get a 20 minute rest break in the middle of this exam?" -
"OK, I give up. What does the Twilight Zone have to do with Paradise City and Korea?" -
"I'm starting to wonder if there's a theme this week?" -
(Ah, eight questions in and someone finally grasps the horror... -CV)
"Imagine if you will, a world where a daily quiz is given weekly. Where it has ten questions instead of six. Where there is more pudding and gin than a furry snack can dream of. You have entered the LJDQwilight Zone." -
"I misread that and thought it said 'What place is a dimension "not of sight or sound, but of mind"?' To that I would have answered, Helen Keller's home, obviously." -
"Nirvana! The Force! The Nexus! Poincare's Conjecture! Sex! Am I getting closer?" -
"is it the Architect's office from the Matrix Reloaded?" -
"The Intertubes?" -
(That's more like a dimension of mindlessness. -CV)
"Arkham Asylum. Because it is all in your mind, so you can check out any time you like but you can never leave." -
"That bit of your brain that freezes when you bite icecream." -
"New York" -
"The Beyond past the Bed and the Bath." -
"Bizarro World!" -
"The Discovery Channel!" -
"The Axis of Evil" -
"Australia. Trust me, I live here." -
"The place where Nick Nolte goes after giving himself Roofies." -
"The local library. Seriously, have you been to mine? This place is fucked up." -
"We're sorry, the number you seemed to have reach does not exist. Please try dialing a new mind, or try back again at a later time. Thank you." -
"You have entered a hermetically sealed universe, surrounded by a sponge-like substance and filled with creamy guilty pleasure. You have entered--THE TWINKIE ZONE! DOO DOO DOO DOO, DOO DOO DOO DOO!" -
(No more Hostess treats for you this week. -CV)
"The LJDQ-do-do-doo, Q-do-do-doooo." -
"...and now that's stuck in my head for the rest of the day." -
"The Seventh House in the 5th Dimension." -
(No, that's where Elvis lives now. -CV)
"It's a realm where William Shatner is and therefore, a place I do not want to be." -
"In the Twilight Zone, the earth has baked, frozen, been conquered by aliens... but it's only one dimension? I call shenanigans." -
"'I have combined the DNA of the most evil animals to create the most evil animal of all!'
'Surprisingly it's man.'" -
Correct Answer: The Twilight Zone
"I'm glad The Twilight Zone got rid of the 'key of imagination' part...it's pretty stupid." -
9. What tale pits Napoleon against Jones in a battle of control over some agricultural territory?
"I read that what pale tits three times in a row. So the answer, in honor of her pale tits, is Josephine." -
"Napoleon Dynamite 2: Electric Boogaloo." -
"Are they neighbors engaged in wacky hijinks trying to settle a land dispute over a couple feet difference of their property line? Because that would be funny." -
"Can anyone explain why I'm picturing Paul Bunyan right now?" -
"I don't know but there's probably a Disney version of it somewhere." -
(Now that would surprise me. -CV)
"Agricultural territory? Really? THAT'S what they call spoils of war? 'Yes! I won! Now...to..farm..'" -
"The only thing coming to mind when I hear 'agricultural' is the following adage: 'The voluminous expansion of subterranean bulbous growths is reciprocally proportioned to the IQ of the agriculturist'. Not ALL patooties are more equal than others, yanno." -
"Finally someone that wasn't merely trying to keep up with the Joneses." -
"A tale of epic proportions!" -
"Doctor Who and the Battle of Waterloo" -
"Indiana Jones and the Battle of Versailles." -
"Jones? Indiana Jones? I have no idea but it sounds like a battle of Epic Hats." -
"Chicken Run." -
"Dude, Where's My Farm?" -
"Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" -
"The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny." -
"The Children of the Corn" -
"all I can think of is one of those Sunny D commercials, except with Jones Soda." -
"Napoleon vs. Davy Jones would be a hell of an awesome crackfic. I mean, Cthulhu's bastard son by a Scottish whore vs. a short guy with a god complex? Win!" -
(That sounds like a better book than the actual answer. -CV)
"What a letdown on the second name. It should be something more like, oh I dunno, Napoleon vs. Gambolputty de von Ausfern -schplenden -schlitter -crasscrenbon -fried -digger -dangle -dongle -burstein -von -knacker -thrasher -apple -banger -horowitz -ticolensic -grander -knotty -spelltinkle -grandlich -grumblemeyer -spelterwasser -kürstlich -himbleeisen -bahnwagen -gutenabend -bitte -eine -nürnburger -bratwustle -gerspurten -mit -zweimache -luber -hundsfut -gumberaber -shönendanker -kalbsfleisch -mittler -raucher von Hautkopft of Ulm." -
"The battle of the Ukraine? didn't know there were that many Russians named 'Jones'" -
(Well, really, they were called Zhoneski, but INS simplified it when they immigrated. -CV)
"Animal House. I'm 100% sure of this." -
(...eh, close enough. -CV)
"Animal Farm, where, similar to the place I work, All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others." -
"Animal Farm--I read it when I was 9 and couldn't see what all the fuss was about. I reread it when I was 13. A few years ago, I learnt all about Stalinist Russia in History. I'm still not sure I get it all." -
(Really, it boils down to a simple fact: Pigs are evil and will plot against you, so kill them and turn them into sweet tasty bacon now while you have the chance. -CV)
Correct Answer: Animal Farm
"I like Babe better...He was nicer than Napoleon. Cuter and much cuddlier." -
10. What would you do if you made it to your 200th birthday?
"I'd probably still be trying to figure out this week's theme." -
"hookers and blow." -
"Where a 'hooker' is a cane and 'blow' refers to breathing." -
"Your mom." - surprisingly, only 5 of you. How restrained!
"I'd probably spend three hours on LiveJournal and then go out for a nice dinner at a Japanese restaurant. That or flash my boobs at random people, and then die laughing." -
"Century 2: 7/12/2172. The numbers are a palindrome!" -
(Happy Birthday, last week! Or is that 7 December? -CV)
"Cry, because given the level of tech today all my peeps would be dead. AND that would be the only bodily function I had control over anymore..." -
"The same thing I do every birthday, Pinky - try to take over the world!" -
"I don't know... would LJDQ still be around?" -
(I'm pretty sure that by then we actually WILL be able to telepathically draw the funny straight from your brains. So, woohoo! -CV)
"If I were a buffalo, I would celebrate my bison-tennial." -
"Throw a party worthy of Bilbo Baggins, and invite at least half the Shire." -
(That's for eleventy-one. At two hundred, you need the whole Shire. -CV)
"Call the fire department to put out the five-alarmer on my cake." -
"Yell at those damn centagenarian kids who keep messing up my gardenias." -
"back in MY day, we didn't have our birthdays handed to us on a platter! No sir, we had to work our butts off just to live another day, let alone a whole year! Uphill both ways!" -
"Tell the kids to get off my space station lawn!" -
"Tell kids to 'Get off my lawn!' with the power of my mind." -
"Grab a bunch of scientists by the shirt and say, 'Gimme my flying car already! I've been more than patient.'" -
"Take a trip to Ringworld and hang out with a Pierson's Puppeteer." -
(+1, Ringworld. -CV)
"Call the pension company to ask for a raise." - ANONYMOUS
"Do the Cha-Cha Slide. You know it's still gonna be around." -
(God save us all... -CV)
"Streak down the mall in DC, probably very slowly. What are they going to do? I'm 200 years old!" -
"Probably have to do a million interviews with every news agency in the world, desperate for anything resembling news, about how I'd survived for so long." -
"I'd throw one hell of a party. It'd be a Frat style kegger. There would be NOTHING COOLER than a 200 year old chick doing a keg stand." -
In celebration of our stunning age and persistence, we offered a quiz with absolutely no theme. Why? Because... ponies. But it's true, since 19 July 2004 we've been running, and this is quiz #200. Crazy talk, I know!
But still, we're glad there are still people here who enjoy the quiz. Way back then we started off with thirty watchers and about fifteen players, and now... well, progress! So thanks to everyone who plays and watches and lurks and pimps and enjoys. Thanks to you, we're still here! Or something like that.
Tune in tomorrow for more fun-filled action-packed quizly goodness! Come on out and play- it's oodles of fun!
Rock On!
AL&CV&LL