ljdq | LJ Daily Answers: 3 November 2008

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"I was walking down the street from the red line to work a few days ago and I snapped this picture for you.

princessmoonray

Sting is everywhere! All hail the Stingmeister!

"I cannot believe that one of the answers isn't 'By the power of Greyskull...' or something like that, considering the topic." -

marilyth,

pfflyernc

That was, in fact, the number one runner-up question. Hard to fit just six here, you know. Skulls just show up everywhere.

1. The Russell Trust Association oversees the activities of which secret society?

"If it’s so secret, how do you know? Unless it’s you,

ljdq! How could you?" -

angelikitten

(Hey, it's not us. The first rule of

ljdq is, you TALK about

ljdq! -AL&CV&LL&BL)

"The Bridge Trolls Union (they live under rusty trusses)" -

sskipstress

"Mine. Oh, didn't I tell you? I'm in a secret society called the--oh my God, how did you get in? NO, NOT THE PIANO WIREeeeeurgh" -

puredeadthingy

"Russell Trust Association = RTA = Regional Transit Authority = Planes, Trains, and Automobiles in which Kevin Bacon was a taxi driver." -

rhiannonjk

"The J.R.T.S.f.W.D. Jack Russell Terrier Society for World Domination where in ALL humans will be reduced to endless tennis ball throwing for Hyperactive little dogs." -

writersblock_va

"Russell always makes me think of the sound leaves make. So I'm going for the group being responsible for the guerilla preservation of American Chestnut trees. Which, if I was a member, I think I'd keep secret too." -

vayshti

"The 'Trust Russell' Association, a secret society of people who trust Russell Crowe. Activities include chariot racing, phone-throwing, and just generally being hard." -

many_from_one

"the Stone Cutters" -

ollieoxinfree and five others
"Who holds back the electric car
Who makes Steve Gutenberg a star?
WE DO! WE DO!" -

zihuatanejo
"The 'No Homers Club'." -

demon_666

(+1, Simpsons. -AL)

"One of those dumb Yale-y ones, I'm sure. My school was built in the 70s by Governor Rockefeller and was he so considerate as to build us a secret society? No." -

greatleaps

"Well the only secret societies I know of are Freemasons, Knights Templar, Eastern Star, Shriners, and the Skull and Bones Society. And I've just figured out this week's theme...." -

sleepysunshine

(Good job! We knew you could do it! - CV&LL&AL&BL)

"I'm gonna go with the Skull and Bones Society. Hometown pride and all. Except that now that I go to Brown, there's a sort of rivalry, too. But we don't have any secret societies (unless they're better-kept than Yale's), and at least it's not Harvard. Eurgh." -

bredalot

"So, obviously, the answer to this is the Skull & Bones society. But, y'know, in this day and age, a secret society that's a fraternity just doesn't cut it, as far as menace goes. I mean, they're a fraternity, for Christ's sake. What are they gonna do - take over the world with their diabolical games of beer pong? Pssh." -

eyeharvester

"I'd like to know how Skull and Bones can be a secret society when they have a freakin' Wikipedia page." -

mathnerd

"And here I was thinking Skull and Bones was handled by the Jack Sparrow Endowment." -

ntlespino

(OK, fangirls & fanboys:

ntlespino has used the phrase "Jack Sparrow Endowment". You may all *squeeeeeeeeee* to your hearts' content in the comments. -AL)

Correct Answer: The Skull & Bones Society

2. Who was Agent Fox Mulder's partner?

"Was Fox the Red-head with the Really nice Jazonga's?" -

writersblock_va

(No, Mulder had brown hair. I can't speak for his Jazonga's. - BL)

"Ah, the great pair of Moulder & Mildew." -

palapaloozaa

"René Descartes. Doubt everything." -

love_1776

"A fine taste in bad suits...and sometimes some slime." -

oberonia

"Depends on which fanfic you read... who hasn't the man-ho been paired with?" -

vayshti

"MULDER HAS NO PARTNER. ONLY ANOTHER MULDER." -

tikuko

"Krycek." - 5 smartasses

"During his stint on the violent crimes his partner was Jerry Lamana. His first partner in the X-Files was Diana Fowley, then she transfered the hell out of there, and in came Dana Scully. Then he partnered up with Alex Krycek. Then Dana again, then she disappeared, then they got back together and then they both left, only to be living together at the time of the movie." -

b_hulsmans

(-1013, Geek of the Week. - BL)

"Pouty McRedhead! She used to go by the nickname Gothy Twat, but she grew out of it." -

soberloki

"Scurvy?" -

star_bunnies

"Skelly? Scuptical? Sting? Something like that." -

slowpurple

"Hmm - would that be Slippy, Falco, or Peppy? (Do a barrel roll!)" -

packbat

(+1, Star Fox 64. - BL)

"Sully? Isn't that the name of the green one-eyed monster from Monster's Inc?" -

jwpandabear

(I think Sully was the big hairy one. -CV)

"For the longest time I thought it was Agent Skillet. I figured she fought the paranormal with a wrought-iron skillet." -

ollieoxinfree

"The scullery maid, with the probe, in the ~~BDSM~~ parlor." -

corinn

"Dana Skullfuck." -

etcet

"Agent Skull-y, who was famous as the FBI's first undead field agent." -

eyeharvester

"Skully. She suffered from a severe case of anorexia. Those aliens should have never told her how big her ass was when they probed her." -

charmedmelodies

"I always insert an 'o' into his last name. Moulder looks more correct." -

elaran
"I prefer to spell it Skully." -

ifeedformula,

angelicmuse18

(The true spelling is out there. - BL)

the_zaniak

"Seeing as he never fesses anything up to Scully, the real answer is 'His right hand.'" -

woap

Correct Answer: Agent Dana Scully

"If anyone doesn't know the answer, then they clearly were popular in high school." -

kestrel127

3. Where did King Kong live?

"Hong Kong." - 5 of you

"Wherever the hell he wanted!" - 6 of you

"Temporarily in a penthouse suite on the top of the Empire State Building." -

canuckdesz and 11 others

"In an apeiary." -

drbear

"29 Acacia Road." -

cube_166

(+1, Bananaman. - BL)

"Down the hall from Donkey Kong." -

profsparky

"The Kingdom of Kongdom." -

orgdotnews

"Kong-lumbia." -

loopyuk

"In some banana republic, no doubt." -

i_calcql8

"Soviet Russia." -

spot_loves_me

(Where building climbs YOU! - BL)

"On the Planet of the Apes." -

axfxn

"A sweet-ass jungle. And my nightmares." -

slowpurple

"Isla Nublar, along with all the dinosaurs." -

charmedmelodies

(+1, Jurassic Park. - BL)

"Well, it was a lost tropical island, so um, obviously he lived in atlantis." -

kira_snugz

"I'm pretty sure it's the island from Lost. Giant monkey, black smoke: same difference!" -

alejandradd

"Spider-Skull Island." -

blindgeoff,

spiralgirl1,

maisontv,

jo_chan

(+1, Venture Bros.. - BL)

"Skullcrusher Mountain. He was one of the failed pony-monkey monster experiments." -

kamalloy,

zihuatenejo,

hellziggy

(+1, Jonathan Coulton. - BL)

"Mount Doom, Mordor." -

chaotic_cupcake

(One does not simply Kong into Mordor. - BL)

"King Kong was actually a bit of a geek - 30 years old, doing temp work in the jungle and living in his mom's basement." -

indiana_j

"Outside I believe, with a body that size no building would take him. A tragic tale. Technically, this makes King Kong a hobo..." -

jechocochan

"In a van by the river!" -

kristinmachina

(+1, SNL. - BL)

"He was a lot smaller than people believe, you know--he actually lived in a model village." -

puredeadthingy

"'Hey, I've got a great idea you guys! Let's go to Skull Island, because nothing bad could possibly go wrong on a mysterious, in-the-middle-of-nowhere island named after something that generally signifies dead people!'" -

morgana006

Correct Answer: Skull Island

"Skull Island, where it isn't too tough to get a head in life." -

mattwolf

4. In the song "Dead Man's Chest", what crew member was "stabbed times four"?

(-1 to all PotC-based answers. Just because. -CV)

"I can never remember anything after the bottle of rum" -

zihuatanejo

(Story of my life. -CV)

"A math question in the middle of a quiz? ARRRRR!(gh)" -

n5iln

"I'm sorry, but songs + skulls = The neck bone connected to the head bone, Them bones got up and the walked around..." -

broken_moons

"it sounds like something from an early console RPG. 'PIRATE has been STABBED x4!'" -

kamalloy

"ULTIMATE STAB C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER" -

forgedpixels

"Mack The Knifed." -

traveller_blues

"Gilligan" -

freezer818

"Admiral Julius Caesar" -

drbear

"Wash" -

alejandradd

(I think he was just stabbed times one, but it was a big one. -CV)

"Mr. Peabody" -

killabee886

(Quiet, you. -CV)

"Steve Irwin" -

reticent_lass

"If it's a musical question, the answer has to be Sting. But he was stabbed by Paul Maud'dib, not by pirates..." -

jo_chan

"i hope it was one of the jonas brothers." -

publishmyluv91

"50 Cent- wait, that was 'shot times nine.'" -

la_trombonista,

____absolution

"Red Sonja. Serves her right for expecting a chain mail bikini would protect her." -

i_calql8

"Good old Johnny Gets-Stabbed-Four-Times. Kind of an unlucky nickname to have." -

rikchik

"The same crew member who was 'stabbed times three' just a second ago." -

loopyuk

"I have no freaking clue because I can never mention it around my boyfriend. He always tries to convince me to change the words to 'Live Girl's Chest' then grabs my boobs." -

princessmoonray

"Maybe they were playing Connect Four? Anyone else remember that game?...Bueller?" -

wrestlingdog

(Pretty sneaky,

wrestlingdog... -CV)

"It would only be the scullery maid if there were four crewmembers who took turns, know what I mean, know what I mean, nudge nudge wink wink say no more say no more!" -

jmthane,

amy_ai

"'Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum, stabbed times four was my poor ol' bum!'?? If you know what I mean *wink, wink, nudge, nudge*..." -

demon_666

"Ooh, quadruple penetration on the cabin girl made 'Dread Girls' Chests' my favorite pirate-themed adult film ever!" -

squeegibo

"I always though this song was about a treasure chest - are you telling me it's actually a prelude to all these forensic science shows on telly?" -

vayshti

"The 'scallion', which I never really understood, because what the hell does he do that he's named after a green onion?" -

goodwicki

(Smells bad, makes people cry. I think he deserved it. -CV)

Correct Answer: The scullion

5. In Marvel Comics, Johann Schmidt is the original name of which archvillain?

(Number of people with "John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt" stuck in their heads: 37. -CV)

"The Hamburglar" -

majorsamfan

"Dick Cheney." -

distaff_exile,

wrestlingdog

"Archie. I hate that guy." -

letseatglass

"Johann Schmidt is the original name of Joann Schmidt." -

spot_loves_me

"WHY DID THEY HAVE TO KILL CAPTAIN AMERICA???" -

kristinmachina

(It was a nice metaphor. Also, you know his movie just won't be as cool as Iron Man's. -CV)

"Of course he has a German name, he must be evil. I bet he has a British accent as well." -

slowpurple

"Why get an alias, with a name like that? 'Johann Schmidt' just oozes with evil when you say it. Hell any German name sounds evil." -

b_hulsmans

(Really? -CV)
(Yes, HANS, really. -AL&LL&BL)

"Since 'Hans' is an abbreviation of Johann, I'm going with

chaosvizier. (What? Do you deny you're Teh!Ebul?!?)" -

germankitty

(I'm no archvillain. I haven't completed my villainy doctorate yet. Evil grad school is expensive. -CV)

"The Great Arsehole Who Was Teased In Highschool For His Last Name Ahaha Shitzy You Larrakin." -

severedscythe

"I'm pretty sure that if I admit to knowing the answer to this question, my vagina will be revoked." -

lbeth

"'John Smith' is too plain, so they cram in random letters to make it sound vaguely European or Nordic? Must be one sucky villain." -

woap

(J'onn J'onnz feels your pain. -CV)

"The Red Skull, who also moonlights as a superhero in the DC Comics universe. Think about it--Johann Schmidt is the German version of John Smith. John Smith is the secret identity of The Red Tornado of the Justice League. Same names, same colors...coincidence? I think not." -

i_calql8

"Let me just register my astonishment here that the name 'SKULLVERIZER' has yet to be snapped up by any comic writers." -

portkey

(...full credit. -CV)

"SkullFilker! He used his devestating powers of Psychology to reduce mighty heroes into sobbing sissies! 'Vell, Power Guy, Haff you evah tought dat your tendency towads vearing dah undapants on der outside off your super suit ist becass your modder dress you up in der silly clothes to show her disdain for you, yah?'" -

mattwolf

(That is oddly terrifying. -CV)

"HEck if I know. I was a DC fan growing up, not a fan of that pansyschmansy Marvel. What kind of a name is Johann anyway? Sounds like a gay tailor or one of those prince turned pirates from a dimestore bodice ripper." -

ifeedformula

(And a crimefighting team named 'Bruce' and 'Dick' is somehow less gay? -CV)

"Johann Schmidt was the name of archvillian Johann Sebastian Bach, who wrote music by day and poisoned waterworks by night." -

cassildra
"Isle B. Bach. He's coming for you." -

palapaloozaa
"The Bachman!" -

la_trombonista. Ten other classical music lovers also represented.

"Wasn't he that one dude whose head was on fire? Not the one that rode the motorcycle, the other one." -

tarnera

"Do you think characters like the Red Skull and Skeletor ever need to bleach or polish their faces to get that archvillain glow, or do you think it's a natural look for them?" -

canuckdesz

(I do know that Destro invested a lot of capital in Cylon-brand chrome polish. -CV)

"Arch Villian? Wasn't he that Evil Architect Guy? Alternately, any Marvel villain will be something like Doom Man or the Destroyer. Actually, he was probably a Skrull anyway." -

chaotic_cupcake

(Damn, I missed a chance to make a terrible joke with "skrull" instead of "skull". -CV)

"Red Skull! Not to be confused with Black Skull, the Batman villain, who killed off the only girl robin. Red Skull, contrariwise, managed to completely miss killing the only Bucky, and got beat out by a man who wore a terrible shade of pink. He quietly cried himself to sleep that night, but don't pity him - he's a Nazi." -

morgana006

Correct Answer: The Red Skull

"I thought for years that his name was the Red Skeleton and got him confused with Red Skelton. Very different, as it turns out." -

squeegibo

6. What are your plans for Halloween?

"It involves vodka, laundry detergent, teeth whitening strips and nudity. I can say no more." -

n2_the_void

"my birthday is the best day ever!" -

justcallmedee

(Happy Spooooooky Birthday! -AL&CV&LL&BL)

"Eat pudding, drink gin, and scarf down several cute furry animals. Yes, you guessed it, I'm going as Chaosvizier!" -

thepikey

(Hey, I was gonna do that. -CV)

"Break out the whips, chains and leather....Dress like a Dominatrix, and make

drbear my slave......pretty much the same thing I do every night." -

tweeti

"Waiting by the door for the inevitable child who, having been triple-dog dared by his friends, will come to the door of my Haunted House on the hill. There's always one or two, and I hired Russell Crowe to beat the crap out of them this year." -

canuckdesz

"i'm dressing up as a nurse from silent hill, hopefully going to get reallllyyy drunk, and pull a sexy guy/woman." -

theshakesss

"TP LJDQ!!!" -

jmthane

"Lots and lots of liquor!" -

denmarkien and lots and lots of you

"Going to a Pride dance. I'm not gay or lesbain, they just have good dances." -

jwpandabear

"I will be dressing up as the Constitution Fairy and celebrating the 75th anniversary of the 21st Amendment (that's the repeal of prohibition, for those anti-American parts of America -- and no, I didn't have to look it up.)" -

spiralgirl1

"Turning the hose on any asshat kids who might try to destroy my property like last year. Can't wait for them to go running home to mommy complaining. What do I care. I'm married to an attorney." -

amymich

"I'm going to go to the Coffee Beanery and hang out with my writer friends for our NaNoWriMo kickoff party. Don't tell me it's lame, 'cause it's totally not." -

kagomeshuko and 8 other NaNoManiacs

(It's not lame. 2/4 mods at least will be NaNo'ing as well. -CV&BL)

"Getting dressed up as a pirate wench...and then getting undressed as a pirate wench." -

songbird06

"Petitioning the gods for the six right numbers. O Ancestors, make us rich..." -

distaff_exile

"I'm going to play a corpse that died in it's sleep. I hope to stay in-character through ten in the morning." -

packbat

"My wife's going as Jessica Rabbit. I'm going as the luckiest man in the world." -

zihuatanejo

"I'll play spy in Team Fortress 2. It's just like trick-or-treating - you have a costume, and you go up and tap on your target. Only you do it with a knife. And it's blood instead of candy, but who can really tell the difference?" -

portkey

"I'm going to run through the streets spreading peace and joy to all the girls and boys. And by spreading peace and joy I mean stealing all their candy and scarring them for life." -

forgedpixels

"We were at a costume party a few weeks ago. Sexy Ghostbuster. Paris Hilton. Sexy Ringmaster. Guys in drag. Sexy Witch. Sexy Pirate. My hubby and me? Dressed as Dr Bunsen Honeydew and Beaker. Might as well start wearing housecoats and curlers and yelling at kids to get off my lawn right now. Zero things are sexy about being an orange-haired bug-eyed muppet." -

unamundamour

"My brother was always the one who drew up the plans. Typical stuff. I'd be planted among a group of other trick o' treaters, we'd come to the house, and he'd leap out of the covered grave in a zombie outfit and seize me, dragging me kicking and screaming into the grave with him. I'm not sure what he was trying to do. He probably thought if everyone ran for their lives, there'd be more candy left over for him." -

falconpain

"Nothing involving a skull of any kind. Except that my kids will be collecting candy in the plastic representation of a pumpkin skull...and it's only just now that the whole ridiculousness of that hit me. What the hell is wrong with the world?" -

tony101

And there you have it. In honor of Halloween, or All Souls Day, or All Saints Day, or some other day involving dead shit, we've got Skulls for the theme. Lots and lots of skulls. Or sculls, in some cases, but no one's perfect. And so, by the power of Greyskull, this quiz is now concluded.

Big thanks to all who played and enjoyed and shared and stuff. Extra thanks to our special guest moderator

bad_latin, who took time from her busy NaNo schedule to throw down some answers.

Remember: tell your friends! Go forth and play! And see you all tomorrow...

Rock On!

AL&CV&LL&BL

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From:

blindgeoff.livejournal.com

No comments yet, and a +1!

I suppose that makes up for not getting ay props for correcting The Glorious Mods on the song title...

From:

chaosvizier.livejournal.com

Yeah, well, "also known as" is good enough for me. ;-)

From:

bredalot.livejournal.com

Yay, quoted on my first time playing! :D

And now I will quietly sneak back into lurkdom, because I'm really not that funny. It was nice knowing you all.

From:

chaosvizier.livejournal.com

It's ok... you can stop by any time and play! Everyone is welcome!

Though named daily, it is weekly. Behold the first mystery.

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