ljdq | LJ Daily Answers: 2 March 2009

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1. The five points of Calvinism are sometimes referred to by which acronym?

"COBRA. This was the name also given to the Underground Calvinist Army, often fought by GI Joe, Snakeyes and the rest of their team. Aren't you glad you know that now? Because knowing is half the battle. " -

tony101

(So just say no! – LL)

"I really can't say, as I am a United Methodist and we worship John Wesley, not Calvin. " -

kaitimae

(Represent!! Oh, wait, I keep forgetting I'm agnostic now. Damn. I mean, nuts. – LL)

"H.O.B.B.E.S." or "G.R.O.S.S." - a whopping 75% of you

" Philosophers are too boring to go playing in the woods. That's why they're philosophers. -CV

Philosophers are too boring to go playing in the woods. That's why they're philosophers. -CV

" -

nirejseki

"The only acronym I know of is G.R.O.S.S. All hail Mod for Life

chaosvizier!" -

thepikey

"Grace
Redemption
Ostinate Disobedience (the ground state from which one is raised)
Salvation
EternalnesS" -

johnwwells

"1) God's already picked who's going to heaven, 2) It's probably not you, 3) But be good anyway, 4) What are you doing with that sword, 5) OW" -

puredeadthingy

"BITCH - Bemoan,Instigate, Torture, Chafe, and Hate." -

bassnote

"TULIP - Finally, my history major at a Christian University is coming in handy. I thought this would NEVER happen." -

raphsody606

"I only know the first one stands for Total Depravity because I stopped going to class at some point. It was at that time I switched classes from comparative religions to abnormal sexuality." -

thirdgrace

"FUBAR" -

cold_clarity,

shadowsouldier

"B.A.C.O.N." -

raienna

"DAISY: the Depravity of humankind was Atoned for by the death of Jesus; an elect few are subject to an Irresistable grace, their Sainthood certain and permanent; and, uh...Your mom!" -

laughingacademy

"DAISY: DON'T ask questions, ALMOST everybody's going to hell, IF you're in the elect you get to go to heaven, work hard SO you look like you're in the elect, YOU'LL die soon enough anyway." -

rikchik

(WELL done. +5. -AL)

Correct Answer: TULIP

(That is, Total depravity, Unconditional election, Limited atonement, Irresistable grace, and Perseverence of the saints. Some of you got hung up on the first point. Some of us still are. -CV)

2. What was Citizen Kane's last word?

(A pre-emptive -1 to all you semantic-philes. - TL)

"'Oops.' No, wait, I want that to be mine." -

nadat

"Did I leave the oven on? No, I'm a fucking eccentric old man!" -

akiyasan

(+1, Eddie Izzard. -LL&CV)

"I want my last words to be "No, Mrs. Bullock, Pamela Anderson can't be untied until Allyson Hannigan is done with me." " -

lots42

"'Anyone who clings to the historically untrue — and thoroughly immoral — doctrine that 'violence never solves anything' I would advise to conjure up the ghosts of Napoleon Bonaparte and of the Duke of Wellington and let them debate it. The ghost of Hitler could referee, and the jury might well be the Dodo, the Great Auk, and the Passenger Pigeon. Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor, and the contrary opinion is wishful thinking at its worst. Breeds that forget this basic truth have always paid for it with their lives and freedoms.'
Or something like that." -

frequencyshift

"'... Lapdance'." -

csi_tokyo3

"'I drank what?'" -

dslartoo,

spatialrift47

(+1, Real Genius - TL)

"STELLLLLLAAAAAAAAAA!" -

babybokal,

kagomeshuko and 1

"'For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee!' ...wait, that's Citizen Khan." -

darthparadox

(+1, Star Trek II. -CV)

"Let's face it, that's all that anyone ever associates with that film. (Says me, that's never seen it. I'm so uncultured.)" -

lins_arosa

(Um, you're not the only one... - TL)

"'Rosebud...Frozen peas. Full of country goodness and green peaness.'

marasca

(+1, The Critic. And yes, that is the voice of The Brain. -CV)

"Fuck, I actually managed to avoid knowing what the fuck Rosebud was for most of my life, and then I got it fucking ruined for me by fucking FAMILY GUY. Note to Seth MacFarlane: that joke's not as fucking funny when you're sitting at home having the same fucking experience as the people on telly! No, I'm not fucking bitter, what are you talking about." -

oldstarnewshine

"This actually reminds me of the time I spoiled the ending of Cowboy Bebop for someone and got chewed out for it! It had been a decade or so. There is a statute of limitations on spoilers, people! If it's been over six months, CRY MOAR." -

cassildra

"If Charles Foster Kane died completely alone, how the hfil did anyone know what his last words were?" -

freezer818

" Also, 'Oedipus Rex: Motherfucker'. -CV

" -

zihuatanejo

(If you made that yourself, +1. - TL)

"RUN!!!! (Okay, I made that up. It was actually Rosebud, which was the name written on the side of the truck that was crushing him.) (Okay, I made up the truck part.)" -

tony101

"rosebud, which is ridiculously high on AFI's movie quotes list, and still makes no sense. unless it really does reference his mistress' clit, then i'm all for him dying with Rosebud on his lips." -

wellowned

"Rosebud. Police suspect he was uttering the name of the person that 'Sleighed' him." -

mujubius

"Rosebud...The Last Word in Sleds!" -

ladyiapetus

Correct Answer: "Rosebud"

"It could have been 'Reach me a Bud'. It's hard to tell when someone's dying and all." -

ginalin

Correct Answer: "Rosebud"

3. Who is the matron-in-charge of Hogwarts' hospital wing?

(To the handful of people who admitted to not being Harry Potter fans: Rock on. I'm not either. -CV)

"Eh, I'm not that into Pokemon." -

reticent_lass

"You know she's got to be wearing a funny hat. I mean, I think she was even wearing Aretha Franklin's hat." -

psychopompos

"Madam Pommes Frites. She helped heal with comfort food." -

nitasee
"She's magically delicious!" -

cholma

"the only time i've ever enjoyed poppies were watching the Wizard of Oz, where the which sends them off into a poppy field and they all get stoned and go to sleep. my parents used it and Alice in Wonderland as their personal crusade. there's nothing quite like ruining all my favorite childhood stories with the truth about drug use." -

wellowned

"In the version I rented, 'Hairy's Hotter: The Sorceror's Bone', the nurse didn't have a name, she just had a thermometer and a whip." -

tony101

"Mary Jane's sister Poppy." -

wumbawoman

"Angela Lansbury" -

conjure_lass

"Dude, I can't come up with it, but I can come up with Madame Pince, who was the librarian. She was named I think all of twice. What the hell, brain, prioritize." -

oldstarnewshine

"Bubblyroot? Buddlypoot? Anglebut Humperdink? Curse these silly British wizarding names!" -

canuckdesz

"Rumtumtugger" -

jenny_1981

"Rosie Palmer" -

krick

"Madame Quinn, Medicine Wizard" -

freezer818

"Nurse Ratched" -

flawed_karma,

drbear,

seferin,

wiredwizard,

nirejseki

(+1, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. -CV)

"Hellllloooooo, Nurse!" -

kira_snugz,

tweeti,

i_calql8

(+1, Animaniacs. – LL)

"You mean you can grow back my bones, but you can't get rid of a little scar???" -

a_l_p_h_a_b_e_t

"The complete train of logic fail regarding what can and cannot be cured by magic fail has me too angry to answer this question." -

oleander_sky

"OMG! The Harry Potter books don’t just promote witchcraft and Satanism, they’re pushing opiates, too!" -

laughingacademy

Correct Answer: Poppy Pomfrey

"In the adult edition, however, she was replaced by Major 'Hotlips' Houlihan." -

germankitty

4. Black Sabbath's album "Master of Reality" contains two instrumental pieces. One is "Embryo"; what is the other?

"If it's not on Rock Band 2, then I don't know it. Sorry." -

babybokal

"It wasn't supposed to be instrumental, but Ozzie couldn't remember the words." -

zihuatanejo

"Black Sabbath sounds emo. I guess Black Roses would be suitably emo for a title." -

mathnerd

(I'm going to have to give you a -1 for thinking Black Sabbath was emo. Move along. -CV)

"Can't type. Headbanging." -

fizrep

"...is Black Sabbath even relevant anymore?" -

freezerjerky

"Damn, that album's nearly as old as I am!" -

deza

"coathanger" -

rimspace

"Yakety Sax" -

dslartoo

"Not Mine" -

wumbawoman

"Oyrbme" -

packbat,

traveller_blues

"SHAAAAAARRROOOOOOOOOOOON!" -

star_bunnies,

kristinmachina,

dragon_within,

yayworthy

"i honestly don't know, nor does my husband who is very drunk and now annoyed because he says he should know that, and who is the quiz to make him feel like a drunken moron?" -

kira_snugz

"Conception - the heavy driving beat for one minute followed by snoring from one speaker and discontent from the other. Stereo is an amazing thing." -

bassnote

"Orchid. Did you know that 'orchid' is one of those nice words that has a slightly dirty origin? The roots look like testicles, so they named the flowers orchids, which comes from the the Latin "orchis" the word for testicle. I guess for early Victorians, naming flowers after private parts was all they had for dirty jokes, poor things." -

ginalin

"♫ Embryo and Ivoryo, we're together in perfect harmonyo....♫" -

captiansblog

"Their best instrumental, Orchid. I'd try to make a funneh but Tony Iommi's got a mustache you don't mess with." -

anticarnation1

Correct Answer: "Orchid"

5. What is the name of the Van Gogh painting that was auctioned by Christie's on March 31, 1987 for a then-record $39.9 million?

"I wish I had paint skillz that got me that kind of money." -

japeningrish

(So do we all. Although it helps to only have one ear, or to be batshit insane. Or both. -CV)

"color spilled on canvas by accident" -

bassnote

"Dogs Playing Poker - Texas Hold 'Em Edition" -

wiredwizard

"Van Gogh is still quite the evoker,
(Despite no miniskirt or cloth choker),
Call me cheap here today,
But I just couldn't pay,
40 Mils for Dogs Playing Poker." -

mattwolf

"A shrubbery. But not too expensive!" -

germankitty

(+1, Monty Python and the Holy Grail. -CV)

"This Won't Be Valuable Until I'm Dead" -

darthparadox

"I'm gonna say 'Starry Night,' because that is the Sting answer to Van Gogh questions." -

schizospider and twelve others

"Self-Portrait..with BOTH ears. If you bought the one where he just has one ear..well..all I have to say is SUCKA!" -

ifeedformula

"Honey, I've Cut Off My Ear." -

wellowned

"Ear Today, Gone Tommorow" -

kristinmachina,

napier,

"I dunno, but if you say you see Jesus in it, you can get a couple hundred times as much." -

watergal

"That would be his magnum opus, They won't squirt you in the face this time, honest, I swear on my left ear." -

laughingacademy

"'Dude, Where's My Ear?', a little-known and underrated masterpiece. Unlike Vermeer's 'Girl With a Pearl Earring', though, the movie spin-off was not so successful." -

nirejseki

"Dollar Signs (With Low-Resolution Sunflowers)" -

etcet

"

When the plants rise up to cast down their animal oppressors, this will be the guy they send to do their dirty work. -CV

" -

kaitimae

"Incidentally, when Van Gogh climbed his sunflower, he was heard to remark 'Hey! I can see my house from up ear.'" -

yayworthy

"I hope that whomever bought it stares at it every single day, just to feel like it was worth that much money." -

star_bunnies

Correct Answer: Still Life: Vase with Fifteen Sunflowers

6. What smells good to you?

"did you know that Blodeuwedd is a name of a woman made of flowers from Welsh myth? SHE HAD NO BELLY BUTTON!!! As a sixteen year old helping my mum sort out a lesson for Welsh learners, that was kinda jarring..." -

dk2022

(Yes. She was created by the wizards Math and Gwydion for Lleu Llaw Gyffes. Did you know that? ;-) -CV)

"The terrifying maple syrup smell that attacked New York City. Jersey says: Smell our wrath!" -

seekingferret

"I love the smell of napalm in the morning. (How many of THESE did you get?)" -

tweeti

(Ask

zihuatanejo,

bassnote,

oleander_sky,

ntlespino,

marasca,

a_l_p_h_a_b_e_t,

tweeti, and

germankitty. - LL)

(Oh, and

criminalkitten, who loves the smell of Napalm on a Mormon. -CV)

"The charred remains of my enemies as I cackle of the flaming embers of their once-proud nation--I mean, flowers!" -

newbia

(Settle down there, Stalin. -CV)

"To crush my enemies, to see them driven before me, and to hear the lamentations of their women." -

raienna

(+1, Conan the Barbarian. -CV)

"What the Rock is cookin'?" -

cholma

"rumpled sheets in a warm room, the body next to mine and the knowledge that the cops won't catch me this time, either." -

wellowned

"My roommate has just announced that she's a lesbian because girls smell better than guys when you're going down on this. I did not need to know this about her." -

nirejseki

"Teen Spirit?" -

thepikey,

nunshavingfun,

joscelin

(Nowadays that smells like THE GRAVE! -CV)

"my fiance! :D (who will be my hubby by the time you all read this!)" -

jenny_1981

(Congratulations! You get +1... to your dependents on your tax return. -AL&CV&LL&TL)

"The sweet sweet smell of

ljdq success. And freshly made naan bread." -

yayworthy

"The parking lot at Lambeau Field on game day - more frying meat aromas than anyone could want." -

drbear

"Warm chocolate chip cookies. I add in a little bit of cinnamon, and they taste wonderful and smell awesome and I always manage to eat half of the batch before anyone finds out I've made any! Evil, I know, but fuck them! Fatty needs her cookies *nom*nom*nom*" -

star_bunnies

"Awesome sauce smells pretty damn good in the morning." -

psychopompos

"Bacon! And french fries! And chicken sandwiches! Basically, anything that'll lead to a potential heart attack." -

pirho_maniac

"Fresh coffee. If anybody ever invents a coffee that tastes as good as it smells they just might rule the world." -

fmh

"*joins the three other quizlings who will plug BPAL* It's like there's a party in my nose, and everyone's invited!" -

puredeadthingy,

rapsody606,

"Instead of washing my sheets, I just Febrezed my entire bed. Laziness + consumerism = WIN." -

babybokal

"Smells! Huh! Good god y'all! What are they good for? Absolutely nothing! Especially those with gassy partners." -

mujubius

"

" -

mistressjennfer and 9 others

"(To the tune of "My Favorite Things")

Freshly-washed sweaters, warm, flow'ry and fleecy,
Fries from the fryer, all crunchy and greasy,
Lavender sachets (I don't think I'm gay?)
I think that those can smell pretty okay!

Winning in chess against old men in dotage,
Getting (and forcing a bad rhyme for) quotage,
Crushing your foes like some Chaldean king -
Victory sure is a fine-smelling thing!" -

johnwwells

(+3, nice job. Would have been +more, but, feh, Sound of Music. Shut your von Trapps! -CV)

And there you have it- yet another bloomin' quiz. Great showing by everyone this week- lots of new players, the return of old players, and of course, gin in my belly. What more could one ask for, besides several million dollars in unmarked bills? And hookers and blow? And pudding? Ok, one could ask for a lot more, but that's beside the point.

Extra thanks to

lovellama and

trishalynn for guest modding, and of course big thanks to everyone who played. Keep on truckin', and tell your friends!

Rock on!

AL&CV&LL&TL

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b-hulsmans.livejournal.com

I was going to comment about how I didn't get quoted, but none of the questions seemed familiar, turns out I didn't even play.

Damn you forgetful mind!

From:

chaosvizier.livejournal.com

Ah, the brain, my most fearsome foe. Always tricking me with missing memory and general senility. Curse you, brain! We shall meet again!

From:

joscelin.livejournal.com

So nice to be able to come here since the DQ on Facebook is having issues..forgive me for philandering *sniff sniff*!!

From:

chaosvizier.livejournal.com

We're not going anywhere, young lady. Even if we're only once a week. And no forgiveness necessary; it's not like we're not playing it either. Because we totally are.

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

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