ljdq | LJ Daily Answers: 6 October 2009

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Two days and two answer posts in a row! Truly a magical moment this is! What wonders await in the future? Who cares? The future is now! This quiz was, of course, brought to you by the letters F, G, H, I, and J. And possibly by C, 2, H, 5, O, and H. I said H twice? I like H.

1. Who was the author whose debut novel was "This Side of Paradise"?

"Can I just say, I'm ashamed that Dan Brown is an alumnus of my school. That's all." -

babybokal

"That guy on Omicron Ceti III, I forget his name. Sanders?" -

etumukutenyak,

the_jenny,

jmthane,

cholma,

germankitty,

hinotori

(+1, Star Trek. -CV)

"John Milton" -

kagomeshuko,

secret_weapon,

broken_moons
"Satan P. Lucifer. You never specified which side of paradise." -

illogicalvulcan

"Louis Cypher" -

thepikey

(+1, Angel Heart. -CV)

"Eve, with her shocking expose of the dark underbelly of Eden" -

adalger

(In the movie, she is heard to say "Enough is enough! I have had it with these motherfucking snakes in this motherfucking garden!" -CV)

"It was then followed by The Middle Part of Paradise, Damn It, Why is Paradise So Long?, Are We On The Other Side of Paradise Yet?, and Finally, That Side of Paradise." -

pirho_maniac

"I just want to know if it's the side of paradise that contains cheeseburgers or not." -

profsparky

"Side of Paradise? How much would that go for? They charge $2 for a side of bacon.. If paradise is more than that I think i'll stick with the pork." -

tarpo

"Sidney Sheldon wrote 'The Other Side of Midnight', so I'm guessing him." -

majorsamfan

"Someone who woke up on the right side of the bed, as opposed to my lazy-ass, grumpy sod of a brother who couldn't organise his life with three PA's, a blackberry and a life coach." -

drunken_hedghog

"I've got two tickets to Paradise..pack your bags we'll leave tonight." -

ifeedformula,

domestik_fucker

(+1 for quoting any song that was not that wretched Meatloaf song. -1 to any Meatloaf references. -CV)

"F-Cup Fitzgerald" -

david_deacon

"F. Murray Abraham, writing under the pseudonym of F Yusikay." -

blindgeoff

Correct Answer: F. Scott Fitzgerald

2. What Disney movie pitted a band of highly trained rodent secret agents against Bill Nighy and an army of robotic household appliances?

"See! THIS the the kind of government waste that's ruining America! We should be training operatives who can stave off the coming zombie apocalypse!" -

thepikey

(FEMA probably has a task group working on it. -AL)

"Love Actually" -

serferin

(Partial credit for Bill Nighy. -AL)

"Rabies, Actually". -

vlvtjones

(Partial credit for Hugh Grant. -CV)

"G-force, I am a 28 year old male and I am not afraid to admit I really really want to see that movie." -

b_hulsmans

(When you go, take these people with you: -AL)
"Was this that recent horrible spy hamster movie? Thank goodness I don't have kids." -

rikchik
"What? There's a Disney movie I haven't seen? *goes out in search of said movie*" -

ifeedformula
"G-Force? Seriously, LJDQ? We're quoting Jerry Bruckheimer now? Man, our cultural standards have slipped?" -

kristinmachina

"not named for gravity" -

etumukutenyak

"I was shocked that I couldn't place a Disney movie, racking my brain for all the animated ones with rodents in them, wondering if you'd given the wrong production company credit, when my guinea pigs growled at me from the space below my right elbow. My lab-quality pets know LJDQ answers better than I! *rethinks graduate school*" -

angelprojekt

"are you sure this isn't ripped off of Robot Chicken or something?" -

faery_wing

"Rodents of the Caribbean: Inspector Gadget's Chest" -

cholma

"An American Tail vs. The Brave Little Toaster" -

kagomeshuko

"The Rescuers" -

la_trombonista

" Originally known as Gatchaman, this is the original G-Force. -CV

" -

darthparadox

(+1, Battle of the Planets. When I first heard about this movie, I thought they were trying to do a live-action version of BotP. Then I learned the truth, and I couldn't decide if I was relieved or horrified. -CV)

"It bothers me that the LJDQ mods have seen this movie." -

wrestlingdog

(How so? It's easy to identify the plot and premise with a bit of research and never have to see more than a trailer or two. -AL)
(...actually, guilty as charged, right here. My bad. -CV)

"You reckon the Furries have a porn version called G-spot yet?" -

drunken_hedghog

(Oh God no. -AL)

Correct Answer: G-Force

3. Wilhelmina W. Witchiepoo was the bumbling villain in which children's television show from the early 70's?

"That 70's show" -

seferin

"I have no idea, but it sounds like something you'd need drugs to understand." -

ifeedformula

(And there, people, is the mission statement of Sid and Marty Krofft - IC)

"I don't remember H.R. Puffnstuff at all, but I remember some of the other Kroft shows like Electra-Woman & Dyna-Girl. Just missed it I guess." -

rikchik

(Mmmmmmm...Deidre Hall in spandex. I'll be in my bunk. - IC)

"'H.R.' had to be short for 'He's Roasted'" -

blindgeoff

"So if she weighs the same as a duck... she's made of wood... and therefore..." -

mandydax

"How bumbling? Are we talking 'Oddjob's razor-sharp hat' bumbling or 'power ranger villain of the day' bumbling?" -

mattwolf

(More on the order of 'Muttley snickering at Dick Dastardly afterwards' bumbling. - IC)

"The 70s? All I know about the seventies is the decent pop music that was around. " -

dk2022

(Obviously you must have brain-bleached disco and the Bee Gees. Good for you. - IC)

"Sesame Street. She was The Count's wife. Well, ex-wife. He never forgave her for miscounting how many martinis she had on their anniversary. 'It was four!' 'Four? Ha! I am the Count! I say it was five martinis! Five! Ha ha ha ha ha!'" -

marasca

"I really don't remember Sesame Street having villains, per se, but I was rather drunk at the time." -

illogicalvulcan

(...at age five? Bravo! -CV)

"Why, Hufflepuff, of course!" -

germankitty

"Spongebob Pufnstuf" -

mark_laura

"Is this from one of those Smurf episodes? I wasn't allowed to watch Smufs as a kid. I think my parents were suspicious of any show with a million men living with one woman." -

faery_wing

"I went through an embarrassing phase in the early '90s when I watched Puff'n'Stuff with merciless regularity. It wasn't until years later that I realized the kid with the magic flute, the mentally-delayed dragon mayor, and the screeching, '70s-saturated soundtrack completely SUCKED HOLY VROOM BROOM MAKE IT STOP PLEASE MAKE IT STOP" -

angelprojekt

"Oh, god, nooooo!! Not the puppets!!!!!!!" -

the_jenny

Correct Answer: H.R.Pufnstuf

4. Fun with lyrics! Name the song and the band:
In my life theres been heartache and pain
I dont know if I can face it again
Cant stop now, Ive traveled so far
To change this lonely life

"Yup, another groupie-surrounded rocker telling us how lonely he is. Shut. Up. Now." -

drbear

"Kanye West is a Tool by Taylor Swift" -

wiredwizard

"There's so much heartache, why hasn't one of these self-styled love gurus dubbed himself 'The Cardiologist'?" -

seekingferret
"I'd suggest a heavy dose of aspirin, that works wonders with heart ache." -

b_hulsmans

"'It's Hard Out Here for a Suburban Teenager' by Geez, Mom, You're Embarrassing Me" -

babybokal

"It started out sounding like a Beatles song, and got more whiny from there. So: Oasis." -

darthparadox

"We southerners don't hold with them thar furenners. If we wanna know what love is, we visit our cuzzins." -

majorsamfan

"Oh, gods, it's that crappy thing my ex would sing to try to keep me from leaving during the divorce... Good times. Good times." -

deza

(The sad thing is that people who use this song for just such a purpose are under the delusion that it will help their case - IC)

"R.E.O. Journey Styxwagon" -

david_deacon

(With concert tours stops in Kansas, Chicago, and Boston - IC)

"Curse you, REO Earwormdragon! (I've still never found out what the 'REO' stands for. 'Really Elusive Orgasm' maybe?)" -

adalger
"Pretty sad lyrics for a guy who got his girl to straddle his car like that." -

mattwolf

(All together, now...WRONG GROUP! - IC)

"Mariah Carey and her gospel choir reintroduced this song to me." -

actuallyspatula

(-1, crimes against humanity. -CV)

"I can hear it in my head... Did someone slip LSD into my gin and tonic again? I thought I talked to you guys about that." -

marasca

"The song every drunken hairband lover will sing, badly, at karaoke." -

sparklinblossom

"I want a spoken word cover of this song by William Shatner so bad that its not even funny.. Because I want to know what love it.. and I want you.. to show me." -

tarpo

"'Gee, I'm a wimp' by No Wonder I Don't Have A Girlfriend." -

demon_666

(A perfect description of every Air Supply song from that era - IC)

Correct Answer: "I Want To Know What Love Is", by Foreigner

5. Who was the founder of the Federal Bureau of Investigation?

"The better question is: who was the loster of the FBI? How the hell do you lose an entire federal agency?!" -

mandydax

(You clearly have too much faith in the federal government. -CV)

"Someone nowhere near as cool as the founder of the Federal Boobie Inspectors." -

drunken_hedghog

(True enough. Full credit. -CV)

"Fox Mulder. Aliens did it. They sent him back in time to do so. He tried to suppress it but THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE!" -

secret_weapon

"G. Gordon Liddy" -

vlvtjones

"I think I’ll answer this like a game of Clue: J Edgar Hoover, in the F.B.I., in a dress. With pearls." -

nitasee

"Hoover. Who really collected dirt from EVERYWHERE." -

ntlespino

"Mr. Nosypants" -

sskipstress

"Cyclops, the original Private Eye." -

stealthpup

"Macgyver" -

elvenpiratelady

(They started going downhill once they replaced their duct tape and Swiss Army knives with guns. -CV)

"Chuck Norris." -

la_trombonista

(Chuck Norris was a highly successful FBI negotiator in hostage situations. All he did was say "This is Chuck Norris" into a bullhorn, and the criminals surrendered within seconds - IC)

"J. Crew. The best-dressed government agency in Washington" -

angelprojekt

"Dana "I'm to Hot to be a Fed" Scully" -

wiredwizard

(Works for me. I love me some redheads. - IC)

"Eddie Izzard" -

thepikey

(Full credit, crossdressing. -CV)

"Mister, we could use a guy like ~~Herbert~~ J. Edger Hoover again..." -

cholma

"J Edgar Hoover, not be confused with a far more interesting Hoover, Herbert, who is the president notable by most for his ability to get stuck in his own bathtub. Wonder what that fire department call was like. " -

faery_wing

(He was so embarrassed, he changed his name to William Howard Taft - IC)

Correct Answer: J. Edgar Hoover

6. If you were a Sesame Street episode, by what letters would you be brought?

"All 26 - I'm a big guy." -

drbear

"today's Sesame Street was brought to you by the letter PMS. Oh, and sorry for stabbing Oscar to death with a discarded tampon, but when auntie Flo visits Sesame Street there can only be one Grouch left standing." -

becky_becky

"I never watched Sesame Street as a child. Maybe that's why I'm a cynical old bat at 19. Or maybe it's because of you, LJDQ. (♥?)" -

queeney

(We don't create cynicism; we simply amplify it. -AL&CV&LL&IC)

"let me take a moment to ask if you've tried singing 'ABC' by the Jackson 5 on Rockband? Holy fuck is that song hard. Thay make you sing, like, all the fucking Jackson brothers' parts!" -

marasca

(Not yet; I don't have the falsetto to be any of the Jacksons... -CV)

"ARRRRRRRR!" - 15 pirates

"B, E, W and B" -

ifeedformula
"double-D." -

david_deacon
"Æ-Ø-Å" -

nattbarn
"WTF" -

seferin,

thefannishwaldo
"L, J, D and Q" -

kristinmachina,

acm28,

mattwolf
"L, S, and D" -

thepikey
"G and T" -

etumukutenyak

"R-E-S-P-E-C-T!" -

akiyasan

(I would like to find out what it means to you. -CV)

"The quiz sponsored by the letters U, S, B." -

nitasee

(Which tastes pretty good with a nice port, I hear - IC)

"The K-car. A nice reliable automobile." -

cholma

(+1, Barenaked Ladies. -IC)

"The letter Y. He never could get in good with the vowels or the consents. 'A, E, I, O, U and sometimes Y.' Poor Y." -

gamerchik02

"Letters of marque that say I can pillage and plunder whoever I want." -

elvenpiratelady

(Don't you mean letters of marrrrrrrrque? -CV)

"B O .. O Z E .. can you have the same letter twice? No? Whatever. Big Bird hates me because I'm a girl. Fucking bird." -

angelicmuse18

"I could be brought by the letter shwa. You know, just like an 'e', the most common letter of the alphabet, but upside down. As it were." -

the_jenny

"I had a Croatian instructor for Calculus I and III. His accent was identical to the Count von Count, and he would say things like 'Yes, three square roots of three.' I often imagined him dismissing us with 'Today's class was brought to you be the letters e, pi, and square root of minus one. Ha ha ha ha ha!'" -

adalger

"Pants. I don't care, I'll make it a letter." -

actuallyspatula

And there you have it. LJDQ: Alphabet Edition is underway with part two of our epic miniseries. Wow, that sentence makes this sound so much cooler than it really is. Go figure. All we need is Law & Order's "DUN DUUUUNNNN" sound clip and we're golden. And maybe Mariska Hargitay because rawr. But I'm getting distracted here.

Thanks again for playing, and of course for all your patience during this past month. Remember, this quiz, this quiz, and this quiz are all still open for submission, just in case you were all slow and lazy in September. Go! Play! Take Quizzes!

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lovellama for their support! They're good people.

See you tomorrow for even more quizly answers! Can this week get any more awesome? INCONCEIVABLE!

Rock On!

AL&CV&LL&IC

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From:

love2loveher.livejournal.com

I like this - it has been so long since the quiz that I can't remember if I responded and wasn't quoted, or if I just completely didn't respond.

I'll stick with the latter, and if it isn't true, I don't wanna know.

From:

chaosvizier.livejournal.com

IGNORANCE IS BLISS!!!!! Be blissful with us! It's been so long, we don't know either! Wheeeee!

From:

lovellama.livejournal.com

"The letter Y. He never could get in good with the vowels or the consents. 'A, E, I, O, U and sometimes Y.' Poor Y."

Don't forget W. Didn't anyone else learn W was sometimes a vowel. I can clearly remember running around the playground singing that song.

I'm such a nerd.

Edited Date: 2009-10-06 01:36 pm (UTC)

From:

chaosvizier.livejournal.com

I do remember "and sometimes Y and W". I always wondered about that, and then I took advanced linguistics in college and learned phonetics and understood exactly what they meant. Y and W really are sometimes vowels. Go figure.

This comment was better when you wanted to "suck a nerd". Mostly because... I'm a nerd. ;-)

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