ljdq | LJ Daily Answers: 11 July 2011

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By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.

1. In the movie "The Rescuers", what is the name of the object that Madam Medusa is looking for?

"The Details. This is in what, I am reliably informed, the devil resides." -

florahart

"Monkey's Paw" -

akiyasan

"The head of Perseus" -

freezer818

"Snakes on a Mane" -

athousandsmiles,

etcet

"Snake conditioner. Those things tangle like NOBODY'S business" -

thepikey
"A decent hair tie. Those snakes are recalcitrant." -

raphsody606

"See, while in my head I know this is about two mice rescuing a little girl from one of the scariest looking women I've ever seen, all I'm hearing is the 'Rescue Rangers' theme song. Kinda ruins it." -

frequencyshift

"Goofy old bat *should* be lookin' for a damn bra..." -

neumeindil

"*shudders* I still can't watch that movie..Madam Medusa gives me nightmares." -

ifeedformula

(11 quizlings agree that Madam Medusa was one of the scariest Disney villains of all time. -CV)

"More porn for her pornshop. Look, she's clearly an ex-hooker:
Exhibit C: Pimp Cane. -CV

Exhibit A: Obvious lack of bra
Exhibit B: Whore make-up
I really think when the writers pitched their idea, the people at Disney confused "porn" with "pawn" due to their phonetic similarities." -

demon_666

Correct Answer: The Devil's Eye

"I don't know why Medusa's treated like an evil character. I know women who have done much worse things for diamonds that weren't nearly that big!!" -

angelprojekt

2. What is the secret identity of Marvel Comics character Matthew Murdock?

"The Vampire, the most feared Divorce Attorney in New York" -

seferin

"GizmoDuck" -

wiredwizard
"MurDockwing Duck" -

angelprojekt

"Evel Kinevel" -

barbarienne

"'Howlin' Mad.' He had an undocumented sidekick with a penchant for pitying fools." -

etcet

"Must be one of the little ones. I forget. I'm a Baaaaaad geek. Er, the one with wings? He was hot." -

7tree_hugger

(That was Warren Worthington III. I suppose if you turn his initials upside-down, WW becomes MM, which is close. In comics terms. -CV)

"Daredevil, the film that gave us Bennifer II" -

kristinmachina

"Daredevil, but only because 'guy who has echolocation like a bat but isn't called Batman' was too big to fit on a business card." -

umbralcorax

"Just goes to show how idiotic the villains in comics are, even a blind person can beat them" -

b_hulsmans

"I thought Matthew murdock WAS the secret identity?" -

mattwolf and 5 others

(To me, his real identity is Matthew Murdock, because that's who he was from the beginning. He became Daredevil later - that is the secret. But that's just how I view things. -CV)

Correct Answer: Daredevil

3. What best-selling novel tells the story of Andrea Sachs and her employment at "Runway" magazine?

"Unless zombies invade the magazine's offices, I'm going to despair at the best-selling status. But I want to see zombies wear those insane dresses I see in fashion shows" -

lots42

(Sorry, I'm more of a Banana Republic zombie. -CV)

"Lewd I Did Live, Evil Did I Dwel" -

alfvaen

"Zen and the Art of Not Running Your Panty Hose Before You Even get Out of the Damn House, Damn Cat..." -

neumeindil

"Do My Cloven Hoofs Look Big In These Shoes?" -

angeweeks

"Sex & The Photocopier" -

wiredwizard

"It's something by Stephen King isn't it? Death at the fashion mall" -

akiyasan

"Ugly Betty Tells It Like It Is" -

sskipstress

" Isn't he just the cutest thing? -CV

" -

germankitty

"They promised her a pony. She wound up with Meryl Streep. I won't go so far as to say there's a certain resemblance" -

n5iln

"I had such an incredible crush on Meryl Streep in that movie. Masochistic? I think so!" -

frequencyshift

"I never understood why a devil would wear Prada. You'd think he'd want to shop somewhere that has ideals that fit his own. I guess 'The Devil Wears Wal-Mart' doesn't have quite the same ring does it?" -

umbralcorax

(I think the ideals of the high end of fashion are quite devilish. -CV)

Correct Answer: The Devil Wears Prada

"Not surprisingly, The Devil Wears Old Navy failed to achieve the same success, despite its cheaper price" -

angelprojekt

4. Who was the lead guitarist for the band Poison?

"That's an actual band!?" -

sticky9fingers

"R. Senic" -

seferin
"Ant O'Doat" -

7tree_hugger
"Belle Adonna" -

demon_666
"Cy Anide" -

thesecondevil

"The only thing I know about Poison is that Bret Michaels can't get a date without VH1 footing the bill" -

frequencyshift

"Poison had a guiltarist? I thought they just had hair. SO MUCH HAIR!" -

lbmango

"How could anyone play a lead guitar? Do you know how heavy that would be?!" -

angelprojekt

(Yes, but lead poisoning really fit in with the band's theme. -CV)

"there are 3 former lead guitarists and 1 current. I would assume that 'was' implies you want one of the former, but the current one fits the theme. which one is it?" -

b_hulsmans
"The one with the hair. No, the *other* one with the hair." -

sskipstress

(Fair enough; it should have been "is". Full credit. -CV)

"C.C. DeVille, a guitarist who literally picked his Poison." -

i_calql8

"He is the grandson of Cecil B. DeMille and Cruella de Vil. Deviled Poison." -

herumtreiber

"no relation to Cruella DeVille" -

holmes221b

Correct Answer: C.C. DeVille

"Not to be confused with CC Sabathia, who has actual talent" -

n5iln,

kristinmachina

5. Jabez Stone is the defendant in which short story, published in 1937?

"What kind of effed up name is Jabez anyway?" -

ifeedformula

"All Rocks go to Heavan" -

seferin

"Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey" -

etcet

"Bambi vs. Godzilla" -

i_calql8

"The Devil and Merriam-Webster vs. the OED" -

barbarienne

"Rock vs. Scissors" -

thesecondevil

(Rock punches through paper. Rock always wins. -CV)

"'How to Sell Your Friend's Souls and Influence People' It was on the best-seller list for months." -

umbralcorax

"'A Stone Grows in Brooklyn' the really really long, really really really boring prequel to the one with the tree." -

lbmango

"Jabez vs. Jabba the Hutt: The Case of the Jabbering Gom Jabbar" -

kenshardik

(Quit your jibba-jabba! -CV)

"The Devil and Stone Cold Steve Austin" -

thepikey

"The Devil went down to Georgia?" -

akiyasan,

jmthane,

kristinmachina

"wasn't a simpsons episode based on that story? the one with ned being the devil?" -

b_hulsmans
"Mr. Donut Head, or: How the Devil got Revenge on Homer" -

demon_666

(One of the best Simpsons halloween episodes ever. -CV)

Correct Answer: The Devil and Daniel Webster

6. What would you sell your soul for?

"Like hell I'd sell in this economy--souls just aren't worth as much as they used to be" -

holmes221b,

angelprojekt
"No no no. Selling your soul is terrible! I would never do that! Sell somebody else's soul instead. That's just good business." -

thepikey

"1 million dollars! Oh wait, 1 billion dollars!" -

akiyasan

(+1, Austin Powers. -CV)

"Access to 28-hour days (no additional work, just additional hours) and/or a Time Turner" -

florahart,

alfvaen

"Sex. On a semi-regular basis. Without the worries of all the unfortunate STDs that can go with it (herpes, AIDS, pregnancy). It would be a total bonus if it was GOOD sex, but I'm not terribly picky at this point." -

frequencyshift,

neumeindil,

angeweeks

(Here's my card. -CV)

"Mmm...forbidden doughnut" -

kristinmachina

(+1, aforementions Simpsons episode. -CV)

"POWAAAHH!!! UNLIMITED POWAAAAHHHHH!!!" -

thesecondevil

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

etcet

"A new tooth. I ventured into the depths of the Iraqi dentist chair and I am squicked beyond all measure. Also, Ow." -

raphsody606

"Wait, is this one of those 'monkey's paw' 'Twilight Zone' deals where I sell my soul for something and there's a wacky twist? Like I wish for eternal life and then get life in prison? Or I wish for wealth and nuclear holocaust causes money to be worthless? I wasn't born yesterday, Sunshine! No soul-selling here!" -

kenshardik

"Some effing peace and quiet. My noisy neighbors have been gone for 6 weeks, and it's been wonderful. But now someone is down there again, slamming doors and stomping around. My apartment sits on top of the uppermost level of hell!" -

barbarienne

"The outlawing of AutoTune" -

n5iln

And there you have it. A diabolically clever quiz, eh? Ok, no, not really. But Devils were the theme of the week, just because. You're probably thinking right now, "Oh, hur hur, I bet angels will be the theme of tomorrow's quiz because they're so predictable." Well nyah, aren't you all smart and clever? So, yes, angels will be the theme of tomorrow's quiz. If you didn't see that coming, well... more power to you.

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