LJ Daily Answers: 6 July 2012

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

We're going down down down, the ring of fire, a burning tire.

1. The Ohio Derby is held at which race track?

"the Ohio race track" - 9 of you

"Is that the one with the horses or the roller derby? It makes a difference you know" - tweeti

(Yes, I suppose that in all fairness it does. -CV)

"Come on Dover! Move your bloomin' arse!" - demon_666

(+1, My Fair Lady. -CV)

"Forever Alone Track" - shinga

"The Pinewood Derby is held in the Church Basement, and the Cub Scout with the father who's willing to do all the work always wins" - stgreyhounds

“Thistledown. When they got there, they said 'This'll do.' But there was a clerical error." - theninth

“There you go, bringing race into it." - i_calql8

"The Kentucky one is held at Churchill Downs, so the Ohio one must be at Hitler Downs" - IRONJEFF

"WKRP Cincinnati Downs. Watch out for the frozen turkeys" - alfvaen

“The Camptown Racetrack (It's five miles long!)" - freezer818

Correct Answer: Thistledown Racecourse



2. Rush Limbaugh started his radio talk show in 1984 on KFBK in Sacramento after which talk show host was fired?

“Satan" - shinga, love2loveher
”The Devil, he's the only one who could be worse than Rush Limbaugh." - tweeti, rapunzelita

“It's scary to think there was a time when Rush was considered a better alternative to Morton Downey, Jr." - theninth

"How does one get fired and replaced by Rush Limbaugh? Did he torch the break room?" - la_trombonista

"HOWARD STERN. couldn't keep his parts in his pants. and yet somehow he seems reasonable when compared to rush these days" - kira_snugz

“Memo to myself: Go back in time and teach Morton Downey, Jr., racial sensitivity. PS: Kill Hitler." - mandydax

(Good luck with that last one – LL)

“That was The Partridge Family's 'Doesn't Somebody Want to be Wanted?,' followed by Edison Lighthouse's 'Love Grows where my Rosemary Goes' as K-Billy's Super Sounds of the '70s weekend just keeps on... truckin'." - therealchon

“Cave Johnson." - alfvaen

"Slow Waltz. Ha ha, see what I did there?" - demon_666

"Dr. Gregory House. With their offensive humor and pill-popping, the transition was seamless" - i_calql8

"Rush Limbaugh. He was hired there in 1980, then fired. He was hired again in 1981, but then was fired and sank into the swamp. In 1982, he was hired, but then was fired, burnt down, and sank into the swamp. In 1984, he was hired, and that time! That time, it stuck" - silk_knickers

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

"Morton Koopa, Jr" - tinamachina

Correct Answer: Morton Downey Jr.



3. Dolph Lundgren and Brandon Lee starred together in which early 90's buddy cop film?

“Super Mario Brothers" - love2loveher

"my husband owns it. i should know this. big rustle in little shanghai" - kira_snugz

(...wrong in so many directions. But excellent effort. -CV)

“Time it took me to remember that Jason Lee is not Brandon Lee = 45 seconds. Time spent thinking Dolph Lungren and Jason Lee in a buddy cop film might actually be better = 2 seconds. Time to realise that that would not actually be better... instantaneous" - theninth

“I'm going to guess wildly that because of Dolph Ludgren, the title will have 'Red' in it and that because of Brandon Lee, it will have 'Dragon' and/or 'Son' in it. 'Son of Red Dragon'" - mandydax

"'Roundhouse Kick to the Face!' (admit it, CV, you woulda gone to see a movie called this" - mark_laura

(...yes. -CV)

“The Tick. Spoooon!" - thepikey

"The Crow-Magnon" - i_calql8

“Ambiguously Gay Duo." - therealchon

"Stop Or I'll Shoot Myself! (Too soon?)" - freezer818

"Nobody will convince me that Dolph Lundgren can look like he's anyone's 'buddy'." - rapunzelita

"One boxed Rocky in an unsubtle message about respect between rival nations! The other's the son of a tragically fallen martial artist! They fight crime!" - cmzero

"He-Man and the Crow team up to fight crime? Be still my geek heart!" - tinamachina

(That He-Man movie was so horrible, and yet I cannot turn away from it. Frank Langella is such a large ham there. -CV)

"So a dolphin and a crow team up and together they fight crime! I'd watch it" - akiyasan

“Tell me the name! I have vodka, Netflix, and an open weekend looming ahead!" - zihuatanejo

Correct Answer: "Showdown in Little Tokyo"



4. Fun with lyrics! Name the song and the band:
A hundred days have made me older
Since the last time that I saw your pretty face.
A thousand lies have made me colder
And I don't think I can look at this the same

“Nickelba-- I can't even finish that joke. It'd be too depressing." - shinga
“That's shite, even for Sting. I'm going with Nickelback." - theninth

" I can multiply by ten (but not rhyme) by The Geeks" - germankitty

“The Whining Song by The Whiners" - sskipstress

"Diary of a Cyberstalker, by the Loveshys" - la_trombonista

"Any emo song, any band, anytime in the past ten years" - n5iln

"A hundred days have made me older? Really, Captain Obvious?" - rapunzelita

"'Snow White' by the Evil Queen. Charlize Theron is one sexy evil queen, may I just add!" - demon_666

"'The Ballad of Pinocchio'. He can't look at this the same because a thousand lies worth of nose is making him cross-eyed" - cmzero

Correct Answer: 3 Doors Down, "Here Without You"



5. What is the traditional street address of the Chancellor of the Exchequer of the United Kingdom?

“#4 Privet Drive, Little Whinging, Surrey" - wiredwizard
"Nobody knows; since the Credit Crunch started, it's been made Unplottable, and the Secret Keeper isn't talking. Yet" - germankitty

"1060 W. Addison" - i_calql8

(+1, The Blues Brothers. -CV)

"221B Downing Street" - mark_laura

“Red Light District" - shinga

"668 - across the street from The Beast" - n5iln

"10 Pip pip cheerio and all that rot" - raphsody606

“You put the word 'Street' in there instead of just saying 'address' to avoid people saying things like 'I think they just call him 'Sir'' didn't you." - theninth

(I know how you smartypants quizlings work. -CV)

"That sounds less like a political office and more like the name of a Star Wars destroyer" - freezer818

(You have failed me for the last time, Exchequer. -CV)

“He's not an excheque, he's just pining for more money!" - akiyasan

“Downing Baker Thames Windsor Court. There. I'm out of London places to type" - love2loveher

"Numbre Fore Douning Street" - zihuatanejo

(That's the Chancellor of Ye Olde RenFaire, downe the street. They don't really get along. -CV)

"Why would the Chancellor of the Exchequer need a street address? I mean it's not like there are 50 Chancelors of the Exchequer in the UK, you can probably just write 'Chancelor of the Exchequer, somewhere or other, London, Great Britain', I'm fairly sure it'll get there anyway" - rapunzelita

"Number 11 Downing Street. The 'Number' part is very important because someone else lives at Letter 11 and someone else lives at Aardvark 11" - sskipstress

(I would hereby like to move to Ginbottle 69 Downing Street. Anyone who wants to split the down payment with me is welcome to stay. -CV)

Correct Answer: Number 11 Downing Street



6. What makes you sad?

"You do." - mandydax

“Not being able to come up with something whitty for 'Fun with Lyrics' Questions" - love2loveher

“Reality... Reality & Song Lyric questions in the LJDQ." - wiredwizard

“No dessert." - primavera

"Japanese porn. Only the Japanese could make naked Japanese schoolgirls unappealing" - freezer818

"Down dooby-doo down down, comma, comma, down dooby-doo down, down" - sskipstress

“That Narnia is simply the Bible for kids." - lots42

“Rainy days and Mondays always get me down." - i_calql8

(This is clearly the line that precedes "Sweet dreams and flying machines in pieces on the ground." -CV)

“Nothing" - thepikey, ntlespino

“I took a week off before starting my new job, but now the kids are out of school, so it's not as relaxing as it could have been." - alfvaen

“Not much. Better living through chemistry." - zihuatanejo

"those hats they wear at the races. SO LARGE AND FUGLY " - kira_snugz

"There was a great sale on Tanqueray, so I haven't had any Bombay Sapphire at home in far too long!" - IRONJEFF

(Both good choices, but you should search for Martin Miller London Dry Gin. It is the bomb diggity. -CV)



And there you have it. The logical way to follow an "UP" quiz is a "DOWN" quiz, in case you hadn't figured out the themes weeks ago. Surprise! We're predictable! Woooooooooo! *throws up the horns*

Tune in eventually for the next set of quiz answers! They will be answerlicious! And eventual! Booyah!

Rock On!

AL&CV&LL

Comments

[germankitty]

Okay, gotta cede this one to i_calql8. *grumbles*

Still, a two-fer!

[tweeti.livejournal.com]

Two is better than noooone......That's none stretched out to rhyme with two...*shrug*....It's early and I got to bed late....And I was up waaay earlier than this.

[freezer.livejournal.com]

Four spot (no sharesies!) and a mod comment! You guys need to disappear for two months more often!

[thepikey.livejournal.com]

CV? I totally knew you would throw up the horns to celebrate being predictable.

Only two this quiz, but I did get in on the only picture. I'll take it.

[wiredwizard.livejournal.com]

=sigh= 2/6... and the decline begins

[theninth.livejournal.com]

BOOYAH!

[i-calql8.livejournal.com]

Kiddo, if you were pwned any harder, we'd be having to figure up the hotel bill for the damages caused.

[i-calql8.livejournal.com]

FIVESIES! Fun With Lyrics, you are my Achilles hell (misspelling intended). I must be humble, though, because I'm not sure tomorrow's answers will get nearly as much quotage.
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Oh, and some missing +1s...as with Whose Line Is It Anyway: The Less-Funny Drew Carey Version, the points don't matter.
For therealchon, (+1, Reservoir Dogs)
For alfvaen, (+1, Portal)
For thepikey and ntlespino, (+1, How I Met Your Mother)
And, finally, for me, (+1, The Carpenters)
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"'Roundhouse Kick to the Face!' (admit it, CV, you woulda gone to see a movie called this)" - mark_laura

(...yes. -CV)

*hangs head in shame and raises hand in agreement*

[tinamachina.livejournal.com]

Two out of six ain't bad.

And now I have that 3 Doors Down song in my head. BOWIE, STAT!

[germankitty]

^

[demon-666.livejournal.com]

“That Narnia is simply the Bible for kids." - lots42

This!
I wish I had never read that book about the books that pointed this out, because I had read the series three times before then and not once had I made the connection.
It's not that I was a stupid kid, it was more that the world of Narnia (and especially Aslan) was too cool to be associated with Christians and Jesus (a Handsome, Intelligent, Talking Lion vs. a Hairy Man in a Bedsheet - I know whose team I am on!).

[shirenomad]

Proving that everything, even the self-sacrificing savior of humanity, can be made more awesome with talking lions.

(Or cyberpunk and bullet-time. Whoa.)

[mandydax.livejournal.com]

I love that time-travel forum story thing!

Honestly, though, if I were to mess with Hitler's timeline, I don't think I could kill him. My plan would be to abduct him as a baby, and place him with a nice Jewish family.

[demon-666.livejournal.com]

I loved it too!
Btw:
You are almost more evil than him, you evil genius, you! It would only be just desserts though if you somehow could rub German Hitler's nose in it somehow.

[demon-666.livejournal.com]

Er, sorry for my first "somehow" in the above comment. Bad grammar is a sign I have eaten way too much sugar during the day (still working my way through the Easter chocolate. I bought 58 creme eggs because they're my favourite and we can't get them the rest of the year - plus all the other Easter treats - and then more chocolate from the supermarket since then, even though there's still Easter chocolate left).
Rather than let everyone know that I have no willpower against chocolate, I actually came to ask calq if the +1 I received for the My Fair Lady quote is the first +1 I have ever received. If so, w00t! What a great belated birthday present!

[i-calql8.livejournal.com]

As of the end of 2011, you've gotten four +1s, which makes this one, at minimum, your fifth.

[mandydax.livejournal.com]

Alternate universes. ^_^

OMG, I just realized that in the Mirror, Mirror universe, Hitler is Schindler and Schindler is Hitler. :O