ljdq | LJ Daily Answers: 28+1 April 2014

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tinamachina,

kagomeshuko,

blindgeoff

So few? You guys are slipping.

1. Jules Léotard became famous not only for an obviously named piece of clothing, but for his gymnastic skill with which apparatus?

"he invented the jock strap and competed in trap shooting?" -

blindgeoff

(Full credit for staying within the theme. -CV)

"The politically-correct term is 'challenged stretchy garment by Leo'." -

n5iln

" I could watch this for hours and it never gets old. -CV

" -

freezer

"The Kama Sutra. He was reeeeeeeeeal flexible." -

therealchon

"The time machine. He was a master of the routine that started at the exact same moment that it ended." -

alfvaen

"The shoehorn; he got all the practice he needed getting in and out of his skintight outfits" -

germankitty

"the see-saw.Originally everyone wore loose flappy clothing that got caught up in the gears in the middle!" -

lbmango

"Wow. And I thought only Suzanne Somers was famous for the Thighmaster! Thanks LJDQ! *TheMoreYouKnow" -

cholma

"His swinging dumbbells." -

grapefruitzzz

Correct Answer: The flying trapeze

2. Pernell Roberts played the titular role in which M*A*S*H spinoff?

"And at least 2 will snicker at the word 'titular.'" -

athousandsmiles

(This is an inevitability. -CV)

"Naked Nurses (well, YOU said 'titular')" -

drbear

"Radar Does Dallas, a heartwarming comedy in which scantily clad women offer to blow-dry his hair and wax his flag pole before giving up and trying to find Trapper." -

drunken_hedghog

"There was a spinoff? What did they call it? Horribly Depressing Shit Nobody Watches? Did Alan Alda sneak onto the set and punch babies?" -

lots42

(I would have watched that. -CV)

"AfterMASH. He played Bob After." -

stgreyhounds

"Agents of M*A*S*H" -

cmzero,

alfvaen

"After he got tired of pretending the Korean War was still going on, Pernell decided to dress up in the latest, bellbottomiest style and play a street-smart Polish star named Starsky, riding around in his hot red muscle car, nicknamed Hutch. Together, they were: B.J. & the Bear!" -

mark_laura

"Trapper Keeper, School Organizer." -

blindgeoff

Correct Answer: Trapper John, M.D.

3. Members of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance are usually referred to as what?

"Aha, I finally figured out why 'Cistercians' sounds so familiar! I was thinking of "cysticercus", which are a certain type of tapeworm larvae that live in little bubbles in animal (and human) tissues, waiting for the right host to eat them so they can grow into big and strong adult tapeworms!
Here, have a picture of a brain with worm cysts.
And an eye with a worm cyst inside it." -

cougarfang

"It depends on what they are observing at the time....Sometimes they are known as Hair Krishna's....That's when they are observing people's hair styles. Other times they are known as Food Cistercians...That's when they are observing what people are eating and commenting on it..." -

tweeti

"Klingons" -

athousandsmiles

"Order of the Phoenix. CONSTANT VIGILANCE!" -

tinamachina

"Uatu the Watcher. (we're talking Marvel Universe, right?)" -

cholma

"The Watcher's Council. On their holy days they get together and watch watchers watching watchers watching watchers watching watchers..." -

alfvaen

"Keepers of the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch." -

nitasee
"The Knights Who Say 'Ni'" -

freezer
"I'm afraid our life must seem very dull and quiet compared to yours. We are but eightscore young blondes, all between sixteen and nineteen-and-a-half, cut off in this castle, with no one to protect us. Oooh. It is a lonely life ... bathing ... dressing ... undressing ... making exciting underwear...." -

therealchon

(+1 to each of you, Monty Python and the Holy Grail. -CV)

"Trappist monks, who just opened their own casino. Try your luck, playing games of Gregorian chance." -

i_calql8

Correct Answer: Trappist monks

4. "The Sound of Music" is based on the real life adventures of which family?

" Sometimes Admiral Ackbar wants to feel pretty. -CV

Sometimes Admiral Ackbar wants to feel pretty. -CV

" -

n5iln,

mark_laura

"The Brady Bunch." -

lots42

"The Osmonds." -

nitasee

"The Osbournes; only with more actual melodies and much less swearing" -

germankitty

"The Sprint family. Yeap, yeap, yeap!" -

akiyasan

"The Partidges, and they think they love you." -

therealchon

"The Lannisters. Game of Thrones is actually the gritty reboot." -

alfvaen

"The Bachs: Johann, P.D.Q. and Aching." -

drbear

(+1 because I know about all three of those things. -CV)

"the Van Halens" -

zihuatanejo

"The Von Taps were a family of bartenders." -

la_trombonista

"a direct-to-video sequel was made about the family's post-war career creating entertainment for lifts: The Sound of Muzak" -

blindgeoff

"I keep thinking of that scene in Star Wars Ep 2, where they have a picnic with giant slugs in the background. 'The hills are alive, with the sounds of giant slugs!'" -

lbmango

"The Van Damme Family Kumite Players. (No one understands why they hid from the Nazis instead of kicking their supremist asses)" -

cholma

" While I appreciate her gesture, I think I'd want someone more substantial in times of trouble. Maybe Harrison Ford, or Sean Connery. -CV

" -

i_calql8

Correct Answer: The von Trapps

5. Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones play thieves in which 90's film?

"If it's not a Bond film, then it must be Zardoz!" -

cholma

(Many thanks for not including The Picture. -CV)

"Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale: Electric Boogaloo" -

kagomeshuko

"Indy Jones' Untouchable Chicago Twelve" -

germankitty

"The Scottish-Welsh Job." -

cmzero

"Surely Shir Sean shtealsh the heartsh of sheductive shtrumpets in all hish filmsh." -

drunken_hedghog

("She's no Moneypenny, but I'd let her check my jewels..." - SC)

"Another one of those movies that

drbear grumbles about because it's an old man and a hot babe...*lol*..." -

tweeti

"One of those movies where the old guy gets it on with the hot young chick, whose name is usually something like Pussywillow or Vagiana Clitoris. AKA a James Bond movie. How that dude doesn't have at least 15 sexually transmitted diseases by now is beyond me." -

athousandsmiles

"Catherine Zeta-Jones in tight garments...that's about all I remember of that film." -

n5iln,

zihuatanejo,

lbmango

"Oh it's so bad. Why bring it up? WHY? I think it's called 'Entrapment' and is just a 90-minute setting for that laser-catsuit scene that was done much better in 'Jay and Silent Bob Do Stuff'" -

grapefruitzzz

Correct Answer: Entrapment

6. You want to catch something. What is it? How do you catch it?

"Affluenza" -

freezer

"Heffalumps & Woozles! I don't remember how to catch them, but I know I've got the instruction manual around here somewhere." -

mark_laura

"The questing beast. I'll need a Pelinor." -

zihuatanejo

(Whoah there, that's way too literary for this crowd. Settle down there. -CV)

"A cold, by being outside in inclement weather wearing inappropriate clothing -- and it's never me wanting to catch it, rather it catches me." -

germankitty
"A cold. You catch that living in Wisconsin." -

drbear
"I'd like to avoid catching my husband's cold. My strategies involve juice, tea, vitamins, and making him sleep on the couch" -

stgreyhounds

"I will wait around the corner by the Pepsi product, and when my wife creates a diversion by saying, 'tut, tut, it looks like rain,' I will pounce on a six-pack of Old Milwaukee." -

therealchon

"A drift. If you know what I mean. If you see what I'm talking about." -

alfvaen

"I wish to catch Mr. Bond, which I shall do using my easily escapable death trap. Then I shall monologue at him for ten minutes with my back turned." -

cmzero

"Catch the Wabbit. By being wery wery quiet. Shhhh." -

esran

"How do you catch a unique rabbit? U-nique up on it.
How do you catch a tame rabbit? Tame way." -

i_calql8

"Putting gin & pudding under a propped-up box failed, as has Carbonite freezing and putting the transporter into a diagnostic loop. But! This week CV will receive a letter from 'Lord Recluse' inviting him and AL to an all-inclusive weekend in the Rogue Islands. When they arrive at the pickup point, I'll finally have them. The LJDQ will finally be mine! All mine! Muahhahah! Mine is an evil laugh!" -

cholma

And there you have it: it really was a trap.

Rock On!

AL&CV&LL