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"This is no ordinal quiz. Oh, wait--it is!" -

i_calql8

Needless to say, our sponsorship deal with the St. Louis Cardinals fell through.

1. Gary Oldman has starred in two films directed by Luc Besson. Which is the second one?

"Is he creepy in it? I bet he's creepy." -

lbmango

(It's a rare film where Gary Oldman ISN'T creepy. -CV)

"The Oldman and the Sea" -

i_calql8

(Did that take place in the Garybbean? -CV)

"Luc, I Am Your Father." -

drbear

"Leon part two: adorable harder" -

7tree_hugger

"Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Aren't Dead, They're Resting. Beautiful Plumage, Don't You Think?" -

alfvaen

"The Professional steals LeeLoo's Multipass while fighting the Joker's Army of Dementors. (it's a wordy title, but tested well with European audiences)" -

cholma

"what we always end up calling The Fifth Elephant in our house." -

fantom07

(Elephant played by Bruce Willis, of course. -CV)

"A real killer would've immediately asked about the little red button." -

zihuatanejo
"Leeloo Dallas Multipass!" -

sskipstress,

etcet
"Negative. I am a meat popsicle." -

alexmegami

Correct Answer: The Fifth Element

2. What is the title of the only play written by Ernest Hemingway?

"A Fifth of Whiskey and a Boatload of Hookers" -

sskipstress

(No, that was his autobiography. -CV)

"Birth. Life. Death." -

akiyasan

(That was the cliffnotes to his autobiography. -CV)
(Also, I just learned that nowadays they're called sparknotes. Thanks for making me feel old again, people. -CV)

"The Importance of Being Ernest" -

alfvaen

"Fish. Beer. Men. Blank Pages" -

grapefruitzzz

"I'm Getting Five Thousand Bucks For This." -

la_trombonista

"ERNEST HEMINGWAY WROTE A PLAY ABOUT SPACE NAZIS RULED BY A VAMPIRE???" -

alexmegami

(Hemingway was just Requiem's pen name. -CV)

"As a former EngLit major, my answer has to be The Old Man, for whom the bell tolls, and the Sea around the Snows of Kilimanjaro at 2 o'clock in the morning. *shudders at memories*" -

germankitty

"The Fifth of Whiskey. Act I, Scene 1: Open: an old man sits alone at a table, drinking silently. several minutes pass until he utters 'Bitches be wack' and he goes back to quietly drinking. End scene one." -

thepikey

Correct Answer: The Fifth Column

3. In music theory, what object is described as the geometrical representation of relationships among the 12 pitch classes of the chromatic scale?

"E-Harmony.com" -

drbear

"Music... LJDQ... answer must be Sting" -

zihuatanejo,

thepikey

"I believe that's the hippogriff." -

mark_laura

(You don't have the slightest idea what's going on here, do you? -CV)

"The Trouble Clef." -

alfvaen

"Daft Punk." -

n5iln

"You had me at 'geometric representation' *orgasms*" -

i_calql8

(I should have seen that *coming*. -CV)

"Proof that musicans don't know how to draw pentagrams." -

sskipstress

(They're not all Satan worshippers, after all. -CV)

"Red, the blood of angry men! Tea, a drink with jam and bread!" -

tinamachina

(It would be wise of them not to confuse blood with jam. -CV)

"That would be octarine, just beyond ultra violet and nectarine shaped as described by Schulman in the Rainbow Cadenza. Wielded very successfully by Herman Hesse in the Ringer Game variant of The Glass Bead Game." -

miss_whiplash

(I don't think I understood a word of what you said. That gets you the

spiffington Award for Total Gibberish this week. -CV)

"IT'S THE CIIIIIIIRCLEEEE OF FIIIIIIIIIFTHS
AND IT MOOOOVES US AAAAAAAAAALL
THROUGH MINORS AND MAJORS
THROUGH PITCHES AND KEYS" -

fantom07

Correct Answer: The circle of fifths

4. In US legal terminology, the phrase "No person shall be...subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb" appears in which specific piece of text?

"The Universal Cop-Out" -

germankitty

"Newt Gingrich's slashfic of George Washington and John Adams, 'Founding Fuckbuddies'." -

thepikey

(There are so many things wrong with this answer. -CV)

"Something about people being arrested and then saying 'I'll take the piss', which they then proceed to do to the great chagrin of the detectives." -

grapefruitzzz

"The Weird Al Yankovic smash hit, 'I Lost on Jeopardy.'" -

stevesbabygirl,

tinamachina

"Can I call Ashley Judd as a lifeline on this one?" -

nitasee,

n5iln,

lots42

"*BUZZ!* 'Sorry, Hans, wrong guess...would you like to go for Double Jeopardy, where the scores can really change?'" -

i_calql8

(+1, Die Hard. -CV)

" I forget the rest but your mother's a whore. -CV

" -

etcet

"That's printed at the bottom of all bottles of cheap tequila. Unfortunately I've seen it more than twice." -

mark_laura

(More than twice on the same bottle? There's a reason for that, you know. -CV)

"The CONSTITUTION! Hah! Thought you could pull one on us by making us say "the Fifth Amendment," right? Well, you're (looks around)--oh, damn." -

loopychew

(I knew deep down that someone would do exactly this. Thank you for stepping up. -CV)

Correct Answer: The Fifth Amendment

5. What luxury department store chain opened its flagship location in New York City on 15 September 1924?

"Does Saks even sell flagships?" -

sskipstress

(If they did, they would be overpriced by about 750%. And the flags would be extra. -CV)

"Five Below." -

primavera

"Scrooge McDuck's Gold Emporium. Sadly, it's gone downhill and is now known as Cash For Gold." -

cholma

"Marks and Spencers. (Search your feelings, you know it to be true)." -

7tree_hugger

"The women's clothing store, Britches and Hose" -

i_calql8

"Gimbals. (Or perhaps Gyres, I can never tell when I'm Gyring or Gimballing)" -

lbmango

"Needless Markup" -

nitasee

"Sax and Violence" -

etcet

"Yakety-Sax Fifth Avenue." -

alexmegami

"There used to be a Saks Fifth Avenue near my workplace. It's empty now." -

la_trombonista

(More like Sucks Fifth Avenue now, eh? -CV)

"And then in 1982, someone opened up 'Sex Fifth Avenue' in Times Square." -

loopychew

"The Holiday Snowflakes are the only reason to go anywhere near Saks Fifth Avenue. Ever. Even then, step off to the side then keep moving. Fucking tourists." -

tinamachina

(+1 because so much truth. -CV)

Correct Answer: Saks Fifth Avenue

"Huh huh... 'Sacks'" -

zihuatanejo

6. Cinco de Mayo is here! What are your plans? If you don't have any, make some up. We'll never know!

"Before Cinco de Mayo comes the First of May." -

zihuatanejo

"Rally the horde and descend on the taqueria, and eat their entire supply of carne asada. AGAIN." -

thepikey

(FOR THE HORDE! -CV)

"Oh, I don't know...play chess...screw..." -

i_calql8

(+1, Blazing Saddles. Let's play chess. -CV)

"Get laid and look at porn. At the same time. That takes courage." -

lots42

"Crash

chaosvizier's birthday bash and gorge myself on bacon, pudding and gin, alongside the Brazilian Beach Volleyball team while Sting performs." -

germankitty

"Does it bother anyone else that the translation is 'Five of May'? Why not 'Quinto de Mayo'?" -

mark_laura

(Because we don't need a holiday celebrating Zachary Quinto. Leave poor Spock alone! -CV)

"My calendar says I have band rehearsal. My calendar is probably right." -

sskipstress

"It's a bank holiday here! That must be a coincidence because the govt. hates simple working folk. I plan to 'sit about' and 'finish off the gin', possibly while 'watching old episodes of 'Homicide' if I can find them' and 'making microwave popcorn'. Fiesta! Whoo!" -

grapefruitzzz

"I'll be in Orlando strapped to some giant steel death rocket screaming 'WHEEEEE!'" -

tinamachina

(...well, we hope to see you next week, then? -CV)

"A friend of mine has corned beef and cabbage on Cinco de Mayo and tacos on St. Patrick's day. We like to change it up a bit." -

lbmango

Correct Answer: "Tequila! 'Nuff said!" - nitasee

And there you have it. Cinco de Mayo is the Fifth Day of the Fifth Month and so here we are with some fifths. Plus a sixth question, because fuck symmetry. May you all celebrate today with a complete lack of responsibility and discretion, and enjoy it to the utmost. Otherwise, you'll have to wait until tomorrow to try again and do better.

And in other news, the weather has finally offered us something that could almost be called "spring-like". NO HURRY OR ANYTHING, MOTHER NATURE.

Rock On!

AL&CV&LL

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7tree-hugger.livejournal.com

Twooooooooo, two answers :-) I win all the things. Well, a reasonable proportion of all the things. Enough things to make me happy.
*does the happy dance of 2 answers*

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