ljdq | LJ Daily Answers: 31 October 2005

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"You expect me to take the quiz when Halloween's on Monday, I'm turning 21 on saturday, and I just figured out that due to DST, my birthday next year will be 25 hours long!?!?! What do you want from me!?!?!?!?!?" -

chershey

Some funny?

Yes, the spirit of Halloween is upon us, and in that spirit, the theme is spirits! Neat!

1. Ernst Stavro Blofeld was the head of which fictitious terrorist organization?

"Ernst? I'd like to buy a vowel." -

thevioletangel
"Ernst only has one vowel in his name. That makes me laugh. Also, he reminds me of the vowel-endowed Umberto Eco, who had one of his books turned into a movie with Sean Connery, so it matches question number 5, in the sense that it contains Sean's name." -

speckled_llama

(And what makes US laugh is the fact that you missed the obvious Sean Connery connection to Question #1. -CV&C&AL)

"Claw." -

lbmango
"K.A.O.S." -

hemloche,

alliterator
"G.R.O.S.S.--Get Rid Of Slimy GirlS." -

queen_kiwi
"Committee for the Liberation and Integration of Terrifying Organisms and their Rehabilitation Into Society" -

djs_specs,

crystalcazzie

(+1 for: Inspector Gadget, Get Smart, Calvin & Hobbes, and Red Dwarf. -AL&C&CV)

"I was going to say Al Qaida, but then I realized that's just not funny." -

tzeentch

(Don't worry. There were four others who were just as funny. -CV)

"Jemayyah Islamiyah" -

ntlespino

(Make that five. -AL)

"What's more scary than snakes? Nothing man. Say what you will, but the Baroness will always hold a special place in my heart.

Say what you will, but the Baroness will always hold a special place in my heart.

" -

mcclintock

"did Blofeld and Oddjob work together? Because if they teamed up, they could call themself Blojob." -

miss_katelynne

"Hootie and the Blo-fish" -

tajessa

"Doesn't 'Ernst Stavro Blofeld' just sorta sound like a bad guy name? I mean, if Mr. and Mrs. Blofeld had named him something like 'David Timothy Blofeld', doesn't he end up as 'Dave Blofeld', mildly popular high school science teacher?" -

hannibalv

"he would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for those pesky kids." -

charliesmum

"he had this uncanny ability to change actors every film." -

master_flea

(Unlike his nemesis, who changed actors every 3-5 films. -CV)

"If only I watched more Bond. Pierce Brosnan was the only one who left me shaken AND stirred." -

jonem

"No Mr. Bond... I ex-SPECTRE you to die" -

pheltzer

" Close, but not quite...

" -

kenshardik

"SPECTRE; the senior senator from Pennsylvania is a founding member." -

dreamalynn

(+1, geeky American political humor. If this is your type of humor, I should email you my dissertation. -AL)

"SPECTRE. Note the British spelling! Because British = evil." -

barbarienne

"I miss the real old days when Bond went up against SMERSH. Sure, it sounds ludicrous, especially from Connery ('SCHMERRRRSCH, Moneypenny!') but 'Death to Spies' (smert' shpionam) is so much cooler." -

ladyvyola
"Smersh? Is that the noise that stepping on James Bond sounds like?" -

arib
"I thought only the current administration invented terrorist organizations." -

jennnlee

Correct Answer: SPECTRE, the Special Executive for Counterintelligence, Terrorism, Revenge, and Extortion

(Only three of you got the acronym down completely and correctly:

master_flea,

ladyvyola and

theroach. Very nice. -CV)

2. In a pivotal match against the Wolverines, Red Grange ran four touchdowns in the first 12 minutes and rushed for 405 yards throughout the game. What nickname did this feat earn him?

"You mean "Red" wasn't a nickname? Laws. People, colors are not children." -

whiski_sour

(OK, to be fair, "Red" was also a nickname. This question asks how he got a better one. -CV)

"I don't watch sports. Unless the men get sweaty and start slapping each other's asses. In which case, I watch with rapt attention, waiting for them to start making out. Maybe they'll have a wet tshirt contest and a pillow fight. In my mind, all sweaty men become lesbians." -

jedimartini

(Your mind is a very curious place. -CV)

"You know, I just watched a movie about a Soviet invasion of the US and a bunch of local kids that fought back. They were named the Wolverines." -

uncut_diamond

(Yes. Yes they were. Come on, say it with us: "Red Dawn." -CV)

"I'm Australian, so I don't even know how far a yard is, unless you're measuring in back yards. I could test, but I don't think my weird neighbours would appreciate it. Plus, I think there's a mean dog 11 yards down." -

whitetower

"You know I don't do hockey questions." -

deza

"X-man of the month. He got his picture put up on the wall and everything. Wolverine is tough to beat." -

beccak1961, beating out 10 Sabertooth answers and 6 Omega Red answers. I guess Question #5 brought out all our X-Men geeks.

"Flash Gordon" -

free_to_be_lexi
"FLASH! AAAAAHHHH!" -

thevioletangel
"he'll save every one of us..." -

jacesan

"The Running Man." -

rikchik
"Touchdownie Grange-r" -

thurdl01
"Forrest Gump." -

cmzero
"The Lone Granger." -

waffle_heiress

"Red Rocket, Sparky, Red Rocket" -

krick

(+1, South Park. -CV)

"Faster than a speeding bullet, able to leap over defensive ends in a single bound!" -

marasca

"Let's see...that's one touchdown every three minutes...The Three Minute Man? Bet he had a hard time explaining that one on dates." -

chrysoberyl

Correct Answer: The Galloping Ghost

"Memo: Test for steroids." -

puredeadthingy

3. Charles Lindbergh went from New York to Paris in which vehicle?

"An airplane." - far, far too many of you wiseasses

"It was so totally a boat, right? Wait, no. It was a steel bird with some big ass wings." -

domestik_fucker
"A dirigible in the shape of a bumblebee, designed for water landings near active ports. This was, of course, the Lindbergh Bay Bee." -

kenshardik
"Jet hang-glider." -

taral
"The Ultimate Catapult!" -

wiredwizard
"Dorothy's house. French = munchkins." -

barbarienne
"A Sopwith Camel. Unfortunately before he could land he was shot down by the Red Baron. CURSE YOU RED BARON!" -

umbralcorax

"The Regal Beagle?" -

miss_katelynne

(I'm pretty sure that was the name of the bar in "Three's Company," so, uh, no. Nice try though. -C)

"There's a pirate joke to make in here. There's always room for pirates!" -

akiyasan

(Okay ... and you're going to make that pirate joke any old minute now, right? We're waiting... -C)

"The G.I.Joe Firehawk! With real firing missiles, a grappling hook, and 'Wild Bill', who is a repaint of some other guy named 'Wet Suit'. Because Hasbro fans are stupid morons!" -

lots42

"Not a toyota hybrid, that's for sure. Not that there is anything wrong with your car coughing and sputtering and stopping on the interstate. It really does save gas." -

beccak1961

"What would YOU do for a Klondike bar?" -

thepikey

"The Spirit of St. Louis, which I always thought would be some sort of ghost of arches. Maybe the Ghost of Fallen Arches, but that just means foot odor." -

scifantasy

"Why 'St. Louis', I wonder? St. Louis isn't even near a coastline. Or maybe it referred to the actual saint by the name of Louis. Was he patron saint of cramped legs and complementary peanuts, perhaps?" -

cmzero

(If he isn't, he should be. -AL)

(It was, in fact, referring to the actual saint, and not the city. -CV)

"Zees eess zee eeszee won, zee Speereet uv San Looee, man." -

csflick

(+1, strange Moon language. -AL)

"The Spirit of St Louis. I've seen this on display at the Air and Space Museum. It's tiny. Considering the general hygeine of the era, I'm pretty sure that plane was rank by the time it landed. Not that the French would notice." -

deza

"I don't know about you, but my favourite spirit is scotch." -

crystalcazzie

(THAT'S my girl! +1 for being a Scotch drinker. Make that +2 for being a female Scotch drinker. -AL *hic*)

"True story from the 1960's (by way of my uncle, who worked for Pan Am and met Lindbergh several times): Lindbergh was seated in First Class, waiting for the plane to start taxiing for take-off. Noticing that he hadn't yet fastened his seat belt, the young stewardess offered to assist him. Lindbergh replied that he could manage it on his own. Thinking to set the old man at ease and having no idea who he was, she asked him, 'Is this your first flight?'" -

ladyvyola

"That bridge across the Atlantic was a bitch. Lindbergh was definitely a father, driving across at upwards of 80 mph, not stopping for anything. 'Hey look, that island is the largest banana-shaped is..' ZOOM! Drove right past. Because guys stop for nothing on road trips." -

hellpaladin2183

Correct Answer: The Spirit of St. Louis

4. Which book by Norton Juster has Milo encountering such curious characters as The Whether Man, The Dodecahedron, and a "watch" dog named Tock?

"You who what now?" -

master_flea

"The likelihood of anyone getting this one right is beyond expectation." -

dhud98

(Who cares about right? This is the

ljdq, not Jeopardy. -AL)

(However, the likelihood of anyone making Bloom County references was, apparently, 22%. -CV)

"This sounds like a book a paper and pencil gamer geek would own... and the pages would stick together." -

fizrep

"People keep trying to tell me that a dodecahedron has 20 sides. LIES! A dodecahedron has TWELVE sides! Twelve! Not twenty!" -

woap

(For the record, everyone: icosahedron = twenty sides. -CV)

"If the 'watch' dog went gamboling through the bushes, he might end up with a Tock tick!" -

feste

(*GROAN* -AL)

"...can I have a watch cat? That would be nice, it'd sit on my desk, and I could turn it off if it got a annoying and, best yet, my snake wouldn't be able to eat it, like she did the real cat." -

ravenlock_3

(WTF?? Your snake ate your cat?? -AL&CV&C)

"Ohshit, I know this one! I was the only firstgrader who could read, so the teacher made me read it to the rest of the class during storytime and yelled at me when I didn't make them all sit down and shut up and listen! I think she was a drunk." -

the_wanlorn

"The Phantom Toolbooth, one man's struggle to find a clerk -- any clerk -- in Home Depot late one All Hallow's Eve. But once he digs up the assistance he needs in the Gardening Aisle, there's one more obstacle to overcome: why does the cashier cast no reflection as he rings up those decorative mirrored tiles?" -

ladyvyola

"The Phantom of the Tollbooth. Sing for me, my angel of muuuuusic! And give me $3.50." -

deltashade

"The Phantom Tollbooth! My boyfriend and I have wasted months of our relationship just trying to get our hands on a copy of a film version that we both swear exists." -

thevioletangel

(It does exist ... in fact, one of your fellow Quizlings recommends it highly... -AL)

"'The Phantom Tollbooth' is on our list of 'Weed Watching' -- I mean, that is some trippy shite when you're stoned." -

sweetpea86

Correct Answer: The Phantom Tollbooth

5. Sean Cassidy fought crime under which Marvel Comics superhero alias?

"Since his older brother Butch had already licensed his name, Sean Cassidy was left with the not-so-butch 'Flashdance Kid'." -

fruitoftheloon

"Who knows what evil lurks in the heart of the LJDQ? This week's theme knows!" -

copperpixie

(Nice reference... -AL)

(...but wrong hero. -CV)

"Dude, it's Shawn, not Sean. I know because I would gaze dreamily at the picture of him on the cover of his album. What? I was eleven. What did I know?" -

charliesmum
"The Partridge Man!!! Watch out for his magical pigeon poop powers!" -

hemloche
"Great, now I have the image of Keith Partridge flying around screeching 'COME ON GET HAPPYYYYYYYYY!' loudly enough to break glass:
OMFG.

" -

kenshardik

"See.. I should know this! Back when the dinosaurs roamed the earth I owned a Sean Cassidy record and watched the Hardy Boys religiously. AND the capper, I still read Marvel Comics. So I should know this...holy batwings.. I just totally told you how old I am, and how much of a geek I am.. you meant the OTHER Sean Cassidy, aka Banshee.. *goes and hides in a corner under a blanket*" -

serradachic

"You ruined the theme! Banshees aren't ghosts or non-corporeal, you can totally hit those bitches! I saw it on Xena so it must be true." -

whitetower

"Banshee! (Which always made me wonder if he was a ~~sweet~~ transvestite ~~from Transsexual Transylvania~~. Aren't banshees supposed to be girls?)" -

queen_kiwi

(+1, good point. -AL)

"Banshee. Father of Theresa Rourke Cassidy, a.k.a. Siryn, who had roughly the same power--a high-pitched scream that allowed them to fly and blast their way through stuff. I say 'roughly the same' because--and this was actually a plot point at one juncture--Theresa could talk while using her power, while Sean can't. What? Stop looking at me that way. I run a comic book store, it's my job to know these things. What's that? Yes, now that you ask, I am desperately lonely. Excuse me. No, I'm NOT CRYING! It's dusty in here. Yeah. Dust." -

hannibalv

(I'm going to have to give you a -1 here. Not because you webcheated, but because you didn't have to. -CV)

"Dude, can you stop screaming?" -

greenmansgrove

Correct Answer: Banshee

"Not to be confused with the Marvel Comics superhero 'The Spectator', whose powers were summoning folding chairs, drinking beer and devouring greasy snack foods."

active_apathy

6. Who or what would you haunt during your afterlife?

"The donut store. Oh wait, you said afterlife, not all my life." -

fruitoftheloon
"The local Dunkin' Donuts. God knows, their chocolate creme filled have haunted me enough in this li-- oooo, sprinkles!" -

ladyvyola
"The local donut shop. Tim Hortons coffee would bring anyone back from the dead." -

csi_tokyo3

"Can I haunt someplace I've never been? An afterlife in Hawaii would be nice." -

arib

"I definitely think that I'd want to haunt something really public, like maybe a Wal*Mart - then I could be like the opposite of that little smiley face... I'd lock everybody inside and go around and bounce all the prices up UP UP!! And then giggle insanely as all the people with no money begin to scream - 'NO, anything but my checking account, nooooooooooo!!!'" -

waffle_heiress

"Well, knowing me I'll die while trying to rack my brain doing one of these quizes, so I guess my answer would be... you guys." -

richcisgs

"I'd haunt, um . . . . a public restroom. Dunno why." -

zelamenomiko

(Pervert. -AL)

"I would haunt John Edwards and taunt him by dancing naked and laughing in his ear. "You can't see me! You can't hear me! You still can't see me! Or hear me! HAHAHAHAHA." Then I would work with one of those Psychic Friends Hotlines as a spirit guide and rake in all the dough, which I wouldn't be able to spend because I'd be insubstantial. Then I'd be sad about it and try to kill myself, but I'd realize I was already dead." -

jedimartini

"Irvine Spectrum Theater. 21 screens, including an IMAX. Let's see them catch me sneaking into movies now!" -

cmzero

"*grumbles* I need to have a life first. THEN I'll worry about the 'after'." -

germankitty

"Telemarketers, but only as they're sitting down to eat." -

alliesutherland

"Some windswept beach with penguins" -

bunyip

"I would haunt a church just to be annoying. I would be like the unholy ghost or something." -

krick

"One of my ex's. It may seem bitter but I already promised her I would and I am a man of my word." -

tofusquirrel

"The Internet.
'By the pricking of my thumbs, something www.wicked-this-way.com's.'
'13 Error: BOO!'" -

scifantasy

(Securing the coveted Geek of the Week Award with the very last answer ... it's

scifantasy! -AL)

(Here's your -1. -CV)

Correct Answer: "Web-cheaters! You shall pay for your crimes against LJDQ! Booo-ooo-oo!" - rikchik

And thus endeth October, with a ghostly haunting extravaganza. Hopefully this will scare everyone into doing next week's quiz, just because we like having you guys play. Remember to tell all your friends about it. Tell their friends. Pimp on your journals. Spread the word- the

ljdq is out there, and it hungers for souls!

Happy Halloween everyone! Hope you get lots of candy! And if that means you dress up like a ninja and go around beating up children and taking their candy, then so be it, and a +1 for you.

Rock on!

AL&CV&C

Current Mood: spectral
Current Music: The Phantom Of The Opera

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From:

scifantasy.livejournal.com

Whoa, quoted twice and GOTW? Cool. Only way this could have been better would be if you included my Illuminatus-reference answer to 1, but that's forgivable; how many people here have actually read that tome, besides me? (

deltashade, you know one or two people who have...)

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fizrep.livejournal.com

Ewige blumenkraft and all that

Though named daily, it is weekly. Behold the first mystery.

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