ljdq | LJ Daily Quiz: 12 June 2006

chaosvizier.livejournal.com posting in

"And here I thought this week's quiz would be related to 666 and folklore about the Devil or something. Silly quizling." -

ladyiapetus

Sorry. Lucifer holds no sway over us with his trio of sixes and his Damien Thorne. Our evil is better. Besides, does he have a LiveJournal? I think not.

EDIT: Surprisingly enough, he did, but it's been suspended. I think soliciting souls for eternal damnation is in violation of LiveJournal's user policy. Too bad.

Also, Happy 30th Birthday to

angelchicken. Only gin and pudding can save your soul now. Happy 32nd Birthday to

fizrep, who did, in fact, celebrate with beer and cheese. Close enough to gin and pudding in my book.

1. The city of Pamplona, Spain (and, notably, the running of the bulls there) after World War I was the setting for which novel by Ernest Hemingway?

"I ran with the bulls and all I got was this lousy horn in my a$$." - ANONYMOUS

"Pamplemousse is my favorite french word. It means grapefruit. I wonder why they don't run pamplemousse in pamploma. It would sound much cooler what with the aliteration and all." -

chrysoberyl

(While you make a good point, no one has ever been trampled or gored to death by a herd of pamplemousses. -CV)

"Pamplona also hosts the running of the nudes...I dont know which is scarier - being chased around the streets of Spain by a big, sweaty, hairy bull, or a big, sweaty, hairy vegan." -

sometimespez

(They hold them on the same day now, because people got confused. -CV)

"For Whom The Bulls Roll." -

csflick

"If Orwell had written it, the bulls would have triumphed." -

jonem

"all i can think of is a crazy song about socks we sang in 7th grade spanish: a pamplona hemos de ir, con una media, con una media, a pamplona hemos de ir, con una media y un calcitin." -

xphilega

"According to my mum, 'The Old Man of the Sea'. So if I'm wrong, blame her." -

vanbrosia

(Your mum gets -1. -CV)

"Hemingway's little-known attempt at reaching the urban demographic, 'Pimplona'." -

foodcourtdruid

"Hey, you know who I hate? Ernest Hemingway. Dear gods. The only novel I know by him is The Old Man and the Sea. STUPID OLD MAN GET A MOTORBOAT." -

the_wanlorn

"Ernest Hemingway... Think, think, think. Old Man and the Sea? That's the only one I know. But if the bulls can run on the sea, they're a lot more dangerous than I first thought." -

darksky23

"The Importance of Being Ernest Hemingway" -

wiredwizard

"I think that's the one book I read in 10th grade English class! 'The Sun Also Rises' I remember this only because the main character had no dick. That's not a euphanism, he literally didn't have one. It was blown off by a hand grenade or something." -

marasca
"The Sun Also Rises, But Sadly, Other Parts Of Me Do Not" -

miladygrey
"The Sun Also Rises, and may do so for up to 36 hours if it takes Cialis." -

meepbitch

"A short plot summary (which works for most of Hemingway): We are rich. Let’s drink. Cool, bulls. Women are objects. Let’s get drunk again." -

rorylareina
"A quick summary...
Jake: Let's go see the bull fights.
Cohn: OK, but I have an inferiority complex.
Brett: I like sex, but you can't get it up and you're Jewish.
Spanish Dude: So long, suckers!" -

mcrunner03

"That One Time, One Summer, When I Drank A Lot And Punched This Guy/Fish/Livestock. That Was Pretty Sweet." -

altoidsaddict

Correct Answer: The Sun Also Rises

"The second toe of my foot is ridiculously longer than my so-called big toe. And THAT, my friends, is far more interesting than any Hemingway novel." -

wendynat

2. What doctor-turned-politician eventually became known as "the Father of the Chinese Revolution"?

"I know it is wrong of me to say this, but that guy must have been beaten up all the time on the playground." -

whomajigi

"Doctor Demento. Despite his lacking in some areas (such as an actual degree), his charisma and humor attracted unruly mobs to his feet, which were easily manipulatable to his own ends." -

fax_celestis

"They call me Dr. Mao, I'm not a real doctor but I am a real Mao, I am an actual Mao." -

rikchik

"No idea.. but I bet they were hungry for another revolution an hour later" -

tarpo

"Not to be confused with another chairman who likes staring at bell peppers, eating apples and yelling 'allez cuisine!'." -

n5iln

"The pioneer of netspeak in China, Rof L'Mao." -

deltashade

"Cow Tse-Tongue, the Enlightened Veal" -

wiredwizard

"I should know this -- I'm working on a huge spectacle thing about the Chinese Revolution for next year." -

stagemanager

"I know this one! 孫中山先生!! AKA the guy the entire school has to bow to during Field Day! The announcer always goes '一鞠躬... 再鞠躬... 三鞠躬... 禮畢. 主席報告.' and that's the only time I ever listen to the announcer 'cause I need the cue." -

cougarfang

(-1, bad segue and nonuse of the Roman alphabet. -CV)

"Sun Yatz Zee, who famously defeated the emperor of the Qing dynasty by rolling five threes." -

captainsblog

"Chinese Oppression (m) Sun Yat-sen
|
Chinese Revolution"
-

ooyoumasha

Correct Answer: Sun Yat-Sen

3. An American film set in World War II China about a British boy and the Japanese military. Now with 100% more Batman. What are we thinking of?

"What are you thinking of? Gin, of course." -

uncut_diamond

(Well... yes. But not in the context of this question. -AL&CV)

"You are thinking of Michelle Pfeiffer in a leather catsuit." -

squeegibo

(We are now. -AL&CV)

"I got a fevah, and the only prescription is more Batman!" -

bigredcandle

"Batman + Japan = Happy Smile Fun Angst Time Herro!" -

deltashade

"Rubber Nipples and Me." -

kokopellinelli

"Does the whole '100% more Batman' thing mean it's a superhero? Those are the best. Let's see, what would I call a British superhero in WWII China... Sconester!" -

ooyoumasha

"The idea of Batman fighting the Axis is pure awesome. And I bet DC has already done a comic about it." -

vanbrosia

(Check out Captain America. He's STILL fighting the Axis. -CV)

"The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, to follow the theme. It is little known that the eradication of memory is actually an allegory for the old Japanese empire, played by Kate Winslet, and the shogunate, played by Jim Carrey, and their mutual ignorance and systematic self-destruction, leading only to their tearful reunion in clouds of love. Also, Elijah Wood's the Nazis or something." -

nextian

(There are no Nazi Hobbits. Well, maybe the Sackville-Bagginses. -CV)

"the most boring movie my mother ever made me watch. ... OMG, was that kid Christian Bale? If I only knew he'd grow into a hottie, I might have paid more attention." -

wolffepsyche
"Even back then, I knew I'd want to devour the very sexy and talented Christian Bale. Whoa. That made me sound like a very twisted freak. I'm ashamed!" -

danicia
"Mmmmm. Christian Bale." -

ladylyonesse,

marasca,

calankh,

marilyth

"Empire of the Sun.. at the end they freeze the kid in Carbonite.. I loved when the fan Japanese guy was tossing POWs into the Sarlacc pit." -

tarpo

Correct Answer: Empire of the Sun

4. Who wrote the following passage?
"It is only one who is thoroughly acquainted with the evils of war that can thoroughly understand the profitable way of carrying it on."

"Sounds like something that belongs in a Brontë novel, all heaving-bosom and hoity-toity." -

ladylyonesse

(Absolutely not. -CV)

"all the war quotes I know come from Churchill. Or Patton. But Patton was crazy-scary egotistical and I don't think he cared about the profitability of war." -

wolffepsyche

"Groucho Marx, though most people attribute it to his (less photogenic and humorous) brother Karl." -

fax_celestis

"Sunny Bono?" -

cjtremlett

(An excellent try. But no. -CV)

"Boba Fett. Or Lando Calrissian, who at least looks prettier." -

germankitty

"Henry Ford. Really. 'You can have any evils of war you like, so long as they're black.'" -

endlessairports

"General Tso...and may I add, that man makes a fine chicken!" -

ramblinsuze

"Whatsisname, the guy...the Art of War guy. Him!" -

cygna_hime

(I'm going to assume you meant Wesley Snipes, just so I can say NO. -CV)

"You are my Sun Tzu, my only Sun Tzu
You make me win wars, when skies are gray
You'll never know, Tzu, how much I owe you
So please don't take my Sun Tzu away." -

spatialrift47

(That was frightening. +1. -CV)

Correct Answer: Sun Tzu in "The Art of War"

5. What kind of animal is a Mola mola?

"You know, under my clothes I'm naked. Aw yeah." -

angelchicken

"Fish heads, fish heads, rolly polly fish heads, fish heads, fish heads, eat them up--yum!" -

whomajigi
"You can take a fish head out to see a movie, you don't have to pay to get! it! in!" -

woap

(Just for your benefit, the two of you posted these answers within one minute of each other. -CV)

"I was stumped on this, and then realized that my chances of being right would be increased if I just said 'a mammal'. Right?" -

vanbrosia

(Wrong. -CV)

"It's the dung beetle that pushes the sun across the sky." -

undeadgoat

"I suppose it would be too easy for the answer to be 'mole'." -

m31andy

" So much for The Wonder Years...

" -

droptheleash622

"Now, is it a Mola Ram, or a Sula Ram---why do you vex me so, Indiana Jones?" -

i_calql8

"The word 'mola' eventually evolved into the French moulin, of which the most famous is the Moulin Rouge. Of course, that movie was all about singing, dancing prostitutes. So I'm going to go with whores." -

photosinensis

"Is that anything like the hula hula or the mahi mahi?" -

cats_haven

(More like the latter. -CV)

"now I have "Louie Louie" stuck in my head. Thanks, LJDQ!" -

jazzminarino
"I have that dumb song stuck in my head now. You know, the one that goes ~/Here she comes now, singin' 'money, money'\~, and mentions something in the chorus about riding a pony. But a mola mola isn't a pony." -

ladyiapetus,

renee12321
"Mola mola. doo-doo-doo-doo-doo." -

bigredcandle

"Moo Kaluka hallawalla" -

lyme

(+1, Cartoon Planet. -CV)

"Sunfish. Because Suncats, Sunrodents, and Sungiraffes don’t exist. I HAVE DEDUCTIVE POWERS!" -

rorylareina

(You forgot Sunbear:
Photo courtesy of ramblinsuze. Sun courtesy of Carl Sagan.

-CV)

"I caught a Sunfish when I was 6... but then I got scared and threw my pole into the lake." -

cortie

"What the living hell is a Sunfish anyway?" -

ghymoreid
"My favorite fish, the half-fish! Seriously, the sunfish is half a fish. I saw one at the Monterey aquarium last year and kept wondering where the shark was that had eaten the back half.
Eric the Half-A-Fish, More body is his wish...

Eric the Half-A-Fish, More body is his wish...

" -

barbarienne

Correct Answer: Ocean sunfish

6. What's your favorite activity on a fine sunny day?

"What is this sun you speak of?" -

miscellanelle

(You sound like the British... -CV)

"Hiding from the sun. For I like my monitor tan. *clings to monitor*" -

fleurdelista, speaking for about 25 of you pale-skinned sun-haters

"I used to live in Ithaca, where the only Sun I ever saw came out five mornings a week and had bad writing.... mainly, mine" -

captainsblog

(Your mods and maybe three other readers will get this. But we'll give you a +1 for Cornellishness. -AL&CV)

"Skinny dipping! Or maybe for me it's... slightly overweight dipping! Whatever you want to call it, it involves nudity so it's all good." -

marasca

(True enough; nudity is all good. -CV)

"A fine sunny day is its own activity if you ask me. You don't need to DO anything. You just sit there and let Mama Nature pour her love down on you. Hot, gentle, sweet, carcinogenic love. Mmm. My favorite kind." -

chlaal

"Sunny days bring guys outside, and they take off their shirts and run around on the lawn. Which is a really, really nice view." -

ooyoumasha

"The only thing I'll be doing is making milkshakes! And my milkshakes had better bring no one to my yard, because then I'd have to share." -

dracothelizard

"Throw myself into the sunlight and try to suck up the precious, precious warmth. I'm not adjusting well from moving from Queensland to Tasmania." -

vanbrosia

"I've been longing to have a super-soaker fight with someone, but i think it would be a lot cooler to fill the super soaker up with stuff besides water. So far i've entertained delicious thoughts of pudding and chocolate sauce." -

slanciante

"Chucking lemons at children." -

whiski_sour

(Personally, I recommend grapefruit. More burning and more mass. Can't go wrong. -CV)

"Sex on the beach. ...no, I meant the drink. The other kind leads to sand and sunburns in unfortunate places." -

justapieceofme

"Being greased up by the pool. Mmmmm... cancer." -

cortie
"Eating pudding by the poolside. But don't worry, I wait at least 25 minutes before getting in the water so I don't die." -

renee12321
"swimming in a pool of vodka." -

prettypinkkitty

"sleep.. and cursing at those pieces of crap that mow their lawns at 7 in the morning" -

tarpo

"Going fishing, duh. I'm in fact heading out in an hour to pick up my fishing-hating friend and make him sit and read a book whilst I fish for sunfish. But not ocean sunfish. Lake sunfish. I'm so excited! I just can't hide it!" -

the_wanlorn

"Staying inside and PRAYING FOR RAIN, damnit. Am I the only one who appreciates the rain? You're all finicky rain-fearing cats, the lot of you." -

nirejseki

"Doing a raindance." -

cjtremlett

"I like watching the reflections of miniature rainbows made by sunlight passing through my ring, and I'm not above shining the reflection of my watch or cell phone in someone's face if I think it will be funny." -

chrysoberyl

"Same as on every other day, Pinky. Trying to take over the world!" -

squeegibo

And sol our sun-filled action-packed quiz is complete. We rayse our glasses to you, our many shining stars, and thank you for playing again. Bring more friends and come again soon! And by soon we mean tomorrow. That's real soon.

Rock on,

AL&CV

Current Mood: Everything's A-O-K
Current Music: Sunny Days

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

From:

blunder-buss.livejournal.com

HOLY SHIT FIRST COMMENT! *pelvic thrust*

My cunning plan to get number 5 right failed. *sob*

From:

chaosvizier.livejournal.com

You stick your pelvis in!
You stick your pelvis out!
You stick your pelvis in
And you thrust it all about!
You do the hanky panky and you *bleep* *bleep* *bleepout*
That's what it's all about!

From:

deza.livejournal.com

Are you pelvic thrusting until it drives you insa-a-a-a-ane?

From:

ryttu3k.livejournal.com

WHERE'S THE REST OF THE FISH?! Seriously, that sunfish? Has freaked me out more than anything I've EVER seen on LJDQ. Iyahhhhh.

From:

marasca.livejournal.com

Quoth my fishiologist friend (is that icthyologist?)

galeran when I showed him a picture of a sunfish from an aquarium:

That weird ocean sunfish is as strange inside as out. The entire back half of the animal is essentially missing. It only has about 14 vertebrae, and what looks like the tail fin is formed from the dorsal and ventral fins bending around to join together. I'm sure that you wanted to know that :)

So I guess the answer is... evolution happened to it? Or perhaps it was abducted by aliens.

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

LJ Daily Quiz: 12 June 2006

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