LJ Daily Answers: 19 June 2006

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

Grab a salad, pop open the Honey Mustard dressing, and let's go!



1. What mythic land, when threatened by Blue Meanies, was saved by a quartet of Scousers?

(Note to all who said "Smurfs": Really, besides Grouchy Smurf and that time they turned purple and bit each other's butts, when have you ever seen a mean smurf? -CV)

"The who whatting how with huh?" - miladygrey
"I'm sure that had to have been written under the influence of many, many drugs." - crystalcazzie
"Either you're just making shit up at this point, or you've had too much gin. Or some combination thereof." - buzz

(Actually, I drew the same conclusion initially when I read this week's questions. -AL)

"Am I the only one who read this as 'saved by a quartet of trousers'? A pair of trousers, sure. But a quartet? Is that trousers for horses?" - judith_s

"Honestly, never saw Yellow Submarine. But thanks to boredom in languages classes, I can sing the song in French." - schizospider

"Crap. Now I have that song stuck in my head. And not the whole song either; just 'We all live in a yellow submarine, yellow submarine, yellow submarine'. Over and over and over again." - ladyiapetus

(If it's any consolation, I've been humming "Hey Jude" for two days now. -AL)

"Now I'm a little scared... iTunes started playing the Beatles' "Hey Bulldog" right as the LJDQ scrolled up on my friendslist with this as the first question. Big Brother is watching me and suggesting appropriate theme music. Big Brother has way too much time on his hands. (Also, the answer is Pepperland, although why they named their land after a mere Sargeant, I'll never know.)" - silk_knickers

(LJDQ Fun Fact:)
"Bit o' trivia for ye: the villain known only as 'Him' on the Powerpuff Girls was based on the Meanies. You'll notice in the way he speaks especially." - peaseblossom03

"'Pepperland is a tickle of joy on the blue belly of the universe. It must be scratched, right, Max?'
'Yes, your Blueness!'
'WHAT?! We Meanies only take 'no' for an answer!'
'No, your Blueness!'
'That's better!'" - kujelia

Correct Answer: Pepperland



2. At the Battle of Yorktown (1781), the Continental Army and the French Navy united to defeat which British commander?

"Ah, see. You had to team up two-on-one to beat us. Bunch of pansies, no wonder we're going to kick your arses in the World Cup." - crystalcazzie

"Heh. You said 'French'." - whiski_sour

"I want a York peppermint thingy now. You bastards." - mistyraven

"Cobra Commander" - kimpire

"Rommel, magnificent bastard that he was..." - wiredwizard

"Colonel Mustard. The army had a revolver and the navy had a lead pipe." - rikchik

"I am the great Cornwallio...I need buckshot for my bunghole!" - i_calql8

"I'll bet you a dozen ears of Jersey sweet Corn(wallis) you get at least four references to William Wallace." - buzz
"What you talkin' 'bout, Corn-willis?" - ladyiapetus

"Cornwallis. I know this because Heath Ledger and Jason Isaacs were in that otherwise paltry Mel Gibson movie." - ghymoreid

"Did you know that the French general was called Rochambeau, aka Rock, Paper, Scissors? I believe the French and Americans were paper and the British were rocks." - judith_s

"And though they lost some battles too,
The Americans swore they'd see it through,
Their raiding parties kept up, hit and run.
At Yorktown the British could not retreat,
Bottled up by Washington and the French Fleet,
Cornwallis surrendered and finally we had won!" - dragon_within

(+1, Schoolhouse Rock. -CV)

"Don't forget the Second Battle of Yorktown, against the Children of the Cornwallis." - thecuckoo

Correct Answer: Lt. Gen. Charles Cornwallis

"Which doesn't fit with your theme, because corn is not a vegetable." - hawkeyecat

(It's sold in the vegetables aisle of the supermarket. That's good enough in my book. -CV)



3. The unit of mass (equivalent to 200 mg) used to measure gemstones is called what?

"Anything the hip-hop cognoscenti would qualify as 'bling'?" - thecuckoo

"Something that costs more than I will ever, ever make in my life. 'Two months' salary', my @$$" - i_calql8

"I wish Gems had a more clever scale of measuring quality and stuff. Like how Hail is measured in Golfballs and piranha eating speed is measured in cows.. Maybe they should measure gem weight in blowjobs... 'Thats a fine Diamond there, Chuck. You should be getting 8 good nights of head for that one!'" - tarpo

"I always thought gemstones were measured on this scale: pathetic, understated, tasteful, gaudy, extravagant, and is there a woman under all those rocks?" - sskipstress

"I love gemstones. A diamond is my second best friend - right after my super deluxe jackrabbit vibrator." - wendynat

(And the winner of this week's ljdq TMI Award is... wendynat! -CV)

"Wait, I know this from growing up on Bugs Bunny cartoons. 200 mg equals one carat. 24 carrots equal one maroon, and 100 maroons equal one ignoramus." - captainsblog

"200 mg? That's IT? You call that a measurement? I want a sparkler that's got some heft to it, dammit! 200 mg....psh!" - mezzolibra

"200 mg? HAHA! FOOLS! You've used the METRIC SYSTEM. THE CANADIAN INVASION HAS BEGUN. Fire the maple torpedoes!" - _beatlette_

(Settle down, we've been using a hybrid system for years. -AL)

"Currency. In the I'm-sorry-I-was-a-jerk-yes-you're-much-more-important-than-football-please-have-sex-with-me-tonight way." - crystalcazzie

"Carat. Carrot. Karat. One of 'em." - fallendebre

"CARAT!!! With a 'C'! Not a 'K'! Karat with a 'k' is used to describe the purity of metals, specifically gold. Carat with a 'c' is used to describe the mass of a gemstone and is thought to have originated because in the waaaaaaaay olden days (like when those days were ancient Rome and Egypt) gems were weighed against carob seeds. A carat is 1/5th of a gram and spelled with a 'C'. Anyone who says otherwise is completely and totally wrong. The Graduate Gemologist has spoken. And has a pet peeve. Jacquline Susann can kiss my ass." - angelchicken

(..... oooookay then. Never know what's gonna set some Quizlings off. -AL&CV)

"You know, when I was really young, I got those two mixed up. So I ended up giving my mother an 18-carrot necklace. She still loved it, though." - alliancesjr

"nnyaahh, what's up doc?? Diamonds are a Bunny's best friend..." - brightstar61
"Them carrots ain't for eaten' doc." - xandervampsgirl

"Carat. Cut and Clarity rounding out the 3 C's of What Your Fiance Should Know." - ghymoreid

Correct Answer: Carat

"If it was 200 kg, I'd say Liz Taylor." - drbear



4. Which actor played Richard Sharpe in the long-running series of television films about a team of 19th century British soldiers?

"" - buzz, david_deacon

"I thought that said Richard SNAPE. The mere idea of a grumpy bitch like Snape leading 19th century soliders is hilarious. But at least he's excused for having greasy hair." - vanbrosia

"I don't know that one. I guess I'm just not Sharpe enough!" - deltashade

"Ringo Starr. Yeah, I know it wasn't him, but wouldn't it have been cool if he played some loose-cannon war guy? Admit it. You'd watch that." - _beatlette_

"The only vegetable named person I can think of is Carrot Top, and I’m pretty sure that’s so very, very. Very wrong…" - smeddley

"I know exactly 1 British actor, and I don't even remember his name right now." - judith_s

"I set the timers for six minutes. The same six minutes that you gave me. It's the least I could do for a friend." - umbralcorax, swampdweller

(+1, Goldeneye. -CV)

"Odyssomir" - feste

(+1 for efficiency. -CV)

"would his enemies be considered Sharpe-shooters?" - i_calql8

"Sean Bean. Whose first and last names don't rhyme, no matter how much you want them to." - yak_boy, speaking for many of you

"Sean Bean! I once had a naughty dream about him, except he stopped me halfway through and wanted to start talking about our relationship and where I thought we were going and settling to start a family. I told him to shut up and keep shagging, but then he cried. Pussy." - limegreen_sloth

"wait a minute...it'll come to me....Sean Bean. (It was right there in the file next to L.L. Bean.)" - ginalin

Correct Answer: Sean Bean



5. Mark Talbott and Jahangir Khan were once seen as ultimate rivals in which sport?

"Okay, fuck it, I know, there's fifty million other people saying it." - lots42

(That's an underestimate. -1 to everyone who screamed "Khaaaaaaaaaaan". -AL)

"...hrm. The closest available book that might even possible be relevant is about history. Therefore, I say... building skull pyramids." - benmiff

"The sport of kings: Empire Building. Jahangir Khan is the little known cousin of Kublai Khan and Mark Talbott is...um...a Roman. Yeah." - neev

(Totally wrong, but creatively so. Good work. -AL)

"Professional Rock, Paper, Scissors Competitions!" - piney61, rialtus

"Olympic Zucchini-tossing. (They're more aerodynamic than you might think.)" - rikchik

"Professional Turnip Wrestling" - wiredwizard

"What sport is a vegetable? I mean, there are plenty of sports that can turn you into a vegetable (either through blunt head trauma from playing or by the sheer boredom of watching) but..." - smeddley

(What have we told you about relying on logic for answers? -CV)

"Squash! I don't know what squash is, but it's the only vegetable sport I know. Unless crickets are now plants instead of meat." - the_wanlorn

(Wait a minute.... did the use of logic actually result in a Correct Answer? -AL)

"Tossing the caber. Well, a tree stump at least used to be a plant/vegetable, right?" - germankitty

(It doesn't always work. -CV)

"Ultimate rivals. In SQUASH. Wahaha! I'm sorry, they lose for taking a sport called SQUASH too seriously." - vanbrosia
"Well, they were until the logical conclusion of their final squash match:
" - captainsblog

"Banging a ball against a wall is not a sport you call squash. A sumo wrestler chasing some little guy so he can sit on him. Now that's a sport you call squash!" - buzz

"my stepdad plays squash. i once watched him playing when he ran into the wall and i laughed so hard that he banned me from going near the court ever again. was worth it though." - roscrea

Correct Answer: Squash



6. Did you eat your veggies?

"Hella no. TEENAGER HERE! VEGETABLES FOR ME ARE CHIPS." - puredeadthingy

"No thank you, I’m saving room for cake and ice cream." - smeddley

"My idea of 'getting more greens' is by playing 36 holes of golf instead of 18." - i_calql8

"I'm not a vegetarian because I love the Animals. It's because I Hate Vegetables! Except Mushrooms...God, I hate Mushrooms." - moodybear

"Yeah.. but I pulled out one of the tubes and she went code blue..." - tarpo

(By the way, david_deacon, you may have +1, and let us never speak of this again. -CV)

"Of course I ate my vegetables. Don't want Captain Vegetable coming to my house and laying the smackdown on me for not eating 'em." - ladyiapetus

(So what do you not have to eat to get Captain Planet to visit your house? -CV)

"Mostly, except broccoli. They looked like trees, and Captain Planet told me that we must protect the trees. I wasn't gonna argue with that neon-green crewcut, no sir." - vanbrosia

(Very good then. -CV)

"I'm eating spaghetti sauce right now, does that count?" - umbralcorax
"I just had some brownies. Does that count?" - fax_celestis
"I had peanut butter on toast, does that count?" - faded_lilac
"I had my vegemite... does that count?" - sometimespez
"carrot cake. That counts, right?" - miladygrey
"Do ones processed by Frito-Lay count?" - swampdweller
"do french fries count?" - jessicamariek
"Do hash browns count?" - mcrunner03
"there was some sad, limp iceberg lettuce on my cheeseburger tonight. Does that count?" - soimpossible414
"I ate my Wheaties and I'm feeling my oats does that count." - chrysoberyl

(Kinda, hashish brownies would have counted, nuts are a no go, yeeech, sorta, watch out for those Olean ones, Beware the fries with starch, see 'hashish' above, huh huh 'limp', and huh huh 'feeling my oats'. -CV)

"Strangely, I just finished eating a mixed spring greens salad with butter lettuce, arugula, endive, romaine, chervil and baby spinach on it with vine ripened tomatoes and sun dried tomato vinagrette. Geez, this is what happens when you watch the Food Network incessantly. I can't even say 'I ate a big salad' anymore." - ginalin

(See guys? Now THAT counts. -CV)

"I am not allowed to eat carrots any more. Because I ate too many a year or so ago and actually gave myself an overdose of vitamin B complete with all the symptoms. I went orange, my hair started falling out, I was always nauseous, and my period stopped. :D Yay TMI. So now I don't eat carrots, I eat snowpeas. I'm still waiting to turn green." - rainbowjehan

Correct Answer, courtesy of Dinosaur Comics:




And there you have it- arguably our healthiest quiz ever. I am filled with the RDA of nine vitamins and iron after completing this quiz. I might also be filled with liquor, which might not be as healthy, but generally comes from grains and other plant-like objects, so it counts as vegetablicious. Although I still draw the line at Beet Wine. Yeeeeeeech, that stuff was nasty. So very nasty.

Thanks for playing, everyone; hope your summer vacation is going well. Tune in tomorrow for even more quizzy goodness. And coming soon to an internet near you: Our 100th Quiz Special Extravaganza! Starring Monica Bellucci¹ as AL and Alan Rickman² as CV! Don't miss it!

Rock On,

AL&CV

¹Lying.
²Still lying.

Comments

[ex-njyoder460.livejournal.com]

I still say squash isn't a sport.

[auntiesuze.livejournal.com]

If it makes you feel any better, I've had the Veggie Tales theme stuck in my head all week 'cause of you guys. ;)

[alliancesjr.livejournal.com]

Now that I think about it, an 18-carrot necklace would probably make a good birthday gift this year.

[elaran.livejournal.com]

I read RDA and thought Richard Dean Anderson. *headdesk* I'm not obsessed. Really.

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

If it involves projecting/striking a ball with some kind of object or body part, I think it's still a real sport. Yes, even cricket and bowling count under that definition. And Squash.

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

I truly hate those things. The songs strike just the right frequency to crack bone and boil blood. Yeeeeeeech.

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

Shiny AND tasty! It's edible bling!

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

Macgyver frowns upon your obsessive tendencies.

[ladyiapetus]

(If it's any consolation, I've been humming "Hey Jude" for two days now. -AL)

No, AL, it really isn't ;)

[elaran.livejournal.com]

I fell for him as Jack before I foundout he coul dget out of any situation with chewing gum, a toothpick and and... whatever the hell else was there.


hmm. maybe I'll watch all the MacGyver movies this hols. There are much worse things to do. yeah. I might just do that now.

THANK YOU LJDQ

[dracothelizard.livejournal.com]

Although it does give us the mental image of our beloved mod eating him alive.

[elaran.livejournal.com]

...

*winces*

[dracothelizard.livejournal.com]

What?

I'm trying to suck up to the mod here. Next time I WILL be quoted, dammit.

[elaran.livejournal.com]

oooh right. makes sense.

*joins in* *makes offerings to the great LJDQ gods* :D

[smeddley.livejournal.com]

Ooooh... THREE quotes! I feel all speckled. :D

That ALMOST makes me forgive you for getting the 'footy' song stuck in my head for the last week...

♪ "It's a goal.... it's a goaaaallll... it's a gooooooaaaaaallllll...
scored by ENGLAND ENGLAND ENGLAND ENGLAND ENGLAND...." ♪

[ketaki.livejournal.com]

Ohmigosh!
You said Alan Rickman!
*faints*

[smeddley.livejournal.com]

tube sock, paper clip, book of matches...

Did I ever mention I won season 5 of MacGuyver from a radio station remote? :) I should make some MacGuyver icons...

[elaran.livejournal.com]

no, actually, you didn't. hmm.

and omgyes! (but he has a MULLET) :O

[fax-celestis.livejournal.com]

...but under that ruleset, fencing, skiing, and ice skating aren't sports.

[wolfpurplemoon]

;)

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

Alan Rickman is THE MAN. He can do no wrong.

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

So I probably shouldn't tell you to click on this link, then. (http://www.weebls-stuff.com/testy/AdventCalendar/day24.html)

[ketaki.livejournal.com]

Damn...
that icon!

[ketaki.livejournal.com]

well, not his voice anyway.
i need to go lie down for a bit now.

[chaosvizier.livejournal.com]

Sure they are. I didn't exclude non-ball activities from the sporting realm. I simply defined the subset of sports involving ball-related activities.

Besides, do you really want to count pairs figure skating and ice dancing as "real sports"? I think not. ;-)