LiveJournal's Daily Quiz

All hail the barbecue, that wonderful method of meat making that heralds the onslaught of summer's summery ways. What does this have to do with anything? Not much really. Sure, Americans are getting ready for a nice long holiday weekend, which usually includes barbecues, but what really counts is that there's still a quiz up for playing, and that will make a good filler for when you're marinading your meat. If you know what I mean. And I think you do.



Go. Play. Eat Meat. Take Quiz.

1. What title does Tenzin Gyatso currently hold?

2. Which actor played Lance Cumson on the primetime soap opera "Falcon Crest"?

3. What Spanish firearms company (now bankrupt) was originally founded under the name "Gabilondo and Urresti"?

4. Players strike a rubber ball with their hips in which ancient Mesoamerican sport?

5. Fun with lyrics! Name the song and the band:
You don't believe that she's mine, all mine
I love her,
Love her, love her so.
That I'll never, never let her go.
You may be certain she's mine, all mine,
She's mine all of the time.

6. Cute fuzzy animals! Which one's your favorite?

As the merry month of may moves on, we think of flowers and cherry blossoms and graduation and summer parties and all sorts of fun shenanigans. But we must not forget the most fun-filled activity of this, or any other, month: playing the quiz of the week. So go forth, and use your new Spring-based powers for good and humor, and take that quiz, and then go dance in a flower garden or something.



Go. Play. Eat Flowers Take Quiz.

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

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

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

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?

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

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

What devilry is this? The end of April, already upon us? Next week's reminder will be the beginning of May? INCONCEIVABLE! There's only one way to cure the inevitable tsunami of emotions that will overwhelm you: play this week's quiz and let the humor armor you against the crushing power of ennui and other stuff.



Go. Play. Take Quiz.

1. In 1934, Architect Eric Gugler was instrumental in the redesign of which well-known chamber?

2. During the 2006 Winter Olympics, the speed skating events took place in which arena?

3. Ralphie Parker's decoder ring came courtesy of which product?

4. Who was the trumpeteer for the Cuban jazz band Irakere?

5. Who was the commanding officer of the SDF-1?

6. You're in a race! What kind of race? Did you win?

Well, looks like Reminder Thursday and Reminder Friday just whizzed by. But that's ok. Before your weekend starts (or, for those of you in other time zones, before Saturday gets fully underway), there's still time to play this week's quizly goodness. Don't be shy! It won't hurt you. It's full of love and goodness and wonderment and atrocities. Whoops, did I say atrocities? I meant... Astro Cities! Yeah, big cities in space. That's exactly what I meant.

While you ponder that, remember that "cute and cuddly" out in space might not mean the same thing as it does here.


Go. Play. Take Quiz.