DW Daily Quiz: 19 December 2011

[chaosvizier]

1. Jean-Pierre Blanchard and André Garnerin were among the first to use what kind of device?

“The accent grave over the e. It only worked for Andre." - drbear

"The only Andre I know is Andre Previn. He used a baton. Is it a baton?" - 7tree_hugger

“They're male and they're French, whatever it is, it's probably NSFW." - tweeti

“Hey! I thought this was a family quiz!" - kenshardik

(You’re deluding yourself… - LL)
(Yeah, look what the rest of your colleagues thought: -CV)

“The French Tickler." - thepikey, ifeedformula
"The buttplug" - la_trombonista, antinomic

"The Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator" - jmthane

“The outraaaaageous accenta, you silly English kennnnniggits!" - i_calql8

"A velocipede" - lirimaer

(I still feel that this should really be the combination of a centipede and a velociraptor, which would pretty much be the most frightening creature to ever walk the planet. -CV)

"The Francophone" - etcet

(It failed because neither of them were named Frank. -CV)

"Webcams. 'Jean-Pierre?' 'Yes?' 'I got this really weird image on my webcam...it was a penis. A penis painted blue.' 'Goddamn kids.' 'Yes, well, see, there's only two webcams in existence and one's in your office and one is my office and neither existed six hours ago.' 'Your mom's a whore!'" - lots42

"Fake poo. Well a set really. A pair of shits" - thalen

Correct Answer: A Parachute

"They played a game of craps against each other while they were in the air, but unfortunately André dropped everything. He later wrote a book about the experience called Paradice Lost" - many_from_one



2. Katie and Micah are both actors and characters in which 2009 horror film?

“Aren't those the Olsen twins?" - david_deacon

“Is it Mother, Jugs, and Speed? Please let it be Mother, Jugs, and Speed" - thirdgrace

(Hurr hurr, jugs. -CV)

“If that's paranormal, what's paraABnormal look like?" - marasca

(The same, but with better abs, obviously. -CV)

“Gotta be one of those foul vampire movies we have been plagued with lately." - antinomic

“Twilight (it scared me that this was greenlit)" - seferin, wrestlingdog, mistyraven

“The Presidency of Mitt Romney." - drbear

"Up. That talking dog freaked me the heck out." - squeegibo

“The only horror flick I remember from '09 is 'Hannah Montana the Movie'." - thepikey, cmzero

“Last week, I saw a film. As I recall, it was a horror film. I walked outside into the rain. I checked my phone and saw you rang." - photosinensis

(+1. Also, you need new pants. -CV)

"The last time I saw a horror film, I had nightmares for a month because we had JUST gotten the same baby monitors as the ones used in the film that picked up alien transmissions" - ifeedformula

(Your baby is totally going to eat the dog. -CV)

"A Pair of Normal, Active, Teens" - thalen

Correct Answer: "Paranormal Activity"



3. Fun with lyrics! Name the song and the band:
Make a joke and I will sigh
and you will laugh and I will cry
Happiness I cannot feel
and love to me is so unreal

“Ah, a quote from my ex-wife." - david_deacon

“It sure sounds like 'The Cure' lyrics. 'This was written at a very dark time in my life... Breakfast actually.'" - lbmango

"Ask your doctor if Zoloft is right for you" - cmzero, yamx

"Goths are really much more cheerful than people give them credit for" - marasca

(It's true. Sure, they sacked Rome back in the day, but it was all just a misunderstanding, and they threw a bitchin' kegger afterwards to say sorry. -CV)

"Celine Dion's 'My Heart Will Go On.'" - therealchon

(+1, being as far from correct as humanly possible. -CV)

“The Ballad of Stephen Hawking, by White and Nerdy" - seferin

“Obviously some kind of paradox is going on here, starting with the word 'fun'." - cjtremlett

"Axiom: All music questions must be 'Sting'. However, this is uncharacteristically mopey. Is... is there such a thing as 'Emo Sting'? You know, like, an evil lame twin brother?" - thepikey

(I believe you're thinking of Michael Stipe. -CV)

Correct Answer: "Paranoid" by Black Sabbath



4. Where can one find the cities Luque, Caaguazú, and Villarrica?

“On a map" - thirdgrace, drbear, neumeindil, freezer818, n5iln, many_from_one
“Googlemaps" - seferin

”Betelgeuse IV." - jmthane

"The planet Tau Ceti" - laughingacademy

"R'lyeh" - wiredwizard
"Yuggoth" - thesecondevil

“If you named cities that in a Big Fat Fantasy Novel, you would bring down screaming hordes of snobs mocking you for having unpronounceable names in your book. Meanwhile, no one's giving Paraguay shit for this, once again proving that fact is stranger than fiction." - barbarienne

“Oddly, those are the sounds I make after Taco Bell. And not from my mouth." - lots42

“I wouldn't mind getting Luque in a Villarrica after a couple bottles of Caaguazu." - etcet

"Right after taking that left turn at Albuquerque" - sjl, germankitty

“you get points for using the Oxford comma." - cold_clarity

(Hookers and blow for everyone!! - CV&AL&LL)

“Tatooine" - kristinmachina
“Iamyourfather, because it would be so cool to live in a place called Luque, Iamyourfather." - i_calql8, therealchon

"On the Deathstar, in the Latin precinct. Darth Vader took advantage of cheap migrant labour too, you know" - demon_666

(I am suddenly imagining Hispanic Stormtroopers and I am suitably ashamed for laughing uncontrollably. -CV)

“What is a guay and why do I need a pair of them" - mistyraven

(Symmetry. -CV)

"Martin Blank killed the president of Paraguay with a fork" - cjtremlett

(+1, Grosse Point Blank. -CV)

Correct Answer: Paraguay



5. What can be found at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles?

"No, What's on second" - seferin

"Melrose Place" - so many of you

“Herpes. Oh, wait, that's Melrose Place." - cjtremlett

“More plastic surgery survivors than the work bench at a doll hospital." - neumeindil

“Paramount Studios, home of such great things as 'Star Trek'." - jmthane

“The high school in Beverly Hills, 90210" - david_deacon

"The headquarters for the Order of the Phoenix" - wrestlingdog

“A retched hive of scum and villainy." - lbmango

"A pair of prostitutes" - mistyraven

(I think a pair is a gross understatement. -CV)

"Two tickets to paradise" - marasca

“Paradise City, where the grass is green and the girls are pretty" - photosinensis, drunken_hedghog

(-1 for that stupid band – LL)

“Usually three or four film producers, passed out from the night before's coke and booze fueled debauchery." - squeegibo

“Wolfram & Hart, Attorneys at Law." - thesecondevil, edoraslass

“You don't fool me, LJDQ. It starts 555 so it's obviously fictional." - many_from_one

“World Wide Studios, where the Muppets were signed to a standard 'rich and famous' contract." - laughingacademy

Correct Answer: Paramount Pictures Corporation



6. You've encountered a version of you from a parallel universe. What are they like?

(Apparently, 63% of our quizlings are the Evil Ones. Good show. -CV)

“Just like me, only with a beard. You know, the usual." - david_deacon, squeegibo
“Well, since I have a goatee, I'm obviously the Evil LBMango, so the parallel Universe LBMango is clean shaven and ... even wimpier than I am?" - lbmango
“It's hard to tell the difference. Being female, I'm not likely to have the traditional parallel universe evil goatee. I do plan to be jumping evil goatee Spock, though." - cjtremlett
“Clean shaven, because not even in a parallel universe would I be able to grow a goatee properly." - thesecondevil

“This would be a perfect time to post the Brazilian beach volleyball players, but I can't be bothered to look up the photo." - marasca

(You’re one, I’m the other. – LL)

“Probably a hell of a lot better off financially." - jmthane

“They are a petite white woman with a taste for gangsta rap and reality shows." - freezer818

(I pity Parallel You. -CV)

"Tall and small-chested. We'd both consider making out, though" - la_trombonista

“Dead 'cause I beheaded 'em. After all, there can be only one!" - wiredwizard

“They look positively second-rate. After all, clearly I am the most awesome ThePikey in all the multiverse. *preens*" - thepikey

“All the things I'm not - like awesome at the LJDQ." - sjl

"He has the same slope as I do, but a different y-intercept" - i_calql8

(And thus the Geek of the Week gains a slope of -1. -CV)

"'White t-shirt, leopard print vest... dashingly handsome.' No, wait, that's Abe Froman, the sausage king of Chicago" - etcet

“Hard-working, productive, and efficient. What a sucker." - many_from_one

“Well, let's see, I learned on Star trek that one is always good and one is always evil, and the eviller the one it the better tho oth-- Holy Crap, I think my parallel self is Mother Theresa!" - yamx

“This is a tough one. See, normally I'd go with the classic 'He's me with a goatee' description, buy I wear a mustacheless version of a goatee myself. So would my parallel universe version just have a mustache? Would he have a full goatee only longer? Or would he have a goatee ON his mustacheless goatee? I think it's best we never find out." - kenshardik

(Actually what you wear is a goatee, add a mustache and it’s a van Dyke. So, erm, yeah… - LL)

"Hopefully she's rich and successful and everything I want to be. That way I can kill her and take her place... or drug her up real good and make sure I close the portal to the other universe correctly. I mean she got rich once, she can do it again here, right?" - mistyraven

"" - tweeti

(So the question is, which one of you is yellow? -CV)

"I'm hoping she's some sort of superhero who protects the environment and the animals. No CV, she' s nothing like Captain Planet, she has big boobs and an incredible booty, too." - demon_666

(I remain suspicious, even in the face of boobs. -CV)

“If it's parallel, how can we encounter each other? Parallel universes never meet." - alfvaen, laughingacademy

(… shut up – CV&LL)




And there you have it. The prefix of the day was para-, just because. I am thankful to everyone who did not mention "Paradise By The Dashboard Lights", which might be my least favorite song in creation.

All the big holidays are coming up, so enjoy, all the best, be well, be one with the universe, get down and party, and know that the quiz loves all of you. Probably. Safe travels, safe feasting, safe sexings, and so on! And, most importantly, we'll see you tomorrow, because the quiz must go on!

Rock On!

CV&LL