DW Daily Answers: 20 February 2012...+2.

[chaosvizier]

And in other news, this quiz is two days late. That's as many as forty-eight hours. And that's terrible.


1. Combine 2 oz. whiskey, lemon juice, and a half teaspoon of sugar. Shake over ice. Garnish with a slice of orange and a cherry. What have you made?

“Breakfast. (it's 5PM somewhere.)" - lady_deirdre, love2loveher, etcet, kristinmachina
“Throw in some bacon and you have the LJDQ Quizling Breakfast Special. Add two Brazilian volleyball players for garnish." - i_calql8

"A shaker full of ingredients and fruit. There's nothing here about pouring said concoction into a glass." - bellapalmera

(Why dirty up another piece of glassware? Drink it right out of the shaker, I say! -CV)

“A really good cough remedy. Straight up works, too." - chershey

"A virgin Pan-Galactic Gargle-Blaster. (For the non-virgin version, add one brick.)" - cmzero

(+1, HHGTTG. -CV)

“A horrible start! Only 2 oz whiskey? Seriously?!?!" - neumeindil, umbralcorax, sskipstress

“More Liver Damage" - ntlespino

"Whiskey Tango Foxtrot" - alfvaen

"a magic potion that makes me dance on tables" - demon_666

"replace the sugar with a shot of this:

Yummmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Best. Whiskey sour." - IRONJEFF

“A waste of lemon juice, sugar, orange and cherry." - kenshardik
“A Shameful Waste of Perfectly Good Whiskey" - edoraslass
“It's either a waste of perfectly good whiskey, or some futile attempt to dress up shitty whiskey." - thepikey

"Better yet, leave out the lemon juice, the sugar, the ice, the orange, and the cherry. Replace those with a splash of whiskey. Know what you've made? A whiskey." - seekingferret

“Given my culinary talents, probably a mess." - yamx
"Next time I recommend putting the lid BACK on the shaker when you're mixing Whiskey Sours." - THALEN

"" - flipthefrog, syrazemyla

Correct Answer: A Whiskey Sour



2. Fun with lyrics! Name the song and the band:
I thought I knew ya
Took the time to throw my lovin' into ya
Screw ya
cuz now you got me sittin in the sewer
I'm through with all them roller coaster rides

“Go cry somewhere else Emo kid..." - neumeindil

"Okay, just how well DO you know my ex-wife?" - n5iln

"'Dumping The Ninja Turtles' by April O’Neil. In the next verse she complains about all the pizza parlor dates" - cmzero

“Wow, I'm getting a flashback to some 80's hair band -- why am I seeing David Lee Roth prancing across the - never mind." - etumukutenyak

“'Throw my lovin' into ya' - nope, can't imagine why this fine gentleman is without companionship. I SAID GOOD DAY, SIR." - etcet

“Generic Blues by Weird Al Yankovic" - wiredwizard

“... You're quoting these guys? I've lost all respect. You can earn it back by using Rush in a future LJDQ. I'll be waiting." - umbralcorax

(How can you appreciate the exquisite highs, unless you’ve experienced the most wretched lows? – LL)

"I don't WANT to hear about someone having adventures in the sewer. Even a metaphorical sewer (if the 'screw ya' is metaphorical/slang, well, all I'm saying is the sewer might be, too..." - FERDELANCE

“Whoever they are, they're going to music hell for rhyming 'sewer' with 'knew you'" - zihuatanejo

“I'll take White Trash Music for $500, Alex" - ntlespino

"the new ad campaign for Six Flags" - JENNA_THORN

“I am having a hard time picturing a PG way to 'throw my lovin' into ya'." - kenshardik

“Something by Kid Rock, so I avoid it like the plague. Which he might have, so it's a sensible choice." - stgreyhounds

Correct Answer: "Sour" by Limp Bizkit



3. What did SIGARMS Inc. change its name to in October 2007?

“Sig[insert your own favorite body part(s) here]" - usmu

(Hurr hurr, "insert" your own favorite "body part" "here", hurr hurr. -CV)

“SIGBOOBS." - sskipstress
“SIGLEGS" - ifeedformula, THALEN
“SIGSTUMPS. There was an unfortunate accident with that prototype grenade launcher." - cmzero
"SIGARMETTES" - kenshardik
“SIGHEADSHOULDERSKNEES&TOES/KNEES&TOES" - love2loveher

"Cig Butts." - drbear

“on the one hand it sounds like a cigarette company on the other it sounds like a weapons company... so Its probably a toy company..." - b_hulsmans

“SIGMUNDFREUD. Sometimes a cigar company is just a cigar company" - i_calql8

“Skynet." - flipthefrog
“Cyberdyne Systems" - demon_666

"INSIGARMS. Becoming obsolete is tough, yo" - etcet

“SIGFIGS. Their stock price is currently $59.25000001" - syrazemyla

“MOREARMS Inc? BETTERARMS Inc? MYARMS Inc? YOUWISHYOUHADTHESEARMS Inc? WELCOMETOTHEGUNSHOW Inc? seriously, I should be a marketing director." - cold_clarity

“I only knew this from endless Inception fics wherein Arthur carries a Sig Sauer. FANFIC IS EDUCATIONAL." - edoraslass

“Stark Industries" - germankitty
"S.H.I.E.L.D." - kristinmachina

"Aperture Science" - stgreyhounds

Correct Answer: SIG Sauer Inc.



4. A Lactobacillus culture is a key component in what kind of bread?

“I totally thought that said breast before I bothered to read it properly. Maybe LJDQing after I just woke up isn't such a great idea." - bellapalmera

“If they sold smaller loaves of breads, I'd have a lot less culture in my kitchen." - sskipstress

“Just shows you gotta have bread to get culture." - drbear

"Monocle Bread. FYI, All monocle wearing breads are cultured" - THALEN

“Japanese Fighting Muffins" - wiredwizard

(Wait, what? – LL)

"Lembas" - drbunsen, thepikey

"Belgian Lambic. Because what is beer but bottled bread?" - IRONJEFF

“Judging how sourdough from pretty much everywhere but San Francisco is terrible, it evidently requires more culture than just that." - syrazemyla

“I'm guessing yeast. And hopefully it's not the kind that woman get infections of." - akiyasan

“it's awkward that I don't know this, considering I work in a bread bakery." - cold_clarity

“I wanna make it with you ;)" - kristinmachina

(+1, nostalgia – LL)

“Bread, dough, moola, green stuff, dead presidents, cash, lolly, bananas, clams, dinero, simoleons, filthy lucre, scratch, greenbacks, lettuce, coin of the realm...if you know what I mean." - alfvaen

"Home, home in the SNOOWWWW, Where it's MIIIILD when it's ninety be-LOOOOOW! The TUNdra for MEEEEEE, by the GREAT BER-ing SEAAAAA, and the LIIIIIFE of an old SOURDOUGHHHHH!" - FERDELANCE

"True story: I’m a pastor’s kid, and my dad’s church used a big loaf of sourdough for the communion bread. They’d break bits off of it for everyone, and there was inevitably about a third of a loaf left at the end. I loved the taste of sourdough, so after service you would always find me in Dad’s office chowing down on leftover Body of Christ." - cmzero

(Let's face the facts: Jesus is delicious. -CV)

"I really don't wanna now there are bacilli in my bread. What's next, mould in cheese?!? Honestly ... *shakes head*" - germankitty

(Up next, dead rats in your pint of Guinness. -CV)

Correct Answer: Sourdough



5. The Polish call it "Kiszona kapusta"; what is its more common name?

"Is it no longer correct to make Polish jokes? 'Cause that'll be half of the answers to this one." - kristinmachina

(It was probably never correct to make Polish jokes, but that's certainly never stopped us before. -CV)

“Pierogies! Actually, no, I'm pretty sure they just call those 'pierogies'." - bellapalmera, stgreyhounds

“Sauerkrap" - sskipstress

“I call my girlfriend 'Moya malenka kapusta', because she doesn't speak French ('Mon petit chou') and it's funnier to say kapusta. Sadly, malenka kapusta does not cross the cultural divide as well as petit chou. Still, I love me some cabbage." - etumukutenyak

“Reverse Cowgirl" - etcet

“I remember watching the good eats episode where he made sauerkraut. That reminds me. Alton Brown is a Doctor Who fan. I have no answer to this question, but I just wanted to mention this." - umbralcorax

(+1: Doctor Who, +1: Alton Brown – LL)

“Sex on the beach." - akiyasan

“Transylvanian Blood Sausage" - ntlespino

“Corn. We call it 'maize'." - kenshardik

"" - mark_laura

“The only Polish I know is the word for lip - oosta - which I'm undoubtedly spelling wrong and may well be an elaborate lie by Larry the Cucumber anyway." - rachelkachel

(Larry! That cucurbit bastard! He says everyone has a water buffalo, but I don’t! Where’s my water buffalo? Why don’t I have a water buffalo?!? – LL)

“Honey badger!" - n5iln

"Sauerkraut is great as a hot dog condiment AND as a way to repel those pesky humans who never leave me alone" - adria_rhiannon

(True dat. If I've had sauerkraut, all life forms are advised to keep fifty feet away for the next 24 hours. It's for their own good. -CV)

Correct Answer: Sauerkraut



6. Describe your dream meal - the sky's the limit!

"The sky's the limit?? Damn you, sky! I wanted my dream meal in orbit. Curses, mutter mutter." - drbunsen

“alcohol served on a bed of alcohol garnished with a touch of alcohol" - b_hulsmans

“Something with 7+ tasting courses and wine pairings that someone else paid for." - sskipstress

“Last night I dreamed I ate a giant marshmallow. When I woke up this morning, my white cat was gone. Is that what you meant?" - drbear

"Nectar & Ambrosia. Then I'll toss some water off my cloud and make the humans think it's raining" - adria_rhiannon

“There was this episode of 'Freaky eaters' or whatever recently where they showed this guy that only eats french fries. In an effort to show him the extremes of his addiction, they brought out tons and tons of French Fries in this warehouse. My reaction was a lot like his: 'Perfect!'" - love2loveher

“A 4 course meal eaten off the naked bodies of Scarlett Johanssen, Jessica Alba, Karen Gillan & Alyson Hannigan." - wiredwizard

"I'm a man of simple tastes; I don't really care what the food is, as long as each course is delivered to me by a young, nude, nubile serving-girl, on a solid platinum platter, then fed to me by a different young, nude, nubile serving-girl..." - IRONJEFF

“An all-you-can-eat buffet where they don't stop me with petty concerns like 'Other people need food, too' or 'We'll go into poverty if you don't stop'." - syrazemyla

“Steak. Medium rare. With garlic mashed potatoes and sauteed onions, and a glass of sam adams boston lager in a frosted mug." - umbralcorax

“Steak...or better yet. Chicken fried steak. With mashed potatoes and a nice cream gravy and a big ol' glass of sweet tea and some pecan pie. Om nom nom." - ifeedformula

"If I had my druthers, I'd go for The Fat Duck's Tasting Menu. But since I don't have the money, I'll gladly settle for the LJDQ standbys of Gin, Pudding, Bacon and Booze." - germankitty

“Two dinosaur eggs over easy, fried in butter, but not too greasy. Mosquito knees, black eyed peas, a little side bowl of buttered bebop beans. A saber tooth tiger steak and a whole hippopotamus, well-baked." - zihuatanejo

“Crispy Fried Pork Leg with Crab Fat sauce, (in the vernacular, Cripy Pata na may Taba ng Talangka)" - ntlespino

“I want to be a guest judge for Top Chef. Tom and Padma’s standards are a lot higher than mine; while they’re telling the chefs, 'the mushrooms are slightly overseasoned,' I’ll be going 'This is incredible; seconds, please? *NOM NOM*'" - cmzero

“Something involving gold leaf. I've always wanted to be rich enough to eat gold. I know! Kraft Mac and Cheese with gold leaf on it!" - kenshardik

(Go to the liquor store and ask for Goldschlager. -CV)

“I was eating sand for some reason, and looking around for a glass of water, but then got distracted by some race cars off in the distance near some trees with orange leaves lit by a couple really close moons. Not my best dream, I have to admit, but the only one with a meal that I can remember." - mark_laura

“Buffalo wings, mac & cheese, cheese pizza with crushed red pepper, Coca-Cola, and cranberry juice. Also chocolate ice cream." - la_trombonista

“What I had last Friday: calamari, wine, garlic bread, a 1 1/2 steamed lobster, wine and cheesecake. Did I mention wine? Although, that restaurant also served Chaos cake--brownie crust, cheescake and chocolate mousse topping." - kristinmachina

(Your meals are intriguing to us and we wish to go to dinner with you – LL&CV)

“Give me Waffle House. There are no Waffle Houses up here in the Great White North and nobody does breakfast like Waffle House...*drool*" - tweeti

“Braaaaaains!" - usmu

(Dammit, there's always one zombie in every crowd. -CV)



And that takse care of our month of tasty delicious themes. They are tasty and delicious. Those of you hoping for an umami quiz can keep hoping. Those of you hoping for anything else... can also keep hoping. Hope springs eternal!

Thanks all for playing, and tune in later today when a new quiz shows up extra late! There will be a reminder which will show up on time. Might as well get one out of three right, I say.

Rock On!

AL&CV&LL

Comments

[ironjeff]

3! YAYYYYYYYYYYYY!

[chaosvizier]

That's 50%! Really, for this quiz, that's like a B+. We grade on a curve. A sexy drunken curve.