DW Daily Answers: 27 April 2020

[chaosvizier]

1. What NFL team was previously based out of Cleveland and St. Louis before re-settling on their current location?

"Sports?! In my quiz? (It’s more likely than you think.)" - bending_sickle

"I’m sure there are plenty of quality Cleveland jabs here, but that feels like low-hanging fruit, doesn’t it? Once you get past all the heroin and overcast skies and enormous people and 10 months of snow and Lebron James and White Walkers and Racist mascots and complete lack of Mexican food, Cleveland is nearly inhabitable." - jebtex

"I had to look the Cleveland part up because I didn't remember them ever being there. WW II was a little bit ahead of my time. But I'm sure the Steelers fans of the time hated them more than Hitler." - b7cy

"Probably something racist." - Kirsten
"The Re-Settlers. Their mascot is a smallpox infected blanket." - seekingferret

"The Green Suitcase Packers." - waitingman

"LA LA Black Sheep." - Ajmcoqui

"Sellouts for Hollywood Fame and Glory." - Rhiannon

"The Buckaroos. That's the kind of thing you Americans name your sports teams, right?" - crystalcazzie

(As a fan of the Bills, the Colts, and the Broncos, I have no idea what you're talking about. -EW)

Correct Answer: The Los Angeles Rams



2. What leader was known to the ancient Greeks as Ozymandias?

"The Comedian? Rorschach? Doctor Manhattan?" - seekingferrett, digitaldiscipline
"Adrian Veidt" - crystalcazzie, b7cy
"I answered this question 35 minutes ago." - shirenomad

(Man, we love that comic book AND the HBO show. -AL&CV)

"Wolverine?" - Rhiannon

(What? No! Just... no. -CV)

"I have been gripped by an unexplainable and overwhelming sense of despair." - bending_sickle

(Hold it together, Percy. -AL)

"Sharon Osborne... look upon her works, ye mighty & despair! Especially the botox & fillers" - waitingman

(It's not often that you can combine things you learned from 1) high school English class & 2) TMZ in a single sentence, but here at the DWDQ, we strive to provide these kinds of opportunities! -EW)

"'My name is Ramses II, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair' just doesn't have the same ring to it, does it?" - b_hulsmans

(Nope; doesn't scan. -AL)

Correct Answer: Rameses II



3. Fun with lyrics! Name the band and the song:
I love her, love her, love her so
And I'll never, never let her go
Gonna make her certain
She's mine, all mine
She's mine (she's mine)
All of the time

"I read too much true crime shit for this to not send up one thousand red flags." - bending_sickle, speaking for six of you

"'Every Breathe You Take' by The Police." - shirenomad

(+1, Sting. -CV)

"Standing Outside Her Window by Edward and the Cullens" - Deza

"Why do I get the feeling I just got Rickrolled?" - captainsblog

"Clingy, repetitive lyrics, emo expressions and parenthetical asides... must be The Stones." - Ajmcoqui

" by The Pelosis (and damn you for giving me an earworm again!)" - germankitty

Correct Answer: Rama Lama Ding Dong, by The Edsels



4. Two classic arcade games fit the theme: one features the characters George, Lizzie, and Ralph; the other features a castle under siege. What two games are we thinking of?

"I've never been happier by cheating on my quiz by sharing the answers at game night with the nerdiest of my friends. (But they are discussing anime and I'm not interrupting them for this one)" -Rhiannon

(+1, GotW for hanging out with geeky friends. -1 if you are ACTUALLY hanging out with people & not doing it via Zoom or Slack or something. -AL)

"Pong (George was the left racquet, Lizzie the right, and Ralph was the lucky ball)" - Ajmcoqui

"Seeing the name Ralph in connection to the word game has just instantly put me in mind of Wreck-It Ralph, and I'm pretty damn sure that isn't a real game. (And if it is, wow, I just learnt something new.)" - tinknevertalks

"Ram-it Ralph" - captainsblog

(Whoa. -EV&AL&CV)

"The Devil's Threesome: Ramming Speed!; and Something Something Ramparts, probably." - b7cy

(When the quiz's theme leads people astray. -AL)

"What do you mean, there was a companion to RAMPAGE, the best building-punching game of all time (and vehicle for the drug-consumption cinematic opus starring Dwayne Johnson)?" - digitaldiscipline

"Game? Sounds like a subplot on As The Brontes Turn" - Deza

(Nothing as interesting as a siege happens in any Bronte novel. -AL)

"Aww the wrecking crew, I loved playing Rampage as a wee lad, I had no clue what I had to do, but I loved wrecking buildings...." - b_hulsmans

Correct Answer: Rampage and Rampart



5. What is the ninth month of the Lunar Hijri Calendar called?

"Month Nine. Duh." - Deza

"Bob." - ajmcoqui
"Debby." - captainsblog
"This is so embarrassing. I’ve never known its name, so I just call it 'champ' or 'guy.'" - jebtex

"Smarch." - b7cy

(+1, The Simpsons. Lousy Smarch weather. -CV)

"Muslim Lent." - germankitty

(If we had a Jim Gaffigan of the Week award, I'd give it to you. You're going to hell in two religions! You're practically sprinting there! -EW)

"Have you ever wondered what life would be like... if we had no moon?" - seekingferret

"No joking about lunar calendars, please! It's a very sensitive topic ever since my girlfriend turned into the moon." - shirenomad

(+1, because that's rough, buddy. -EW)

Correct Answer: Ramadan

"Who put the ram in the Ramadanadingdong? I don't know, but Allah took it out." - theatomicfruitbat




6. What's the hardest diet restriction you've ever taken on? Why?

Giving up chocolate: 5
Giving up ice cream: Kirsten
Giving up marzipan: b_hulsmans

"I've spent my whole life without ever visiting the Japanese parliament, a 100% Diet restriction." - seekingferret

"I did keto for a couple years, and it helped immensely, but shit it's basically impossible to do under lockdown. I used to go to the grocery store like 3 times a week. I... miss grocery shopping. #freshgreen #enjoythecarbs" - chezmax

"Doing a weeklong salt/water/carb manipulation to cut weight to compete is nobody's idea of a good time, but, I set a world record, so I've got that going for me, which is nice." - digitaldiscipline

"After my malaria, I had to have stomach surgery. Of course, the Army botched it. I couldn’t eat solid foods for over 6 months. I still don’t swallow the same. I don’t know how many Ensure I guzzled just to get through the day, but I’ll never have another in my life." - jebtex

"Cutting down from 2 bottles of wine per night, to one." - waitingman

(You're a stronger man than I. -CV)

"The ever-amusing “I am your innards and I say we’re not keeping anything inside this digestive tube and there’s nothing you can do about it” diet. Comes with a complementary porcelain bowl." - bending_sickle

(Ah yes, sweet delicious food poisoning, my favorite flavor. -CV)

"Can you believe this planet doesn't even HAVE plomek soup?" - shirenomad

(+1, Star Trek. -CV)

"No starch. At all. Do you know what food factories use to keep food from sticking to conveyer belts? Fucking corn starch." - Deza



And there you have it. In honour of Ramadan we have rammed this Ram-based quiz down your gullets. At least you didn't have to cram for this rambunctious exam. Tune in tomorrow when we rampage through another quiz topic. Thanks for playing, everyone, and see you tomorrow, same Ram-time, same Ram-channel!

Rock On!

AL&EW&CV

Comments

[germankitty]

"(If we had a Jim Gaffigan of the Week award, I'd give it to you. You're going to hell in two religions! You're practically sprinting there! -EW)"

Strolling, not sprinting. :-) Other than that, yeah, so what? I used to study Religious Education (with Comparative Religions as my favorite topic), so I'm quite okay with hell. Also, I hate being cold. :-)

That being said, WHEEE, a two-fer! Not bad for not really feeling the funneh AND submitting answers just before midnight West Coast time!

[angledge]

You need to get your buddy/rival i_calql8 back in the saddle!

[tinknevertalks]

Yaaaaaaaay! A quote and being part of The Five who gave up chocolate (the only way I can be part of The Five... And I'm possibly making too obscure a reference... Meh! XD). So glad I remembered to play this week. :D

[germankitty]

I know -- I miss him, too!

[bending_sickle]

“(Hold it together, Percy. -AL)” - I’m trying, captain. It’s just all this sand, so coarse and rough. It gets everywhere.

In all seriousness, though, this quiz made a bad day better, so thank you for existing, everyone.