DW Daily Answers: 22 June 2020

[chaosvizier]

1. What movie starring Antonio Banderas was based on both Beowulf and the Volga Vikings?

"Shrek 2 Catspaw Boogalo" - ntlespino, seekingferret, digitaldiscipline

"How to Train Your Grendel" - crystalcazzie

"Grendel! Yo momma so fat her butt look like two big mead chalices!" - captainsblog

"Interview With The Spy Kid Mariachi Vs. Ecks, Sever & Zorro" - waitingman

(No, No, No, No, and... No. -EW)

"The depiction of immersive language learning was really well-done and fun." - azurelunatic

"The cult-classic animated movie "The VW Warrior" features Banderas as the voice of Herbi Hrothgarson, a talking Volgawagon Beetle." - krait

"'The Thirteenth Warrior', in which a bunch of Vikings, convinced that thirteen is an unlucky number, send a wizard to the Shire to find a reluctant burglar to accompany them on a grand adventure." - theatomicfruitbat

(That...is not entirely inaccurate. -CV)

Correct Answer: "The Thirteenth Warrior"



2. Alexander Dumas's famous character 'The Man in the Iron Mask' is the twin brother of whom?

"The Sunken King" - seekingferret

(+1, Dark Souls. -CV)

"Tony Stark" - theatomicfruitbat

"Leonardo DiCaprio" - crystalcazzie, kittycatness

(He was the king of the world, after all. -EW)

"Jay Gatsby" - azurelunatic, b_hulsmans

"The Gemini Man in the Iron Mask, portrayed by Will Smith" - ANONYMOUS

"The Count Of Monte Crisco... Dumb Ass!" - waitingman
"Hey, who you callin' a dumbass?" - captainsblog

"Mr. L'État, c'est moi. Does he think the world revolves around him or what?" - bending_sickle

"Either Huey or Dewey; Dumas didn't know Louie was really a triplet -- or a duck, for that matter." - germankitty

Correct Answer: Louis XIV (the Fourteenth)

"'Louis Quatorze' is also a song by Bow Wow Wow, and thinking of that takes me waaaaay back to my own teens!" - Stephanie La Francofille



3. A quinceañera is held for what occasion?

"Your first Cinco de Mayo when you're old enough to drink" - ntlespino

"Vowel Favoritism Day. All those vowels and o wasn't even invited. And don't even get me STARTED about y" - ANONYMOUS

"The first time your quince tree bears fruit" - seekingferret
"To celebrate quinces. Lots of jelly to be had each year!" - germankitty

"To commemorate the not-so-beloved syndicated television shows of Jack Klugman." - theatomicfruitbat

(He was not a doctor, but he played one on TV. Also, if you remember that, you're old like... some of us. -CV)

"Finding the key combo that makes that fancy N in fewer than fifteen tries." - digitaldiscipline

(Good old ASCII code 150. -EW)

"A wealthy celebrity's chihuahua's 2nd birthday." - Deza

"The proud tradition of quinceañera was established by Genghis Khan as a symbol of dominance over one's enemies, celebrating the inceañearatión, or burning of an enemy stronghold." - krait

"To celebrate the age where your kid switches from 'isn't she precious' to 'she is seriously making me wonder why I ever wanted kids in the first place'" - b_hulsmans

"Your parents finally telling you that the tooth fairy isn't really real, which coincides with a girl's fifteenth birthday." - kittycatness

Correct Answer: The celebration of a girl's fifteenth birthday



4. What Denver, Colorado attraction features intricate sidewalks and streets designed by architect I.M Pei to resemble the Western Diamondback Rattlesnake?

"You guys need architects to tell you how to pave streets?" - b_hulsmans

"Snakes. Why did it have to be snakes?" - bending_sickle

(+1, Raiders of the Lost Ark. -AL)

"I'm sick and tired of these motherfucking snakes on this motherfucking street!" - Deza

(+1, Snakes on a Plane. -EW)

"The I. M. Pretty-Damn-Ophidiophobic-So-I-Ain't-Going-Near-That Trail" - ANONYMOUS

"You know I.M. Pei? I.M. Impressed!" - crystalcazzie

"Is that really his name? When they said he designed the Johnson Art Museum I thought it was a frat boy joke about 'I.P. Freely.'" - captainsblog

"The Denver Masonic Temple I mean Airport" - Ntlespino, theatomicfruitbat

"The only Denver landmark that matters is Bluecifer." - digitaldiscipline

(Full credit; long live Blucifer! -AL)
( -CV)
(...I'm scared of Denver. -EW)

Correct Answer: The Sixteenth Street Mall



5. What American holiday commemorates the day that Union troops arrived in Galveston to announce that the Civil War had ended and that all slaves were now free?

"Life Day. (I learned all about it from a bootlegged VHS copy of the 'Roots Holiday Special'.)" - theatomicfruitbat

(+1, The Star Wars Holiday Special. -AL)

"'It's Over, Suck It Losers' Day" - ANONYMOUS

(That could be literally any holiday. -EW)

"Jubilation Lee Day" - bending_sickle

(+1 for naming any X-Man except that wanker Gambit. -CV)

"The Galveston Tea Party of XIX" - krait

"Heartburn Day" - crystalcazzie

(That's more like the day after Thanksgiving. -AL)

"Was it called Juneteenth so they could celebrate for a week?" - waitingman

Correct Answer: Juneteenth (June Nineteenth)

"I'll be honest, I only know this because of all the protests against President Trump's decision to hold a rally on Juneteenth, so in a way, even though it pains me to say it, Trump was useful for once?" - b_hulsmans



6. What's the wildest thing you did in your adolescence?

"Your mom." - digitaldiscipline, waitingman

(There's always one. Or two. -CV)

"So this one time, at Girl Scout camp, I was paid to put on a white flowing gown, go into a large cavern at night, and hide behind stalagmites in uncertain lighting..." - Deza

"My best friend stayed over at my family's apartment when we were 14 or 15. We sneaked out at night, climbed over the fence around the complex swimming pool, and sank all the poolside furniture! A few days later, management had it all chained to the fence." - Stephanie La Francofille

"Jumping 4 barbed wire fences under a full moon to get from a high school dance to a Boy Scout camp site we were supposed to be in charge of" - ntlespino

"Scoring a 30-day suspension from entering the Pyramid Mall outside Ithaca for dumping a box of laundry detergent into the fountain outside the Hills Department Store mall entrance. I thought my partner in crime got a worse deal for his lifetime ban (for borrowing the phone in the mall cinema box office to call Hong Kong to order moo goo gai pan to go), but since David and I have now both outlived the mall, who's laughing now?" - captainsblog

"My aunt and her husband and I went to my first bigger name rock show and I got a kiss from a boy in a band on the cheek! It was very scandalous." - kittycatness

"Organized a group of girls interested in one vaguely disappointing dude into a polyamorous, bisexual cult (by postal mail, and later email)." - azurelunatic

"let's just say it involved Saint Nicolas, A karata kick and a spectacle at school..." - b_hulsmans

(Oh my god, he killed Sinterklaas! -AL)
(You bastard! -CV)

"Buying cinema tickets for myself and four friends to see Antonioni's Blow-up, which was rated "18/X" (because of swearing, drug use and full frontal nudity) back in 1966. I was thirteen and the youngest of the group ... and didn't get carded." - germankitty



And in honor of Juneteenth, we offer this quiz with all things teenthy and weenthy. Thanks again for playing, and remember, tell your friends to play, because the more, the merrier! Tune in tomorrow for more quizly goodness, and remember to eat your veggies, kids. They're good for you. Except cauliflower, that shit is of the devil.

Rock On!

AL&EW&CV

Comments

[germankitty]

Oh, didn't know that. Well, as far as I'm concerned, the more, the merrier! (Also, I've decided to ignore Brexit on general principle. Stupid idea by stupid people ...)

[crystalcazzie]

Yes, all Europeans are welcome in the DWDQEU! Even English heathens such as myself (I hope...) Definitely no Brexit here!

[germankitty]

Exactly! (If I may ask, where in the UK are you from, anyway? I've visited a good chunk over the years, and I'm curious!)

[crystalcazzie]

I'm from the south of England, about an hour outside of London. Whereabouts in the UK have you visited? There are some lovely places here and I've been trying to visit more of them myself.

And where in Germany are you? I haven't visited there as much as I'd have liked, but I did go to the Stuttgart Christmas Market a few years ago and it was gorgeous.

[germankitty]

I've been to: London (too many times to count; I love that city!); Surrey; Windsor; Oxford/Cambridge; Canterbury; Brighton and the Cinque-ports area; Devon & Dorset (Poole/Bournemouth, Torquay, Exeter, Plymouth, Portsmouth); Salisbury, Winchester, parts of the West Country (Weston-super-Mare, Wells); Cornwall; Wales; York, Yorkshire Dales and Moors (Leeds is our twin city); Edinburgh and Scotland up to Inverness; Isle of Skye. Oh, and Republic of Ireland. :-)

I'm in Dortmund -- western Germany, about 75km from Cologne, roughly a 2-hour drive from the Dutch border. (Jürgen Klopp [Manager FC Liverpool] coached our local club before moving to the UK. :-) If you're familiar with the "Dambusters", the reservoir they bombed in WW II is fairly close to here -- and we still have to dig up unexploded British bombs all over the city several times a year, too; the last one necessitated evacuating ~40,000 people!).

As for Christmas markets, ours is one of the biggest in Germany; with a direct connection via Easyjet, we get a fair share of British visitors each year. Oh, and we're also fairly well known for the local beer. :-)

[crystalcazzie]

Ah, you've been to a lot of great places! Are you a big fan of travelling? I did a North Wales trip last year and it was lovely.

I live in Surrey so I'm intrigued as to where exactly you've been here. I went to university in Canterbury and I'm a big fan of the city, as well as the areas around it (Whitstable and Herne Bay especially.) And I hope you visited Rye when you went to the Cinque-ports area. My grandparents were from there and I spent a lot of time there as a child. It's one of my favourite places.

Ooh, one of the biggest Christmas markets and local beer? Sounds like a place I'd like to visit! (Assuming we'll be allowed to travel again any time soon...)

[germankitty]

We love traveling! Spousal Unit especially -- once our son said no to family vacations (usually somewhere around the Mediterranean), his preferred way of vacationing is to do sightseeing trips. First one we did was Yorkshire, then Scotland on our honeymoon. :-) We went to North Wales (Rhyl/Prestatyn) once, renting a holiday cottage and making excursions from there.

Canterbury is lovely; we schlepped Baby Son all over the Cathedral in a sling -- and we actually visited from our holiday cottage in Romney Sands (and yes, we visited Rye, too; beautiful town with great tea shops!)

Surrey -- kind of a long story. Back in the day, we met a Surrey family in Italy, and I became pen pals with their daughter. Rita's mother was born German, my mother knew a little English, so basically our moms wrote our letters until I started learning English at school ... and when I was 15, I enrolled in a holiday language course in Wimbledon. From there it was easy to visit Rita and her family in Cheam, which I did 3 years in a row. Sorry to say I didn't see much more than Cheam and Croydon ...

Both Spousal Unit and I used to teach English, so traveling all over the UK was expedient, and quite easy in pre-internet days, mostly for buying tons of books on the way! (And since Easyjet used to have an early-morning/early evening connection from my town to London, I've even made a handful of day-shopping trips to London (at €30 for a return flight, how could I not? ;-P)

And you're very welcome to crash at my place for the Christmas Market, if you want to -- I have one proper bed and a fold-out mattress for visitors. :-) Fingers crossed traveling will soon be a go again!

[crystalcazzie]

That all sounds wonderful. I love travelling too and I'm a bit worried about how long this pandemic is going to last and how difficult it's going to be to travel again afterwards. There's still so many places to see!

And thank you for the offer! I hope to be in the position to take you up on it someday! =D

[germankitty]

I know -- I already had to cancel my spring vacation in Egypt last month, and our trip to New York and New England sightseeing tour looks increasingly unlikely, too ...

Just watch out for promotions/early bookings by both Easyjet and Ryanair -- I checked the latter yesterday just for shits'n'giggles, and found a return flight from here to London Stansted on July 25-27 for 36 quid! The Christmas Market is supposed to open on November 19 (although it won't be in full swing until the 29th) ... coronavirus permitting!


Now to play quiz! Good luck!

[crystalcazzie]

Yeah, it's such a shame. I'm actually supposed to be in Copenhagen right now but obviously that didn't happen so instead I just have a week off work to sit at home and melt in the heatwave!

I hope your later holidays don't have to be cancelled. I did New England in autumn a few years ago and it was absolutely stunning. One of my favourite trips I've ever gone on.

And thanks. Good to know! Also good luck in the quiz too. Do the Union proud! =D