DW Daily Answers: 6 July 2020.

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Happy Monday, Quizlings! The message of this week's Answers is that the sky's the limit!

What does that even mean?

1. Adele provides the titular song for which James Bond film?

"It's 2020 and y'all are still going for the cheap gag with the word titular." - Rhi (rhymes with tree)

(Why do we keep doing it? -AL)

"Obligatory (and nostalgic) 'haha titular' comment." - bending_sickle
"Heehee. You said tit." - crystalcazzie, germankitty
"Titty Titty Bang Bang" - HollyinNC

(Because we know our audience, that's why. -EW)
(Also, I just like saying "tit". -CV)

"Has to be some random two-digit number like all her albums, right? 'You only Live 14 Times?'" - captainsblog

"R007ing in the Deep" - seekingferret

"Hello from the other spyyyyyyy" - waitingman
"Hello (I expect you to diiiiiieeeeeeee.....)" - digitaldiscipline

"'Skyfall.' My husband is obsessed with covers of this. The best is a bunch of Russian army dudes!" - Stephanie la Francofille

(My favorite Adele cover is this parody by Chris Mann. -AL)

Correct Answer: Skyfall.


2. What is the northernmost province in the fictional land of Tamriel?
Correct Answer: Skyrim.

"Here Be Monsters... or at least polar bears in funny hats" - waitingman

(No, that's The Golden Compass. -EW)

"Fuckitscoldlandia" - ANONYMOUS

"I have no idea what Tamriel is. Is that where Ewoks live or something? If so, let's say they call it 'Northern Ewok Land.'" - b7cy

"The Ramtops were thick with magic, in much the way Americans are merely thick." - digitaldiscipline

(I myself am more dummy thiccc, if you know what I mean. -CV)

"Canada, aka 'Tamriel's Hat.'" - captainsblog

(We only wish that we lived in Tamriel. -AL&CV&EW)

"I used to play that game, but I took an arrow to the knee" - b_hulsmans

"Probably yet another pseudo-medieval amalgam of Scotland, a random Scandinavian country plus some totally incongruous desert region bordered by ice-capped mountains and populated by a mix of Vikings, Mongols, Latinos and Arabs. So I'm guessing either Canada or New Zealand" - germankitty

Correct Answer: Skyrim.


3. What is the largest island in the Inner Hebrides?

"Ah, The Inner Hebrides, whence the expression No Hebride is an Island. Wait, no, that's not right, the Hebrides ARE Islands off the coast of Britain. What is it? No Man is an Island? No, that can't be it, Man IS an Island off the coast of Britain. Oh, I'm so confused!" - seekingferrett

"Look, I keep telling you, I was never anywhere near her Hebrides." - digitaldiscipline

"Big Sky Island (lame guess based on the theme, which I'm otherwise ignoring)" - b7cy

(So close. -AL)

"If I keep my feet on the ground, but the ground is the Sky(e), where's my head at?" - waitingman

(Whoa. - EW&CV&AL)

"I'm going to have The Skye Boat Song stuck in my head for the rest of the day now and it's all your fault." - crystalcazzie

(Might as well share that earworm with the class. +1, Outlander. -AL)

" I spy with my little eye..." - b_hulsmans

"The Isle of Skye -- been there, got the pictures, drank the Talisker whisky!" - germankitty

(Before I got sober, same same. Gorgeous, magical place! -AL)
(But why did you strike out the Talisker? -CV)

Correct Answer: Skye.

"...which is one of the Trendiest Names of the Early 2000s." - ANONYMOUS


4. Henny Penny is very concerned. What do they think is happening?

"Boobs are falling!" - HollyinNC

(Perhaps sagging is the better term? -CV)

"Okay, I am all for people choosing their own pronouns, but Henny Penny is a hen! She uses she pronouns" - seekingferret, Stephanie La Francofille

"Did you know that Henny Penny is a supplier for fryers to KFC? Henny Penny should have worried more about dropping in to the fryer and less about the sky dropping on her head." - b_hulsmans

"Colonel Sanders is coming for her nuggets" - waitingman

(That sounded way dirtier than it should. -AL)

"Something about chemtrails. I think I saw them posting memes about it on the bookface." - digitaldiscipline

"Ask Adele" - crystalcazzie

(Niiiiiice. -AL&CV&EW)

"Hey, the dumb chicken totally stole that from the Gauls living in a certain village in Armorica!" - germankitty

(+1, Asterix. -CV)

Correct Answer: The sky is falling!


5. Yogurt? Iceland doesn't need that when they have a fresh sour milk cheese to eat instead. What is it called?

"Eyjafjallajökull" - seekingferret

"Oh, dang, I've seen this in the store...Skiggi? Skikrig?" - Stephanie la Francofille

(It's OK, you can curse on the DWDQ. Especially when you're getting the answer wrong. -CV)

"Unfortunate." - digitaldiscipline
"Blech." - ANONYMOUS
"Rekjayuk." - captainsblog

"What a delightful description. You should work for their marketing department. Sales would skyrocket." - crystalcazzie

"...what is this 'fresh sour milk cheese' nonsense. Is it fresh or is it sour? Is it milk or is it cheese? Make up your minds, Iceland!" - bending_sickle

"Quark -- because skyr is still a yoghurt, NOT a cheese!" - germankitty

(-1, Geek of the Week. Rather a forceful opinion on dairy products! -AL)

"Skyr, which is one of the nicest foodstuffs to come out of Iceland." - b_hulsmans

(Honestly, I can't think of another Icelandic food product. -EW)

Correct Answer: Skyr.


6. What object in the sky would you most like to be and why?

"Butterfly in the sky, I can go twice as high/ Take a look, it's in a book/ a Reading Rainbow!" - seekingferret

"Anything so long as it's not Uranus" - Stephanie la Francofille

(Honestly, I'm surprised we only got one Uranus based answer... -CV)

"The sun, that way I know that when I die, I AM TAKING ALL OF YOU WITH ME!" - b_hulsmans

"The meteor coming to finish off Earth once and for all. Too dark? Fine. The fist of an angry, forgotten god, coming to finish off the Earth once and for all." - b7cy

"Dark Moon Lilith. ALL THE REVENGE SHALL BE MINE, BITCHES!" - ANONYMOUS

"The Dragon’s Head Nebula, because dragons, although some nights I’m more of a gas giant like Jupiter." - bending_sickle

Correct Answer: "An unidentified flying one... I even have my own probe" - waitingman

Well done once again, everyone. Now, before we post tomorrow's Questions, get out there & recruit us some more players! The more people who play, the funnier this gets. Do your part to waste corporate resources by distracting an ever-growing army of procrastinators!

Wherever you are in the world -- Rock On!

EW&AL&CV

Comments

[b_hulsmans]

(Honestly, I can't think of another Icelandic food product. -EW)
There is the fermented shark; nothing says YUMMY like eating shark that has been left to ferment for 6 months.

Also in Iceland they eat Puffin; THAT BIRD IS NOT FOR EATING! (though it is rather nice in a nice creamy sauce, or so I have heard)

[b_hulsmans]

ALSO DAMMIT, I MISSED OUT ON A 100% QUOTAGE BY ONE QUESTION!

[germankitty]

Welcome to the club -- me too! (But we're getting there ... right?)

(BTW, the answer I missed? #6, where -- like you -- I also wanted to be the sun. Only you were funnier about it. *mock-glares*)

[b_hulsmans]

and I missed question one. Where I deliberately avoided the 'you said tit' answer because I thougt Chaosvizier would be above such humour, but I forgot who CV was for a second....

[germankitty]

*snicker* I actually went with the tried and true on #1, because all other answers I came up with were way too convoluted and probably only remotely funny in my own somewhat twisted mind. As more or less expected, it got me at least a groupquote. :-)

[crystalcazzie]

Sometimes you've just got to stick with the classics!

[germankitty]

Exactly! We've already covered Sting, now tits ... what's next? Gin? Pudding? The Brazilian Beach Volleyball team?

[digitaldiscipline]

same. and it was the last one, too. khaaaaaaaaan, etc.

[germankitty]

Hello, twin!

[germankitty]

DWDQEU score: 17/47

Personal score: 5/6, +1/-1 and my first-ever (I think) Geek of the Week. Getting close to that full score, woohoo!

As for Skye and whisky ... last time we were up there, we actually stayed at the inn right across the street from the Talisker Distillery -- which would've been quite convenient for going wild during the obligatory tasting after the tour. However, after sampling a handful of their whiskies, I had to admit that I simply can't stand the stuff, sorry. (Or pretty much any Islay whisky, for that matter.) Hence the strikethrough. Give me a nice, smooth MacAllan 18 single malt any day!

[crystalcazzie]

I'm with you. I love most scotch, but Islay is just too peaty for me. My friend loves it though. Apparently he really enjoys the experience of drinking a bonfire!

[germankitty]

My husband likes Laphroaig (he also used to drink Lapsang Souchong tea years ago. Ew!), but like me drew the line at Talisker. :-) Best whisky we ever had? Back in the 80s, I came across a bottle of The Macallan from 1963. So it was ~25 years old at the time, not exactly cheap, but affordable for a special occasion -- like graduating from Uni. One word -- smooooooooth!!

(You can still buy it ... for £ 6,750 a bottle. I think we have maybe two shots left in ours ... hmm ...)

[(Anonymous)]

Dammit I forgot to put my name on my answers and now no one will believe I had a DWDQ Foursome! - Deza