dwdq | DW Daily Answers: 24 August 2020.

In case you're wondering, this week's theme of "Zu" arose from a conversation between the mods regarding the enormous quantities of zucchini being harvested from everyone's pandemic gardens. So. Many. Zoodles. But we couldn't figure out a way to ask a question about zucchini that wouldn't instantly devolve horribly, so we skipped it.

1. Who is the counterpart of Vinz Clortho?

"R2D2" -

seekingferret

"I slept through the Second Reconciliation of the Valdronai, what'd I miss? They break out the giant and moving Slor again?" -

digitaldiscipline

(Yeah, roasted in the belly of a Slor, we've seen that before. -EW)

"Doug 'How's it going eh?' McKenzie" -

opensprit

(Take off, hoser. -CV)

" For someone entitled The Mouth Of Sauron, he could have invested a little bit in dental hygiene. -AL

" -

ntlespino.livejournal.com

"

chaosvizier's LiveJournal." -

germankitty

(Huh, you know what, full credit there. -CV)

Correct Answer: Zuul.

2. What treaty finally brought the Austro-Sardinian war to a close?

"If it's not the Treaty of Versailles then I don't know. (Except I know it's not the Treaty of Versailles.)" -

crystalcazzie

"A Klondike Bar (apparently, 'signing a truce' is on the list of things people will do for one; who knew).
*hurried whispers*
Look, I don't care if the question said 'treaty', an ice cream confection is pretty fucking treat-y." -

digitaldiscipline

(It's been hot & smoky in Colorado for a couple of weeks now; I probably would sign a treaty I'd never heard of in exchange for some ice cream. -AL)

"Schnitzelbank" - Deza

"The Minnow Pact" -

seekingferret

"The Pizza Treaty, in which the Austrolians agreed to forgo barbecue shrimp on their pizza if the Sardinians agreed to leave out sardines. Unfortunately, the Austrolians didn't anticipate The Anchovy Loophole..." - Kirsten the Chump

"The Hungarian Herring Treatment. It was a right pickle." -

germankitty

Treaty of Cannes, also known as the 'Cannes of Sardinias.'" -

captainsblog

Correct Answer: "The Astro Sardine Dog was sold in the dome down in Houston back in the 70's. The war was between the hotdog and beer vendors. It wasn't so much a treaty as a summons." - opensprit

(OK, that's not actually the Correct Answer. But I'd never heard of the Austro-Sardinian War, much less...)

Actual Correct Answer: The Treaty of Zürich.

3. What public open space was heavily damaged in the 9/11 attacks and subsequently became the site of the Occupy Wall Street protest camp in 2011?

"Oh, you are not seriously telling me that Occupy Wall Street happened in 2011 are you? What the fuck is going on with time? Next you'll be saying the 80s were 40 years ago." -

crystalcazzie

"Typical, you call your movement Occupy Wall Street and you choose a location to occupy that IS NOT ON WALL STREET." -

b_hulsmans

"Manicotti Park. Just don't ask for Nonna's recipe." - Deza
"Biscotti Park. The protesters sat on the rubble and munched biscuits, hence the name." -

germankitty
"Zucchini Park, a community garden just blocks from Wall Street." - Kirsten the Chump,

seekingferret

(Mix them all together & you get...)

Correct Answer: Zuccotti Park.

"Man, 2001 and 2011 really were simpler times, huh?" -

bending_sickle

(It is CRAZY to say that 9/11 was a simpler time, & yet... I'm not sure you're wrong. -AL)

4. What king was assassinated by his half-brothers, Dingane and Mhlangana?

"That's a whole brother!" -

bending_sickle

"Does that make them each half-assassins?" -

seekingferret

(They certainly didn't half-ass that job. -CV)

"King Kong, who was so big that Dingane killed the top half and Mhlangana the bottom half." -

captainsblog

(Poor Mhlangana got the short end of the stick. Or maybe the long end. -EW)

"Those brothers should have assassinate their parents for giving them such terrible names" - Kirsten the Chump

"T'Chaka ~~Zulu~~ of Wakanda" -

germankitty

"Shaka where the walls fell" -

ntlespino.livejournal.com,

crystalcazzie

(+1, ST:TNG. -CV)

Correct Answer: Chaka Zulu.

"Why Shaka kaSenzangakhona chose to be known as Shaka Zulu I don't know; kaSenzangakhona just rolls of the tongue." -

b_hulsmans

5. What Spanish surname, originally from the Basque region, is also the name of a genus of jumping spiders that mimic ants?

"Itsybitsy" -

seekingferret

"Nopenopenopenope" - Deza

"Ahhhwhatthefuckisthatthingdiditjustjumpohfuckgetitawaygetitaway. Some immigrants travelling to America chose to Anglicise their name upon arrival but others kept the intact long form." -

crystalcazzie

(Hard to fit on forms. -EW)

"Doesn't matter what its name is, my SO is going to demand I go in there and squish it." -

opensprit

" I have a hard enough time remembering all the spiders in Australia that can kill me, without worrying about exotic imported ones. Wait til they try & tackle our ants... they have nasty, painful bites too!!" -

waitingman

Correct Answer: Zúñiga.

6. If you could have a Zoom meeting with any three people, who would you meet with and why?

"Why, the three of YOU, of course:)" -

captainsblog, Kirsten the Chump

(I mean, that can happen. -AL&CV&EW)

"Christina Hendricks for cybersex. The Fox executive that canceled Firefly so I could describe, in detail, the things and the process of inserting those things inside them at the top of my lungs. The DWDQ staff member what selects the winning answers so I could express my undying adulation for their wit, wisdom, and just how stunningly attractive they are even with that bed head, inside out shirt and I assume no pants." -

opensprit

(One-third of that can happen. -EW)

"Do I have to wear pants to this Zoom meeting? Because if so, I'll pass." -

seekingferret

(Pants are optional as long as you promise not to stand up. -AL)

"None, I am quite enjoying the hermitage, thank you kindly" -

ntlespino.livejournal.com

"Dolores Cannon, Edgar Cayce and Rasputin." - Deza

(Why? -CV)

"Any discussion of 'why' could be used as evidence; nice try." -

digitaldiscipline

(Curses, they're onto us! - DWDQPD)

Correct Answer: "Kanye, Rush Limbaugh & Sarah Palin... for the sheer pleasure of being able to mute them" - waitingman"

Good work this week, Quizlings! We hope we made you laugh as you roll through your Monday.

germankitty, your assignment is to drag

i_calql8 back for another week. Everyone else, recruit a friend to play. See you tomorrow with six new questions!

Rock on,

EW&CV&AL.