dwdq | DW Daily Answers: 14 September 2020

"Six perfect answers" -

opensprit

...or are they?

1. What word-processing software, developed at Brigham Young University, dominated its market in the 1980s and early 1990s?

"Lotus 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 Wives" -

captainsblog
"WordPoly" -

seekingferret
"WordInventedWholesaleByAConman" -

bending_sickle
"Mormon Word. We had to delete it from our computer cos it kept trying to convert the neighbouring software." -

crystalcazzie

"I'd initially answered 'Wordstar,' but I think that might have been Osborne-only. Where's my buggy whip?" -

digitaldiscipline

(I used WordStar a lot back in ye olden days. -CV)

"Word perfect was the first program I ever used." -

b_hulsmans

Correct Answer: WordPerfect

"it wasn't!" -

germankitty

2. What ABC sitcom featured the hijinks of cousins Larry and Balki living together in Chicago?

"L.A. Law" -

seekingferret

(Living in Chicago, working in L.A. ... that's a hell of a commute. - CV)

"Larry and Balki sound like the names you'd give your cats. Please tell me this is a show about the hijinks of two cats who live together." -

crystalcazzie

(There really aren't enough shows about cat roommates. Thanks for nothing, free market! - EW)

"Oh, sure, 'cousins.' Mhmm. Is that what they called it back then?" -

bending_sickle

"No idea. Probably because the theme song never was covered in an episode of Glee." -

germankitty

(Their loss, because that tune slaps! - EW)

"Let's pretend I knew how to include a gif of Balki and Larry dancing the dance of joy." -

b_hulsmans

(*pretends really hard* Wow, it's like I can see it now! - CV)

Larry and Balki from Perfect Strangers doing the Dance of Joy

Correct Answer: Perfect Strangers.

"Later rebooted as Perfect Stranger Things, where the boys are joined by Millie Bobby Brown, who makes their eyes bleed every time they start the Dance of Joy." -

captainsblog

3. What film tells the story of the Halloween Gale and the sinking of the Andrea Gail?

"??? Perfection on the High Seas?" - Stephanie la Francofille

"Gale is a riot on Halloween, her costume gets better every year. Can't wait to see what she blows in with this year." -

opensprit

"Six Idiots Inna Boat" - Deza

(So much entertainment is about ___ Idiots Inna ____. -AL)

"Was that the Robert Redford storm movie, the Gene Hackman storm movie, the Russel Crowe storm movie, or the George Clooney storm movie?" -

cmattg
"Not even George Clooney can redeem a film about the weather!" -

germankitty

"Until the perfect storm, the Gale most prominently known for one was Dorothy." -

digitaldiscipline

(Does this sentence make sense? I've been working for a lot of days in a row. -AL)

"My very first DVD player came with three DVDs - The Perfect Storm, some random Friends episodes, and Space Jam. It was a simpler time." -

crystalcazzie

(How charmingly idiosyncratic. -CV)

Correct Answer: The Perfect Storm

4. What common English proverb comes from the Latin phrase 'Uses promptos facit'?

"Using... fast... simple?" -

crystalcazzie
"Something hoc therefore something else hoc" -

seekingferret

(It looks like we need a DWDQ Remedial Latin class. Stephanie la Francofille, care to branch out? -AL)

"Who needs proverbs when you're practically perfect in every way?" - Deza

"If at first, you don't succeed, then skydiving probably isn't for you..." -

waitingman

"Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results, is the definition of practice." -

opensprit

"Practice makes perfect. But in fact, only PERFECT practice makes perfect. Sloppy practice makes...sloppiness." - Stephanie la Francofille

(Wow, she is going to be a tough Latin teacher. -CV)

"Practice Makes Oh God It's Not Good Enough! It'll Never Be Good Enough!" -

bending_sickle

Correct Answer: Practice Makes Perfect

5. What fictional space traveler in a Douglas Adams series, trying to blend in on planet Earth, names himself after a car?

"Ford Prufrock??" - Stephanie La Francofille

(Shall I part my hair like Zaphod? Is my towel within reach? I have heard the Vogons quoting poetry, each to each. - EW)

"Ford Edsel" -

seekingferret

"Studebaker Oops" - Deza

"Mazda Bongo Friendee" -

crystalcazzie

"It's Starman and his Tesla Roadster! DON'T PANIC" -

opensprit

"Fun fact: The Trillian app is named after Tricia McMillan, because her facility with languages and cultures was a good fit for a single app to handle several IM clients." -

digitaldiscipline

(+1 for giving the mods some SERIOUS early 2000s nostalgia. - AL)

"That would be our man from Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse: Ford Prefect" -

cmattg

Correct Answer: Ford Prefect

6. Who is your soulmate (real or fictional) and what makes them your ideal match?

"A solemate is that special someone you can trade shoes with and they fit perfectly. I haven't found mine yet, but Shoe Deities willing, someday..." -

seekingferret

"A pair of black Stuart Weitzman pumps. They're barely affordable yet extremely stylish, fit my feet perfectly and match most of my wardrobe, from their patent-leather heels to their smooth soles. What more can a girl want?" -

germankitty

"Jane Eyre and I would get along purrrfectly, with our willful ways and resentment of the upper classes. Besides, the only other job I could do besides teach is be a governess." - Stephanie La Francofille

"Ryan Reynolds, because, have you looked at his body? Gimme!" -

b_hulsmans

"Ching Shih, the world's best pirate, because I too would like to roam the seas and make nations cower before me. Maybe a little rampaging, too, as a treat." -

bending_sickle

"I'd have to go with one of those anime girls who's cheery sometimes and serious when I need it." -

cmattg

"My wife's crazy suits my crazy. They say she's one in a million - which means there's 24 more just like her in Australia alone!!" -

waitingman

(And, knowing Australia, at least 20 of them are highly venomous. -EW)

"EW in 20 years if I go into stasis so you can age up to me." -

opensprit

(How sweet! In 20 years I promise to love your cryogenically frozen head as much as the day I met you. -EW)

And there you have it. The perfect quiz. There can never be another. But there can be more. Yes, more quizzes! More questions! More power! MORE! So keep up the good work and play on; your answers bring joy to millions. Thousands. Hundreds. Some. A number of persons greater than one. And that's worth it every time.

Tune in tomorrow for more quizly goodness, and Rock On!

AL&EW&CV