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As if things weren't topsy-turvy enough in this crazy world of ours, this week EW, drunk with power (because she didn't have any gin in the house) demanded to moderate the quiz solo! "You've lorded your senior mod status over me for the last time! See what it feels like to be quizlings, you wretches!" she shrieked at AL&CV!

Or maybe AL&CV said "lol we don't know half the answers to this quiz, we could practically play along" and EW said "lol do it" and only later realized that she'd volunteered herself for extra work.

Who can say?

1. The "canary girls" of World War I got their nickname from handling what dangerous yellow solid?

"Marshmallow Peeps" - Laura G, [personal profile] i_calql8
"Cheeto dust" - [personal profile] digitaldiscipline

(Y'all are giving me the munchies! - EW)

"Caked, dried urine" - [personal profile] seekingferret

(Never mind, that took care of it. - EW)

"Frozen Sunny Delight. (Remember when it turned that girl yellow and everyone stopped buying it? Or was that just a UK thing?)" - [personal profile] crystalcazzie

(It definitely wasn't a Minnesota, USA thing ... - EW)

"Blocks of solidified pollen. Chunks of it were shot into WWI trenches to weaken the enemies with wicked bad sneezing, runny eyes, and sinus headaches." - Kirsten the Chump

"Let's see if I can do this cold: Trinitrotoluide. Nope, I can't." - [personal profile] cmattg

"Trinitrotoluene, which I only know is the real name of TNT thanks to the Richie Rich movie." - [personal profile] b_hulsmans

Correct answer: TNT

"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiuGncbE5dY" - Deza



2. The release of which Christopher Nolan spy film was delayed three times due to COVID-19?

"Delayed three times by the PLANDEMIC? Held up three times by the DEEP STATE? Omigod, is Christopher Nolan actually Q? **adjusts tinfoil hat**" - [personal profile] angledge

"This makes it sounds like COVID-19 is just a worldwide conspiracy to derail Christopher Nolan's career." - [personal profile] crystalcazzie

(I bet you can borrow [personal profile] angledge's tinfoil hat if you need to. - EW)

"2020 is all about containment. Whoever’s releasing anything needs to get their mask on right!" - [personal profile] bending_sickle

"Sorry, I don't bother keeping up with movies if I'm not in them. You can see me in Freaky due out November 13, though! (I'm in the trailer right around the 23 second mark; don't blink!)" - Deza

(+1 for extremely subtle self-promotion, very smooth. - EW)

"Batman 4: Batman makes Pasta" - [personal profile] seekingferret

"You'd think a movie about time travel could have seen this coming." - [personal profile] b_hulsmans

"Tenet, because nobody would want to watch a movie titled 'Precept.'" - [personal profile] germankitty

Correct answer: Tenet.


3. This portrait of Ellie Mae Burroughs is known by what title?
A black and white Depression-era photo of a woman looking sternly at the camera

"'Try It, Bitch'" - Laura G

(Also the caption for my senior yearbook photo. - EW)

"9 Out of 10 Dentists Recommend Our Dentures" - [personal profile] fizrep

"Boner Kryptonite" - [personal profile] i_calql8

"She worked hard farming all that dirt!" - Deza

"Poor Pattern Placement. We have wavy horizontal lines in the wood, vertical lines in the furrowed brow, and some weird starry bullshit in the shirt. A design nightmare!" - [personal profile] chaosvizier

Correct answer: "Tenant Farmer's Wife"

"As if Ellie Mae likely wasn't depressed enough by life and circumstances, she also had to be defined for posterity by her husband's job?!? No wonder she 'looked sternly'!" - [personal profile] germankitty


4. Which actor known for playing Doctor Who is also married to the daughter of an actor who played Doctor Who?

"This question says 'who' so much, now I want a damn Tootsie Roll Pop" - [personal profile] fizrep

"Heard on their wedding night: 'Oooh, it is bigger on the inside!'" - [personal profile] i_calql8

"Thanks to the Doctor's time-travelling shenanigans, she could be his daughter, 43 times removed! This probably would happen more often if Captain James T. Kirk had been a Gallifreyan." - [personal profile] chaosvizier

"So wait, he went back in time to marry his daughter? I always knew the Doctor was up to no good! I bet he's not even a real doctor, just a fraud like Dr. Oz." - [personal profile] seekingferret

"Barty Crouch Jr. Delphi convinced him that 'Dr Who' was just another, shorter way of saying 'He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.'" - [personal profile] germankitty

"David Tenth, who played the Tennant Doctor! Wait..." - [personal profile] cmattg

"David Ten-inch, if Billie Piper is to be believed." - [personal profile] crystalcazzie

(Ooh, do go on ... - EW)

"Doctor McSexy" - Kirsten the Chump

(Wait, are you secretly Billie Piper? DO GO ON! - EW)

Correct answer: David Tennant.


5. What massive tech company owns QQ, WeChat, and Riot Games, among many others?

"Disney. They own everything." - Laura G

(I mean ... you're not WRONG. - EW)

"TikChat? WeTok?" - [personal profile] cmattg

(TikChat sounds like a dating site for Lyme Disease sufferers. - EW)

"Viridian Dynamic" - [personal profile] seekingferret

(+1, Better Off Ted. - EW)

"Cyberdyne Industries. The 'games' are just Terminator training protocols." - [personal profile] chaosvizier

"Engulf & Devour" - [personal profile] i_calql8

(+1, Silent Movie. - EW)

"All Your Base Ltd." - [personal profile] bending_sickle

"It makes me feel GOD DAMN ANCIENT that the early internet taunt QQ is now a corporate logo. >=( Get off my pixels you dang kids!" - [personal profile] fizrep

Correct answer: Tencent


6. What do you think needs to be blown up?

"Oh. Blown UP. Well, that's a different answer altogether..." - Deza

"My faith in humanity is pretty deflated right now." - [personal profile] seekingferret

"A whole bunch of fireworks. 4yo loves them and tiny babies look super cute in noise-cancelling headphones." - Laura G

(Have tiny babies, can confirm. - EW)

"The Moon. Tides piss me off." - [personal profile] fizrep

"I'm going to blow up the Earth. It obstructs my view of Venus." - [personal profile] chaosvizier

(+1, Marvin the Martian. - EW)

"Whatever irks me the most at any given moment. (May change anytime without warning!)" - [personal profile] germankitty

"I would say the Houses of Parliament, but somebody already tried that and it didn't turn out so well for him." - [personal profile] crystalcazzie

"The patriarchy. Duh." - Kirsten the Chump

"Oh, no, sister, you're not getting my name for that watch list for suggesting that every member of the Republican party should be turned into a fine red mist." - [personal profile] digitaldiscipline

"Nothing that won't get me arrested." - [personal profile] cmattg

"Can we blow up the year 2020?" - [personal profile] b_hulsmans

(If fucking ONLY. However, some good things have happened recently, I hear ... - EW)

Correct answer: "I'm ready to blow up my career, once again - I accepted a new job today!" - [personal profile] angledge

You all showed great talent this week while EW was a tyrant! Although don't taunt her too much because she DID resist the urge to ask a question about pitching a tent. Anyway, come back tomorrow for six new questions and two returning, more-appreciated-than-ever mods!

Rock on,

EW&AL&CV
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