DW Daily Quiz: 3 October 2011

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1. The Olsen Twins' first acting role was on which television series?

"Acting? Aren't you pushing that word further than it really deserves to go? What did acting ever do to you?" - thepikey, usmu, mitchy, thalen

"Does 'being a baby' really count as acting?" - mandydax

(Compared to what they do nowadays, I think it counts very much. -CV)

"Monday Night Football. They were the goalposts" - drbear

(They are indeed the goals of many lustful posts. -CV)

"The Walton's Eat Their Young. Sadly, their llast appearance was in a 'very special episode.'" - ironjeff

"The Twilight Zone. Oh, wait, no, that's the reality they're living in now" - barbarienne

"The Shining ('Plaaaay with us!')" - freezer818

"You know, an entire generation grew up watching Bob Saget on Full House and America's Funniest Home Videos, which made them completely unprepared for what a foul-mouthed comedian he really is." - scifantasy

“While still in larval form, we got a full shot of their butt. America is so goddamned weird. Baby ass is okay, but not consenting adult ass." - lots42

“Chip n' Dale Rescue Rangers." - drbunsen

"House, M.D. They played a pair of sisters who looked like they had lupus but actually had a rare and horrible disease which every watcher will assume they have every time they cough for the next month." - many_from_one

"Full House. Not to be confused with Two Pair, which is much worse" - hylarn

Correct Answer: "Full House"



2. Which infamous structure sank into the "deep and dank tarn"?

"Something sank into your mom's 'deep and dank tarn' last night" - mistyraven, demon_666, sskipstress

(Now this I totally was ready for. -CV)

"Well, it sure wasn't the House of the Rising Sun" - lovefromgirl

"Atlantis" - yamx, thalen

(This is the first time I've ever heard the Atlantic Ocean referred to as a deep and dank tarn. -CV)

"The Intarnational House of Pancakes" - alfvaen

(Excellent punnery there. -CV)

"House of Representatives" - seferin
"House Un-American Activities Committee (or at least it should have)" - mitchy

(We could be so lucky. -CV)

"" - i_calql8

“Lindsay Lohan's career" - wiredwizard

"The Clinton Monument" - domestik_fucker

"If this was after the Great 2011 Earthquake, some hipster's lawn furniture. We wouldn't have heard about it, though." - indiana_j

“Swamp Castle." - cholma, thepikey, loopychew, drbunsen, etcet, mandydax, squeegibo, ironjeff
"And no singing!" - n5iln

"We know the secrets of the fire swamp. We can live there quite happily for some time, so whenever you feel like dying, feel free to visit." - barbarienne

(+1, The Princess Bride. -CV)

"Tarn--isn't that what you get when you try to spin petroleum byproducts into something you can knit/crochet with? Eugh. It'd be awfully sticky." - ifeedformula

"It would help if I knew what 'tarn' meant. Emo yarn?" - akiyasan, freezer818

Correct Answer: The House of Usher

“Not be confused with the 'Crib of 50 Cent.'" - david_deacon



3. What New York City street was named for a statesman from Georgia and not a city in Texas?

"If it's not on a Monopoly board, I don't know it. Actually, the only thing I remember is Boardwalk. So what I'm trying to say is that I have no idea." - hylarn

“Houston, I'm guessing--ohhh, that's stretching things..." - lovefromgirl

“Cthulhu Avenue" - wiredwizard

"Chuck Norris" - majorsamfan

"Wall Street" - seferin

"Hungry Hungry Hippo Lane" - lots42

“I'm just going to point out that they named Broadway after your mother." - etcet

"There's a Tyler Ave in Queens, Civil War General R. C. Tyler of Georgia, and Tyler, TX between Shreveport and Dallas. Is that close enough?" - squeegibo

(I'll give you +1 for effort, and -25 for totally googling all of that. -CV)

“Houston. Note to tourists, it's pronounced HOW-ston, not HYOO-ston." - kristinmachina
“It's HYOO-STUHN. Not HOW-STUHN. Darned Yankees..get it right! *shakes her fist*" - ifeedformula

(Pfft, the street was named before Sam’s voice even cracked. North trumps South, AGAIN – LL)

"Why Do You Know..." - barbarienne

"I pronounce the city 'House-tun' to mess with Texas." - mandydax

Correct Answer: Houston Street (pronounced HOWS-ton, not HYUUS-ton)



4. Fun with lyrics! Name the song and the band:
Father wears his Sunday best
Mother's tired she needs a rest
The kids are playing up downstairs
Sister's sighing in her sleep
Brother's got a date to keep
He can't hang around

“'Our House' by Madness. What should have been the theme song for Full House." - holmes221b

“'Playing up'? Is that a thing that means something?" - hylarn

"Not very wise to put your house in the middle of the street. It'll get run over." - lady_deirdre

“Your Mom's band was 'Crowded House of Ill-Repute'." - thepikey

"Why the fuck are you listening to a girl sleep?" - lots42

(Edward Cullen, this question is for you. -CV)

"For some reason this song always make me think of the YMCA song. But maybe that's just me" - sarastar43

(They are equally earwormy... -CV)

"Trufax: Madness's 'Welcome to the House of Fun' -- was once blithely played at a preschool opening, to greet the toddlers. The parents who actually listened to the lyrics were, um, less than thrilled ..." - germankitty

“Madness doesn't reign at our house...it pours." - n5iln

"Someone infected my iTunes with Madness a few years ago. I suspect it's contagious." - sskipstress

"It's madness, I tell you. Madness!" - usmu

"Madness? THIS! IS! SPARTA!" - mandydax

"Aarhus, in the middle of Denmark..." - many_from_one

"OH MY GOD, IT'S STUCK IN MY HEAD NOW. SAVE ME, BOB SAGET, FROM THE OUR HOUSE SONG!" - indiana_j

Correct Answer: Madness, "Our House"



5. The British Parliament is divided into which two branches?

“One House which is filled with upper-class toffs who have no idea what it's like to be not rich, and the House of Lords." - lady_deirdre

“Sensible and Silly." - drbear

"Labour and Tory" - david_deacon

“Liars and Damned Liars" - drunken_hedghog

"The House of Platypi & The House of Hippopotami" - wiredwizard

"Bitches and Hoes" - xsimply_tragicx

"Shirts and Skins" - revhhkitty

“Parliament and Funkadelic" - kristinmachina

"'Us Vs. Them' which is strangely enough the same as the U.S. Congress" - cholma

(Actually, in the USA we prefer "Red Vs. Blue". -CV)

"House of Get-shit-done, maybe & House of Let's-get-shitfaced, again" - germankitty

(No, that was my house. -CV)

"The Elected Incompetent and the Unelected Incompetent" - mitchy

"the House of Goa'uld and the House of Jaffa" - majorsamfan

"I know that the Icelandic parliament is divided into Althing One and Althing Two" - many_from_one

"House of Timelords and the House of Companions. At least, in my ideal view of the British Parliament." - copperpixie

"The House of Commons and House of Rares. Also the House of Super-Rares, but that doesn't officially exist" - hylarn

Correct Answer: The Upper House and the Lower House, or the House of Lords and the House of Commons



6. Tell us about your dream home.

“Just a simple house with large windows on a hill overlooking the volleyball courts at the Playboy Mansion." - drbear

“The kitchen has a never-ending supply of gin and pudding, and the Brazilian Volleyball practices everyday in the spacious backyard. Oh, wait; that's CV's Dream House!" - cholma

“It's a cross between a Strip club and...no, actually it's just a Strip club." - drunken_hedghog

“Basically Wayne Manor. Except the Batcave would be full of old arcade games and porn." - freezer818

"" - holmes221b

"I want a mystery house with a lab...with Elixiers and Schematics I don’t even know what schematics are, but i want them back there cause i know schematics belong in labs" - xsimply_tragicx

“It's huge, luxurious, self-cleaning, sits somewhere on a tropical beach. It has Brad Pitt on one side of the Olympic-sized pool and George Clooney on the other. There's also an endless supply of booze, bacon and pudding, with tantric sex music provided by Sting." - germankitty

"It’s zombie proof, bitches" - domestic_fucker

“I'm fine just where I am. On the second floor, safe from zombies. Although not from Daleks." - lady_deirdre

“Your basement is awesome. Don't come downstairs. I'm not decent." - lots42

“Built from the bones of my enemies. After that, I don't really care about the details" - hylarn

(Is the door bell a recording of the lamentation of their women? – LL)

"Since I'm almost into my ninth year of being a student, a house with working heating and hot water all year round seems like an amazing wonderland to me." - tronella

“When I was little, it was totally this under mountain hide-out with stories and stories and several libraries. Now that I'm older and more mature, it is an incredibly old home with secret passages and secret rooms and several libraries. And probably a hidden treasure." - copperpixie

"Equipped with a cleaning service and located in a climate that isn't used to illustrate Hell." - jenna_thorn

“It is one that is made of glass. And I will have an unlimited amount of stones." - indiana_j

“Big TV. Big hot tub. Big bed. I'll have it made like a mountain range with a snow-white pillow for my big fat head!" - kenshardik

“I just want a house with a dishwasher! I don't care how well he washes the dishes, he just has to be good looking and great in the sack. Boom-tish!" - demon_666

“I have been house shopping for 18 months, and I'm pretty sure my dream home is 'anything that's about $50,000 above my price range.'" - barbarienne

“My dream homes are usually pretty creepy and I cam never find the bathroom. Luckily these days I wake up before it becomes a problem." - squeegibo

“The first one will sink into the swamp. The second one will sink into the swamp. The third will burn down, fall over, and then sink into the swamp. The fourth one, built on the remains of the first three, will hopefully stay up." - pirho_maniac

“1060 W. Addison, baby." - i_calql8

(+1, Blues Brothers – LL)

"When I was little, I would build houses out of Legos. Then I would destroy them all and pretend to collect the insurance. No wonder I got thrown into jail whenever I played Monopoly." - mistyraven



And that's the way it is, homies! Nyuk, nyuk, "home-ies". This is poor comedy. Anyway, that's it for this quiz, where the theme was the word "house", and House, MD was never brought into question. Ok, I admit, I almost threw in Doogie Howser, MD. Close, but no cigar. You too, anyone named Milhouse. Also, I used Casablanca last quiz. Heh.

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