DW Daily Answers: 10 October 2011, +1

[chaosvizier]

Sorry for the cock-up there; didn't have enough time yesterday.

"Man, you guys are brave!" - watergal
"Next week's quiz is going to be about... cats, isn't it?" - bellapalmera

1. What does Sweet Molly Malone have in her wheelbarrow?

"Nothing... she was stealing wheelbarrows" - ironjeff

"Is she a horse? That sounds like a horse's name" - islandofwords

"Is 'wheelbarrow' supposed to be a euphemism for something?" - kristinmachina, kira_snugz

"An albino and a holocaust cloak" - cholma, jillybiehn, angelprojekt

(+1, The Princess Bride. -CV)

"Surefire ingredients for anaphylactic shock to the mollusk-allergic" - germankitty

"Clearly Sweeet Molly Malone was an evil barrow-wight who liked to trap hobbits and cart them off in her wheelbarrow into the darkness of the barrow where she buried them after they tried to borrow her jewels" - ifeedformula

"I have two versions of this song, both instrumental. As far as I know she's carrying around a full-fledged orchestra and/or the Pogues in that wheelbarrow" - mistyraven

"I was going to say 'potatoes' but then I realized that sounds racist. So, we'll go with Pizza." - neumeindil

(Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew. -CV)

"Roses, for my piano, and tulips, for my organ" - i_calql8

"She's dragging the not-so-sweet Mr. Malone home from the pub" - lovefromgirl, freezer818

"She wheels her wheelbarrow, through streets that are narrow
Her barrow is narrow, her hips are too wide
So whenever she wheels it, the neighborhood feels it
Her girdle keeps scraping huge holes on each side.
In Dublin's fair city, where girls are so pretty,
My Molly stands out, cause she weighs 18 stone (that's 256 pounds)
I don't mind her fat but
it's not only that but
She's cockeyed and musclebound Molly Malone." - drbear and scifantasy, citing Allan Sherman

"Cockles, from the French 'coq', because they're kind of dicks to other shellfish." - zihuatanejo

Correct Answer: Cockles and Mussels



2. Will Smith and Charlize Theron are two of a kind in what film?

"Couldn't we have gone with 'Hitchcock' instead of 'Hancock' for the pop-culture question?" - hylarn

(I do it because I want everyone to suffer. -CV)

"Ebony and Ivory/ live together in perfect/ har-mo-nee" - wrestlingdog

"Monster in Black III" - kristinmachina
"The Fresh Monster of Bel Air" - drbear
"Patty Duke II: Electric Boogaloo" - kenshardik
"Gigli 2: Electric Boogaloo" - alfvaen
"Superdickery: The Movie" - freezer818

"The Legend of Bagger Vance's Cock" - zihuatanejo

(Hur hurr, get me the 3 Wood, hurr hurr. -CV)

"Smith played a drunk idiot, and Theron looked smokin' in a black leather catsuit. What more is there to know?" - germankitty

"Annoying Not!Super Heroes: The Movie" - islandofwords

"Will Smith plays a professional matchmaker to lovelorn super-heroine Charlize Theron in 'Hitch-Cock'." - i_calql8

"'Oh, when we are close to each other we lose our powers, we aren't all powerful any more.' Suck it up jerks. Why'd they have to ruin a perfectly good action/comedy movie with sappy love stuff?" - demon_666

Correct Answer: "Hancock"



3. What mythical creature was part dragon/serpent and part rooster, and could kill with its gaze?

(Yes, "basilisk" is a potential answer here too. But let's face it, it's the less funny option by far. -CV)
"Basil, to its friends--which there weren't any" - primavera

"Number of people that know this from Harry Potter? All." - raphsody606

(Actually, only half. The other half played a lot of D&D. -CV)

"So... do I win or lose if I only know this because of My Little Pony?" - natt_barn

(And then there was that. -CV)

"Those jerks in pod 6" - hylarn

"Snooki" - ifeedformula, kristinmachina
"Ann Coulter" - freezer818
"Sarah Palin" - wiredwizard

"Phyllis Diller" - cholma

(Congratulations, you are officially old. -CV)

"George Washington, of course" - wrestlingdog

"Chuck Norris" - majorsamfan

"The Loch Ness Monster" - eelylove

"Her name was Denise, she is my ex. She made crazy look good" - bassnote

"There's cockatrices on the motherfucking plane!" - alfvaen

"As soon as I read this question, I started running through the list of mythical creatures in my head. ‘Basilisk, chimera, mutant...’ It was really, really bothering me that I didn't know! I start to google cheat, then at the last second don't hit enter and say to myself, ‘No! I won't cheat. I'll just ruminate on it further, and it'll come to me out of the blue.’ Then I was really, really proud of myself for using ‘ruminate’ in a sentence. Yeah, still don't know what the answer- COCKATRICE! HAH! I knew it would come to me. FEAR MY RUMINATING." - frequencyshift

(You are an impressive ruminant. Although I am curious about how "mutant" registered in your head as "mythical creature". -CV)

"The smaller version was known as the Minute Cockatrice. They were particularly numerous around San Francisco" - etcet

Correct Answer: Cockatrice



4. What is the name of the projectile used in badminton?

"I love Badminton. It's like tennis for lazy people." - islandofwords
"Badminton is the sport of inbred cousins who don't have a hope of seeing the throne or their own testicles" - lots42

"Golden Snitch" - wrestlingdog

"JESUS CHRIST IT'S A BIRDIE GET IN THE CAR" - n5iln

"Is it an Angry Birdie?" - jillybiehn, i_calql8

(I'd be worried if it tended to explode upon contact... -CV)

"Birdie! and if you run over either kind with a lawn mower, it makes a spray of shreds out the chute and bangs up the blade of the mower. Go on. Ask how I know this." - jenna_thorn

(Yes. We want to know how you know this. -CV)

"Seagulls. What else would you use while playing badminton at the beach?" - demon_666

(Crabs. Not jellyfish; they're too floppy. -CV)

"a wicked googly" - barbarienne

(Possibly my favorie British phrase ever, next to "collywobbles". -CV)

"Galileo 7" - cholma

(No, that's a shuttle Spock. -CV)

"A racket. Followed by your drink then your team mate" - bassnote

"What do female astronauts hold onto in Zero G?" - thalen

"do shuttles have cocks? Is that where little satellites come from?" - yamx

"Some game used to be named Battledore 7 Shuttlecock, and I'd bloody well like to know why it isn't anymore" - primavera

"Why do they call it a shuttlecock? It doesn't look like a shuttle or a cock. It looks more like an iris" - la_trombonista

'Strange fact: the feathers for a birdie must come from the left wing of its donor. So, just imagine the bird farms full of ducks waddling around with naked left wings - tee hee!" - angelprojekt

Correct Answer: Shuttlecock



5. What is the world's largest turboprop-powered aircraft and third heaviest aircraft, and why is it on this quiz?

"I don't know and I don't care. (Oh, he's our shortstop!)" - barbarienne

"Spruce Goose" - many of you, all of whom are wrong, and you probably only knew about it because of Leonardo di Caprio, so -1's all around

"Your Mom" - thoroughly predictable

"Because it's strong enough for a man but made for a woman?" - kenshardik

(That could be any question on this quiz. -CV)

"It's on this quiz because it was invented to be compensation for men who are lacking in the "quiz theme" area" - mistyraven

(I'll have you know the ladies love my hot throbbing quiz themes. -CV)

"The Platypus Express & it's on this quiz 'cause everyone loves a good platypus reference" - wiredwizard

"петух. петух. ПEEEEEEEEEEEEEEЕТУХ!" - vayshti

"I'm guessing it has an inappropriate nickname. Probably... cock?" - domestik_fucker

(Half-credit, because you are actually totally correct there. -CV)

"The Cockmeister 9000" - la_trombonista

'I have no idea, but I'm guessing it's owned by Hugh Hefner and therefore continues with the theme of COCKS" - alexmegami

(Your logic is wrong, but acceptable. Half-credit. -CV)

"I don't know what it's called, but it's on the quiz because big, massive, strong things is what this quiz is about, right?" - litotease

(...yes. -CV)

"The Lead Zepplin" - drbear

"The SHIELD Helicarrier, I'm guessing it's because of a ginormous breach of national security, so if I were you, I'd be looking over my shoulder for any Nick Fury LMDs on a search-and-destroy mission. On a two-page spread, drawn by Jim Steranko, of course" - i_calql8

"It's still in use by the Soviet Air Force (apparently the Russian Air Force still think they are Communist?), and two Russian airlines, one of which is Antonvo Air." - holmes221b

("Now boarding, all passengers for Soviet Air Cock flight 69. We will be travelling to Bangkok, Coxsackie, Cockermouth, and Wangerooge Island. Would passenger Ben Dover please report to the travel desk?" -CV)

"if you ever get to be on an airfeild when one calls in with an ermemgency, you get to listen to the tower annouce 'we have a cock coming in with no brakes' and EVERYONE cracks up. ever see a firefighter put bunker gear on in the middle of a giggle fit? its awesome." - kira_snugz

(Important safety note to all: Make sure your cock and the one you are riding on have their brakes checked routinely. -CV)

Correct Answer: The Antonov AN-22 Antei, whose NATO reporting name is "Cock"

(I would say that NATO was being dicks, but that seems oddly self-serving to the theme. -CV)



6. What's your favorite drink (alcoholic, nonalcoholic, poisonous, whatever)?

"To go with the theme, the Screwdriver" - seferin

"Water. I need it to live" - hylarn
"'Water? Never drink the stuff; fish fuck in it.' - W.C. Fields" - etcet

"Rum punch! The rum gives it just that hint of warmth, and the punch is really more of a fruity caress" - lovefromgirl

(After nine or ten, I bet the punch is really more of a punch. -CV)

"I like girly fruity drinks!" - alexmegami

(When I went to Kenya two years ago, I wanted to bring a case of the stuff with me. -CV)

"Midori sours. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Midori sours" - domestik_fucker

"The bitter tears of my enemies" - barbarienne

(Note: Only tasty when accompanied by women's lamentations. -CV)

"iocane powder; it goes with everything!" - cholma

(Iocane powder! It's what you're not tasting right now! -CV)

"A Pan-Galactic Gargle-Blaster" - wrestlingdog, germankitty

"I really want to try making a bacon whisky martini. The four malts in my cabinet agree" - vayshti

(Speaking from experience, a bacon scotch and lime-ade is remarkably delicious. -CV)

"Rusty snail, hold the grunion, shaken not stirred, with a peanut butter and jellyfish sandwich on the side, heavy on the mako" - i_calql8

(+1, Wet Dream. -CV)

"Real hot chocolate with a touch of chili pepper wisked into a frothy, glorious concoction" - raphsody606
"Hot chocolate. It's hot and it's chocolate, what's not to love." - athousandsmiles
"I can drink hot chocolate at any opportunity. I'm told I'd drink it in a box. I'm told I'd drink it with Maalox. I think I'd drink it here or there, and given chance, I'd drink with Cher. Hot choc is filling and scrumptious too! Get up and get some, LJDQ!" - angelprojekt
"nothing is better than a nice hot chocolate which is like a warm hug from the inside! Ok, that doesn't make it sound nice at all. A little creepy maybe." - demon_666

"Whatever they buy me (no, really, tequila)" - jillybiehn

"Whichever one inspires me to sing the Hedgehog Song" - sskipstress

(Would that we had known you in our heyday. You might still be singing right now. -CV)

"the sugary kind that's bad for me" - natt_barn

"Boilermakers: The Quicker Fucker Upper" - freezer818

"I drink cider, gin, goon and tequila like it's water" - eelylove

(...goon? -CV)

"Vodka Tonic with Lime. The ONLY sure defense against contracting Malaria and Scurvy" - THALEN

(Aside from Gin and Tonic with Lime. The TASTIER defense against Malaria and Scurvy. Official drink of ljdq and dwdq! -AL&CV&LL)

"And now we see the REAL reason the Daily Quiz was created... TO COLLECT DRINK RECIPES! So add 3 ounces of Cruzan Blackstrap rum to a can of San Pelegrino Limonata, over ice. No substitutions, you gotta use that rum and that soda. I call it a Grog Fizz. You'll call it 'delicious.'" - ironjeff



And there you have it. Maybe the less said about this theme, the better. Even less to be said about tomorrow's theme, which I will not snatch out of thin air, rest assured.

Thanks for playing, everyone! And welcome aboard to a few new players and some long-lost old players, and Barry Manilow, who would have played if he had a moment.

Rock On!

AL&CV&LL

Comments

[vayshti]

Eelylove is Australian, me thinks. Possibly even South Australian. Goon is the wonderful name given to the silver foil pillows filled with cheap wine that live inside boxes. Except when they're extracted and shoved down some guy's pants to be smuggled into nightclubs.

Aaah, crotch-temperature wine. Brings back memories.

What's Lime-ade when it's in other countries or brandnames? Must... try... it.

[chaosvizier]

Mmmm, box o'wine. So, when you have crotch wine, do you place the spigot appropriately, and thus draw delicious wine forth from the aforementioned loins? Because that would totally be the right thing to do.

Lime-ade is basically just lemonade made with limes. I would assume that you can find it outside the usa, given a bit of searching, but I can't guess the brand name offhand. Alas.