DW Daily Quiz: 17 October 2011

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If World War 3 had broken out today, I might have felt a little guilty.

1. What song, released in the mid-80's, became the fastest-selling American pop single in history?

“The LJDQ is never going to give you up, never let you down or desert you!" - akiyasan, seferin, la_trombonista

“Pac-Man Fever" - drbear

(I heard that in the supermarket a month ago… O.o – LL)

"'Me So Horny' by 2 Live Crew" - mark_laura

"OH MY GOD THE EARWORM MAKE IT STOP" - n5iln, i_calql8

(This is what easy music questions are all about. -CV)

“We Are the Giant Group of Celebrities Who Want You to Believe That We Care About Something Other Than Our Mulleted Hair and Acid-Washed Jeans" - miladygrey, majorsamfan, fragbert

"Aaah, the 1980s. It was a more innocent age, when Michael Jackson could sing about children and giving, and no one would look askance." - vayshti

“I expect it's We Are The World, complete with Cyndi Lauper's bracelets as percussion." - angeweeks

“"We Are The 99% World"" - bellapalmera

"We Are The Squirrels, We Are The Chipmunks" - etcet

“Was there really anyone who believed this song was actually going to change things? I mean really believed it??? Honestly???" - tweeti

“this just made me think about how the Titanic was the top-grossing movie in like all of history ever, and then I realized that there is really no hope for humanity." - cold_clarity

"'Tonight, we are France! Tomorrow, we are the world!' - 'Poit! But are we the children?'" - zihuatanejo

(+1, Pinky and the Brain. -CV)

"[Anything we can do, Japan can do crazier. This is not a lie. -CV]" - angelprojekt

Correct Answer: "We Are The World"



2. Denise Richards plays a nuclear physicist in which late 90's action film?

"Octopussy. I think that's the right Bond film" - mandydax

(Octopussy is ALWAYS the right Bond film. -CV)

"I have no idea what you're talking about. There was never a third Pierce Brosnan Bond flick, he just jumped straight from 'Tomorrow Never Dies' to 'Die Another Day'. LA LA LA IT NEVER HAPPENED!" - miladygrey

“Denise Richards as a nuclear physicist was the least believable casting ever" - lbmango

"Nuklear Physics For Dummies" - wiredwizard

"The Tomorrow is not Goldeneye enough" - cmattg

“James Bond Saves Istanbul (But Not Constantinople)" - n5iln

“I'm sorry..could you say that again? I was too busy staring at her boobs." - ifeedformula, ionicaq, etcet, drbear, angeweeks, revhhkitty

“'The Saint' No, wait, that's the other pretty blond physicist (with the secrets to nuclear fusion hidden in her bra) movie." - mark_laura

“'The World is Not Enough', but since she's a Bond girl and a nuclear physicist, shouldn't she have been in 'Quantum of Solace'?" - i_calql8

(Bite your tongue. – LL)

“My suspenders of disbelief were severely overtaxed trying to accept Mrs. Charlie Sheen as a nuclear scientist. But it's got Sophie Marceau in it, so it almost balances out." - fragbert
“I grew up with Pierce Brosnan as Bond, but I'm fairly certain The World is Not Enough killed it for me. They always have decent female villains, but I actually rooted for Sophie Marceau." - frequencyshift

"Christmas Comes But Once A Year" - majorsamfan, mark_laura, lots42, and vayshti, highlighting the best part of the film

Correct Answer: "The World is not Enough"



3. "The Colour of Magic" is the first novel in what fantasy series?

"Damnit! You do a quiz without lyrics, and still I get an earworm!" - frequencyshift

"The Wizardry on Acid series. Also includes The Smell of Paisley" - primavera

"for some reason I get this and Xanth confused and the authors confused." - ionicaq

(Piers Anthony has Xanth in his name. Terry Pratchett has Reeprat in his name, which really is a Discworld type of name, all things considered. -CV)

“'Floppy Discworld'. Pratchett dropped the first word in the title after he realized he could only fit a third of each book in 360K." - n5iln

"Siegfried and Roy: The Untold Story" - revhhkitty

“Uh-Oh, Color is misspelled, that means it's an by an English author. I don't generally read those" - tweeti

“The ever-popular 'Colours' series, followed by 'The Colour of Indecision', 'The Colour of Misinterpretation', and of course 'The Colour of Antidisestablishmentarianism'." - alfvaen

(Don’t forget “The Color of Her Panties” – LL)

"I can picture the cover. There's Fabio in a wizard hat astride a trunk with dozens of legs" - mandydax

(Is Fabio about to sex up the trunk? That's usually what happens when Fabio's on a book cover. -CV)

"Trufax: I MET TERRY PRATCHETT ON FRIDAY NIGHT. IT IS LEGIT ONE OF THE COOLEST THINGS THAT'S EVER HAPPENED TO ME." - wrestlingdog

Correct Answer: Discworld, by Terry Pratchett

"Subsequent releases of the series were Compact Discworld and, later, Digital Video Discworld" - etcet

(Alas, no one really bought Laser Discworld. -CV)



4. Jim Adkins, Tom Linton, Rick Burch, and Zach Lind are more commonly known as whom?

"The Spanish Inquisition. Betcha weren't expecting that, huh?" - la_trombonista

"The Dread Pirate Robertses" - kristinmachina

“The secret scoring judges for LJDQ" - wiredwizard

“The voices inside Charlie Sheen's head" - zihuantanejo

"ALBL They weren't nearly as good (or as attractive) as ABBA." - mark_laura

“Captain Planet (by their powers combined, because fuck that guy)" - etcet, kenshardik

"Hulk Smash World" - mandydax

"Galactus. Because, you know, Jimmy is a lame name for a creature that eats worlds" - n5iln

“their original band name was James Gobbles Globes" - angeweeks

“their song 'The Middle' came out right as I started to date my ex-husband and he LOVED them. Thanks for those memories too LJDQ..." - ionicaq

"If you have a world, think ahead! Don't eat it!" - alfvaen

Correct Answer: Jimmy Eat World

"Don't put that in your mouth, you don't know where it's been" - cmattg



5. In what game can one travel to the cities of Orgrimmar, Exodar, or Darnassus?

"Is this some geeky 'Dungeons and Dragons', 'Prince of Persia' or 'Magyck' thing?" - demon_666

(No, it's actually much worse. -CV)

"Risk. Must be Risk. I couldn't stand that game. Went on for EVER, and was just the most incredibly boring game to play when you were 8 years old." - angeweeks

“I'm convinced that Dora the Explorer grew up to be Carmen Santiago." - kristinmachina

"Really, Carmen Sandiego and Waldo have the best relationship of all time since they can never find each other." - akiyasan

"Grand Theft Auto: Ancient Rome. Unfortunately you can't have the horses spray painted or they die" - lots42

(Stealing chariots is half the fun, but boy those legions are tough cops... -CV)

"I just know it's one of those special edition Monopolies..." - angelprojekt

“The World of Virginity" - seferin, mistyraven

(Full credit. -CV)

“I'm guessing World of Warcraft, so I'm going to espouse the following view that will probably get me lynched in the comments: that game sucks. Like, a lot." - alexmegami

(I'll protect you from the hate. It's not your fault you're right. -CV)

“Turning WoW into a drinking game ups the fun exponentially. Turn in a quest? Drink. Get an achievement? Shot! Make a level? Shot! It's always fun to log in the next time and wonder 'How the fuck did I end up here, and where are my pants?' It's like college, but with more things to kill than just brain cells." - etcet

“I'm not saying I was addicted to World of WarCraft. I'm just saying that stock prices for Domino's Pizza went up and Dial soap went down when I was playing." - kenshardik

“Exodar's not a city. It's a spaceship that crashed into Azeroth. Filled with glowy-eyed Russian goats. I AM NOT KIDDING." - fragbert

(You play a strange, strange game. ::goes off to play Toontown:: - LL)
(Russian Goats? Sounds like LiveJournal once Six Apart took over... -CV)

Correct Answer: World of Warcraft



6. Where in the world are you? Where would you like to be?

"I don't know where I am, do you?" - holmes221b

(I don't know where you are either. -CV)

“Where am I? God's Own County of Yorkshire. Where would I like to be? RIGHT here. I like it." - meloglas

“I'm at work, but I'd like to be wherever Carmen Santiago is. RWOWR!" - lbmango
“I'd like to be with Carmen Sandiego, but I have a thing for hot female criminals" - drbear
“Directly under Carmen Sandiego" - mark_laura

“What do I look like, Carmen Sandiego?" - bellapalmera

(If you do, you'd have three fans very interested in your attributes. -CV)

"Right now I"m on my couch, nursing a quadruple tooth extraction with water and hydrocodone." - ifeedformula

(And thanks to the drugs, you will be anywhere you want. -CV)

"I am at home, covered in muscle ointment and dreading going into work in five hours, when I would much rather be on a sun-soaked beach, covered in massage oil and dreading having to decide between a crantini or a mai tai." - frequencyshift

“I'm here and I'd like to be over there for a bit, then I'd like to go to the other place, then maybe to wherever, whenever.....you know?" - tweeti

“I'm in the place where I live. Standing. Now, facing north." - zihuantanejo

(I am wondering why you have not thought about direction before. -CV)

"I am in Toronto! Or at least the suburbs thereof. I would much prefer to be almost anywhere that doesn't have protests or horrible natural disasters or terrifying flora and fauna, which leaves... uh... other parts of Canada. Well, fuck." - alexmegami

"I am here: X marks the spot! I'd like to be someplace different. When is a good time to visit Vancouver in Columbia?" - akiyasan
(and then, several seconds later...)
"Oh god did I really screw up #6 that bad? It's late (for me). I meant to say Canada! Not Columbia, sheesh." - akiyasan

(The following countries have denied akiyasan entry: Canada, Colombia. -CV)

“53.5 degrees north, but I can never remember my longitude. I'm pretty sure that I wouldn't like to be 53.5 degrees south, except possibly in a boat. It would be nice to see those wacky southern constellations sometime, though." - alfvaen

"a) State of Confusion (aka my own private little hell of the mind called 'mentalpause') b) almost anywhere else, but preferably, Down Under" - majorsamfan

(Say hi to Phil Collins for us. -CV)

“In your basement. In your bedroom." - lots42

"" - mandydax

"I'm in one of the hottest, driest, rootin'-tootinest states in the US - where the hair is big, the snakes are bigger, and the chili will take the paint off a Ford F150. I actually like it here, minus the heat, the drought, the hair, the snakes, and the rootin' and tootin'." - angelprojekt



And there you have it: the best quiz in the world, guaranteed. This quiz is not endorsed or sponsored by Jimmy Eat World or Blizzard Entertainment. USA for Africa and New World Order will not sing for us. And we're not even gonna talk about Disneyworld.

Thanks for playing, all! Hope the seasonal changes are treating you well. As well as everything else. Relax and get ready for tomorrow.

"Why, CV? What are we going to do tomorrow?" - LL

The same thing we do every Tuesday except those days when I get lazy and forgetful, LL: Try to take over the world! make a quiz so funny it will destroy the world!

Rock On!

CV