DreamWidth Daily Quiz

DW Daily Answers: 9 November 2020.

Mon, 09 Nov 2020 16:03:39 GMT

Posted by: angledge

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Don Wuan, Don Qui-Gon

Thu, 05 Nov 2020 19:23:42 GMT

Posted by: chaosvizier

Need to take your mind off of the stress of the past 48 hours? We understand. So take a deep breath, clear your mind, and go play this week's quizly goodness. No stress, no calamity, no dark rumblings of the oncoming apocalypse, just pure wholesome quiz. It's just what the doctor ordered... although maybe not the dentist.

Go. Play. Take Quiz.

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DW Daily Quiz: 3 November 2020.

Tue, 03 Nov 2020 17:31:41 GMT

Posted by: angledge

1. Fun with lyrics! Name the song and the band:
Hangin' round downtown by myself
And I had too much caffeine
And I was thinkin' 'bout myself
And then there she was

2. What Canadian actor and comedian was also co-owner of the Toronto Argonauts?

3. In what French novella do we find this exchange?
"Optimism? What is that?"
"Alas! It is the obstinacy of maintaining that everything is best when it is worst."

4. In which game do we find Toffette asking the players for help?

5. Anthony Tiran Todd plays a recurring role in two horror franchises. One of them is the Final Destination series; what is the other?

6. What is your favorite sweet?

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DW Daily Answers: 2 November 2020

Mon, 02 Nov 2020 16:51:06 GMT

Posted by: chaosvizier

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Drydock, Warlock, Dreadlock, Quokk(a)

Thu, 29 Oct 2020 15:16:25 GMT

Posted by: chaosvizier

The end of October is here, and on this final Thursday we say HEEEEEYYYYYY wake up sleepyheads, there's a quiz out there. Hop to it! Before the month and the quiz slip away into sweet oblivion! You can do it.

Go. Play. Take Quiz.

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DW Daily Quiz: 27 October 2020

Tue, 27 Oct 2020 17:35:59 GMT

Posted by: chaosvizier

1. DeAndre Cortez Way is better known by what stage name?

2. What manga and anime series takes place at the 'Death Weapon Meister Academy'?

3. Fun with lyrics! Name the song and the band:
Can you help me remember how to smile
Make it somehow all seem worthwhile
How on earth did I get so jaded
Life's mystery seems so faded

4. The ancient city of Wiryeseong has grown over the past two thousand years and is now called what?

5. The Irish term 'Anam Cara' (or anamchara) suggests a person who is so close that they are better qualified than a priest to hear one's confession. What is the literal translation of this phrase?

6. Your friendly moderators are making a shopping list and want to know: what would you sell your soul for?

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DWDQ Daily Answers: 26 October 2020.

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 14:22:57 GMT

Posted by: angledge

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Din, Win, Djinn, Quinn

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 20:15:44 GMT

Posted by: chaosvizier

To celebrate the glorious birthday of our very own mod, angledge, I think we can all agree that answering this week's quizly goodness is the greatest gift we can give. So get yourselves in the giving spirit and answer that quiz! Bring honor to your houses! Be all that you can be!

Go. Play. Take Quiz.

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DW Daily Quiz: 20 October 2020

Tue, 20 Oct 2020 14:51:09 GMT

Posted by: chaosvizier

1. The Arabic phrase 'Ahi al-Kitab' and the Hebrew phrase 'Am HaSefer' are often used to refer to the Jewish people. How do these phrases translate into English?

2. Who was the first president of Tuskegee University?

3. What is the gambling slang for a person who accepts and pays off bets on sporting (and other) events?

4. In the movie 'Dark City', who is the leader of The Strangers?

5. Members of the Psocoptera order of insects are more commonly referred to as what?

6. What do you like to read?

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DWDQ Daily Answers: 19 October 2020.

Mon, 19 Oct 2020 13:10:46 GMT

Posted by: angledge

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Dill, Will, Drill, Quill

Thu, 15 Oct 2020 12:28:35 GMT

Posted by: chaosvizier

Halfway through October and no end in sight! What can stave of the madness of this eternal season? Well, I suppose there's the knowledge that it's only two weeks to go, but also there's a quiz out there that needs playing! Go on, you can do it! Otherwise there might be problems. Dangerous problems.

...or I might just eat this guy.

Go. Play. Take Quiz.

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DW Daily Quiz: 13 October 2020

Tue, 13 Oct 2020 14:18:50 GMT

Posted by: chaosvizier

1. What glum group made all their members swear an oath to be unmarried, landless, crownless, & glory-free, "for this night and all the nights to come"?

2. When writing about how difficult it was to keep his womenfolk under control, the Roman poet Juvenal asked, "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?" What does this translate to in English?

3. What logical fallacy proposes that Creation is so complicated, it necessarily implies the existence of a Creator?

4. What accessory brand, introduced in 1983, was designed to be a cheap mechanical competitor to digital alternatives such as Seiko and Citizen?

5. David Hasselhoff and Dwayne Johnson are the main characters (but not the titular ones) in what TV series and movie adaptation respectively?

6. Tell us a story where you got something done in the nick of time.

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DW Daily Answers: 12 October 2020

Mon, 12 Oct 2020 18:51:28 GMT

Posted by: chaosvizier

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Dust, Was't, Drussed, Qussed

Thu, 08 Oct 2020 19:22:04 GMT

Posted by: chaosvizier

And so on this, the eighth day of the ~~eighth~~ tenth month, we bring unto you tidings of great joy: A quiz is born unto us! Go and pay your respects by submitting answers, and it will be like the singing of angels, which is very much unlike our singing, so be grateful for that at least.

You know the drill. Go. Play. Take Quiz.

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DW Daily Quiz: 6 October 2020.

Tue, 06 Oct 2020 19:50:09 GMT

Posted by: angledge

1. Which British adventurer served in the SAS, had several TV shows on wilderness survival, & named his children Marmaduke & Huckleberry?

2. Which catchy Disney earworm encourages listeners to "forget about your worries and your strife"?

3. Who tells Americans that "Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires" and therefore must be very disappointed with us this year?

4. Which constellation, sometimes known as "The Plough" or "The Big Dipper", appears on the flag of the state of Alaska?

5. In an epistle we can only hope was addressed to Lydia of Thyatira/Skyrim, how did Saint Paul say that believers could "fulfill the law of Christ"?

6. What are you doing to get ready for winter? (waitingman & any other Quizlings from the Southern Hemisphere: What are you doing to get ready for summer?)

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DW Daily Answers: 5 October 2020

Mon, 05 Oct 2020 16:33:05 GMT

Posted by: chaosvizier

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Quizzes & Bears.

Fri, 02 Oct 2020 01:32:23 GMT

Posted by: angledge

This Quiz suuuure could use some answers...

Also, go vote for some fat bears.

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DW Daily Quiz: 29 September 2020

Wed, 30 Sep 2020 02:52:11 GMT

Posted by: chaosvizier

1. Which English monarch's relationship history can be summarized as: "Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived"?

2. Fun with lyrics! Name the song & the band:
Oh, I need your love, babe
Guess you know it's true
Hope you need my love babe
Just like I need you
Hold me, love me, hold me, love me
I ain't got nothing but love, babe...

3. What is the colloquial term for the leaders within the United States Congress who are supposed to be briefed on classified intelligence matters by the executive branch?

4. What car stereo technology, developed by the Lear Jet Corporation in 1963, doubled the capability of the systems developed by Eddie 'Madman' Muntz?

5. What playing cards were Wild Bill Hickok supposedly holding when he was murdered in Deadwood in 1876?

6. What do you have going on this October?

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DW Daily Answers: 28 September 2020.

Tue, 29 Sep 2020 01:09:51 GMT

Posted by: elliewatkins

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Dropper, Whopper, Dripper, Quipper

Thu, 24 Sep 2020 16:22:59 GMT

Posted by: chaosvizier

September crawls to an end, and let's end this month with a bang and say hello Halloweenber! Celebrate by taking the quiz of the week, now with 0% more Halloweenish content! This quiz is guaranteed to not be scary at all.
https://dwdq.dreamwidth.org/57933.html
Go. Play. Take Quiz.

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DW Daily Quiz: 22 September 2020

Wed, 23 Sep 2020 02:08:39 GMT

Posted by: elliewatkins

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

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

3. This portrait of Ellie Mae Burroughs is known by what title?

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

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

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

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DW Daily Answers: 14 September 2020

Mon, 14 Sep 2020 23:29:40 GMT

Posted by: chaosvizier

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Die, Why? Dry Kwai

Thu, 10 Sep 2020 23:28:32 GMT

Posted by: chaosvizier

September trundles along its merry way and lo and behold, Thursday just pops up out of nowhere and says OOGA BOOGA BOO! That's a secret coded instruction to play this week's quiz. Heed the message! Play! Before Thursday gets you good!

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DW Daily Quiz: 8 September 2020

Tue, 08 Sep 2020 16:21:54 GMT

Posted by: elliewatkins

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

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

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

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

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

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

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DW Daily Answers: 7 September 2020

Mon, 07 Sep 2020 15:10:23 GMT

Posted by: chaosvizier

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