The Daily Answers
12/24/97 - 07/29/98
Subject: The Daily Answers 12/24/97
Date: Sun, 28 Dec 1997 15:53:27 -0500
The Daily Answers
12/24/97
by Dave George
******THE CHRISTMAS EDITION********
I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and Hannukah, and you're now
ready to get that Kwanzaa party started. God, I love Kwanzaa. Some
people feel like Kwanzaa has lost some of it's magic now that they're
grown up, but not me. I'm still just as big a nut about Kwanzaa as I
was when I was a kid.
Our big Christmas Edition winner is a Jersey boy who really made good,
Mr. JP XENAKIS!!!!!
JP wins my favorite Holiday CD, "Kwanzaa With The Oak Ridge Boys"!!!
1. What is the smallest country in the world?
A lot of you said "Luxembourg", but it's actually Rhode Island.
I also accepted "Vatican City". OK, it's really just Vatican City, not
Rhode Island at all. But Rhode Island *is* really small, and I was born
there, so that should count for something.
2. What's the name of the town where the Grinch stole Christmas?
Whoville. As a lot of you know, Dr. Seuss got the inspiration for
"Whoville" from the College of William & Mary, right here in Virginia.
Cool!
3. What's the largest land carnivore on Earth?
The Polar Bear. (Or, as the Eskimos call it, "AAAAAHHHHH!!!")
4. Name the movie:
"Where do you think you're going? Nobody's leaving. Nobody's walking
out on this fun,
old-fashioned family Christmas. No, no! We're all in this together. This
is a full-blown, four-alarm holiday emergency here! We're gonna press
on, and we're gonna have the hap, hap, happiest Christmas since Bing
Crosby tap-danced with Danny fucking Kaye! And when Santa squeezes his
fat white ass down that chimney tonight, he's gonna find the jolliest
bunch of assholes this side of the nuthouse!"
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.
5. What Christmas character was created in 1939 for a Montgomery Ward
promotion?
Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer.
Not, as Koren Goutos answered, "Jack in the Box".
6. What's the weather like today at the North Pole?
It was 15 degrees and sleeting.
7. Name the movie:
"I never liked a girl well enough to give her 12 sharp knives."
Scrooged
8. Who sang the following:
"I approached him very slowly with my heart full of fear
Looked at his dog-oh my God!-a ill reindeer!"
Koren Goutos wins our call-back award with: "Danny Kaye"
The correct answer is "Run DMC".
9. What Christmas song was written in Austria when a church's organ
broke, thus requiring a song that could be played on the guitar?
"Silent Night"
10. What religious leader's name can be rearranged to spell "O, hi
Jean. I plop up."?
Pope John Paul II. And I would just like to add here, if God is reading
this, that my brothers and I are VERY sorry for the HYSTERICAL, but
quite inappropriate commentary we had going during the Pope's televised
midnight mass Christmas eve. We didn't mean nothin' by it.
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 12/29/97
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 1997 09:33:52 -0500
The Daily Answers
12/29/97
by Dave George
Today's Big Winner is Mr. JEFF MARCIANO!!!!!!! Jeff, a graduate of
Syracuse University and co-captain of the Orangemen's 1989 NCAA
championship team, currently spends his days as VP of the Falmouth
Institute right here in Virginia. Jeff scored a blistering 10 out of 10
on today's quiz!
Jeff wins a case of Grandma's Chocolate Chip Cookies!!!!!
WAY TO GO, JEFF!!
1. What's the term given to cowboy movies made in Italy?
Kate Kirkpatrick was so close with "Rigatoni Westerns", cuz the correct
answer is "Spaghetti Westerns".
2. In the course of It's a Wonderful Life, what two names does George's
town have?
Jeff Marshall, "Chevy Chase, MD" is not right.
JP Xenakis, yesterday's winner, said "Mogadishu", which as everyone
knows, is the name of the town from "The Andy Griffith Show". But so
close, JP.
The correct answer is "Bedford Falls" and "Pottersville".
3. What name is given to the standard letter arrangement on a computer
or typewriter keyboard?
QWERTY
4. Name three spin-offs that "Happy Days" produced.
Laverne & Shirley
Mork & Mindy
and
Joanie Love Chachi
5. What's the name of the woman with the highest recorded IQ, and what
earth-shattering use has she put it to?
"Sally Struthers, who is teaching both gun *and*
VCR repair. Awfully inpressive." - JP Xenakis
"Debbi Dare, Porn" - Trip Morano
"Marilyn Chambers, Porn" - Shane Sleighter
"Aunt Jemima, Pancake Syrup" - Chris De Santis
And from Scott Day, who saw the world as a Marine: "Ngun Qwon Kwoc --
she picks up stacks of quarters with a delicate part of her anatomy."
The correct answer is, "Marilyn Vos Savant, who answers assorted
brainteasers (often incorrectly*) in Parade magazine.
*Not that I could prove it, but there are some popular internet sites
where smart people bash her answers.
6. Who's the hunkiest Baldwin?
Steve Boswell said "Alec", and I know he's gonna get mad at me when I
disagree, cuz we ALWAYS get into this argument when we hang out. But
see, I think it's Stephen. (Sometimes I call him "Stevo"-sometimes just
"Steve".) Stephen Baldwin is the quintessential Baldwin. He's
definitely cuter than Billy and Daniel, and has a much broader dramatic
range than Alec. Shane Sleighter also went with Alec, because, as he
puts it, "his thighs are sublime". Now, I don't know what that means,
but frankly I'm skeeved that you said it. I mean, Shane, I was only
kidding above, you kinda sounded like you meant it. Eew.
7. Name the movie:
"He jeopardizes my ability to effectively govern this student body."
"He makes you look like an ass is what he does, Ed."
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
8. The followers of what religion worship Vishnu?
Hinduism
9. In Pretty Woman, what kind of car was Richard Gere driving when he
picked up Julia Roberts?
Lotus Espirit
10. What product is "Strong enough for a man, but made for a woman"?
Karl Rothman scored big with his answer of "Ellen DeGeneres".
The correct answer is "Secret Antiperspirant".
And that brings us to the end of yet another Daily Quiz. As we all get
ready for our big New Year's celebrations, please try to remember this
little rhyme my mother always told us kids:
"Beer before liquor - Mmmmmmm, delicious!"
Nice going, once again, to Mr. Jeff Marciano!!!!
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 12/30/97
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 1997 10:34:19 -0500
The Daily Answers
12/30/97
by Dave George
Today's Big Winner is Ms. LAURA COLOMBELL!!! Laura, one of the DQ's
resident attorneys, always hands in high scores, but today she really
shone.
Fine scores were also turned in by:
JONATHAN KAPLAN
ELISSA JACKSON
and
MELISSA SINUNU
But Laura is our winner, so she will receive a VHS copy of "Cops: Too
Hot for TV!"
Way to go, Laura!
1. I'm thinking of an opera by Verdi. Which is it?
"Bye Bye Verdi" - GEORGE PATCH
No, but that's very clever, George.
All you crossworders and 10,000 Maniacs fans out there knew I was
thinking of "Aida".
2. Which of the Pythons recorded a BBC special where he chronicled his
attempt to travel around the world in 80 days?
You lost 2 points for saying "Monty". (A lot of you said this, so don't
feel bad.)
The correct answer is "Michael Palin".
3. If you're Hannibal Lecter, what sort of wine would you have with
someone's liver?
John Hering was right on when he said that it had to be a chianti, but
not just any chianti. It had to be a nice chianti.
4. What do the Tibetans call the Abominable Snowman?
"Yentl" - SHANE SLEIGHTER
"Frosty" - SANDI ROTHMAN
It's actually "Yeti".
5. Where is the Hope Diamond?
Reading is a fine pursuit, but I firmly believe that it's the heavy TV
viewers who make life worth living. Witness ELISSA JACKSON and her
answer: "Cameron Frye's butt." This is a brilliant reference to Ferris
Bueller's Day Off, where Ferris says that if you stuck a lump a coal up
Cameron's ass, in two weeks you'd have a diamond.
The correct answer here is the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History.
Bonus points go to KATE KIRKPATRICK for adding that it's specifically
located in the Harry Winston Gallery of Gems. I don't know if that's
true or not, but Kate hasn't lied to us yet.
6. What was the name of the Jefferson's maid?
Florence (or "Flo", as we affectionately called her.)
7. Who provided the voice of Darth Vader?
James Earl Jones
8. What city is also called "Beantown"?
Boston
9. Name the movie:
"Nobody had a coat?"
"You said you didn't want a coat."
"Why would I not want a coat?"
"You said you didn't want a coat."
"I was being ironic."
"Oh, ho, ho, irony! Oh, no, no, we don't get that here. See, uh, people
ski topless here while smoking dope, so irony's not really a high
priority. We haven't had any irony here since about, uh, '83, when I was
the only practitioner of it. And I stopped because I was getting tired
of being stared at."
Roxanne
10. Which Spice Girl announced that she's getting married?
Posh Spice
Okey-dokey. Nice job, folks. If you see Laura out tonight, give her a
big high-five on her win. Maybe she'll let you watch her new video.
There are topless women (and men) on it.
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 13/31/97
Date: Wed, 07 Jan 1998 07:57:49 -0500
The Daily Answers
12/31/97
by Dave George
Yup, we're back. I received so many threats/pleas that I had to bring
the DQ back early. Damn you all.
Our last quiz was the big
******STAR WARS EDITION******
And we had a tie!!!!
Our Big Winners are PATRICK GEORGE and ELISSA JACKSON!!!!! These two
kids appear to know more about Star Wars than healthy adults should.
They each win a shiny new bike.
This was definitely a difficult quiz to grade. There are some serious
Star Wars dorks-er-FANS out there. Add to that the fact that I am *not*
very knowledgeable about the movie (I had friends) and you can see why
it was difficult to grade this. For example, some of you said that the
name of the card game Han had played with Lando to win the MF was
"Sabaac". You could have said "Bumpernuddel" and I wouldn't have known
the difference.
In any event, I feel we must toss props to these other fine contestants
who also scored frighteningly high:
JAMES FLINT
KATE KIRKPATRICK
MIKE WAITE
MICHAEL ROLFES
ELI KAILE
and
JIM GILKESON
Before we go on with the rest of the answers we have a very special new
contestant to introduce.
Mr. JULIAN BROWN!!! Julian is one cool dude, and I think you all are
going to like him very much. Julian is a 1984 graduate of Robinson
Secondary School (the finest secondary school in the world) and a UVA
alumnus. He currently spends his days racing his thoroughbreds at
Laurel Racetrack, and taking his friends out to dinner when they win.
(The horse, not the friends.)
How cool is that? "Pretty cool" is the answer.
Welcome aboard, Julian!
1. What planet was Luke from?
Tatooine, which, according to Elissa has "two suns and a cantina, where
Greedo eats it."
2. Where did Lando Calrissian live?
Cloud City. A couple of you pointed out that it's located in the Bespin
System.
3. What was Han Solo frozen in?
Carbonite
4. How did Luke come into possession of the Millenium Falcon?
OK, OK, I screwed up here. Most of you just assumed I meant Han Solo
and said that he won it from Lando in a card game. Bumpernuddel, as I
recall.
5. What planet does Darth Vader blow up with the Death Star?
Oy, such sticklers for details you people are. Apparently it was Grand
Moff Tarkin, not Darth Vader, who did the blowin' up. And he blew up
Alderaan.
6. What game do Chewbacca and R2-D2 play?
I accepted anything close to "chess" here. But I demand to know how PAT
GEORGE knew that it was called "Dejarik". Of course, he may have made
it up, in which case he gets bonus points for duping the Quizmaster.
(This applies to any and all questions, by the way. If you BS an answer
and I buy it, let me know and you'll get special recognition.) (Why
couldn't school have been like this?)
7. Who sang
"How 'bout that crazy Star Wars bar?
Did it scare you...
like it scared me?"
There was one guy who said this: "You have to be kidding me with this
question. It has nothing to
do with star wars homie!"
But I 86'd him, cuz he's a loser.
JIM GILKESON (Hey, Jim, I want my Pamela and Tommy Lee tape back!) said:
"Bill Murray, doing his wonderful lounge act with Merv and the
Magictones."
Rock on, Jim.
8. Who was the only person Darth Vader had to answer to?
Again, you people know WAY more about Star Wars than me.
SHANE SLEIGHTER: "The Emperor (whose name, by the way, is Palpatine)
He also answered to
Peter Cushings character in the original Star Wars, however, I can't
remember his name."
Oh yeah, when he said "Vader, release him!" cuz Darth Vader was choking
that guy in the meeting room for eating the last doughnut with
sprinkles. Something like that.
(And a quick check of the IMDB shows that Peter Cushings played Grand
Moff Tarkin.)
(By the way, my mom used to make us drink Palpatine at breakfast.
Yuck!)
9. What was the name of the creatures who sold R2-D2 and C3PO to Luke
and his Uncle?
Jawas. Yeah, I know, too easy.
10. Who captured Han Solo for Jabba the Hutt?
Good Answer: "Bobba Fett"
Great Answer: "That f*cker Boba Fett (although he *was* the COOLEST
Star Wars figure--I
didn't really like him as a character. I mean, he sells out my hero Han
AND
his untimely demise in Jedi is just pathetic--total comedy of errors!
You'd
think the dude could control his own jet pack! I mean, really!)" -
ELISSA JACKSON
11. What animal did Han Solo cut open and stuff Luke into?
Tauntaun
12. What did director George Lucas forbid Princess Leia from wearing?
A bra. I saw an interview with Carrie Fisher a couple weeks ago and she
gave that little (big?) bit of info.
13. Which of the following actors was originally cast as Han Solo?
a. George Peppard
b. Burt Reynolds
c. Robert Redford
d. Clint Eastwood
According to the Internet Movie Database (a very reliable source) Burt
Reynolds was originally cast as Han Solo, but dropped out. JOHN HERING
wisely deduced the correct answer here. Rock on, John.
14. Which of the following actors was originally cast as Princess Leia?
a. Sally Field
b. Jane Fonda
c. Sissy Spacek
d. Linda Evans
The IMDB says that Sissy Spacek was the original Leia while Carrie
Fisher was originally doing the movie Carrie. But when she refused to
do the nude scenes in Carrie, she and Sissy Spacek swapped roles.
15. Ben Kenobi saved Luke from getting clobbered by what creatures on
his home planet?
Sandpeople (A.K.A. "Tusken Raiders", according to most of you.)
Big Bonus Question: How fast did Han Solo claim the Millenium Falcon
was?
There were a couple correct answers here:
"It's the ship that made the Kessel run in less than twelve parsecs!"
(Bonus points to JAMES FLINT for including the entire conversation
between Han and Obi Wan.)
"She'll do .5 beyond the speed of light--Han made some alterations
himself."- KOREN GOUTOS
Alrighty, I hope you all are nice and rested for 1998's first DQ today.
We here at DQ Headquarters are working feverishly to devise a method of
expanding the Quiz without losing that "smalltown feel". Our goal for
'98 is 5,000 subscribers. So quit forwarding these to your friends and
have them join up officially. And no, I haven't forgotten that COREY
MCINTYRE replied to the entire group. He will be punished, rest
assured.
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 1/7/98
Date: Thu, 08 Jan 1998 10:21:37 -0500
The Daily Answers
1/7/98
by Dave George
Today's Big Winner is TRIP MORANO!!!! Way to go, Trip!
Trip wins an extra large bag of DC Crack from TCBC (The Country's Best
Crack).
Here are the answers:
1. What do Sonny Bono and a Christmas tree have in common?
The joke that was emailed to me, like, THREE hours after he died was
"Both get taken down 4 days after New Year's."
But some of your own answers were very clever:
"They both got lit during the holidays." - LEETO TLOU
"It would be fun to find Cher naked under either one." - JIM GILKESON
"Both dead with broken limbs." - JOHN BRENCE
2. Who commanded the Afrika Korps?
Erwin Rommel (A.K.A. "The Desert Fox") (Forced to commit suicide for
being in on the plot to kill Hitler.) (Adolf Hitler, not Ricky Hitler.)
3. What group recorded "A Sort of Homecoming"?
U2
4. What does the "Ma" in "Ma Bell" stand for?
"Massive Ass" - ELISSA JACKSON
Massachusetts is also correct.
5. What was the name of the long line of fortifications France built to
protect it from Germany?
The Maginot Line
If you said "The Berlin Wall" (and you know who you are) you lost all of
your points and half of whatever points you may score on today's quiz.
6. What's Mr. Rogers' first name?
"Cosmo" - SEAN BOYLE
Actually, it's Fred.
7. What's the last dish you'd want to order in a restaurant in China
right now?
"Hunan Chicken" - SALLY STENGEL
"General Tsou's Chicken" - KATE KIRKPATRICK
"Poultry a la Flu" - TRIP MORANO
"Grits" - STEVE BOSWELL
"Chicken Chao Mein" - LEETO TLOU
"Dog souffl� and candied second children" - JAMES FLINT
"Kung Pao Chicken Flu" - DAN RIPPEL
8. How did Christa McAuliffe die?
She blowed up. Challenger and whatnot. Many of you pointed out that
she may have actually lived through the explosion and died on impact
with the water. That's cool, too.
9. Name the movie:
"What the hell is this?"
"It's a Sicilian message. It means Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes."
The Godfather
10. From what musical are these lyrics from?
Ordinarily I would suspend SCOTT DAY for pointing out the poor grammar
of the above sentence, but he's so right that I gotta just suck it up on
this one.
"She stood by me, she got a cramp - he went by me, got my suit damp."
The musical was "Grease". TRACY GOEBEL claims I've got the words
wrong. She says it's really "She ran by me, she got a cramp - he swam
by me, got my suit damp."
Perhaps, but we agree on the "suit damp" part of it, and that's what's
funny. I mean, is that SUPPOSED to sound so sexual? Of course, it's a
pretty dirty little musical, anyway. But hey, that's just how our
parents were back then.
Congratulations again to TRIP MORANO! Stay tuned for today's DQ, where
our CGC will be Mr. BOB LEVEY!!!
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 01/08/98
Date: Fri, 09 Jan 1998 07:33:22 -0500
The Daily Answers
01/08/98
by Dave George
We have a tie today!!! Our Big Winners are STEVE STEWART and LAURA
COLOMBELL!! This is Steve's first Big Win, so if you see him in the
halls today, give him a big DQ high-five. Ms. Colombell is no stranger
to the Winner's Circle.
Steve wins a delicious (if unfortunately named) Cheese Nut Log!!!!
Laura wins a CD single of this GREAT new song called "Tubthumping" by a
band named Chumbawumba! I just heard it this weekend, so some of you
may not have, yet. But check it out!
Way to go, Steve and Laura!
1. The sympathetic nervous system and what other system make up the
autonomic nervous system?
Parasympathetic nervous system.
2. "The Tao of Jeet Kun Do" was written by what former Cha-Cha champion
of Hong Kong?
"Hu Flung Dung" - STEVE BOSWELL
"Jimmy Durante" - JOHN HERING (John, I get it, if no one else does.)
"Hi Dun'Tno" - SHANE SLEIGHTER
It was Bruce Lee.
3. Fully charged, about how long is the range of General Motors new
electric car, the EV1?
About 70 miles, but do some speedin' or go up some hills and it goes
way, way down.
4. Mrs. Tayback called him Vick, but what did Vera call him?
Mel, as in "Mel Sharples of Mel's Diner."
5. Name the movie:
"Then I will live in Montana. And marry a round American woman, and
raise rabbits,
and she will cook them for me. And I will have a pick-up truck, or
umm... possibly even... a
recreational vehicle, and drive from state to state. Do they let you do
that?"
The Hunt for Red October, which I didn't even know was going to be on
last night. I watched a little of it, but had to leave to go lose a
soccer game.
6. What mountain did Sonny Bono die on?
Heavenly
7. Nell Carter, star of TV's hit "Gimme A Break", is currently starring
as Miss Hannigan in what musical?
"A Street Car Named Nell" - STEVE BOSWELL
Actually, it's "Annie".
8. What car part keeps your battery charged?
Alternator or Generator.
9. What disease is caused by a Vitamin C deficiency?
A lot of you said rickets, but that's caused by a Vitamin D deficiency.
Brian Dunbar said "Xerophthalmia". But as everyone knows, that's caused
by a Vitamin A deficiency. Yes, I looked it up.
The correct answer is "Scurvy".
10. Who said, "I have not yet begun to fight!"?
John Paul Jones
Some of you said that this was a repeat question from a previous quiz.
Then got it wrong. Kindly have a coworker kick you right square in the
ass, will ya? Thanks.
Congratulations again to Laura and Steve!!
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 01/09/98
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 09:34:00 -0500
The Daily Answers
01/09/98
by Dave George
Today's Big Winner is Ms. SALLY STENGEL!!
Sally wins a Daisy Redrider pellet gun.
Way to go, Sally!!
1. In Schoolhouse Rock's "No More Kings", what do the colonists throw
clear across the Atlantic, landing on King George's head?
They threw a bucket of tea from Boston Harbor.
Next to "I'm just a Bill" this is probably the best Schoolhouse Rock, in
my humble opinion.
"That's called taxation without representation
and that's not fair.
But when the colonies complained, the King said
'I don't care.'"
2. Name the movie:
"I'm just a little anxious to get up there and whoop ET's ass, that's
all."
Independence Day
3. What was Mahatma Ghandi's occupation before he got all uppity?
Lawyer
4. How does Brad lose his job at All-American Burger?
"Brad, did you threaten this customer or use profanity in any way?"
"Well, yeah b-"
"You're fired."
A couple of you didn't know that this was from Fast Times at Ridgemont
High. Shame on you. Brad worked at All-American Burger (an actual
chain out west). He was covering the counter for Arnold, who had to go
to the bathroom. An irate customer wanted his money back because "This
is *not* the best breakfast I ever ate." Brad couldn't find the form,
the guy was getting more impatient and abusive, and Brad said "Mister,
if you don't shut up I'm going to kick 100% of your ass!"
5. Which of the Wright brothers flew first?
Wilbur tried first, but the plane stalled on takeoff. They then flipped
a coin (a Susan B. Anthony, I believe) to see who got to try next.
Orville won, and the plane (the U.S.S. Kitty Hawk) finally flew over the
hills of St. Louis. Thus began "The Age of Enlightenment."
6. Kindly name the Pep Boys. Which is your favorite?
Manny, Moe, and Jack. Manny, by far, is your favorite. And for once, I
agree. Manny was the only one with any integrity.
7. Name the movie:
"Well, I hate to bring it up, because I know you have enough pressure on
you already. BUT, we agreed to get married as soon as you won your first
case. Meanwhile, ten years later, my niece, the daughter of my sister,
is getting married! My biological clock is tickin' like this, and with
the way this case is goin', I ain't never gettin' married!"
My Cousin Vinny
8. Who shot JR?
Kristin Shepard, played by Mary Crosby, daughter of Bing Crosby. And
Bing, as you all surely know, is dead. Just like Mary's career.
Coincidence? Oh, I don't think so.
9. In Risky Business, what college does Joel aspire to attend?
Princeton
10. The anti-technology Unabomber picked a very low tech way to try to
kill himself (Fruit of the Noose), what would have been an even less
dignified way to go?
As I'm in a bit of a hurry this morning, I'll just share with you the
most popular answer:
"By trying to suffocate himself by self-gagging of stuffing his
underwear into his mouth" - Elissa Jackson
"taking the aforementioned underwear and stuffing it down
his throat till he suffocated." - Sara Bradley
"Suffocation by his Fruit of the Loom!" - Sally Stengel
Subject: The Daily Answers 01/12/98
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 10:07:42 -0500
The Daily Answers
01/13/98
by Dave George
Wow! A four-way tie!!
SCOTT BAGER
BIRGITT TANGERMANN
MIKE WAITE
and
MATT YOUNG
Are our Big Winners!!!!
They each win a week's supply of Rice-A-Roni "The San Francisco
Treat"!!! Mmmmm Rice-A-Roni!
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IMPORTANT NOTE: I'll be in a class for the rest of the week so the quiz
will be sleeping until next Monday. Sorry!
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1. How does Canada (A.K.A. "The 51st State") compare in size to the
United States? Much larger, much smaller, slightly larger, or slighly
smaller?
According the CIA's World Factbook, Canada is slightly larger.
2. What is the summertime equivalent of winter's wind chill
temperature?
Bill Laughlin said "102". That's a really good answer, Bill. Cuz the
correct answer is "103".
(Also accepted "Humiture" and "Heat Index")
3. What's the capital of Indonesia?
Jakarta. A lot of you said "Kuala Lumpur". That would be Malaysia.
But both countries end in that "szha" sound, so I can see the confusion.
4. What sport does Louden Swain excel at?
Doh! You had to know that Louden was the hero in the movie Vision Quest,
where he was the 185-pound high school wrestler trying to get down two
weight classes so that he could wrestle Shute (and so that he can fit
into that dress for his sister's wedding.)
Ya know, I wrestled in high school. Probably a story for another time,
though.
5. What singer is married to Paul Simon?
Edie Brickell
6. What is the German equivalent of the penny?
Pfennig
7. What was the name of the "Family Feud" host who hung himself?
Ray Combs
8. Name the movie:
"How about Global Thermonuclear War?"
"Wouldn't you prefer a good game of chess?"
WarGames
9. What band was Freddy Mercury the singer for?
Queen
10. Who said, "Ninety percent of baseball is half mental."?
Yogi Berra
See you Monday!
Subject: The Daily Answers 01/19/98
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 09:22:39 -0500
The Daily Answers
01/19/98
by Dave George
STEPHAN DIAMOND is our Big Winner!!!!! Stephan is a welder from Takoma
Park who says he enjoys bowling and watching church on TV.
Stephan wins a case of Vienna Sausages!!!!
Way to go, dude.
1. Who wrote "The Autobiography of Malcom X"?
OK, so I misspelled "Malcolm", big whoop. I got his last name right,
didn't I?
Alex Haley actually wrote the book. Brother Malcolm "told" it to him.
2. Elisha Otis invented a brake that led to the invention of what
modern necessity?
The elevator.
3. In 1945, a B29 bomber crashed into what building?
A couple people (John Hering and Matt Young) pointed out that it was not
a B-29, but a B-25 that crashed into the Empire State Building. Sorry
for the error there. But it's still pretty funny that a plane ran into
the building, isn't it?
4. What does the "I" refer to in football's "I Formation"?
Most of you guys knew it's the way the Quarterback lines up behind the
Fullback and the Fullback behind the Halfback. Of course, this is just
in the showers. In the actual game, it goes
Quarterback-Halfback-Fullback.
JP Xenakis said that the "I" formation refers to "the selfish attitude
of the quarterback." This is also an acceptable answer.
5. Who has won the Tour De France more times than anyone?
Jeez, I always thought it was Greg Lamond. But you web-cheaters told me
it was these other 4 guys who have each won it, like, five times or
something. Who cares? You get no points for web research. Ya little
punk-ass bitches.
(Sorry about the "punk-ass bitches" thing, I had one of those commutes
this morning.)
6. Who is the Kwik-E-Mart's Mr. Nahasapeemapetilon better known as?
Apu.
Pet peeves: Expiration dates, five-finger discounts.
Turn-ons: Women who smell like curry; the luxuriant, silky feel of pure
polyester.
7. What was the name of Bo and Luke Duke's car?
The General Lee
8. Who was Reagan's running mate in 1980?
Egads, a couple of you got this wrong. Restore my faith in our public
school system and tell me you were only kidding. Please.
The answer was "Casper Weinberger".
9. What was the name of the mad monk in Czar Nicholas II's court?
Rasputin
10. Name the movie:
"Louie, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."
Why, if I had a nickel for each person who answered "Trading Places"...
Louie, (actually Louis Winthorpe) was, indeed, a character in Trading
Places (played by Dan Aykroyd) but I don't think anyone said this line.
The movie I was going for was Casablanca.
Well, anyway, welcome back from your break if you were lucky enough to
get yesterday off. And congrats again to STEPHAN DIAMOND!
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 01/20/98
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 1998 09:28:18 -0500
The Daily Answers
01/20/98
by Dave George
JOHN HERING is our Big Winner!!!!! John's a real fart smeller--I mean,
smart feller! How smart is John? Well, let's just say that he beat me
by 20 points on the ol' SAT's. Damn, that's smart! Let's see...what
else can I say about John? Oh, he has two beagles that will eat
anything. One time John pulled three feet of Saran Wrap out of his
dog's butt. How 'bout that?
For today's win, John will receive a case of Jimmy Dean sausage!
Mmmmm...Jimmy Dean.
By the way, I forgot to mention this in yesterday's answers, but I was
only kidding about Casper Weinberger being Reagan's running mate. It
was Bush, of course. Casper is his little brother.
1. The Afghan freedom fighters who kicked the Soviet Union out of their
country were better know by what name?
They were called the Mujahadeen or Mujahadin. (Kind of a
Khadaffi/Qaddafi thing.) Not too many got this one, so if you did you
are hereby authorized to slap the person to your immediate right on the
back of the head. Just tell them I said it was OK.
Here are some other answers:
"The Moors" - STEVE STEGER
"Wolverines!" - JAMES FLINT and JP XENAKIS (Great answer!)
"The Bay City Rollers" - TRIP KIRKPATRICK
"Sam and Pete" - CHRIS MENARD
"the Flying Mariachi Brothers" - ELISSA JACKSON
"MooHa!YaDoIn" - GEORGE PATCH
"Rambo and Colonel Trautman" - JASON PODGORSKI
2. Use the word "myriad" in a sentence.
Ever since I saw the movie Heathers, I thought that "myriad" could only
be used an adjective (as in "The myriad problems arose due to his fetid
breath.") But I looked it up and apparently you can also use it as a
noun ("She had a myriad of emotional issues.") I still think it sounds
better as an adjective, but who the hell am I?
Did anyone get it wrong? A couple people. But none quite as wrong as
SHARON PRESLEY, who said, "Look, a myriad!"
3. Name the movie:
"The is a .44 magnum automag. It has a 300 grain cartridge, and if
properly used it can remove the fingerprints."
Sudden Impact, starring Clint Eastwood as Dirty Harry Callahan.
4. What does "Mitsubishi" mean in Japanese?
CHRIS DESANTIS said "How are you, Mr. Roboto?" Chris is an odd sort.
My brother, PAT GEORGE, said that it means "Me so tiny!" That almost
sounds right, Pat.
Others:
"Mad Cow" - LAURA COLOMBELL
"Hitachi" - ROB BUCKANAVAGE
"Dodge" - GEORGE PATCH
"Bite the wax tadpole. no -- that's Chinese for Coke. sorry." - LESLIE
MARIA
"Achtung Baby" - KATE KIRKPATRICK
"Me so hoeny" - ELISSA JACKSON
"Me eat sushi" - DAVE HAGLER (Oh yeah, Dave Hagler's got a kickin'
little beach house goin' at Dewey this summer and has a few more open
slots. If yer interested, email him at [email protected]. He's a
very nice guy, and I understand Dewey Beach is a nice place to go and
get laid, so...)
Anyway, back to Mitsubishi. The only people who knew the right answer
(it means "Three Diamonds") was JOHN DAVID, DAN RIPPEL and MATT YOUNG.
5. In what way does Casey Martin want the PGA to change its rules?
Pretty much all of you knew that he wants to be allowed to ride in a
golf cart, cuz he's got a bum leg. And for the record, there's never
been an issue I've cared less about. Although, he does say that if he's
forced to walk his leg will swell up huge, and that would be kind of
funny to see.
6. Jerry Spring was once the mayor of what city?
OK, OK, that was supposed to read "Springer", but most of you knew
that. And most of you knew that he was the mayor of Cincinatti.
7. What do you get when you top sponge cake with ice cream and cover it
with meringue, then place it in a hot oven to brown the meringue before
the ice cream can melt?
Baked Alaska
8. What boxer was known as the "Brockton Bomber"?
Rocky Marciano
9. Clint Eastwood was once the mayor of what city?
Carmel, CA
10. In the movie Say Anything, what does Lloyd Dobbler claim is the
sport of the future?
Kickboxing
Bonus Question: (Toughie) In Say Anything, Ione Skye's character,
Diane, gives the valedictory address at her high school graduation. She
says that she's seen the future and her only advice to her classmates is
what?
She said "Go back."
Man, like almost nobody got this one. JOHN HERING did, which just goes
to show why he's our winner. ELISSA JACKSON came really close. So did
ED ROSSI. But I believe Johhny was the only one to nail it. Rock on,
John!
Subject: The Daily Answers 01/21/98
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 1998 08:32:43 -0500
The Daily Answers
01/21/98
by Dave George
MEREDITH LINBERGER is our Big Winner!!!!! Meredith, a JMU graduate,
enjoys skiing and drinking rum out of the bottle. Meredith says she'd
like to bring peace to Mid-west and that her favorite Hanson is Lou.
Meredith wins the double CD set of recordings of women claiming to have
had sex with Clinton.
Rock on, Meredith!
Before we begin, I gotta correct a glaring error from yesterday. Seems
I forgot to include SHARON PRESLEY as one of the people who knew
yesterday's killer Say Anything bonus question. Sorry Sharon!
And what are we going to do about JP XENAKIS? I mean, he's a good guy
and all. Never gets into barfights anymore. But the regulations
regarding replying to the entire list are clear. I'm afraid that not
only are we going to have to suspend JP from the Quiz for one day, but
we are all going to talk about him while he's gone. Sorry JP!
1. Finish the lyrics to this TV theme song:
"Baby you and me were never meant to be
But maybe think of me once in a while
_____________________________________"
"I'm at WKRP in Cincinatti."
Here are some oh-so-close answers:
"and possibly I could log-slam you" - TRIP MORANO
"The Facts of Life" - AIMEE HICKOX (Read the question, will ya Aim?)
"Or otherwise I will have to break your leg." - JONATHAN HAGLER
"Or I'll have to drive by and cap your sorry ass. La, la, la. La, la,
la." - STEVE STEGER
2. Who was Miss Piggy hot for?
Kermit. I don't think anyone missed this one. If you did, well,
welcome to the United States.
3. In Point Break, how does Johnny Utah gain the sympathies of Tyler in
order to get her to teach him how to surf?
A couple of you said that he wiped out on his surfboard and almost
drown. Oh, no, no, no. This certainly did not endear him to Tyler. In
fact, after she dragged him to shore and was paddling back out to the
lineup, he tried to tell her his name, and she said "Who cares?" So,
no, it definitely wasn't that.
What he did, and about a quarter of you got this, was retrieve her file
from the police database and found out that her parents had been killed
in a car accident. He then went to her place of business, a burger
shack by the beach, and worked it into conversation that *his* parents
had been killed in a car crash. Of course, he didn't do it nearly as
smoothly as Jonathan Silverman did in Weekend at Bernies:
"My parents were killed in a tragic train accident."
"That's so weird. I always thought trains were so much safer than
planes."
"Well, actually, a plane landed on the train."
"Oh, how awful for you."
LAURA COLOMBELL lost all her points for dissing Dogstar.
4. Who was Nixon's first Vice President?
Spiro Agnew
5. Name New York City's five boroughs.
I've always believed that they were The Bronx, Manhattan, Queens,
Brooklyn and Staten Island. But one or two people said that S.I. is no
longer a borough. I'm sticking with these five, though. (A borough, for
those of you who asked, is just a political division, unless you're from
one, and then it's, like, you're whole world.)
Some of you included New Jersey as one of your boroughs. Had to give
you credit for that, cuz really, what would Jersey be without New York,
right?
6. What's the name of the honky-tonk (literally "redneck loser bar")
that Bud and Sissy frequent in the movie Urban Cowboy?
Gilley's
(Extra points were awarded to all those contestants who used JP
XENAKIS'S answer of "Dig My Spurs".)
7. What was Mr. Drummond's first name?
Phillip (His middle name, which very few people know, is actually
"Tina".)
8. Name a gang other than the Bloods and the Crips.
LAURA COLOMBELL wins back her points for naming all the gangs from The
Warriors, a great movie featuring Deborah Van Valkenburgh in her first
role, right before doing "Too Close For Comfort" with Ted Knight and the
flaming Jim J. Bullock. And rounding out this six degrees, Jim J.
Bullock partied with yours truly at comedian Steve Moore's house last
Christmas. (Sigh, mistletoe memories...)
Anyway, Laura's gangs were: "the Turnbull ACs, the Baseball Furies,
the Orphans, the Rogues, the Lizzies, the Riffs and . . . . . . .the
Warriors"
Other Gangs:
"The Latin Kings" - ANGIE MARCIANO, JONATHAN HAGLER
"Cool and the Gang" - PAULA LAUGHLIN,
"F-Troop" - BIRGITT TANGERMANN
"Hell's Angels" - MATT YOUNG
"Our Gang" - DAN RIPPEL, JOHN HERING
"The Jets" - ED ROSSI, MEREDITH LINBERGER
"The Bloodhound Gang" - ELISSA JACKSON
"The Van Burens" - JEFF MARSHALL
"The Sugar Hill Gang" - JIM GILKESON, KATE KIRKPATRICK
"Gang Green" - JON DAVID
"Chivatos" - MARC ROWLEY (I've never heard of this gang, Marc, but maybe
it's a Tech thing.)
"The Little Rock Westies" - JEFF MARCIANO
"The Law" - MATT GEORGE (Matt used to date a Crip, so he ought to know.)
"Long Beach Crew" - MICHAEL HYLTON
Oy, there's more, but I'm tired.
9. Name the movie:
"Why, I'm a little black raincloud of course!"
Winnie the Pooh
10. What band did Roger, Keith, Pete, and John comprise?
A brilliant answer was turned in by STEVE STEGER. He said, "Who are
Roger, Keith, Pete, and John?" The answer, of course, is "that's
right."
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 01/22/98
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 1998 10:58:07 -0500
The Daily Answers
01/22/98
by Dave George
JAMES FLINT and LAURA COLOMBELL are our Big Winners!! Now, just
yesterday James was in danger
of being suspended from the DQ for challenging my answer to the "WKRP in
Cincinatti" theme song. While James *was* wrong, I also had part of the
lyrics wrong. Where I said "...up and down those aisles" it was pointed
out by a few people (MIKE HADLEY, MELISSA SINUNU and ELISSA JACKSON)
that it's actually "...up and down the dial". Certainly makes more
sense.
Anyway, then James goes and turns in a stunning perfect quiz yesterday,
so he's out of the dog house. Actually, I ran into James just last
night at Gold's. (Thanks for getting those guys to leave me alone, by
the way.)
James wins eight bucks.
Now Laura, on the other hand, never caused anyone any trouble at all, so
she should win something even more special. Laura wins my old pair of
Freezie Freakies, those great winter gloves that have images on them
that appear when they get cold. A great 80's collectible.
TRIP KIRKPATRICK came SOOOO close to a perfect score.
MATT GEORGE also scored really well. Not as well as some, but if you
knew the problems he's had developmentally, you'd understand why I
single him out for praise.
1. What does LL Cool J stand for? Oh, I'm not asking what the man
believes in idealogically, I want to know what those letters mean.
"Ladies Love Cool James"
Best wrong answer: "Livin' Large Cool Jesus" - SCOTT BAGER
2. And while we're on the subject, what brand hat does he wear?
Kangol. A couple of you said that he now wears FuBu. I accepted both.
And hey, speakin' of the guy, here's my kinda funny LL Cool J story. Me
and a bunch of comics were hanging out at Jerry's deli in L.A. one night
around 2 a.m. LL Cool J was sitting in a booth near the door. Another
comic joined us late, and someone said "Hey, did you see LL when you
came in?" The guy says, "Cool J?", and the first guys says "No, LL
Bean, he's handing out sweaters." Oy, we had quite a yuk at that one.
3. Never one to delve into the oogy mess of politics, the DQ is
nonetheless a huge fan of gossip. That said, what say we get up a
Clinton Impeachment Pool? Kindly indicate the date you believe Clinton
will either be impeached or will scoot town Nixon-style.
A lot of you said he's going to finish out his term. Some of you gave a
date well past the end of his term, making it kind of hard to impeach
him then. A lot of you said it will happen sometime this summer. The
smarter of my two retarded brothers (I have four, only two are retarded)
Pat, said his date will be "Gillian Anderson since she looked so
smashing at the Golden Globes."
Only one of you got all preachy about the injustice of believing a "24
year-old who went to Beverly Hills High" (as if that somehow makes her
less credible). Hey, the guy porked her, no doubt about it. Frankly, I
have no strong opinions one way or the other about Clinton, but I do so
love a scandal. I shall keep your answers on file, and should he
actually go bye-bye we'll announce the winner.
4. Name the movie:
"I love the smell of napalm in the morning! It's that smell--that
gasoline smell! Smells like...victory."
Apocalypse Now.
Worst Spelling of a Right Answer: "Apocypalypse Now" - ANONYMOUS
5. Who gave the famous "Malaise Speech"?
"the king of Malasia" - HEATHER BRAUN
"Mr. Blanton" - SEAN BOYLE (This is only funny if you went to Robinson.)
"Richard Gere in An Officer and a Gentleman" - JOEY RUSSO (Joey, is of
course confusing the famous "May-o-naise Speech".)
Tons of you said something like "The President of France". I don't know
why.
It was actually Jimmy Carter.
6. What product tempts your tummy with the taste of nuts and honey?
Hey, we may not remember our history, but not a damn one of ya didn't
know that this was "Honey Nut Cheerios"! God bless America.
7. What's Dagwood's last name?
Bumstead
ELISSA JACKSON said "Potter". Was that Mr. Potter's first name in It's
a Wonderful Life? If so, give yourself an extra point, Elissa.
8. Who did Ayatollah Khomeini overthrow?
The Shah of Iran. A few of you had funny baseball answers.
9. What do the tail letters on the airplane on the cover of the Beastie
Boys "License to Ill" spell when held up to a mirror?
Eat Me
10. In honor of JAMES FLINT, who was WKRP's news guy? (Extra credit if
you can remember what he dropped out of a helicopter as a promotional
stunt at a mall.)
SHANE SLEIGHTER, as usual, remembers way more TV than me:
"Les Nessman. And, in one of the funniest moments in the history of
television, they dropped turkeys out of the helicoptor. I believe Les
was
actually on the ground covering it, Mr. Carlson and Herb Tarlick were
actually in the helicoptor. I even remember some of the report: "Oh my
God!
People are running for cover, they're going into buildings and hiding
under
their cars! The turkeys are hitting the ground like feathered bags of
wet
cement!"
Here are some other WKRP memories:
"Les Nessman, five time winner of the Buckeye News Hawk Award" - MATT
YOUNG
"MORE NEWS, LES NESMAN" - KARL ROTHMAN
"Les Nessman, who wore a band-aid on a different part of his body in
every
show." - SARA BRADLEY
"LES NESSMAN-HE DROPPED TURKEYS--PROUD WINNER OF THE BUCKEYE NEWS
AWARD FOR HIS PORK REPORTS" - KOREN GOUTOS
"as God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly." - JAMES FLINT
Bonus: (Toughie) Ione Skye, star of such DQ favorites as Say Anything
and Gas Food Lodging, received great exposure as the naked woman on the
cover of what album?
SCOTT BAGER actually brought this little bit of trivia to my attention.
Ione is on the cover of the Red Hot Chili Pepper's album "Mother's
Milk". I think only our Big Winners, LAURA and JAMES, and also TRIP
KIRKPATRICK knew this one.
Thanks to KARL ROTHMAN for pointing out that we can see Ione naked in
the movie The Rachel Papers.
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 01/23/98
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 1998 10:33:44 -0500
The Daily Answers
01/23/98
by Dave George
Ooh, ROB BUCKANAVAGE should've been given his due for a perfect quiz
last Thursday, but I missed it. Sorry, Rob! I am but one man.
Granted, one man with a cute butt, but still just one man. The DQ will
be sending Rob a complimentary copy of "Dorf on Acid".
Today's Daily Answers will be slightly sparse in the comedy department.
We had our Super Bowl party last night and I've still got the spins.
I'm told it was a great party, and my half-time showing of the Pamela
and Tommy Lee video was indeed an inspired bit of brilliance.
Today's Big Winner is SHERRY HULSEBUS!!!!! Sherry's only been on the DQ
for a week or so and she's already a winner! Wow!
Sherry wins a case of Fudgesicles. Mmmmm...Fudgesicles
1. What's the name of that unfunny political satirist who plays the
piano standing up?
Mark Russell
2. Where did Charlie Brown get Snoopy?
Daisy Hill Puppy Farm
3. What's the name of the guy the FBI accused of being the Olympic Park
Bomber?
Richard Jewell
4. Name the commercial:
"Ancient Chinese secret, huh?"
Calgon
5. What did the "NIMH" refer to in "The Secret of NIMH"?
National Institutes of Mental Health
6. Finish this Bible verse:
"Blessed are the _______ for they _____________." (Can be more than one
word in each blank. Go nuts.)
There were some funny answers here, but like I said earlier I am really
hating life at the moment, so I'm not going to dig them up.
7. What did the "Five-0" refer to in "Hawaii Five-0"?
Hawaii's the 50th state.
8. In Tootsie, in what restaurant does Michael Dorsey (dressed up as
Dorothy Michaels) tell his agent that she's actually Michael?
The Russian Tea Room
9. In what musical do they ask, "How do you solve a problem like
Maria?"
The Sound of Music
10. What's it called when an object has absolutely zero electrical
resistance?
Superconductivity
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 01/26/98
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 10:30:51 -0500
The Daily Answers
01/26/98
by Dave George
BIRGITT TANGERMANN is our BIG WINNER!!!!!!!
Birgitt wins a VHS copy of the hit movie Lambada, The Forbidden Dance.
And while we here at DQ Headquarters don't have time to introduce every
new contestant who joins us, we try to make exceptions for special
people. Like retarded kids and girls who used to date SCOTT DAY. Sara
Bradley is the latter, and she has a friend named JUMANA SHEBIB who
joined the DQ last week, but I got really busy (Celebrity Week on
"Wheel" and all) and forgot to give her a proper intro. Jumana, a Saudi
citizen who grew up in Syria and the UAE and went to school in Greece,
claims to be at a disadvantage here on the DQ since she knows very
little of American culture. Hey, Jumana, you know where the TV is.
Start watchin'.
Also, I'm so pleased to announce that Ms. CHRISTINE CHALLAS successfully
completed the rigorous DQ screening process and is today a full-fledged
member of the DQ family. Christine is a lawyer in San Francisco who
drives a Jeep Cherokee Laredo, has very straight teeth and thinks
topless beach volleyball is a bad idea for two reasons.
Welcome, ladies!
1. Who called New York "hymietown"?
Jesse Jackson
2. Name the movie:
"Are you my pal, Mr. scholarship winner?"
"Yes sir, I'm your pal."
"Good! Good! How 'bout a Fresca?"
Caddyshack
3. In Siberia it gets so cold that a phenomenon occurs which the locals
call "The breath of twinkling stars". What is that? (By the way, this
is a question which John Hering insisted I use, so if you hate it, call
John at his office @ 703-418-2800 ext. 329.)
As Johnny tell us: "When you exhale your breath freezes into tiny ice
balls which tinkle to the ground."
Points to John for using the words "balls" and "tinkle" in the same
sentence.
A whole lot of you said "Aurora Borealis" or "Northern Lights".
4. What rocker killed his girlfriend, Nancy Spungen?
A lot of you said "Kenny G". Actually, just one of you. But that's
very close. The correct answer is "Sid Vicious". Ya know, I lived next
door to a Chuck and Barbara Vicious for years and they were just about
the nicest people you'd ever want to meet. So you just never know...
5. Laws passed in the late 1800's which legislated racial
discrimination were known as what?
Jim Crow Laws
6. What S.E. Hinton book featured Ponyboy, Dallas and Johnny?
The Outsiders. You got extra points if you told me to "Stay gold".
7. What was the name of Nicole Brown Simpson's dog?
Who said "Lucky"? Cuz that's a funny answer when you think about it.
Damn, who was that? I gotta go look it up...SEAN BOYLE was the dude.
Good answer, Sean. And I'm not just saying that because you're packin'.
The correct answer is "Kato".
8. Where did the U.S. vaporize three islands with a huge H-bomb test in
1954?
No, PAT GEORGE, it wasn't Hawaii. That wouldn't have been very nice.
Rather, we got rid of a few pesky islands in the Marshall Islands chain,
specifically, the Bikini Atoll. It's tragic and all that, true, but
still...kinda funny. Can you imagine the guy motoring over to favorite
fishing spot right...by...this..isla--hey, the hell?
9. What is the drug phencyclidine better known as?
Ooh, so, so many phen-phen answers. No, this one here's PCP or "Angel
Dust" or "Mmmmm, delicious." Remember that video we had to watch in
Health class, "Angel Death"? "She FRIED HER BABY!!!!"
10. What building do the bad guys take over in Die Hard?
Nakatomi Plaza or Nakatomi Building, anything with "Nakatomi" in it
worked for me.
Congratulations again to BIRGITT TANGERMANN!!!!
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 01/27/98
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 09:34:09 -0500
The Daily Answers
01/27/98
by Dave George
Man, SEAN BOYLE kicked this quiz right in the keister! His answers were
so complete and well thought out that I can just picture him sitting
down at his "study area" in his room, hunched over his desk, with his
pencil gripped tightly and his tongue sticking out the side of his mouth
a little while he went to work on his DQ.
Sean is an FBI agent in Florida who says he enjoys running and going
through each day knowing that he's carrying a gun.
Sean wins a life-sized poster of Emmanuel Lewis, star of the hit TV
comedy "Webster".
1. Name all the different types of Coke which have ever been sold.
The Coca-Cola company actually makes 160 different beverages, but we're
only looking for types of Coke. This doesn't narrow it down all that
much, though.
Coke
New Coke
Classic Coke
Coke II (Just New Coke renamed)
Caffeine Free Coke
Diet Coke
Caffeine Free Diet Coke
Cherry Coke
Diet Cherry Coke
Coca Cola Light - I think MILLIE PERRINE was the only one to get this
one. This was Diet Coke in Europe.
I'm sure there are more. A couple people said "Clear Coke", which I
don't remember, but I'll take your word for it.
A lot of you said "Coke with cocaine". My tireless research on this
subject reveals the following:
"Since 1903, Coca-Cola has gone through great trouble to remove the
cocaine from its coca leaves. The current "decocanization" of coca
leaves cannot remove all cocaine. However, the amount of cocaine in
Coca-cola is so incredibly minute that is cannot be easily measured, and
for all practical purposes, modern Coca-Cola is cocaine-free."
2. What is the reciprocal of 10?
"Did I ever tell you that I failed math 3 times at JMU? Is it .10?" -
TRIP MORANO
Hey, Trip, third time's a charm! Cuz that's right!
It's OK, though, cuz I failed Econ two times before finally passing.
And I failed a *really* easy probability class (forgot to attend the
final.)
And I failed a *WORD PERFECT* class. Word Perfect??
3. What is a sperm whale's main source of food?
Many people* think that sperm whales eat plankton, but verily I say unto
you that they actually eat squid. Some of them eat up to a ton of squid
each day.**
*Like me, until so many people said "squid" that I had to look it up on
the web.
**Of course, these are the really fat whales which the other whales make
fun of. Whales can be so cruel.
4. Who anchors the CBS evening news?
Ya know, occassionaly I throw out a creampuff like this one to keep you
guys from bitching that the DQ is too hard. Then some of you go and get
THIS one wrong! What the hell are you doing at night, READING???
The answer's Dan Rather
5. What was the name of Fred Flintstone's alien friend?
Here's the big eliminator. If you said "The Great Kazoo" you were
wrong. His name was "The Great Gazoo" with a "G".
6. Finish this campaign slogan: "Tippecanoe..."
"and you may piss off an Indian" - GEORGE PATCH
"Eat my shoe" - ELISSA JACKSON
"and they drown" - MICHAEL ROLFES
"and tigger too" - STEPHEN STEWART
It's really "and Tyler too." But I like those answers better.
(And if you had an answer similar to one of those, forgive me, I *do*
have a real job over here.)
7. In what movie does John Goodman play an oddball exterminator?
Arachnaphobia
Worst spelling of a correct answer: "Aracnifobia" - ANONYMOUS
And yeah, smartasses, I watch TNT a lot.
8. What's the name of the huge current of warm water which runs up the
eastern coast of the U.S.?
The Gulf Stream
JOHN BRENCE admitted that there's *always* a warm current around him
when he swims, if ya catch his drift.
9. Who said "I'm so mean I make medicine sick?"
"My doctor" - HEATHER BRAUN
Muhammad Ali. Some of you knew that he had also said this before he
changed his name. Ali's real name, of course, was "Linda Travinsky".
10. (Choose one)
A. Who holds the single-season homerun record in the AL?
Hell if I know. Don't really follow the sport. But so many of you said
"Roger Maris" that that's got to be the answer.
or
B. Who did all the cooking for Robbie, Chip and Ernie?
Ah, now TV I know. Uncle Charlie O'Casey, who wasn't *really* their
uncle (and who wore an apron a lot) cooked for the Douglas family on "My
Three Sons".
JP XENAKIS earned large points for, "Is there a penalty for answering
both when
instructed to choose one? I don't want another suspension. I'm a
little wary. My Uncle Charlie always said, "If you don't learn from
your mistakes, then you're only robbing yourself. Now eat your fish and
chips, you've earned them." Man could he cook."
Congratulations once again to SEAN BOYLE! Stand proud, man!
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 01/28/97
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 1998 08:29:00 -0500
The Daily Answers
01/28/98
by Dave George
We have a TEN-way tie today!!!!
When I call out your name please stand up.
SARA BRADLEY
CHRISTINE CHALLAS
JENNIFER DISTEFANO
JAMES FLINT
KOREN GOUTOS
HEIDI HERING
TRIP KIRKPATRICK
JOCELYN MACNEIL
LIA PAPA
and
MATT YOUNG
Each of these brilliant contestants win their choice of either a Dirt
Devil(r) upright vacuum cleaner or a SIG-Sauer P226 9mm Luger ("Blossom"
star Mayim Bialik says, "That's a damn nice gun.")
Congratulations!!!
And KAI WAKELING wins a special prize for being Jamaica's sole
representative on the Daily Quiz. Kai wins a new bobsled.
1. What singer wants to be the girl with the most cake?
Courtney Love
CHRIS DE SANTIS lost ten bucks to me the other day betting that she
played Nancy Spungen in Sid & Nancy. The hell was he thinking? (She
*was* in the movie, but everyone knows that Chloe Webb from "China
Beach" played Nancy.) I want my ten bucks, Chris.
2. Clowns: Fun or Scary?
38 of you said "Fun".
24 said "Scary".
The correct answer is "Scary". Congrats to those 24 who got it right.
3. What disease is characterized by red blood cells misshapen into
crescents?
Sickle Cell Anemia
4. Put the following Soviet leaders in the correct order from earliest
reign to latest:
Brezhnev, Krushchev, Stalin, Lenin
The correct order is:
Lenin
Stalin
Krushchev
Brezhnev
(Remember in the 80's how as soon as they'd get a new leader he'd die?
That was really funny. Man, they were like Spinal Tap drummers. But
that was back when we hated them. Were that to happen now it would only
be kinda funny.)
5. The very first photographs, produced on silver plates, were called
what?
One or two of you said "tintype", which is, I'm afraid, incorrect. Not
that I'd ever *heard* of a tintype before today, but I looked it up on
the web and found that it's another name for a "Ferrotype", which is not
the same thing as the correct answer, "Daguerreotype".
SCOTT DAY said, "I don't care if those things were printed on GOLD! No
matter what kind of spin *you* want to put on it, that filth was called
PORNOGRAPHY!"
Scott is apparently unaware that there actually exist pictures of things
other than naked women. (Not that you'd know this to visit his
apartment.)
KARL ROTHMAN had a kinda clever answer that gave me a moment's pause:
"Nickels."
You're suspended, Karl.
Just kidding.
6. In what Disney movie will you find Cruella De Vil?
101 Dalmatians
"Isn't it so cool that her last name is devil? Sometimes Disney rules."
- ELISSA JACKSON
(I'm an idiot. I never noticed that.)
7. Doric and Roman are types of what?
I was looking for columns here.
LIA PAPA, one of today's Big Winners kindly and politely pointed out
that "doric
refers to a specific column style, but roman refers to an entire
architectural style, really, not a specific type of column."
Rock on, Lia.
8. Jenny, I got your number. What's her number?
867-5309
If you got this wrong you can consider yourself a failure in 80's Trivia
101.
9. Who was always sweeping in front of his store on Sesame Street?
Mr. Hooper
"Hello Mr. Looper!"
"Hoopah, Hoopah!!"
10. For what crime did they finally put Al Capone in prison?
"Sleeping with a mob intern, and then lying about it." - RACHEL OLITSKY
Tax evasion. Many of you pointed out that he died in prison of
syphilis. Oddly enough, so did Mr. Hooper.
All my love,
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 01/30/98
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 1998 09:26:39 -0500
The Daily Answers
01/29/98
by Dave George
Ordinarily I don't like to declare ties, but for the past two days I've
felt it necessary. Yesterday it was because so many people earned
perfect scores that I knew I'd get tons of hate mail if I didn't give
everyone credit. And today's was such a hard quiz that I felt these
five ought to get credit for scoring really high.
So kindly give these folks a hearty round of applause:
CHRISTINE CHALLAS
JASON PODGORSKI
DAN RIPPEL
BIRGITT TANGERMANN
and
DAN TUCKER
This group of Big Winners shall receive CHRIS DESANTIS's faggy white
Miata, which they can either use on a timeshare basis or sell, dividing
the cash amongst themselves. It's entirely up to you, it's your car
now.
Way to go!!
1. A gargoyle isn't *really* a gargoyle unless it also serves as what?
"An ashtray" - MARK MURRAY
The correct answer is "A waterspout". ELI KAILEY added "Chimeres are
the ones that aren't rain
spouts."
Aw hell no, Eli. Grotesques are gargoyles without the waterspout
feature. Chimeres are robes. (I looked all this up.)
But I'm glad this happened, because it brings up something I wanted to
talk about. That is, giving extra information in your answers. You do
this at your own risk. It can pay off huge, but if you're wrong you
will suffer. Thus, Eli is suspended for one round. I don't do this
because it's fun for me. I do this because it's REALLY fun for me. See
ya, Eli!
2. What paradise did Coleridge write about in his poem "Kubla Khan"?
Xanadu. TRIP KIRKPATRICK added "where Olivia Newton John and John
Travolta skate around and around all day, listening to the peppy sounds
of ELO." Doh! Another unsolicited wrong answer! It wasn't John
Travolta, Trip, it was Michael Beck. The same Michael Beck who starred
in The Warriors, which we visited last week in our salute to gangs.
Don't worry, though, Trip, I'm not gonna suspend ya. (I'm not going to
suspend Eli either, but don't tell her that. Let's let her sweat.)
3. What country got its start as a prison colony?
Australia (or, as darn near half of you answered "Austrailia".)
4. On "The Simpsons", who is Radioactive Man's sidekick?
Fallout Boy
5. Who is the supreme spiritual leader of Tibetans?
The Dalai Lama. DAN RIPPEL said, "Dolly Llama (sister of cowboy boot
maker Tony Llama)"
6. In what movie does Kevin Spacey play a tyrannical movie studio
executive?(Big extra credit points if you can name the studio.)
Swimming With Sharks. The studio he worked for was Keystone. (And this
is one GREAT movie, in my opinion.) (Remember when that poor kid tries
to get on the elevator with Spacey, and he gets screamed at "Hey, get
outta here! Who do you work for?!!")
7. According to Milton's "Paradise Lost", what's the capital of Hell?
Pandemonium
A couple people answered "H", which is pretty funny.
A couple of you answered with the address of your place of employment,
but I won't single you out. Just in case.
8. Pat Buchanan was what president's speechwriter?
Nixon
9. What philosopher proposed the idea of the "superman"?
Nietzsche
10. Take a stab at the number of men who have lived to see their sons
inaugurated President of the United States.
Six. And no, I can't name them all. I just read it somewhere recently.
I promise today's quiz will be a little easier.
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 01/30/98
Date: Mon, 02 Feb 1998 10:32:59 -0500
The Daily Answers
01/30/98
by Dave George
It's a five-way tie!!!!
CHRISTINE CHALLAS
LAURA COLOMBELL (Laura and Christine are battling it out for the coveted
"Queen of the DQ" title.)
CHRIS DE SANTIS
CABE FRANKLIN
and
TOM O'REILLEY
Are our Big Winners!!!!!
Each of these fine contestants wins a carton of smokes.
Way to go!!!
1. We call him Bigfoot, but the Indians call him what?
Apparently there are multiple words for this fella. However, as has
been the policy here at the DQ since its inception, in the event of
multiple answers, the correct answer is the one which *I* was thinking
of. It's not fair, I know, and I feel really bad about it.
Anyway, the correct answer here is "Sasquatch". I was very forgiving on
spelling.
2. What's the voodoo word for magic?
A lot of you said "voodoo", but that's a religion. Besides, the word's
in the damn question. The hell's the matter with you? The correct
answer is "mojo".
3. Name the movie:
"Face it, Frank, garden slugs got more out of life than you."
"Hah! Name one."
Here's another quote from the same movie:
"I didn't know her husband died."
"Frank, she wore black for an entire year!"
"I remember her wearing black. I thought it was a fashion thing."
Scrooged. A very great movie.
4. In mathematics, what is defined as the set of points in a given
plane at a given distance from a center point?
A circle.
5. On what 70's TV show would you find Freddie the frog, Charlie the
owl and Henrietta Hippo?
"The New Zoo Revue" (Not "The Nude Zoo Revue", as STEVE STEGER said.)
That's something else entirely.
TOM O'REILLY, whom the DQ already likes because his email address is in
pig latin, scored extra points for including the New Zoo Revue theme
song:
It's the New Zoo Revue
Coming Right at you
It's the New Zoo Revue
Coming Right at you
We learn from our friend Doug
And his helper Emmy Jo
There's CHARLIE, FREDDIE, HENRI-ET-ET-ETT-A
We have fun learning things we don't know
Blah blah blah blah blah it's Henrietta Hippo
Very smart and oh so bright it's Charlie the Owl
Not so smart but very fun it's Freddy the Frog
It's quite an unusual thing
The animals talk and sing
With Doug and Emmy Jo
Every day's a different SHOW
[repeat chorus]
6. What is the Latin term for "Let the buyer beware"?
Caveat Emptor
7. Who invented bifocals?
Ben Franklin
8. In what movie did Lee Marvin lead twelve prisoners-turned-commandos
on a World War II suicide mission?
Best wrong answer: "Force Twelve from Navarone" - from our man STEVE
STEGER again. Rock on, Steve.
Correct answer: The Dirty Dozen
9. In what city does Batman do his crimefighting?
Gotham City
10. What's the next line of this song?
"Doesn't matter what they say
In the jealous game people play
Hey Hey Hey"
LAURA COLOMBELL included all the lyrics. I really appreciated that,
because I never knew what they were saying in the third and fourth lines
of the second verse.
Can you see them?
They talk about us
Telling lies -
Well that's no surprise
Can you see them
See right through them
They have no shield
No secrets to reveal
Doesn't matter what they say
In the jealous games people play
Hey hey hey
OUR LIPS ARE SEALED
The Go Go's
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers(r) 02/02/98
Date: Tue, 03 Feb 1998 08:15:55 -0500
by Dave George
Today's Big Winners are:
SARA BRADLEY
JOHN BRENCE
JON DAVID
LISA HAJDO
JOCELYN MACNEIL
and
MELISSA SINUNU!
Each of these contestants will be receiving a Shiatsu Massager, except
for JON DAVID, who will be receiving a free renewal of his Hustler
subscription.
Way to go!!!
The Daily Quiz(r) doubles its international membership today with the
introduction of DAVE GEORGE HENRY. Besides having the digginest name,
Dave is a student at the University of the West Indies, Mona, located in
Jamaica. Dave enjoys fishing, swimming and cowering under palm fronds
during eclipses, praying for the sun to return.
Also, and this is gonna be a hoot, TOM CARRIER is signing on!! Now,
those of you who either went to Robinson or did a stretch in the county
hoosegow will know this guy. Tom is easily one of the funniest human
beings to walk the planet. During the Mr. Robinson pageant in 12th
grade, we were supposed to walk across the stage one at a time, stop,
take our sportcoat off, sling it over our shoulder, and walk back off.
In front of a zillion students and parents, Tom walked out, took off his
PANTS, slung them over his shoulder, and walked out. And Tom had an
uncle who would visit them and smoke in the bathroom, thinking he was
skirting Mrs. Carrier's no-smoking policy. Well, prior to one of his
visits Tom was home sick. He spent considerable time pouring small
amounts of gasoline into the toilet, trying to see if it would ignite
when a cigarette was dropped in. It never worked, but I never forgot
that story or the effort this guy will go for a laugh. Tom now lives in
San Francisco, where taking your pants off on stage can garner a man big
bucks.
Welcome, Tom and Dave!
1. In what city does Phil the groundhog come out to see his shadow?
The spelling ranged from "Punksuhtony" to "Patunxet" to "Chicago", but
these were all close enough for me. The correct spelling is
"Punxsutawney". I think.
2. What is the political arm of the Irish Republican Army?
So many bad arm jokes.
The correct answer is "Sinn Fein". (pronounced "Punk-suh-tonn-ee".)
3. What is the process of assigning priority of treatment to trauma
patients called?
Triage.
4. Which U.S. president had a bathtub big enough for four people
installed in the White House?
Taft. He was very large.
5. Name the movie:
"I'd like the pie heated and I don't want the ice cream on top I want it
on the side and I'd like strawberry instead of vanilla if you have it.
If not, then no ice cream just whipped cream, but only if it's real. If
it's out of a can then nothing."
"Not even the pie?"
"No, just the pie, but then not heated."
When Harry Met Sally.
6. What unusual kind of shoes did Dave Letterman usually wear on his
show back in the 80's?
Wrestling Shoes
7. Where did the Japanese lead thousands of World War II POW's on a
death march?
Bataan.
8. I'm thinking of a number between 1 and 20. What is it?
There were some really funny/ridiculous answers here:
"10" - TRIP MORANO
"6" - KAI WAKELING
"2" - ROB BUCKANAVAGE
"14" - JOEY RUSSO, LISA FLINT
"3" - HEIDI HERING
I could go on...
Actually, the best answer came from Big Winner JOCELYN MACNEIL, who said
"I'm thinking of a number between 1 and 20...is it right?"
Very clever, Jocelyn!
So what was the correct number?
It was EIGHT!!! Dig? Question 8? Rock on if you got it. Let's see who
got it:
ANDY SOUDERS
CHRISTINE CHALLAS
ELISSA JACKSON
and
DAN TUCKER
9. What famous basketballer was a student of Bruce Lee?
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
10. Where exactly is the Blarney Stone located?
Blarney Castle, Ireland
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 02/03/98
Date: Wed, 04 Feb 1998 08:49:52 -0500
by Dave George
Oh boy, we got us some unpleasant business to take care of here. And by
"unpleasant" I mean that it will be unpleasant for the offenders, cuz
the rest of us will probably kinda enjoy it. Now, everyone who has ever
joined an internet mailing list knows how they can start to suck really
quickly. First you're taking part in spirited debates on politics, next
thing you know you're wasting time downloading messages that simply say
"Steve sucks." For this reason we do not allow contestants to reply to
the entire group. So, as you all by now know we had two of these
yesterday. The first one, by our newest contestant and second favorite
Jamaican, DAVE HENRY, I'm going to let slide with just a warning. It's
the kid's first day on the DQ and he didn't know any better. Plus, I
watched Cool Runnings again last night, and that movie always gets me
all weepy for those plucky Jamaicans.
But MEREDITH HANLEY, on the other hand...well, I just can't understand
how someone can make fun of somebody who sent a message to the entire
group by SENDING A MESSAGE TO THE ENTIRE GROUP. This is not without
precedence, as many of you remember. And if I'm not mistaken, the last
offender was from the same company. Perhaps he can offer you some
pointers on how to spend your new free time while serving out your
suspension.
Meredith gets 5 days. See ya next week!
********************
Today's Big Winners:
********************
LAURA COLOMBELL (come on you guys, beat this chick!)
and
PETER LEWIS
Laura and Peter win a VHS copy of "Blue Hawaii" starring Elvis Presley.
Way to go!!
1. What is the only one of the original Seven Ancient Wonders of the
World that is still around?
MIKE WAITE pointed out: "FYI, it's the Seven Wonders of the Ancient
World."
"Hello, Department of nitpicking, Mike speaking, how may I help you?"
No, no, Mike's right. And I'm a right bastard about these things
myself, so I guess I should just lump it.
Oh, the answer here "The Pyramids at Giza".
2. In the movie Citizen Kane, what was "Rosebud"?
JASON PODGORSKI: "Possibly a mysterious French woman....Not really sure
except that Kane dies alone in his extravagant mansion, Xanadu, speaking
a single word:
"Rosebud". In an attempt to figure out the meaning of this word, a
reporter tracks
down the people who worked and lived with Kane; they tell their stories
in a
series of flashbacks that reveal much about Kane's life but not enough
to
unlock the riddle of his dying breath."
Jason, my young friend, that reads like every Cliff's Notes book report
I ever did in high school. You didn't watch this movie, weasel. Maybe
if you *had* watched it instead of smoking those refer cigarettes and
listening to that new Seattle sound you kids are so fond of you would
have known
what Rosebud was. It was Kane's sled, which he rode as a child. (The
mysterious French woman he didn't ride until much later on.)
But ya know, Jason, the more I read it the more your description of this
movie smacks of internet research. Hold on a second, I'm gonna go check
a couple likely sources...
DOH!!! BUSTED!
Folks, kindly read Jason's Citizen Kane summary again, then read the
passage below which I cut and pasted from The Internet Movie Database.
IMDB: "Multimillionaire newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane dies alone
in his extravagant mansion, Xanadu, speaking a single word: "Rosebud".
In an attempt to figure out the meaning of this word, a reporter tracks
down the people who worked and lived with Kane; they tell their stories
in a series of flashbacks that reveal much about Kane's life but not
enough to unlock the riddle of his dying breath."
Down to the semicolon!
Sorry, Jason, you are so nailed!
Hooo! I love this game, don't you?
3. Who was David Berkowitz better known as?
No, DAVE HENRY, it wasn't Batman, but I did give points to everyone else
who answered with that, because you tricked them so well.
He was known as the Son of Sam
4. Who built the Spruce Goose?
A lot of people said Boeing for some reason, but it was the Hughes
Aircraft Company, founded by Howard Hughes. In an A&E Biography of him
they said that in his final
days he was so looney that he wore Kleenex boxes on his feet. I just
hope he wasn't a jogger, cuz those things give very little arch support.
A couple more interesting facts:
-Hughes Aircraft is now located right here in Arlington, VA, on Wilson
Blvd.
-The hangar where the Spruce Goose was housed for ten years is now a
movie soundstage where The Cable Guy was filmed.
5. What is the national sport of South Korea?
Best Correct Answer: "Tae Kwon D'OH!" - MATT GEORGE, who can't hold a
conversation without working a Simpsons quote into it.
Best Wrong Answer: "Bombing Trash Piles (Remember 5 o'clock Charlie
from M*A*S*H?)" - GEOFF HARKNESS (I do remember that episode, it was
really funny.)
By the way, I'm sure I'm gonna get a lot of emails telling me that it's
not Tae Kwon Do, but I swear I just heard it on A&E's "Martial Arts" the
other night.
6. What 80's sitcom had a theme song that included these lyrics:
What would we do, baby, without us?
What would we do, baby, without us?
Cuz there ain't no nothin' we can't love each other through
What would we do, baby, without us?
Sha-la-la-laaa...
"Family Ties"
7. What type of plane is Lockheed's SR-71 Blackbird?
I must say that the worst answer belonged to AMY MACPHERSON, who said "A
Helicopter". I mean, goddamn, the word "plane" is IN the question. But
Amy seems a sweet girl, so we gave her credit anyway.
SHANE SLEIGHTER: "A kick ass spy plane (or survellance aircraft). I got
to see one at Dryden
Space Flight Center in California. Cool story: the SR-71 takes off
with
only enough fuel to get off the ground and then is fueled in the air.
Once
it comes back to the ground, long pans are put under it and all the fuel
leaks back out again over the next couple of days. The reason is that
the
fuselage used to burst when it would expand from the heat of the engine,
so
they finally made a fuselage that, when cool, was not connected. After
the
engine has been running for a couple of minutes, the fuselage expands
and
connects. When the engine is turned off, it contracts and all the fuel
leaks back out again."
8. Who was Mick Jagger's first wife?
Bianca Jagger
9. Name the movie:
"Imagine you're a deer. You're prancing around. You get thirsty. You
spot a little brook. You put your little deer lips down to the clear
water - BAM! A fuckin' bullet rips off part of your head! Your brains
are lying on the ground in little bloody pieces. Now I ask you, do you
give a fuck what kind of pants the son-of-a-bitch who shot you was
wearing?!"
My Cousin Vinny
10. What is the name of that silly sport where participants slide
"stones" across an ice rink while these foolish little people scamper
about, sweeping in front of the sliding stone with brooms?
Curling
HEATHER BRAUN gets credit for "stone hockey", cuz that's what it's
called in Greenland.
AMY MACPHERSON: "Shuttle Cock" (I'm sorry?)
BONUS QUESTION:
What has Karla Faye Tucker requested for her last meal before being
executed tonight?
Now, I am on record as being against the death penalty, and certainly
there's nothing funny about her dying last night...except for some of
these answers:
"Just a little something to pick at." - KARL ROTHMAN
"Tombstone Pizza" - SALLY STENGEL, ELISSA JACKSON, a couple others,
sorry, I can't find your names.
"An old friend." - SCOTT BAGER
"Fried chicken, dirty rice, and red beans and gravy
from Popeye's. At least that's what I would ask for." - DAN RIPPEL
Congratulations once again to Laura and Peter! You are a credit to your
community.
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 02/04/98
Date: Thu, 05 Feb 1998 08:11:03 -0500
by Dave George
Today's Big Winner is LEETO TLOU!!!! Leeto, who lives with contestant
JIM GILKESON (but, as they are always telling people, "Just as friends")
is a Harley-riding, strapping young buck who is famous for having the
ability to hear a pretty girl say something like "I'm originally from
Iowa" and then say "Hey, *I'm* from Iowa!" and know enough enough about
geography to pull it off. You gotta love that kind of effort.
The DQ salutes you, Leeto, on your Big Win!!
Leeto wins a Salad Shooter!
Way to go, Leeto!
NOTE: There were some other very excellent scores, but as most of you
know, the DQ reserves the right to choose one winner from the top
finishers. Especially when the DQ has a lot of work to do.
1. Name the movie:
"Lord, we give you Shorty. Try not to piss him off."
OK, I screwed the question up by getting the name wrong. Shoulda read
"Curly", not "Shorty". DQ superpower, LAURA COLOMBELL pointed it out.
But I'm glad I did get it wrong, cuz it meant that only those people who
*really* knew the answer (City Slickers) got it right. No amount of web
research would
have given you the correct answer without the name Curly in there.
Best Answer: "The Ten Commandments" - STEVE BOSWELL
These three got the right answer:
LAURA COLOMBELL
ROB WAGNER
and
CHRISTINE CHALLAS
2. On what hijacked ship was that old crippled man killed by
Palestinian terrorists and rolled overboard?
"HMS Bounty" - PAT GEORGE
"HMS Pinafore" - ELISSA JACKSON
"HMS Beagle" - MELISSA BOWEN
"S.S. Minnow" - HEIDI HERING
"The Big Red Boat" - ANGIE MARCIANO
"The Love Boat" - STEVE STEWART
"The Amistad" - SHANE SLEIGHTER
Correct answer: The Achille Lauro
3. What's the name of Bob Marley's hometown?
Most of you said Kingston, which is technically correct, but if you're
really familiar with his music you'll know that he often sings about
living in Trenchtown, which is located in Kingston. A few of you said
St Ann, which is where he was born and lived until he moved to
Trenchtown when he was five. I had to give credit to all these answers
since I'm basically an insecure person and don't want anyone to hate me.
Another Bob Marley fun fact:
His father was Hall of Fame quarterback Johnny Unitas.
(Actually, I made that up. But he *did* love the Colts and wrote "No
Woman No Cry" when they left Baltimore.)
(I apologize for all this lying.)
4. What is the practice of having multiple husbands at one time called?
Damn, I was hoping to trick you since I thought "polygamy" was multiple
wives and "polyandry" was multiple husbands. Turns out that "polygyny"
is multiple wives, "polyandry" (the word I was really looking for) is
multiple husbands and "polygamy" is having multiple spouses, either
husbands OR wives.
So I accepted either polygamy or polyandry.
Worst Answer: "Biligomy" - ANONYMOUS (By the way, these terrible
anonymous answers? They're almost always from the same guy. But he can
kick my ass, so I won't single him out.
5. What did Doogie Howser's dad do for a living?
"Crack" - PAT GEORGE
"Pimped" - TRIP MORANO
"Doogie Howser's mom" - ELISSA JACKSON, STEVE STEGER
The correct answer is "Doctor".
And SHANE SLEIGHTER confusing the *character* of Doogie's dad with the
*actor* who portrayed him:
"Well first he lead a swat unit, then he was a nuerosurgeon (who once,
as I recall, helped a guy in a cabin by drilling a hole in his skull
with a Black and Decker brand Lil' Industrialist Rechargeable Drill),
and then he helped lead a scientific research team testing out the Ebola
virus (he was the
panicky one), and Mr. Sikking has played several thousand other
characters, usually hard-nosed uptight jerks."
6. Who started CNN?
Ted Turner
7. Who tried to jump the Snake River Canyon in a rocket car?
Evel Knievel
8. Which of the Bond Girls (from the James Bond movies) had the best
name?
Pussy Galore was #1 (Imagine that)
Octopussy was #2 (Hmmmm...I see a common denominator here.)
Xenia Onatop was a distant third.
Alata Fagina garnered a great many write-in votes.
Here are some other great Bond Girls who didn't make the cut:
Honey Ryder
Kissy Suzuki
Plenty O'Toole
Tiffany Case
Holly Goodhead
and
Bibi Dahl
9. Name the movie:
"I don't know how you do it!"
"It's Arthur Murray...six lessons."
"That's not what I mean...Two hundred pairs of eyes are focused on you
right now with two questions. Who is this girl and why is the President
dancing with her?"
"Well, first of all, the two-hundred pairs of eyes aren't focused on
me...they're focused on you. And the answers are, Sydney Ellen Wade,
and because she said yes."
The American President (Which I find that I am now being accused of
having actually seen. Which, being a man, is NOT the case, of course.)
10. What hi-tech company did Larry Ellison start?
Oracle
Congratulations again to LEETO TLOU!!
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 02/06/98
Date: Fri, 06 Feb 1998 10:30:49 -0500
The Daily Answers
02/05/98
by Dave George
Alright, for the last time, KNOCK IT OFF! There is such a thing called
"Netiquette", which dictates, among other things, that mailing lists are
to be used solely for the purpose for which people subscribed to them.
Using another moderator's distribution list for your own stuff is a big
no-no. I thought we'd covered this pretty well, but apparently I was
mistaken. As much as I'd love to believe that Bill Gates is going to
give me a thousand dollars for sending an email, the simple fact is that
I live in a quaint little place called "Reality" where things like that
just don't happen.
Now, we got two of these unsolicited mass-mailings yesterday. One was
pure spam (junk mail), but the other was at least friendly net-humor.
The spammer shall receive ONE MONTH suspension. The DQGB (Daily Quiz
Governing Board) was split between a long suspension and total
banishment, and while I was initially for banishment, the
pro-suspensioners eventually won out. However, this is as good as
banishment, cuz I'm sure I'll forget all about this chick in a month.
Darwinboy shall receive a one day suspension. Granted, the light
sentence has much to do with the fact that Sean's a dear old pal who is
also a federal agent and could adversely affect my standing with the IRS
should he so desire. What kind of a madman is Sean? Well, once, he and
Jeff Browning were driving in Northern Virginia and a guy behind them
became irate, believing Sean had cut him off. At a red light the guy
got out of his car and made like he was gonna give them the business.
When he leaned into their car they pulled him through the driver's
window and beat the snot out of him. Man, I love that story.
*****************************************************
>From here on out, any person who sends an email to the
DQ distro list shall be banished for all eternity.
*****************************************************
Today's Big Winner is MILLIE PERRINE!!!
Millie scored a stunning 11 out of 10!
Rock on, Mills!
Millie wins a copy of this fantastic financial primer I found on the
internet called "Make Money Fast"! I should send it out to everyone I
know, actually.
DAVE ROGERS receives a special DQ Props Award for not only turning in
a fine Quiz yesterday, but also for solving our problem of having all
the addresses show in your DQ. This should prevent our generous little
"helpers" out there from sharing all that "new", cool stuff they've
found on the web.
Dave wins DAVE HAGLER's pair of squeaky new shoes.
Please let me know if you can still see other people's addresses. We
will immediately revoke Dave's award.
1. What NBA team was Dennis Rodman on prior to playing for the Bulls?
Spurs or Pistons
2. What General was commander of the U.S. Southern Command in 1990?
Gen. Maxwell Thurman
Just about everyone said "Schwarzkopf", and truth be told, that was what
I was going for, but I should've said "Central Command". Southcomm was
Thurman. As SCOTT BAGER pointed out, Thurman was the man behind the
Panama invasion.
MILLIE PERRINE was the other person to get this one right.
3. V.I. Lenin lead what group of Marxist radicals in their ousting of
the Romanovs in Russia?
Bolsheviks
4. Name the movie:
"The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled, was convincing the world he
doesn't exist."
The Usual Suspects
5. What French artist painted "Irises"?
It was Van Gogh, but someone informed me that he was Dutch or something.
(I'm sorry, but with all the hub-bub over JENNIFER FAY's spam I didn't
get the contestant's name. Blame her.)
6. What are inhabitants of the island of Lesbos called?
Lesbosians. This is an old Trivial Pursuit question.
Best Variation of the Most Common Answer: "Hot Damn, Lesbians." - TRIP
MORANO
7. I'll name two members of a band, and you name the band:
A. Geddy Lee and Neil Peart
Rush
B. Leroi Moore and Boyd Tinsley
Dave Matthews Band
C. John Pineta and Brian Belforte
Johnnie's Heritage (Unless you went to JMU there was pretty much no way
you were gonna get this one. Sorry 'bout that, but it's your own fault
for not getting better SATs.)
D. Paul Stanley and Peter Chriss
KISS
E. Ron Wood and Charlie Watts
The Rolling Stones
8. What did Mindy's dad do for a living on "Mork & Mindy"?
Best Wrong Answer: "Doogie Howser's Mom" - ANDY SOUDERS, MATT GEORGE, I
think a couple others.
Correct Answer: He owned a music store.
9. What name has been the most popular amongst popes? (And which name
has yet to be used?)
A few of you said "Peter", but he was actually the very FIRST Pope. (Of
course, how hard could it be to get that gig when you're actually PALS
with Jesus?)
A lot of people said "Pius" was the most popular name, and while 12 of
them have bunked in the Vatican there have been 23 "John's".
Names not yet used?
"Sting" - MICHAEL ROLFES
"Kirby" - MILLIE PERRINE
"Alota Fagina" - CHRIS BLILEY
"Jesus" - DAN RIPPEL
"Guido Sarduchi" - MICHAEL CANAVAN
"Corky" - MATT GEORGE (Matt, that's wrong, Pope Corky II (1723-1738)
introduced to the Catholic Church the "Double Handed Sign of the Cross",
where you use both hands to slap your forehead and chest at the same
time, then both shoulders, thus saving time which can be better spent
praying.)
(Actually, I invented this, something which has provided my parents no
small amount of Sunday shame.)
10. What cartoon's theme song included these lyrics:
"When you're threatened by a stranger,
When it looks like you're in danger,
When it looks like you will take a lickin',
(buc, buc, buc, buc)
There is someone waiting,
Who will hurry up and rescue you, just
Caaaaaall for _______ ________!"
Super Chicken
ALLAN HERING and GEORGE PATCH, taking time away from their busy Quake
schedule, corrected my recollection of these lyrics somewhat. It wasn't
"Caaaaall for Super Chicken", it was "Baaaaak for Super Chicken". (He's
clucking like a chicken.)
BONUS: Why did the Allies require a pneumonia victim in order to help
them succeed in their invasion of Normandy?
MATT GEORGE was in some kind of zone yesterday:
"They sent him out first to see if the beach was mined.
He didn't care. He was just happy to be outdoors."
Correct Answer: They planted fake plans on a dead guy, detailing an
invasion that would take place hundreds of miles from the actual
invasion site, and threw him overboard. The hope was that the Germans
would find him washed up on the coast of France, think he'd fallen off a
ship and drowned, and then move their defenses in accordance with these
fake battle plans. In order to make it look real, they needed someone
who had died of pneumonia, since they die with lungs filled with water.
The plan actually worked, and the rest, as they say, is the History
Channel.
STEVE BOSWELL and MILLIE PERRINE were the sole history buffs to get this
one.
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 02/06/98
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 09:09:45 -0500
The Daily Answers
02/06/98
by Dave George
Sorry for the lack o' DQ yesterday, but I was sick.
Today's Big Winners are:
HEATHER BRAUN
CHRISTY CHALLAS
TRACY GOEBEL
and
MATT YOUNG!!!
They each win two tickets to the Gold Medal round of Olympic Curling in
Nagano! (A prize worth 18 bucks!)
Now, the question must be asked: Are the DQ women *that* much smarter
than the guys to always be winning like this, or are they just better at
using their feminine wiles to get the answers out of their brilliant
male coworkers?? Hmmmmmm...
1. What's the active ingredient in Rogaine?
"Riboflavin" - ED BAGER
"Weed" - DAVE HENRY (Hey, Jamaica, we don't go for that ganja-talk here,
mon.) ('Course, if it *did* grow hair, I'd be the second coming of Peter
Tosh.)
The correct answer is Minoxidil.
I loved the answers like "Menoxydyll--(may be spelled wrong)". Thanks
for the tip!
2. Who got the silver medal to Oksana Baiul's gold?
Best Answer: "K E double R I G A N spells Kerrigan" - MIKE ROLFES
This is a familiar tune to all "Gilligan's Island" fans, cuz they sang
Gilligan's name like that in one episode, didn't they? It also reminds
me of this old Allen Sherman record my parents had when I was a kid.
(He sang "Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah", which I shall recall from memory
for you now.)
Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah
Here I am at, Camp Grenada
Camp is very...entertaining
And they say we'll have some fun if it stops raining.
I went hiking
With Joe Spivey
He developed
Poison Ivy
You remember
Jeffrey Hardy?
They're about to organize a searching party.
(chorus)
Take me home
I hate Grenada
Take me home
I hate Grenada, where
I might get eaten by a bear.
(There's a lot more, but I can't remember.)
3. What musical featured the songs "Sodomy" and "Aquarius"?
Hair
4. What kind of car did James Dean die in?
Best Answer: "The Adobe" - CHRIS BLILEY (Man, that was one funny SNL
skit.)
Correct Answer: Porsche Spider
5. Finish this MTV slogan: "Doodle doodle dee _________ ___________
___________."
Almost NOBODY got this one! However, the following contestants did:
ROB BUCKANAVAGE
CHRISTY CALLAS
GEORGE PATCH
and
MATT YOUNG
So how did it go?
Doodle doodle dee
WUBBA WUBBA WUBBA
6. Name the song AND the band:
"Just a city boy
Born and raised in south Detroit
He took the midnight train goin' anywhere..."
"Don't Stop Believin'" - Journey
("Hold on to that feeee-lay-eee-yay-in.")
7. What late-80's Supreme Court nominee did not get confirmed by
Congress in large part due to his owning a vacation home which had a
covenant that restricted its rental to Jewish people?
Worst Answer: "J. Edgar Hoover" - ANONYMOUS
Correct Answer: Robert Bork (Very few of you got this, so if you
did...ummmm...you can go home early today.)
8. Speaking of the Supreme Court, who said to Sandra Day O'Connor at a
black tie dinner, "Loosen up, Sandy baby!"
John Riggins, Riggo, Ol' #44, The Locomotive, Old Man Poopy Pants.
(Last one may not be right.)
9. In "I Love Lucy", where was Lucy's husband from?
Havana, Cuba
10. What's the name of the small air sacs which make up the lungs?
"Areola" - STEVE STEGER (Rest easy, girls, Steve's not a surgeon.)
Correct Answer: Alveoli
BONUS: (TOUGHIE) What is the significance of the baby chick on Bon
Ami's label?
MARC ROWLEY: "It represents sex and makes you want to buy it."
You twisted little monkey.
No, I don't think anyone got this one. You really had to love Bon Ami
as much as I do to know this. So, here it is: Chickens scratch the
ground to uncover food, right? Well, seems that when lil' baby chicks
are born they still have enough nourishment in them from the egg that
they don't have to start scratching for food right away. So, the baby
chick, having not scratched yet, represents their product whose slogan
is "Hasn't Scratched Yet!" Pretty neat, huh? Makes ya wanna go clean
something.
Congratulations once again to today's Big Winners:
HEATHER BRAUN
CHRISTY CHALLAS
TRACY GOEBEL
and
MATT YOUNG!!!
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 02/10/98
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 07:52:26 -0500
The Daily Answers
02/10/98
by Dave George
Today's Big Winners are...
(Isn't the anticipation delicious??)
SARA BRADLEY
JAME FLINT
HEIDI HERING
DAN RIPPEL
and
MATT YOUNG!!!
Matt sure does win a lot. We may have to test him for banned
substances. Speaking of which, how can they take that Canadian's gold
medal back for testing positive for pot? If that guy managed to
accomplish all the things necessary to win a medal in the Olympics--the
training, the practice, the motivation, the concentration--while STONED,
they ought to give him two medals. Just my opinion.
Today's winners will each receive a case of Golden Seal.
Way to go!!
1. Complete this famous quote attributed to either Napolean or Sun Tzu
(can't remember which):
"When your enemy is making a mistake..."
"buy Sare Lee coffee cake" - SHANE SLEIGHTER
"nail an intern" - TOM O'REILLY
"it's a bad time to be in the john." - TRIP KIRKPATRICK
"blessed be the meek for they shall inherit the earth." LAURA COLOMBELL
(Hey, Laura, you take the credit, you take the blame.)
"give them a wedgie, shove them in a locker and then
have a good laugh about it with your buddies." - JP XENAKIS
"point and laugh." - SARA BRADLEY
Some of you dug deep and found some Sun Tzu quotes that were kinda
close, but not cigar material. The correct ending to this quote is
"...do not interrupt him." This was used a lot to explain the
Republicans' silence during the beginning of the whole Tailgate
scandal. Sun Tzu, by the way, wrote "The Art of War", of which I read
exactly three pages before falling into a deep, coma-like sleep.
Sun Tzu fun fact: Encyclopedia Brittanica writes, "While Sun Tzu
(1345-1422) wrote extensively on the subject of war, he was regarded by
many of his era to be just a great big pussy."
I think only KATE KIRKPATRICK came close on this one.
2. What president signed the Civil Rights Act?
Lyndon Johnson
3. What is a rhinoceros's horn made of?
Everyone who said "keratin" lost 5 points for looking it up on the web.
The correct answer is "Hair".
4. Name the movie:
"Ten more seconds and I'm leaving!"
"What did you say??"
"Ten more seconds and I'm leaving."
"Oh."
"Why, what did you think I said?"
"Earn more sessions by sleeving."
"What the hell does that mean??"
"I don't know! That's why I came back out!!"
Roxanne
JIM GILKESON said "Dead men don't wear plaid", which is so close, cuz
it's another Steve Martin movie.
Steve Martin fun fact: He doesn't sign autographs, but instead gives
people pre-signed business cards that read "This card verifies that the
holder had a personal encounter with Steve Martin."
5. What figure skater won the silver medal to Kristi Yamaguchi's gold?
OK, you know what? All of you can kiss my ass. I happen to like figure
skating, OK? 13 years of private lessons and an alternate slot on the
U.S. Junior National team give me the right to ask as many damn
questions about it as I want. There is so much inherent beauty in the
sport: The Lutz, the Double Lutz, the Triple Lutz...I could go on.
Alright, the only reason I asked this particular question is because
Midori Ito, the correct answer, caught so much hell for losing to a
Japanese-American that she developed an eating disorder. Then her
country has her light the Olympic Flame. (Personally, I think that Scott
Hamilton is the Olympic Flame, but that's neither here nor there.)
6. Besides hearing, what important function do an elephant's ears
serve?
"Flying" - JP XENAKIS, SEAN BOYLE, LAURA COLOMBELL, JOHN HERING
"Fly Swatting" - JAMES MALONEY
"Big ass radiators to help cool them off." - STEVE BOSWELL
And the correct answer is: Big ass radiators to help cool them off!
DAVE MARIA said "Thermoregulation"--HA-HA-HA-HA!!!! What a stupid
answ--oh, OK, I guess that's right. Sorry Dave.
7. What is the meaning and significance of the Latin "Citius, Altius,
Fortius"?
"I like oranges, I like Altoids, I like a breakfast fortified with
essential vitamins and minerals." - SHANE SLEIGHTER
"Seek, conquer and destroy" - HEATHER BRAUN
"We came, we saw, we kicked its ass!!" - PAUL GEORGE
"The white zone is for loading and unloading only." - TOM O'REILLY
The correct answer is "Faster, Higher, Stronger. The Olympic motto."
8. The atom bomb is to fision as what is to fusion?
ANDY SOUDERS said, "I have no idea. I didn't get too far in school.
But I sure love boys!"
(Andy didn't really say this, but that's what happens when you correct
my spelling.)
The correct answer is "The hydrogen bomb."
9. What country hosted the first winter olympics?
Ewwwww, is it getting dumb in here or is it me? Who the hell was it
that corrected me with "Greace, but I think you mean the first *Modern*
winter olympics."????
Shoot, I can't find him. But do you see what a silly sumbitch this kid
is?
There has only been one kind of winter olympics, jocko, and that's the
modern kind. The ancient "Greaks", as you put it, were not big skiiers.
Question: Am I a hypocrite for getting on Andy for correcting my
spelling, then making fun of this guy's spelling?
Answer: Yes.
The correct answer to question #9 is "France".
If you said "Chamonix, France" you got it wrong, cuz I asked "what
COUNTRY". Just kidding.
10. In what movie was there a bad guy named Victor Maitland?
Beverly Hills Cop
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 02/11/98
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 1998 08:28:43 -0500
The Daily Answers
02/11/98
by Dave George
Today's Big Winner is...
LAURA COLOMBELL
Surprise!
Laura just baaaaaarely beat CHRISTIE CHALLAS by a score of 1350 to 1250.
Way to go, Laura!!
Laura wins a carton of Pace Picante Hellfire Hot Sauce! Mmmmmm,
Hellfire...
As is the tradition, whenever I enlist people for the DQ by going out
and getting drunk with them (that's how my little brothers got on) I
like to introduce them to the group.
Last weekend I went boozing in Georgetown with our two newest
contestants, CHRISTINA ANDERSON and HEATHER MOORE.
Christina is a financial advisor from Bethesda who enjoys working out
and whistling show tunes. She is a graduate of the University of
Maryland and has never served a significant stretch of time in lockup.
Heather lives and works in Tysons Corner, and says that what she loves
best about the Daily Quiz, besides its compliance with the strict laws
of her faith, is its ability to bring really smart *and* really dumb
people together at the same time. Just like school before they started
dividing us up by ability level.
Welcome, ladies!
***********************************************************
Note to everyone: We are putting together plans for DQapalooza '98,
where you can finally meet your fellow contestant, have a long
conversation with him over a couple beers, and come to the conclusion
that he *must* have been cheating on every quiz, cuz he is a complete
idiot. So watch your inbox for details!
***********************************************************
1. What training facility is located at Miramar, CA?
I was going for Top Gun, but tons of you were quick to point out that
Top Gun is no longer there. Well wooo-wooooooo for you. I was just
trying to give you an easy question to quell all this bitching about how
hard the quiz is--"Daaaaave, today's DQ is soooo haaaard!" "Daaaaaaaave!
Today's is to tooooough!!" I'm sorry. I was wrong and I should just
own up to it.
2. Who won the Female Athlete of the Year at this year's ESPY Awards?
Mia Hamm
3. Complete this old mariner's rhyme:
"Red sky in morning..."
I was really looking for the ENTIRE rhyme, but I didn't specify. In any
event, it goes:
Red sky in morning
Sailor take warning
Red sky at night
Sailor's delight
Is this an accurate way to forecast the weather? According to my Dad,
who used to hang out at the docks in Norfolk and wrestle sailors for
lunch money, it is. Dig, in North America weather patterns generally
travel west to east, so if clouds are in the west in the morning, they
appear to glow red. This means bad weather is coming. And if clouds
are heading away from you the sky will glow at sunset.
4. Sparrow, AMRAM, TOW, Sidewinder and Hellfire are all examples of
what?
"Hemorrhoids. (Hellfire being the worst.)" - PAT GEORGE (oof, tell me
about it, bro.)
"Sexual position" - MILLIE PERRINE (Millie, Sidewinder? Hellfire? Call
me. 394-7336.)
JOHN BRENCE was dead-on with "Missiles, not necessarily all air-to-air
or air-to-ground."
5. In what Keanu Reeves movie did he say, "You know, you need a license
to drive a car. You even need a license to own a dog. But any
butt-reamin' asshole can become a father."
Parenthood
6. What is meant by a "four stroke engine"?
"An Indian with serious brain clots." - JOEY RUSSO
"he-he you said stroke" - DAN RIPPEL
PAUL GEORGE got it right with:
"The number refers to the number of times the piston goes up or
down before completing an entire firing cycle.
1 - Gas/Air intake -- Down
2 - Compression -- Up
3 - Ignition -- Down
4 - Exhaust -- Up.
repeat as necessary."
7. Kindly compare and contrast the lengths of time a soldier was
required to serve in combat duty during World War II and the Vietnam
War.
Vietnam was one year.
WWII was until the war was over.
8. What way-cool piece of NASA technology wowed the crowds at the
opening ceremonies of the '84 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles?
JOHN BRENCE - "Space Blankets" (Those are definitely spectacular, John.)
GEOFF HARKNESS - "The Hubbel Telescope" (And had it existed it would
have been something.)
AMY MACPHERSON - "The Rocketeer jet backpack thingy???"
Correct Answer? The Rocketeer jet backpack thingy!!!!
9. Remember that question we had on the Bolshevik Revolution? Well,
what have the communists always referred to it as? (The revolution, not
the question.)
The Great October Revolution
(Now called "The Great October Revolution Day Sale at Macy's")
10. What future test pilot and sound barrier breaker became a WWII
flying ace, shooting down five enemy airplanes, in only one battle?
(Hint: It was not Nell Carter.)
Chuck Yeager. Chuck actually became a "Double Ace", by shooting down 11
enemy planes before getting shot down himself. He then spent 6 weeks
shlepping through occupied France to get away from the Germans. Not no
6 days hiding in hedges, waiting for someone to get him like that sissy
Scott O'Grady. They shot ol' Chuck down and he said "Aw, now I gotta
walk back." Prolly kilt him some nazis on the way just to keep in
practice. God bless you, Chuck Yeager. God bless America.
I'll be in class today and tomorrow ("Oracle Statement Tuning for Fun
and Profit"), so if you have any urgent issues that need to be
addressed, or just want to chat, please call John Hering @ (703)
418-2800 (ext 329).
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 02/11/98
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 1998 08:28:43 -0500
The Daily Answers
02/11/98
by Dave George
Today's Big Winner is...
LAURA COLOMBELL
Surprise!
Laura just baaaaaarely beat CHRISTIE CHALLAS by a score of 1350 to 1250.
Way to go, Laura!!
Laura wins a carton of Pace Picante Hellfire Hot Sauce! Mmmmmm,
Hellfire...
As is the tradition, whenever I enlist people for the DQ by going out
and getting drunk with them (that's how my little brothers got on) I
like to introduce them to the group.
Last weekend I went boozing in Georgetown with our two newest
contestants, CHRISTINA ANDERSON and HEATHER MOORE.
Christina is a financial advisor from Bethesda who enjoys working out
and whistling show tunes. She is a graduate of the University of
Maryland and has never served a significant stretch of time in lockup.
Heather lives and works in Tysons Corner, and says that what she loves
best about the Daily Quiz, besides its compliance with the strict laws
of her faith, is its ability to bring really smart *and* really dumb
people together at the same time. Just like school before they started
dividing us up by ability level.
Welcome, ladies!
***********************************************************
Note to everyone: We are putting together plans for DQapalooza '98,
where you can finally meet your fellow contestant, have a long
conversation with him over a couple beers, and come to the conclusion
that he *must* have been cheating on every quiz, cuz he is a complete
idiot. So watch your inbox for details!
***********************************************************
1. What training facility is located at Miramar, CA?
I was going for Top Gun, but tons of you were quick to point out that
Top Gun is no longer there. Well wooo-wooooooo for you. I was just
trying to give you an easy question to quell all this bitching about how
hard the quiz is--"Daaaaave, today's DQ is soooo haaaard!" "Daaaaaaaave!
Today's is to tooooough!!" I'm sorry. I was wrong and I should just
own up to it.
2. Who won the Female Athlete of the Year at this year's ESPY Awards?
Mia Hamm
3. Complete this old mariner's rhyme:
"Red sky in morning..."
I was really looking for the ENTIRE rhyme, but I didn't specify. In any
event, it goes:
Red sky in morning
Sailor take warning
Red sky at night
Sailor's delight
Is this an accurate way to forecast the weather? According to my Dad,
who used to hang out at the docks in Norfolk and wrestle sailors for
lunch money, it is. Dig, in North America weather patterns generally
travel west to east, so if clouds are in the west in the morning, they
appear to glow red. This means bad weather is coming. And if clouds
are heading away from you the sky will glow at sunset.
4. Sparrow, AMRAM, TOW, Sidewinder and Hellfire are all examples of
what?
"Hemorrhoids. (Hellfire being the worst.)" - PAT GEORGE (oof, tell me
about it, bro.)
"Sexual position" - MILLIE PERRINE (Millie, Sidewinder? Hellfire? Call
me. 394-7336.)
JOHN BRENCE was dead-on with "Missiles, not necessarily all air-to-air
or air-to-ground."
5. In what Keanu Reeves movie did he say, "You know, you need a license
to drive a car. You even need a license to own a dog. But any
butt-reamin' asshole can become a father."
Parenthood
6. What is meant by a "four stroke engine"?
"An Indian with serious brain clots." - JOEY RUSSO
"he-he you said stroke" - DAN RIPPEL
PAUL GEORGE got it right with:
"The number refers to the number of times the piston goes up or
down before completing an entire firing cycle.
1 - Gas/Air intake -- Down
2 - Compression -- Up
3 - Ignition -- Down
4 - Exhaust -- Up.
repeat as necessary."
7. Kindly compare and contrast the lengths of time a soldier was
required to serve in combat duty during World War II and the Vietnam
War.
Vietnam was one year.
WWII was until the war was over.
8. What way-cool piece of NASA technology wowed the crowds at the
opening ceremonies of the '84 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles?
JOHN BRENCE - "Space Blankets" (Those are definitely spectacular, John.)
GEOFF HARKNESS - "The Hubbel Telescope" (And had it existed it would
have been something.)
AMY MACPHERSON - "The Rocketeer jet backpack thingy???"
Correct Answer? The Rocketeer jet backpack thingy!!!!
9. Remember that question we had on the Bolshevik Revolution? Well,
what have the communists always referred to it as? (The revolution, not
the question.)
The Great October Revolution
(Now called "The Great October Revolution Day Sale at Macy's")
10. What future test pilot and sound barrier breaker became a WWII
flying ace, shooting down five enemy airplanes, in only one battle?
(Hint: It was not Nell Carter.)
Chuck Yeager. Chuck actually became a "Double Ace", by shooting down 11
enemy planes before getting shot down himself. He then spent 6 weeks
shlepping through occupied France to get away from the Germans. Not no
6 days hiding in hedges, waiting for someone to get him like that sissy
Scott O'Grady. They shot ol' Chuck down and he said "Aw, now I gotta
walk back." Prolly kilt him some nazis on the way just to keep in
practice. God bless you, Chuck Yeager. God bless America.
I'll be in class today and tomorrow ("Oracle Statement Tuning for Fun
and Profit"), so if you have any urgent issues that need to be
addressed, or just want to chat, please call John Hering @ (703)
418-2800 (ext 329).
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 02/12/98
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 1998 09:39:54 -0500
The Daily Answers
02/12/98
by Dave George
Regarding the Banishing we had on Friday: I've received a very mixed
mailbag on this issue. Here is but a sampling of your emails:
*************************
"I personally think an excpetion should be made for Dave Hagler."
"God bless you, Goodwife Dave."
"Sacrifice Jennifer Fay for Dave Hagler."
"Right on, holmes!"
"It's about time! I only like to get DQ's from you, Dave."
"Hooray! Hooray!"
"As for Boyle, away with him."
"Dave, did you watch Dr. Quinn last night? It was awesome."
"Long live the DQ! And its rules!"
**************************
We heard from SEAN BOYLE late last night regarding his banishment. Here
is what he had to say:
"What are *you* lookin at?.......You all are a bunch of *fuckin*
assholes
......Know why?.......because you don't have the *guts* to be what you
want
to be........You need people like me......You need people like me so you
can
point your *fuckin* fingers and say *that's* the bad guy.....What does
that
make you?......You're not good.....You just know how to hide.....How to
lie......Me.....I don't have that problem.....Me......I always tell the
truth.....Even when I lie......So *say* goodnight to the bad guy....Come
on.....Last time you're going to see a bad guy like this......I tell
you....Come on make way for the bad guy.....There's a bad guy coming
through....Better get out of his way......"
Oh man, Sean scored HUGE points with the Quizmaster here for picking the
*perfect* quote from Scarface to apply to his situation.
And if he was still a contestant that would certainly count for
something.
Naaahhh, you know that I'll let Dave and Sean sneak back on sooner or
later.
Today's Big Winners are:
ANGIE BURKE
TRACY GOEBEL
and
GEOFF HARKNESS!!!!
They each win a Dick Trickle Signature Series Winston Cup AM/FM Radio
Headset.
1. Fill in the blank. Downtown Julie Brown ends each episode of her
show on E! with these words: "Peace, Love and _______."
CHRIS BLILEY: "Understanding" - Hah! What a fag. No, it's actually
"Gossip". She hosts the E! Gossip show.
2. What state does John Cougar Mellancamp call home?
Oh, this is a great DQ Six Degrees of Separation. ANGIE BURKE, one of
today's Big Winners, has this husband, see? And he used to PAL AROUND
with John Cougar Mellancamp back in Bloomington, Indiana (his
hometown). In fact, Mr. Mellancamp cast Pat (Angie's husband) and Pat's
brothers in his video "R-0-C-K in the USA". Pretty wacky.
3. What Victoria's Secret model was romantically involved with Axl Rose
and appeared in his "November Rain" video?
Stephanie Seymour
LAURA COLOMBELL adds: "(also appears in Don't
You Cry video - her an Axl broke up after a New Year's Party at their
house became violent and she punched him in a sensitive area and he
threw
her down the stairs . . . . . I read PEOPLE)"
4. Name the artist and the song:
"Everyday is like survival
You're my lover, not my rival"
"Karma Chameleon" by Culture Club
5. What was the first video shown on MTV?
"Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles
6. What were the first words spoken on MTV?
"Is this thing on?" - DAN RIPPEL and JP XENAKIS
"... these idiots don't even realize that they'll be part of a mass
brain
programming sche... what's that? Oh, we're on the air. ahem... Welcome
to MTV everyone, my name is Adam Curry..." - JOHN HERING
"Hi! And welcome to Music Television. Enjoy these videos now, because
in the future we plan to air senseless documentaries, cartoons, and
music
news shows, but no videos. We will eventually create our own
competition
but call it another name, possibly MTV2 or VH1. Then we will do the
same
thing to it...now here's 'The Buggles' with 'Video Killed the Radio
Star'." - ANDY SOUDERS
"I heard you on the wireless back in fifty two..." - MEREDITH LINBERGER
KOREN GOUTOS came closest with "Rock and Roll, dudes!"
The correct answer is "Ladies and Gentlemen, Rock and Roll."
7. Figure Skaters, so often maligned and misunderstood, have been known
to often rock-out and skate to this song whose lyrics appear below.
Name the artist and song:
"I listened to preachers
I listened to fools.
I watched all the dropouts
Who make their own rules."
Keeeee-rist. The figure skating thing is just a joke. In response to
the myriad inquiries, I never really was a figure skater, was never on
the Jr. National team, and am not a gay.
"I've Never Been to Me" - LESLIE MARIA and ANDREA IMPARATO
"Beauty School Dropout" - ELISSA JACKSON and ANGIE MARCIANO
Correct Answer: "Crazy Train" by Ozzy Osbourne
8. On "The Real World", which person got kicked out of the house for
pulling the covers off a girl?
"Bob Dole" - KATHY WILLIAMSON (Great SNL sketch.)
Correct Answer: Dave Edwards
LAURA COLOMBELL had the best recollection of the event: "David (Los
Angeles) He pulled the
covers off Tammy and she and Beth called him a rapist. They all were
friends again at the Real World Reunion."
9. What VJ is covering the Olympics in Nagano?
Kennedy. (And for the record let me just say that I feel that it is a
whimsical God that sends John and Robert to early graves, yet allows
this one to thrive.)
10. What hottie actress married Whitesnake's David Coverdale and
appeared in "Here I go again"?
"Kathy Bates" - LINDA HERING (Linda has a rather warped idea of what
constitutes "Hot". Witness ALLAN HERING.)
Correct Answer: Tawny Kitaen
Congratulations to today's Big Winners!!
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 02/16/98
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 09:08:29 -0500
The Daily Answers
02/16/98
by Dave George
Today's Big Winners are:
SCOTT DAY
CABE FRANKLIN
ALLAN HERING
JOHN HERING
DAVE MARIA
and
SANDI ROTHMAN!!!!
Wow! Way to go!!
Each of these contestants will be receiving 8 pounds of Jolly Ranchers!!
1. Who made the "Sledge-o-matic" famous?
A lot of you said Dan Aykroyd, but he did the "Bass-o-Matic".
The Sledge-o-Matic was made famous by Gallagher.
2. What distinguishing physical feature does Colombian soccer star
Valderrama have?
"Juan Valdez Tattoo on his Rump." - JIM GILKESON
"A tattoo of figure skater Todd Eldredge on his left butt cheek." - ANDY
SOUDERS
"He has no lips." - JEFF MARSHALL
"A hemorrhoid the size of an omelette." - SHANE SLEIGHTER
"Third nipple." - MATT YOUNG & SCOTT BAGER
"Third leg." - PAT GEORGE
"One eyebrow." - MARK MURRAY
"One arm." - TOM O'REILLY
"One foot." - ROB BUCKANAVAGE
"Half a foot." - SARA BRADLEY
"No legs." - STEVE STEGER
The correct answer: Huge yellow 'fro.
(Although during most of the '90 World Cup he did have a hemorrhoid the
size of an omelette.)
3. How long is a term in the U.S. Senate?
6 years
4. Name the movie:
"Something D-O-O economics? Voodoo economics?"
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
5. What was the name of the scandal where U.S. congressmen were caught
accepting bribes from FBI agents posing as Arab sheiks?
ABSCAM
6. What Dr. Seuss character warned us of the environmental dangers of
rampant deforestization?
"The Hippie in the Hat" - SCOTT BAGER
The Lorax
7. What's the Latin term for "Tit for tat"?
Quid Pro Quo
8. What famous American invented hundreds of uses for the peanut,
including peanut butter and phonograph needles?
George Washington Carver
9. What's the minimum age requirement for becoming president of the
United States?
35
(Unless you have the written permission of a parent of legal guardian.)
10. Who was the war hero father of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of
"Fortunate Son"?
Everyone who looked this one up on the web answered "Lewis B. Puller",
but if you really knew it you gave his *true* name, Chesty Puller. If
you've ever seen the Vietnam war movie The Boys in Company C you may
remember the Drill Sergeant leading his recruits in prayer as they lay
in bed each night, ending each one with "Goodnight, Chesty, wherever you
are!!" Great movie.
Congratulations again to today's Big Winners!!
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 02/17/98
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 08:57:06 -0500
The Daily Answers
02/17/98
by Dave George
We've got a few new contestants to introduce. As I have said before,
there just isn't enough time in the day to introduce every new
contestant, but I make acceptions for people who fall into one of the
following categories:
- Someone I've gotten drunk with. (This is the majority of new intros.)
- Someone I've slept with. (Definitely the minority.)
- Someone who saved my life in the war.
So, today we welcome:
LINDA HERING: Many of you recognize this last name, because it belongs
to FOUR other DQ contestants. (ALLAN, HEIDI, JOHN and SHRIVER .) This puts the Hering family in the majority on the
DQ, just exceeding my own. But I'll fix that. Anyway, Linda is an
interior designer who enjoys working out at the Tysons Club and drinking
vodka from the bottle while watching Ally McBeal. Oh, she's also
married to Allan Hering, so that explains the vodka.
SHRIVER HERING: Shrive (I call him Shrive, don't you try it) is John
and Allan's dad who makes his living as an engineer. I'll bet he's the
only DQ contestant to hold a patent. (He invented Television.) (Not
really, it was something else.) One thing I do know is that he once
made me clean Rob Christianson's puke off his porch after John and Allan
got him drunk in the 9th grade. Yeah, real fair, Shrive, I'm sure
you're gonna win a lot of DQ's.
BECKY SYSKO: Becky is a consultant at Booz-Allen & Hamilton. She
enjoys fishing and spending long hours making new friends via ham
radio. OK, the truth is I don't really know Becky, but she's Colleen
Morris's officemate and I couldn't really ignore her, could I?
COLLEEN MORRIS: Colleen is an old pal from JMU, so you can see she fits
into two of the above categories. (Yup, we got drunk and then she threw
herself on a grenade for me.) Colleen is also a consultant at
Booz-Allen. She works out at Gold's Gym and enjoys filling her hard
drive
with downloaded pictures of teen heartthrob Leif Garret.
Welcome, folks!!
Today's Big Winners:
STEVE BOSWELL
HEATHER BRAUN
JOHN BRENCE
TOM O'REILLY
and
MELISSA SINUNU!!!
Today's winners will receive a carton of smokes. (Unless you don't
smoke, in which case you will receive a carton of crack.)
Way to go!!!
1. What are England's two houses of parliament called?
The answers for this one ranged from the merely incorrect "Whigs and
Torries" to the
downright inexplicable "Pony and Pig".
"Usher and Pain" - SHANE SLEIGHTER
The correct answer is House of Commons and House of Lords.
2. What city in upstate New York was the site of one of America's worst
toxic waste dumps?
Man, you wanna hear the kind of dumb answer I have to put up with day in
and day out?
"Syracuse" - GREG HYLTON
What the hell is that about? I mean, what kind of cementhead would
think that
Syracu--Oh, wait, this is Greg's first time playing the DQ. Sorry,
Greg. Didn't mean
to be so hard on you on your first time out.
A lot of people said Three Mile Island, which was not a toxic waste
dump, but rather the site of a partial nuclear meltdown. In
Pennsylvania, to boot. To see a great
picture of a farmer holding the mounted head of a cow born with two
heads at Three Mile Island, go here:
http://www.envirolink.org/envlib/orgs/earthbase/home/timeline/1979/tmi/ph
The correct answer is Love Canal. KATE KIRKPATRICK, you're right, that
does sound kinda sexual.
JOHN BRENCE is correct when he says that Love Canal is really a housing
development in Niagara Falls, NY.
Contestant AMY MACPHERSON used to lobby for Superfund on behalf of the
chemical industry. Rock on, Amy. In this Quizmaster's humble opinion
Love Canal was *way* overblown, and Superfund is a huge waste of time
and money.
For an interesting perspective on this issue (you never know when it
might show up as a DQ question), check out
http://www.consumeralert.org/fumento/super.htm
3. What valuable, belonging to his mother, did Joel discover was
missing when he returned from cashing some bonds at the bank in order to
pay his prostitute, Lana?
A big crystal egg. This was a reference to the movie Risky Business.
(Note to KATHY WILLIAMSON: No.)
4. What company's stock made Forrest Gump rich?
Correct Answer: "Apple Computers."
Better Answer: "That fruit company, Apple." PAT GEORGE, STEVE STEWART
and VICTORIA PETERSEN
Bad Answer: "Sara Lee" - LEETO TLOU
5. In what museum is the Mona Lisa displayed?
The Louvre.
6. Token ring, Sonet ring and Ethernet are types of what?
Network architecture. If your answer had the word "network" anywhere in
it you got it right. Those of you who said that sonet ring is not
technically considered a network topology lost two points for being off
the charts on the dork scale. Sorry, not my rule.
7. What is the investment instrument which essentially lets you gamble
on whether an entire market will rise or fall?
Derivatives.
I also accepted: "index mutual fund" or "index option". Not that I know
what either of these are, but so many of you answered with them that I
figure they gotta be right.
8. Name the 70's TV show that had these lyrics:
"On a star spangled night, my love
You can rest your head on my shoulder."
"Love American Style" ("Groovin' in the red, white and
blue-hoo-hoo-HOO!")
9. What poem begins, "Once upon a midnight dreary..."
The Raven
(Note to CHRISTIE CHALLAS: No, dammit, I said *song*.)
(Another note to CHRISTIE CHALLAS: That is a good song, though.)
10. In the movie When Harry Met Sally, what reason does she give for
not having "Sunday" underwear?
Just about all of the incorrect answers centered around Sally being just
a big ol' whore whose weekend sexcapades precluded the wearing of
panties. While scholars find this to be clearly the case once she moved
to New York, the underwear episode occurred long before, while she was
dating Sheldon.
Correct Answer: "God"
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 02/18/98
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 10:35:19 -0500
The Daily Answers
02/18/98
by Dave George
Yeah, this quiz was kinda tough, sorry.
Hey, everybody! PAUL SCHISHLER is in the HAY-OWWWWSE!!!! Paul is a
Robinson Secondary School alumnus, like so many folks on the DQ. But
Paul and I go back much further than that. Paul's mother likes to say
how she's seen me in the all-and-all because she used to change my
diapers. Yup, Paul's mom was my 7th grade teacher! Nah, actually our
parents knew each other when Paul and I were tots. Paul is now married,
has THREE kids, is a teacher in Chicago and runs a soccer camp for
kids. Whereas, *I* get drunk, watch Dirty Dancing and cry, and crank
call the Montel Williams topic hotline (1-800-MONTEL2).
Welcome aboard, Schish!!
Today's Big Winners:
CHRISTINE CHALLAS
and
DAVE MARIA!!!
Christine will receive 99 cents, with which she can buy a Big King
burger from Burger King(r). (Tax is on you.) (For a limited time only,
while supplies last. Offer not good in AL, HI, and WV.)
Dave wins a Sports Illustrated Football Phone!!!!
1. What 1980 environmental act, passed as a result of Love Canal, taxed
chemical companies and set guidelines for the cleanup of waste sites?
I mean, god-DAMN, I *told* you in yesterday's answers that I was gonna
ask a question about SUPERFUND, but some of you still didn't get it. At
least now I know who among us is really reading his Daily Answers.
2. What's the medical name for genital warts?
"The natural substitute for ribbed condoms." - HEIDI HERING
(Note to Heidi: Ewww.)
I always thought is was the Human Papilloma Virus, but apparently that
is what *causes* the warts or "condyloma" as our resident med school
student, JENNIFER BAGER informs me. Hey, if'n you was wearin' a
condyloma you wouldn't be havin' this problem.
By the way, have you seen that great movie "Papilloma", starring Dustin
Hoffman and Steve McQueen? It's really good.
3. Who stuck his foot in his mouth big-time during a broadcast of
Monday Night Football by exclaiming of Redskin receiver Alvin Garrett,
"Look at that little monkey run!"
JAMES MALONEY seems to recall the exact wording of Howard Cosell's
gaff: "Joe Gibbs drafted him in the 4th round and boy can that little
monkey get open!"
4. Why was Colombian soccer player Andres Escobar killed?
He goofed and scored a goal against his own team in their 2-1 loss to
the US in World Cup '94.
5. Remember in the movie The English Patient when that human bacon
strip had a book read to him by the nurse? Well, what ancient Greek
historian wrote the book?
"Haven't seen the movie (Figure skating was on when I rented it)" - DAVE
MARIA
"I have seen that movie at least a dozen times, but I'm usually crying
so hard that I miss the name of the book." - LEETO TLOU
"Plato" - Most of you
"Dana Plato" - STEVE STEGER
"Testiclees" - PETER MCGRATH (No, but he did write the introduction.)
"Hippopontamus" - SHANE SLEIGHTER (Ooh! So close, Shane!)
The correct answer is "Herodotus".
The only people to get this were:
JENNIFER BAGER
TRIP KIRKPATRICK
MEREDITH LINBERGER
LESLIE MARIA
NATE RIPPEL
and
MATT YOUNG
6. Ian Schrager, the man behind L.A.'s Sky Bar, brought us what
legendary 70's New York nightclub?
"The Blue Oyster" - DAVE MARIA (Now that's a great answer! Anyone who
answers a question with an obscure Police Academy reference and doesn't
bother explaining it gets double credit.)
"The Bear Bar on 74th and Broadway. I blacked out there before an
Allman Bro concert 2 years ago." - STEVE BOSWELL (Not correct, but
thanks for sharing what must be a special memory for you!)
Correct Answer: Studio 54
7. What was the name of the stadiums where they used to hold chariot
races?
Hippodromes
8. Remember derivatives from yesterday? OK, what old English bank fell
due to risky derivatives investing by a "rogue trader"? Extra credit
for naming the trader.
A lot of you said "BCCI", but that was something else. But that'd be a
good question, cuz that scandal involved Wonderwoman.
The correct answer is "Baring's Bank".
JP XENAKIS, who himself is working hard to bring down American Express
from the inside, gave us a good summary of events: "Nick Leeson sunk
Baring's when he speculated
wildly on the Nikkei 225 Index. He entered into a huge version of an
option strategy called a straddle, betting that nothing much would
happen in the market and expecting to make millions on small movements.
But lo and behold, the big Kobe earthquake caused a HUGE decline in the
index opening the position to essentially limitless loss. The bank lost
a shitload and couldn't meet margin call."
9. In the movie A Few Good Men, why did Lt. Weinberg hate them so
much? And why did Lt. Cmdr. Galloway like them so much?
There were many good answers here, but the best came from ANGIE BURKE:
"Weinberg - they picked on a weaker kid. He couldn't run very fast so
they killed him.
Galloway - they stand on a wall and say nobody's gonna hurt you tonight,
not on my watch, besides I'm secretly a lesbian and I like aunt Jenny."
10. Why did little Michael get his ass caned in Singapore a few years
back?
He spraypainted cars.
Congrats again to CHRISTINE CHALLAS and DAVE MARIA!!
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 02/19/98
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 1998 09:26:36 -0500
The Daily Answers
02/19/98
by Dave George
Today's Big Winners:
HEATHER BRAUN
STEPHAN DIAMOND
JANET FORD
and
LINDA HERING!!!!!!
Each of these contestants will be receiving...
A HAPPY FUN BALL!!!!
"Warning: Pregnant women, the elderly, and children should avoid
prolonged exposure to Happy Fun Ball.
Caution: Happy Fun Ball may suddenly accelerate to dangerous speeds.
Happy Fun Ball contains a liquid core, which if exposed due to rupture
should not be touched, inhaled, or looked at.
Do not use Happy Fun Ball on concrete.
Discontinue use of Happy Fun Ball if any of the following occurs:
* Itching
* Vertigo
* Dizziness
* Tingling in extremities
* Loss of balance or coordination
* Slurred speech
* Temporary blindness
* Profuse Sweating
or
* Heart palpitations
If Happy Fun Ball begins to smoke, get away immediately. Seek shelter
and cover head.
Happy Fun Ball may stick to certain types of skin.
When not in use, Happy Fun Ball should be returned to its special
container
and kept under refrigeration.
Failure to do so relieves the makers of Happy Fun Ball, Wacky Products
Incorporated, and its parent company, Global Chemical Unlimited, of
any and all liability.
Ingredients of Happy Fun Ball include an unknown glowing substance which
fell to Earth, presumably from outer space.
Happy Fun Ball has been shipped to our troops in Saudi Arabia and is
also being dropped by our warplanes on Iraq.
Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball.
Happy Fun Ball comes with a lifetime guarantee.
(announcer)
Happy Fun Ball! Accept no substitutes!"
(Old SNL commercial Parody. Hoo! Love that one.)
1. What is the mandatory deduction for a fall in figure skating? (And
you know what? The more you complaing about figure skating questions,
the more figure skating questions ye shall see. Bwah-ha-ha-ha!)
"$17.00" - JP XENAKIS
My Pappy raised me to believe that it was a .4 deduction, but some of
you, like JOHN HERING, said stuff like, "Depends on the jump and the
program, but assuming we are talking about a fall
while attempting a mandatory jump during the short program (a la Nicole
Bobek
last night) the deduction is 0.4."
(Editor's Note: Fag.)
2. Who was the only relatively constant female influence in young
Eddie's life on "The Courtship of Eddie's Father"?
"Bruce, Eddie's Figure skating buddy" - CHRIS BLILEY (minus 6 points for
bashing the great sport of figure skating.)
"Mrs. Moaner, his sex-ed teacher." - JP XENAKIS
"Rosey Palmer" - MICHAEL HYLTON
"Ashley James, Penthouse Pet of the Month, June 1975." - JON DAVID
Worst Answer: "Is that a TV show or something?" - NATE RIPPEL
(I weep for the future.)
A lot of you came oh-so close with: "Their Asian housekeeper." Or, as
PAUL SCHISHLER said, "That yummy japanese lady."
But I believe HEATHER BRAUN was the only one to get her name.
"Mrs. Livingston."
Rock on, Heather!
3. What resort city has a big-ass statue of Jesus overlooking it?
Rio de Janeiro
(DQ Fun Fact: The English translation is "River de Janeiro".)
4. What was Eva Perone's occupation before she married Juan?
The most popular answers were:
"Actress"
"Lounge Singer"
"Prostitute"
"Seamstress"
and
"Radio Personality"
Hell, I never saw the movie, but I always thought she was just an
actress. You got points for any of the above, though, cuz I don't want
to raise your dander.
I could *not* accept:
"Postmaster General" - CABE FRANKLIN
"White House Intern" - Bunches of you
"Coffee Grinder" - GREG HYLTON
or
"Coffee Bean Picker" - PAUL SCHISHLER
5. What former Partridge said in response to claims that stardom messed
up his life, "Hey, I'd have been a screwed up plumber."?
"Danny Bonaduce, who, by the way, was found cowering in his closet by
the
Phoenix Police after he beat up a prostitute that was a man but he
didn't
know it until after he buggered him." - MICHAEL ROLFES
So what's Danny doing now? Our man in Detroit, PAUL SCHISHLER tells
us: "He is now in Detroit hosting the number one rated morning drive
show. Married Gretchen on their first date. Recently had daughter born
and may be expecting again according to rumors."
6. In the movie The Princess Bride, Miracle Max claims that true love
is the greatest thing in the world EXCEPT for one thing. What is it?
"A nice MLT - mutton, lettuce and tomato sandwich, when the mutton is
nice and lean, and the tomato is ripe. They're so perky."
7. Saddam Hussein fancies himself the second coming of what ancient
king of Babylon?
Nebuchadnezzar
8. What religion brought the world the Inquisition?
Catholicism
9. Name one non-human who occupied a square on "Hollywood Squares"?
"Alf" - Tons of you.
"Madame" - Bunch of ya.
"Shadow Stevens" - JERRY HELISEK
10. What general warned us never to get involved in a land war in asia?
A lot of you said "Vizzini", from the Princess Bride, and I'll admit
that I thought of this question when I wrote the one about the MLT, but
Vizzini was not a general and he did not say this first.
"General Douglas MacArthur" was the correct answer.
Congratulations once again to today's Big Winners! Stay tuned for
today's DQ, which will be a DQ Classic!
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 02/19/98
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 1998 09:26:36 -0500
The Daily Answers
02/19/98
by Dave George
Today's Big Winners:
HEATHER BRAUN
STEPHAN DIAMOND
JANET FORD
and
LINDA HERING!!!!!!
Each of these contestants will be receiving...
A HAPPY FUN BALL!!!!
"Warning: Pregnant women, the elderly, and children should avoid
prolonged exposure to Happy Fun Ball.
Caution: Happy Fun Ball may suddenly accelerate to dangerous speeds.
Happy Fun Ball contains a liquid core, which if exposed due to rupture
should not be touched, inhaled, or looked at.
Do not use Happy Fun Ball on concrete.
Discontinue use of Happy Fun Ball if any of the following occurs:
* Itching
* Vertigo
* Dizziness
* Tingling in extremities
* Loss of balance or coordination
* Slurred speech
* Temporary blindness
* Profuse Sweating
or
* Heart palpitations
If Happy Fun Ball begins to smoke, get away immediately. Seek shelter
and cover head.
Happy Fun Ball may stick to certain types of skin.
When not in use, Happy Fun Ball should be returned to its special
container
and kept under refrigeration.
Failure to do so relieves the makers of Happy Fun Ball, Wacky Products
Incorporated, and its parent company, Global Chemical Unlimited, of
any and all liability.
Ingredients of Happy Fun Ball include an unknown glowing substance which
fell to Earth, presumably from outer space.
Happy Fun Ball has been shipped to our troops in Saudi Arabia and is
also being dropped by our warplanes on Iraq.
Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball.
Happy Fun Ball comes with a lifetime guarantee.
(announcer)
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(Old SNL commercial Parody. Hoo! Love that one.)
1. What is the mandatory deduction for a fall in figure skating? (And
you know what? The more you complaing about figure skating questions,
the more figure skating questions ye shall see. Bwah-ha-ha-ha!)
"$17.00" - JP XENAKIS
My Pappy raised me to believe that it was a .4 deduction, but some of
you, like JOHN HERING, said stuff like, "Depends on the jump and the
program, but assuming we are talking about a fall
while attempting a mandatory jump during the short program (a la Nicole
Bobek
last night) the deduction is 0.4."
(Editor's Note: Fag.)
2. Who was the only relatively constant female influence in young
Eddie's life on "The Courtship of Eddie's Father"?
"Bruce, Eddie's Figure skating buddy" - CHRIS BLILEY (minus 6 points for
bashing the great sport of figure skating.)
"Mrs. Moaner, his sex-ed teacher." - JP XENAKIS
"Rosey Palmer" - MICHAEL HYLTON
"Ashley James, Penthouse Pet of the Month, June 1975." - JON DAVID
Worst Answer: "Is that a TV show or something?" - NATE RIPPEL
(I weep for the future.)
A lot of you came oh-so close with: "Their Asian housekeeper." Or, as
PAUL SCHISHLER said, "That yummy japanese lady."
But I believe HEATHER BRAUN was the only one to get her name.
"Mrs. Livingston."
Rock on, Heather!
3. What resort city has a big-ass statue of Jesus overlooking it?
Rio de Janeiro
(DQ Fun Fact: The English translation is "River de Janeiro".)
4. What was Eva Perone's occupation before she married Juan?
The most popular answers were:
"Actress"
"Lounge Singer"
"Prostitute"
"Seamstress"
and
"Radio Personality"
Hell, I never saw the movie, but I always thought she was just an
actress. You got points for any of the above, though, cuz I don't want
to raise your dander.
I could *not* accept:
"Postmaster General" - CABE FRANKLIN
"White House Intern" - Bunches of you
"Coffee Grinder" - GREG HYLTON
or
"Coffee Bean Picker" - PAUL SCHISHLER
5. What former Partridge said in response to claims that stardom messed
up his life, "Hey, I'd have been a screwed up plumber."?
"Danny Bonaduce, who, by the way, was found cowering in his closet by
the
Phoenix Police after he beat up a prostitute that was a man but he
didn't
know it until after he buggered him." - MICHAEL ROLFES
So what's Danny doing now? Our man in Detroit, PAUL SCHISHLER tells
us: "He is now in Detroit hosting the number one rated morning drive
show. Married Gretchen on their first date. Recently had daughter born
and may be expecting again according to rumors."
6. In the movie The Princess Bride, Miracle Max claims that true love
is the greatest thing in the world EXCEPT for one thing. What is it?
"A nice MLT - mutton, lettuce and tomato sandwich, when the mutton is
nice and lean, and the tomato is ripe. They're so perky."
7. Saddam Hussein fancies himself the second coming of what ancient
king of Babylon?
Nebuchadnezzar
8. What religion brought the world the Inquisition?
Catholicism
9. Name one non-human who occupied a square on "Hollywood Squares"?
"Alf" - Tons of you.
"Madame" - Bunch of ya.
"Shadow Stevens" - JERRY HELISEK
10. What general warned us never to get involved in a land war in asia?
A lot of you said "Vizzini", from the Princess Bride, and I'll admit
that I thought of this question when I wrote the one about the MLT, but
Vizzini was not a general and he did not say this first.
"General Douglas MacArthur" was the correct answer.
Congratulations once again to today's Big Winners! Stay tuned for
today's DQ, which will be a DQ Classic!
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 02/20/98
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 11:41:28 -0500
The Daily Answers
02/20/98
by Dave George
Today's Big Winners:
JOHN BRENCE
PAT GEORGE
KATE KIRKPATRICK
SONIA BRIGHT, HER ROOMMATE JEN AND SOME STONED BOYS IN HER HOUSE
and
MILLIE PERRINE!!!!
Each of these contestants wins a Garden Weasel(r)!
1. Everyone knows that the 2nd Amendment protects us from having to
play host to the 101st Airborne in our home, but who played Willis
Drummond's girlfriend?
I got a couple answers like "Huh?", but I see nothing confusing about
this
question. Janet Jackson played the part of Willis' girlfriend,
Charlene.
2. Alice has had a very hard day at Mel's Diner and goes home to beat
her son with a lug wrench. When he comes out of the coma twelve years
later, how will the attending physician address him? (I'm looking for
the kid's name here.)
Tommy. If I wanted to be really strict here I would not accept answers
of "Phillip McKeon". And guess what, I *do* want to be really strict,
HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA! The question called for the character's name, not
the actor.
3. What does the "C" stand for in Einstein's Theory of Relativity?
The speed of light.
4. You are making out with your date on the pier in Norfolk. You start
getting a little aggressive, and he/she tells you to stop. Just then,
you see in the harbor a US Navy ship with an ID painted on the side that
starts with "CVN". What kind of ship is it and how is it powered?
Best Wrong Answer: "solar powered submarine" - SHANE SLEIGHTER
Worst Answer: "CARDIOVASCULAR NEUROTRANSMISSION BY THE POWER OF LOVE" -
STONED BOYS
Correct Answer: Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carrier. (CVN stands for
"Carrier Vessel Nuclear")
5. What New York City museum was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright?
The Guggenheim
6. What sport is former Olympic swimmer Duke Kahanamoku considered the
father of?
Surfing
7. How did Ferris Bueller get his girlfriend out of school?
Hell, everybody knew this one.
8. What are those ink blot tests called?
Rorschach tests
9. What did the Hollywood sign originally read?
Best Wrong Answer: "IT CANT READ, ITS A SIGN" - THOSE DAMN STONERS
AGAIN.
Correct Answer: "Hollywoodland"
10. When Marco Polo established a route to the far east he discovered,
among other things, Samurai warriors who played a game similar to soccer
with the heads of their enemies. Is this true or did I pull it out of
my ass?
This came straight from my tucas. Looking at the answers from July, I
noticed that a few people pointed out that Samurai are Japanese and
Marco Polo went to China. Nobody this time around pointed that out.
Hmmm...
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 02/20/98
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 11:41:28 -0500
The Daily Answers
02/20/98
by Dave George
Today's Big Winners:
JOHN BRENCE
PAT GEORGE
KATE KIRKPATRICK
SONIA BRIGHT, HER ROOMMATE JEN AND SOME STONED BOYS IN HER HOUSE
and
MILLIE PERRINE!!!!
Each of these contestants wins a Garden Weasel(r)!
1. Everyone knows that the 2nd Amendment protects us from having to
play host to the 101st Airborne in our home, but who played Willis
Drummond's girlfriend?
I got a couple answers like "Huh?", but I see nothing confusing about
this
question. Janet Jackson played the part of Willis' girlfriend,
Charlene.
2. Alice has had a very hard day at Mel's Diner and goes home to beat
her son with a lug wrench. When he comes out of the coma twelve years
later, how will the attending physician address him? (I'm looking for
the kid's name here.)
Tommy. If I wanted to be really strict here I would not accept answers
of "Phillip McKeon". And guess what, I *do* want to be really strict,
HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA! The question called for the character's name, not
the actor.
3. What does the "C" stand for in Einstein's Theory of Relativity?
The speed of light.
4. You are making out with your date on the pier in Norfolk. You start
getting a little aggressive, and he/she tells you to stop. Just then,
you see in the harbor a US Navy ship with an ID painted on the side that
starts with "CVN". What kind of ship is it and how is it powered?
Best Wrong Answer: "solar powered submarine" - SHANE SLEIGHTER
Worst Answer: "CARDIOVASCULAR NEUROTRANSMISSION BY THE POWER OF LOVE" -
STONED BOYS
Correct Answer: Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carrier. (CVN stands for
"Carrier Vessel Nuclear")
5. What New York City museum was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright?
The Guggenheim
6. What sport is former Olympic swimmer Duke Kahanamoku considered the
father of?
Surfing
7. How did Ferris Bueller get his girlfriend out of school?
Hell, everybody knew this one.
8. What are those ink blot tests called?
Rorschach tests
9. What did the Hollywood sign originally read?
Best Wrong Answer: "IT CANT READ, ITS A SIGN" - THOSE DAMN STONERS
AGAIN.
Correct Answer: "Hollywoodland"
10. When Marco Polo established a route to the far east he discovered,
among other things, Samurai warriors who played a game similar to soccer
with the heads of their enemies. Is this true or did I pull it out of
my ass?
This came straight from my tucas. Looking at the answers from July, I
noticed that a few people pointed out that Samurai are Japanese and
Marco Polo went to China. Nobody this time around pointed that out.
Hmmm...
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 02/23/98
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 11:11:49 -0500
The Daily Answers
02/23/98
by Dave George
Mornin', there, lil' trooper! I hope you're well-rested and ready to
tackle another day of trivia fun! Get your search engine warmed up!
Before we get into today's winners I'd like to introduce a very special
new contestant.
DEBORAH DENHAM! Deborah is a JMU alumnus who used to live a couple
doors down from me in Forest Hills. She and her roommates were kind
enough to always let me and some fraternity brothers use their deck from
which to fire our potato cannon. You just don't forget that kind of
generosity. Deborah also holds the distinction of having made it all
the way through JMU without ever having hooked up with yours truly. How
did she do that? I know, right?? Go figure. Anyway, she is now a
consultant at Anderson, where she works with mainframes and COBOL. In
her spare time she enjoys fishing, reading and firing potato cannons.
Welcome aboard, Deborah!!
Today's Big Winners:
CHRIS BLILEY
ROB BUCKANAVAGE
NATE RIPPEL
and
REBECCA SYSKO!!!!
Each of these contestants wins a laurel and hearty handshake.
Way to go!!!
1. What are the targets called in skeet shooting?
"clay dingles" - ELISSA JACKSON (Very, very close.)
The correct answer is "Clay pigeons". I also accepted "Clays",
"Pigeons" and "trap".
2. In the movie My Cousin Vinny, what three items were listed on the
menu at the diner where Vinny and Lisa ate breakfast?
Best Wrong Answer: "Mutton, Lettuce and Tomato" - SCOTT BAGER
Correct Answer: "Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner"
3. Who was the head of Hitler's Luftwaffe?
Hermann Goering
4. Who sang the National Anthem at this weekend's GM Goodwrench Service
Plus 400 NASCAR race?
(Hey, we gotta let the rednecks get one every now and then.)
Darn near all of you said either Shania Twain or LeAnn Rimes.
The correct answer is Billy Ray Cyrus.
I also accepted SCOTT BAGER's answer, "Cletus, the slack jawed yokel",
cuz that's pretty much the same thing.
ALSO: Extra credit was awarded to anyone who said "Enrico Pallazzo",
cuz that's a damn fine answer.
5. OK, this is a repeat question from last summer, but as long as we're
talking about rednecks, who are The Three Kings?
Richard Petty - King of NASCAR
Elvis Presley - King of Rock & Roll
and
Budweiser - King of Beers
6. Finish this sentence: "Love means..."
Yeah, I guess "...never having to say you're sorry." is a nice answer,
but here are some good ones, too.
"...giving up golf." - JIM CLARK
"...intimate relations between a man and a woman, or a man and two
women, or a man
and many women." - JOEY RUSSO
"Love is someone you can relate to. Staying up with her all night long,
listening to what she has to say and never even dreaming of
interrupting.
Love is interesting and informative, she can be erotic, funny and
endlessly
fascinating. Love comes in many different sizes, however, most males
prefer
the 27" version with picture in picture." - SHANE SLEIGHTER
The coveted Oh Bless Your Heart award goes to BILL PORTER for his
answer: "Love means nothing, apparently, when your supposedly devoted
fiance decides that she just needs some time and you're forced to
reevaluate your entire station in life."
7. What did they dump on Carrie at the prom?
Pig's blood.
8. What is the medical term for plastic surgery performed on the nose?
Rhinoplasty
9. Why do Sumo wrestlers clap before the start of a match?
To wake up the gods. A lot of you got this one.
10. You've just crashed a reunion party for the cast of an early 80's
TV show. Hey, there's Sarah Purcell and Byron Allen sucking face in the
corner! There's Peter Billingsley doing what appears to be an unhealthy
amount of coke! Whoa! Mark Russell just punched out Fred Willard!
What show was this? And who is missing and why?
The show is "Real People". The person missing is Skip Stephenson,
because he has since kicked the oxygen habit.
Congratulations again to our Big Winners!
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 02/23/98
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 11:11:49 -0500
The Daily Answers
02/23/98
by Dave George
Mornin', there, lil' trooper! I hope you're well-rested and ready to
tackle another day of trivia fun! Get your search engine warmed up!
Before we get into today's winners I'd like to introduce a very special
new contestant.
DEBORAH DENHAM! Deborah is a JMU alumnus who used to live a couple
doors down from me in Forest Hills. She and her roommates were kind
enough to always let me and some fraternity brothers use their deck from
which to fire our potato cannon. You just don't forget that kind of
generosity. Deborah also holds the distinction of having made it all
the way through JMU without ever having hooked up with yours truly. How
did she do that? I know, right?? Go figure. Anyway, she is now a
consultant at Anderson, where she works with mainframes and COBOL. In
her spare time she enjoys fishing, reading and firing potato cannons.
Welcome aboard, Deborah!!
Today's Big Winners:
CHRIS BLILEY
ROB BUCKANAVAGE
NATE RIPPEL
and
REBECCA SYSKO!!!!
Each of these contestants wins a laurel and hearty handshake.
Way to go!!!
1. What are the targets called in skeet shooting?
"clay dingles" - ELISSA JACKSON (Very, very close.)
The correct answer is "Clay pigeons". I also accepted "Clays",
"Pigeons" and "trap".
2. In the movie My Cousin Vinny, what three items were listed on the
menu at the diner where Vinny and Lisa ate breakfast?
Best Wrong Answer: "Mutton, Lettuce and Tomato" - SCOTT BAGER
Correct Answer: "Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner"
3. Who was the head of Hitler's Luftwaffe?
Hermann Goering
4. Who sang the National Anthem at this weekend's GM Goodwrench Service
Plus 400 NASCAR race?
(Hey, we gotta let the rednecks get one every now and then.)
Darn near all of you said either Shania Twain or LeAnn Rimes.
The correct answer is Billy Ray Cyrus.
I also accepted SCOTT BAGER's answer, "Cletus, the slack jawed yokel",
cuz that's pretty much the same thing.
ALSO: Extra credit was awarded to anyone who said "Enrico Pallazzo",
cuz that's a damn fine answer.
5. OK, this is a repeat question from last summer, but as long as we're
talking about rednecks, who are The Three Kings?
Richard Petty - King of NASCAR
Elvis Presley - King of Rock & Roll
and
Budweiser - King of Beers
6. Finish this sentence: "Love means..."
Yeah, I guess "...never having to say you're sorry." is a nice answer,
but here are some good ones, too.
"...giving up golf." - JIM CLARK
"...intimate relations between a man and a woman, or a man and two
women, or a man
and many women." - JOEY RUSSO
"Love is someone you can relate to. Staying up with her all night long,
listening to what she has to say and never even dreaming of
interrupting.
Love is interesting and informative, she can be erotic, funny and
endlessly
fascinating. Love comes in many different sizes, however, most males
prefer
the 27" version with picture in picture." - SHANE SLEIGHTER
The coveted Oh Bless Your Heart award goes to BILL PORTER for his
answer: "Love means nothing, apparently, when your supposedly devoted
fiance decides that she just needs some time and you're forced to
reevaluate your entire station in life."
7. What did they dump on Carrie at the prom?
Pig's blood.
8. What is the medical term for plastic surgery performed on the nose?
Rhinoplasty
9. Why do Sumo wrestlers clap before the start of a match?
To wake up the gods. A lot of you got this one.
10. You've just crashed a reunion party for the cast of an early 80's
TV show. Hey, there's Sarah Purcell and Byron Allen sucking face in the
corner! There's Peter Billingsley doing what appears to be an unhealthy
amount of coke! Whoa! Mark Russell just punched out Fred Willard!
What show was this? And who is missing and why?
The show is "Real People". The person missing is Skip Stephenson,
because he has since kicked the oxygen habit.
Congratulations again to our Big Winners!
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 02/24/98
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 10:27:43 -0500
The Daily Answers
02/24/98
by Dave George
Today's Big Winners:
CHRIS BLILEY
JOHN HERING
DAVE MARIA
and
AMY MACPHERSON!!!
These contestants will receive a copy of the Pulitzer Prize-winning
coffee table book "A Day in the Life of Wisconsin".
Way to go!!!!
1. In Driver's Ed we had to watch a series of movies from the 1960's
which centered around the "IPDE Strategy" of driving. What did IPDE
stand for?
Identify
Predict
Decide
and
Execute
My brother, Paul, said that I was wrong on this one, and that it's
actually "SIPDE", with the "S" for "Scan". But that's not what they had
in the movies we watched, so the question is super-duper correct!
Kudos to PATRICK SOLOMON for telling me that he actually found the
answer on the web at the Jim Thorpe High School Driver's Ed program.
I noticed that many contestants who went to Robinson with me didn't get
this question right. At first I thought they must not have paid very
close attention in class, but then I remembered the words of Mr. Miyagi
who said, "There's no such thing as bad student, only bad teacher."
Then I remembered that our driver's ed teacher was later busted for
cocaine. True story. Now that I think about it, he did talk awfully
fast.
2. What was the name of that fella from the West Coast whom Gerald Ford
defeated in the 1976 Republican Presidential Primary?
Ronald Reagan
(And if you watched the awesome 2-part documentary on Reagan Monday and
Tuesday night, you'll be getting more of these questions correct this
week.)
3. What sports figure said "Don't give up, don't ever give up!"?
Jim Valvano
To hear or read Jimmy V's famous Espy Awards speech, go here:
http://www.jimmyv.org/speech2.html
4. Why did Jack Tripper have to pretend he was gay?
Heck, everyone knew this one.
5. What is the term given to a spy who is deeply planted within an
organization, usually an enemy intelligence organization?
I was looking for "Mole", but I also accepted "Double agent".
6. What is the speed of light in diamond which has n = 2.42 ?
Some of you attempted to answer this one, but all of your equations were
pitifully flawed. Not a single one of you took into accout Bernouli's
Principle and only MICHAEL ROLFES remembered that the ratio of the angle
of incidence to the angle of refraction is a constant.
I mean, christ, didn't I cover this extensively in lecture??
7. Just kidding.
DAVE MARIA earned *TRIPLE* points with the following fantastic answer:
"Vicki the robot, from the sitcom "Small Wonder"
(I know there wasn't really a question for #7, but I always hoped
that
would be one of the answers, so I figured now was as good a time as
any to throw it in.)"
6. Complete the lyrics AND name the artist AND the song:
"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing
called life.
Electric word, 'life'. It means forever, and that's a mighty long time.
But I'm here to tell you, there's something else: _____ __________."
"The afterworld."
Prince
"Let's Go Crazy"
7. What is the name for the worldwide system of navigational
satellites?
GPS
(Lt. SCOTT BAGER, US Army Signal Corps, who was also a Geographic
Information Systems major at Michigan State, says that it stands for
Global Positioning satellite navigation System.)
There were a couple other answers, like "Navstar" and stuff, but I ain't
know nothin' 'bout them.
8. When Getty Lee sings "And the magic music makes your morning mood"
what literary device is he employing?
Thank you sooooooo much to those of you who pointed out that his name is
actually spelled "Geddy".
The correct answer here is "Alliteration". SCOTT BAGER remembered one
of my favorite scenes from the movie Broadcast News, where Albert Brooks
is drinking tequila while jealously watching his rival, William Hurt,
anchor the weekend news for the first time:
Hurt: "The Pentagon has seen massive movement of military might."
Brooks: "Whoa! A lot of alliteration from anxious anchors placed in
powerful posts!"
Great movie.
9. What military dictator was called "Pineapple Face"?
Noriega
10. What's the call when a batter hits a ball which bounces off an
outfielder's head and over the wall?
Home Run. Many of you pointed out that this happened to Jose Canseco.
Frankly, I wouldn't know. I only watch baseball when I go to an O's
game, and I do not remember a single thing that has ever happened on the
field at one of the myriad O's game I have gone to, as I am always
drunker than a lab monkey. I *do* remember getting blasted and then
reporting myself missing so that I could get my name up on the
Jumbotron. And I also remember running into Tim Russert, from "Meet the
Press", and telling him all about it.
Me: "Tim!"
Tim: "oh jesus"
Me: "Tim! Tim, I got my name up on the Jumbotron today!"
Tim: "Hey, congratulations."
Me: "Aww, c'mon, don't humor me! I'm SERIOUS!!"
Tim: "No, no, I mean it, way to go!"
Me: "OK, thanks. Hey! We gotta take a picture! Where's Al Hering??"
(And we have a great picture of this.)
Anyway, sorry for the digression. Congratulations to our Big Winners!!
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 02/25/98
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 1998 10:55:51 -0500
The Daily Answers
02/25/98
by Dave George
Today's Big Winners:
ELISSA JACKSON
JP XENAKIS
SCOTT BAGER
MICHAEL HYLTON
and
LEETO TLOU!!!!!
Each of these contestants will receive a Rubik's Cube and a box of Nerds
cereal. (Had the two flavors in two separate sides of the box.)
Way to go!!!
********THE EIGHTIES EDITION**********
1. Who did the Contras fight?
The Sandinistas.
2. What was the name of the controversial nuclear weapon that contained
10 warheads in a single missile?
Some people said "MIRV" (Multiple Independently targeted Re-entry
Vehicle), which is the TYPE of missile, but I was looking for the NAME
of the missile, which was the MX.
3. Who led Poland's Solidarity movement?
Lech Walesa (prounced "Balesa", but with a "W".)
4. What charity concert did Bob Geldof organize?
Live Aid. Ah, who can forget this global event? Remember Phil Collins
performing in Wembley, then hopping on the Concorde and performing again
in Philadelphia? I was like, "Damn, we didn't watch your performance
the first time." For you youngsters who don't remember this, it was two
"Mega Concerts" performed simultaneously in England and the U.S. to
raise money for the relief effort in Ethiopia. It was supposed to be
the biggest event of 1985. But I remember it as being kind of boring.
Except for U2. (It was also the first time most of us ever heard
Madonna sing live and we all realized that she could not sing.)
I found the lineup of performers on the web. The times are all UK time.
(Wembley) 2:02 Status Quo
(Wembley) 2:19 Style Council
(Wembley) 2:44 Boomtown Rats
(Wembley) 3:00 Adam Ant
13:06 INXS (video from Melbourne)
(Wembley) 3:16 Ultravox
13:34 Loudness (video from Japan)
(Wembley) 3:47 Spandau Ballet
13:51 Bernard Watson (Philly)
14:02 Joan Baez (Philly)
(Wembley) 4:07 Elvis Costello
4:10 The Hooters (Philly)
4:10 Opus (video from Austria)
(Wembley) 4:22 Nik Kershaw
14:32 The Four Tops (Philly)
4:38 B.B. King (video from The Hague)
4:45 Billy Ocean (Philly)
14:52 Ozzy Osbourne/Black Sabbath (Philly)
(Wembley) 4:55 Sade
5:12 Run DMC (Philly)
5:12 Yu Rock Mission (video from Belgrade)
(Wembley) 5:18 Sting
15:27 Rick Springfield (Philly)
(Wembley) 5:27 Phil Collins
15:47 REO Speedwagon (Philly)
(Wembley) 5:50 Howard Jones
15:55 Autograph (video from Moscow)
(Wembley) 6:07 Bryan Ferry
16:07 Crosby, Stills and Nash (Philly)
6:24 Udo Lindenberg (video from Cologne)
6:26 Judas Priest (Philly)
(Wembley) 6:38 Paul Young
(Wembley) 6:48 Paul Young / Alison Moyet
(Wembley) 7:00 Linkup between UK and US (Philly)
7:02 Bryan Adams (Philly)
(Wembley) 7:20 U2
17:40 Beach Boys (Philly)
(Wembley) 8:00 Dire Straits / Sting
8:26 George Thorogood and the Destroyers / Bo Diddley / Albert Collins
(Philly)
(Wembley) 8:44 Queen
19:03 David Bowie / Mick Jagger (prerecorded video)
9:07 Simple Minds (Philly)
(Wembley) 9:22 David Bowie
19:41 The Pretenders (Philly)
(Wembley) 20:00 The Who
20:20 Santana / Pat Metheny (Philly)
(Wembley) 20:50 Elton John
20:57 Ashford & Simpson / Teddy Pendergrass (Philly)
(Wembley) 21:05 Elton John / Kiki Dee
(Wembley) 21:09 Elton John / Kiki Dee / Wham!
21:30 Madonna (Philly)
(Wembley) 21:48 Freddie Mercury / Brian May
(Wembley) 21:51 Paul McCartney
(Wembley) 21:54 Paul McCartney / David Bowie / Pete Townshend / Alison
Moyet / Bob Geldof
(Wembley) 21:56 UK Finale
22:14 Tom Petty (Philly)
22:30 Kenny Loggins (Philly)
22:49 The Cars (Philly)
23:07 Neil Young (Philly)
23:43 Power Station (Philly)
00:21 Thompson Twins (Philly)
0:39 Eric Clapton (Philly)
1:04 Phil Collins (Philly)
1:13 Robert Plant / Jimmy Page / John Paul Jones (Philly)
1:47 Duran Duran (Philly)
02:15 Patti LaBelle (Philly)
2:50 Hall & Oates / Eddie Kendricks / David Ruffin (Philly)
3:15 Mick Jagger (Philly)
03:28 Mick Jagger / Tina Turner (Philly)
03:39 Bob Dylan / Keith Richards / Ron Wood (Philly)
03:55 US Finale (Philly)
5. Who was former Secretary of the Interior, James Watt, refering to
when he said that the band scheduled to play on the mall on July 4th,
1984 was "un-American"?
The Beach Boys
Kudos to the few of you who threw in the line about "A black, two Jews
and a cripple.", cuz that's what Watt said to describe one of his
committees.
6. Name three One Hit Wonders from the 80's.
Ooh, we got tons. Too many to list each person's name who submitted
them.
T'Pau
The Buggles
Nena
Katrina and the Waves
The Vapors
Kajagoogoo
Greg Kinn Band
Dream Academy
Soft Cell
Stacy Q
Toni Basil
Eddie Murphy
Rockwell
Dexie's Midnight Runners
A-ha
UTFO
Haircut 100
Flock of Seagulls
Eric Carmen
If you see someone up there who doesn't belong, by all means tell me
ASAP.
I could not accept Tiffany with "I Think We're Alone Now", because
Tiffany had many, many wonderful hits, including "All This Time" from
her breakthrough album "Hold an Old Friend's Hand", which, as SCOTT
BAGER can testify to, I actually owned while in the Army. (We think it
was an adverse reaction to the salt peter.)
Could not accept Falco, either. Besides "Rock Me Amadeus", he had a
couple other minor hits. Actually, I'm not really sure about that. But
didn't he do "Vienna Calling" and "Nineteen"? ("In Vietnam the average
age was nineteen- nuh-nuh-nuh-nineteen, nineteen.") Wasn't that him?
Also did not accept The Georgia Satellites. Besides that one "Keep Your
Hands to Yourself" tune, they had a really good song called "Battleship
Chains". ("You got me tiyeeeed dooown with battleship chains. Fifty
foot long and a two-ton anchor.") Sounds like them boys got theyselves
a fear of commitment.
7. What was the name of the "realistic" 1983 made-for-TV movie that
freaked-out the entire country about nuclear devastation in a small
town?
The Day After
8. What is the White Zone for?
"Loading and unloading only." Many of you got this one, because many of
you have seen Airplane more times than you've been to church. (I'm not
judging, I think that's a good thing.)
Note to CHRIS BLILEY: Yes, I'm serious, and stop calling me Shirley.
9. Who lost his leg to cancer then ran across Canada, raising tens of
millions of dollars for cancer research before dying?
Yes, I suppose if they had combined him with Lt. Dan then "Forrest Gump"
would have been a good answer. But I was looking for Terry Fox. I am
ashamed to admit that I first learned of this guy when I read a Playboy
Playmate's profile who, besides hating pushy people, admired Terry Fox.
10. Who was the German lad who flew his little airplane across the
Soviet Union, evading all their defenses and landed in the middle of Red
Square?
Matthias Rust. I agree with TRIP MORANO that this was just damn
hysterical. Slightly less funny is the number of Red Air Force
personnel who were shot because of this. (Still kinda funny, though.)
11. Please supply the punchline to this tasteless Challenger joke: (and
by all means, please share your favorite joke.)
What was the last thing Christa McAuliffe said to her kids?
"Clean your room before I explode!" - BIRGITT TANGERMANN
"Hey kids, don't forget to pick me up at Daytona!" - JANET FORD
"I'll be back in a flash" - NATE RIPPEL
"Be back in a bit." - PAT GEORGE
"I'm going to the beach to wash up." - TRIP KIRKPATRICK
Only TRIP MORANO, JAMES MALONEY, ROB BUCKANAVAGE and JOHN HERING got the
actual punchline to this great joke!
"You feed the dog, I'll feed the fish."
Other Jokes:
"Did you hear she had dandruff? They found her head and shoulders on
the beach." - CHRIS BLILEY
"Why did NASA provide the Challenger with Sprite? 'Cause they can't
keep 7Up." - ELISSA JACKSON
"How many Challenger astronauts can fit into a Subaru?
12, 2 in the fromt, 3 in the back, and 7 in the ashtray" - LISA FLINT
"What does NASA stand for? - Need Another Seven Astronauts" - MATT
YOUNG, ROBERT GRIMMER
"Where did Christa take her vacation? all over Florida." - MICHAEL
ROLFES
And the Worst Joke Award goes to...SARA BRADLEY!!!
"What was Christa McAuliffe's favorite color?
Nevermind. I know it had something to do with the "blue/blew" hominym,
but now
I can't remember it. Oh, well. Sorry."
Don't try to tell this one at work. It's all in the way she tells it.
NOTE: A couple of you said it's not funny to make jokes about tragedy.
Perhaps not in your native Russia, ya pinko commie, but this is America
and it *IS* funny.
12. Name the leeetle babeee who fell down the well. (Bart Simpson
quotes welcome, but also give the real kid's name.)
Jessica McClure (Who just proves my point above.)
"We're sending our love down the well" - PAT GEORGE
"John, we've found a squirrel that looks exactly like Abe Lincoln!"
"Now that's REAL news!" - SHANE SLEIGHTER
13. Who was Brendan Sullivan representing when he snapped "I'm not a
potted plant here!" after being rebuked for whispering in his clients
ear?
Ollie North
14. What do Terry Anderson, Terry Waite and William Higgins have in
common?
They were a few of our hostages in Beirut.
(I did accept the many answers of "They are three people who have never
been in my kitchen.", because I always felt that Alex should have
accepted it when Cliff used it.)
15. What toy was "More than meets the eye!"?
Transformers
Phew! Great job, kids!
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 02/26/98
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 1998 09:34:18 -0500
The Daily Answers
02/26/98
by Dave George
Thanks to TRIP KIRKPATRICK for finding out who really sang "19". It
wasn't Falco after all, but rather Paul Hardcastle.
Today's Big Winners:
KOREN GOUTOS
KARL ROTHMAN
WILLIAM WALLACE
and
MATT YOUNG!!
These contestants will receive a delicious onion bagel, toasted, with
scallion cream cheese and tomato.
Way to go!!
1. Which female award-winner had the hairiest armpits at last night's
Grammy's?
Great Answer: "Paula Cole - her next song will be 'Where have all the
razors gone?'" - LINDA HERING
Very Good Wrong Answer: "Zak Hanson" - HARRIS KAY
Jay Leno said last night, "I think I've figured out why the cowboys
haven't been coming around."
2. Where did Michael Jordan go to college?
The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
3. Where will you find the Hillary Step and Khumba Ice Fall?
Mt. Everest
JOHN BIRKHOFFER asked a very good question: "Isn't the Khumba Ice Fall
the dance from Can't Buy Me
Love?"
That was actually the African Anteater Ritual, John, but thank you for
reminding us of a very groovin' dance, what with the weekend upon us and
all.
4. Which order of angels is associated with the chubby, winged children
in old paintings?
Cherub or Cherubim (I think the latter is plural.)
5. What color was the big "A" which Hester Prynne had to wear?
Thank you for all your answers like, "Scarlet, DUH!!!"
Ya know, ya try to throw out an easy one to quell the bitchin'...
6. The asymetrical shape of a wing creates what force?
Lift.
7. Give an example of a Catch-22. Do not get it from the web.
Most everyone either said "Damned if you do. Damned if you don't." or
gave examples of that statement.
Like, "Bill will go to jail if he lies about Monica, but will get killed
by Hillary if he doesn't."
But this is not really a good definition of a Catch-22 as it was
originally meant. Now, now, don't get hissy. I do *not* claim to know
everything. Just more than you.
HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!!!
Anyway.
The term "Catch-22" comes from Joseph Heller's novel of the same name.
I will admit to having read about half of the first chapter, then
falling asleep.
As I've always understood a Catch-22 to be, it's where the only solution
to a problem is made impossible BECAUSE of the problem itself. (The
condition preventing the solution refers back
to the original problem.)
BRANDY ABERNATHY, TRACY GOEBEL, MATT YOUNG, and a few others gave the
classic example:
"To get a job you have to have experience, but to get experience,
someone has to give you a job."
I like ELI KAILE'S example, too: "Too Hungy to sleep, and too tired to
eat."
An example from my own experience would be when I lived in L.A. everyone
wanted to get a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) card, which you got by working
a SAG job, which you could only get if you had a SAG card.
HOWEVER, I think that from popular usage the "Damned if you do..."
scenario has come to mean a Catch-22 (like the misuse of irony as
coincidence) so I pretty much gave credit for anything, as I don't
really want to get a lot of mail on a subject as boring as this.
8. Name two movies where Patrick Swayze appeared with Jennifer Grey.
Red Dawn and Dirty Dancing
9. What was the objective of the "Super Mario Brothers" video game?
Save the Princess.
10. Name a bar in the DC metro area that has karaoke. (I need to know
this.)
NATE RIPPEL said "Man, I *LOVE* karaoke!! I go to a karaoke bar at
least three nights a week! Here are some of the better ones. I've
ranked them by variety of songs and quality of sound (best to worst).
Good luck! Call me if you need a singing partner, cuz I usually go by
myself after my Alateen meetings."
Theisman's
Champions
Peyote Cafe
Whitey's
Songbird
Lulu's
Scroople's
Abbey Rhodes
Tropix
Studebaker's
Ramparts
Thanks Nate!!
And congratulations once again to today's Big Winners!!
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 02/26/98
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 1998 10:37:33 -0500
The Daily Answers
02/26/98
by Dave George
Thanks to TRIP KIRKPATRICK for finding out who really sang "19". It
wasn't Falco after all, but rather Paul Hardcastle.
Today's Big Winners:
KOREN GOUTOS
KARL ROTHMAN
WILLIAM WALLACE
and
MATT YOUNG!!
These contestants will receive a delicious onion bagel, toasted, with
scallion cream cheese and tomato.
Way to go!!
1. Which female award-winner had the hairiest armpits at last night's
Grammy's?
Great Answer: "Paula Cole - her next song will be 'Where have all the
razors gone?'" - LINDA HERING
Very Good Wrong Answer: "Zak Hanson" - HARRIS KAY
Jay Leno said last night, "I think I've figured out why the cowboys
haven't been coming around."
2. Where did Michael Jordan go to college?
The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
3. Where will you find the Hillary Step and Khumba Ice Fall?
Mt. Everest
JOHN BIRKHOFFER asked a very good question: "Isn't the Khumba Ice Fall
the dance from Can't Buy Me
Love?"
That was actually the African Anteater Ritual, John, but thank you for
reminding us of a very groovin' dance, what with the weekend upon us and
all.
4. Which order of angels is associated with the chubby, winged children
in old paintings?
Cherub or Cherubim (I think the latter is plural.)
5. What color was the big "A" which Hester Prynne had to wear?
Thank you for all your answers like, "Scarlet, DUH!!!"
Ya know, ya try to throw out an easy one to quell the bitchin'...
6. The asymetrical shape of a wing creates what force?
Lift.
7. Give an example of a Catch-22. Do not get it from the web.
Most everyone either said "Damned if you do. Damned if you don't." or
gave examples of that statement.
Like, "Bill will go to jail if he lies about Monica, but will get killed
by Hillary if he doesn't."
But this is not really a good definition of a Catch-22 as it was
originally meant. Now, now, don't get hissy. I do *not* claim to know
everything. Just more than you.
HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!!!
Anyway.
The term "Catch-22" comes from Joseph Heller's novel of the same name.
I will admit to having read about half of the first chapter, then
falling asleep.
As I've always understood a Catch-22 to be, it's where the only solution
to a problem is made impossible BECAUSE of the problem itself. (The
condition preventing the solution refers back
to the original problem.)
BRANDY ABERNATHY, TRACY GOEBEL, MATT YOUNG, and a few others gave the
classic example:
"To get a job you have to have experience, but to get experience,
someone has to give you a job."
I like ELI KAILE'S example, too: "Too Hungy to sleep, and too tired to
eat."
An example from my own experience would be when I lived in L.A. everyone
wanted to get a Screen Actors Guild (SAG) card, which you got by working
a SAG job, which you could only get if you had a SAG card.
HOWEVER, I think that from popular usage the "Damned if you do..."
scenario has come to mean a Catch-22 (like the misuse of irony as
coincidence) so I pretty much gave credit for anything, as I don't
really want to get a lot of mail on a subject as boring as this.
8. Name two movies where Patrick Swayze appeared with Jennifer Grey.
Red Dawn and Dirty Dancing
9. What was the objective of the "Super Mario Brothers" video game?
Save the Princess.
10. Name a bar in the DC metro area that has karaoke. (I need to know
this.)
NATE RIPPEL said "Man, I *LOVE* karaoke!! I go to a karaoke bar at
least three nights a week! Here are some of the better ones. I've
ranked them by variety of songs and quality of sound (best to worst).
Good luck! Call me if you need a singing partner, cuz I usually go by
myself after my Alateen meetings."
Theisman's
Champions
Peyote Cafe
Whitey's
Songbird
Lulu's
Scroople's
Abbey Rhodes
Tropix
Studebaker's
Ramparts
Thanks Nate!!
And congratulations once again to today's Big Winners!!
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 02/27/98
Date: Mon, 02 Mar 1998 09:21:15 -0500
The Daily Answers
02/27/98
by Dave George
Well, not really by me. These are all SHARON PRESLEY'S answers. And in
response to your many requests, I promise never, ever to leave you in
the hands of an amateur again.
Today's Big Winners:
LAURA COLOMBELL
ED DUNNINGTON
AMY SIEBERKROB
and
SEAN KENNEALY!!!
Each of these contestants wins six bucks.
1. Who was the doorman on Rhoda?
Sharon Presley> Carlton; now does the voice for Garfield cartoons
(Personal note, I
hated this show and never watched it all the way through, but that is
the
easiest question!)
2. On I Love Lucy who gave Little Ricky his first bongo drum?
Sharon Presley> Big Ricky's Uncle Alberto. The drum was actually
Big Ricky's when he
was a Little Ricky.
3. On Laverne & Shirley, what was the name of Shirley's favorite
stuffed
animal?
Sharon Presley> Boo Boo Kitty; she slept with this dang thing more
than she slept with
the Big Ragu
4. On Happy Days, as a publicity stunt in front of Arnold's, Fonzi
jumped
over how many garbage cans?
Sharon Presley> 14; ok, this was a tough one, I should have just
asked what he jumped
over!
5. What was the name of the Waltons' dog?
Sharon Presley> Reckless
6. On the Wonder Years, Karen married Michael and the family hosted a
backyard BBQ reception. Who played the part of Michael?
Sharon Presley> David Schwimmer; I just caught this repeat on
Nick-At-Night!
7. Who played the part of Maury's daughter on the Mary Tyler Moore
Show?
Sharon Presley> Helen Hunt, recently nominated for an Academy Award
8. Buffy and Jody lived in NYC with Uncle Bill and their housekeeper.
Name the show.
Sharon Presley> Family Affair; just the cutest little show ever.
The most appauling
thing was how frequently the two youngsters were out in NYC without
adult
supervison. Even if you didn't watch it, you had to have heard when the
girl "kicked the oxygen habit" with a drug overdose!
9. What was the name of Gloria Bunker's husband?
Sharon Presley> Michael or Michael Stivic for a bonus point
10. What is Fonzi's real name?
Sharon Presley> Arthur or Arthur Fonzarelli for a bonus point
***REMEMBER: These are all Sharon's answers. I will entertain no
emails on the subject!
Your pal,
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 03/02/98
Date: Tue, 03 Mar 1998 07:09:20 -0500
The Daily Answers
03/02/98
by Dave George
Remember our "IPDE" driving strategy question a few days ago where
somebody found the answer at the Jim Thorpe High School web page? Well,
seems that MEGHAN DOTTER'S dad actually *went* to Jim Thorpe High
School, and (dig this) has *never* gotten a ticket for any kind of
moving violation!
In honor of the fine job JTHS is doing training our young people to
drive, Today's Big Winner is...
MRS. JANE HALENAR!!!!
Jane is the school nurse at JTHS.
Mrs. Halenar, an alumna of the Jim Thorpe Area School District,
graduated from The Reading Hospital School of Nursing with a diploma
degree and earned her bachelor degree from the College of St. Francis.
Prior to becoming the school nurse in 1990, she had clinical experience
in medical, surgical and psychiatric nursing. In addition to her duties
as school nurse, Jane is a member of the Thorpe Student Assistance Team,
Carbon County School Nurses, Jim Thorpe PTA, RHSN Alumni Association,
and the School Nurse Section of the Pupil Services Division of PSEA.
Diploma degree?
Jane would like to pass along some health tips to all of us.
"If you find that your child has head lice, it is extremely important
that you notify the nurse promptly so that she can make sure that you
are treating it properly and also to do whatever is indicated to get the
condition under control as soon as possible. The Jim Thorpe Area School
District has a No Nit Policy which means that your child cannot return
to school unless his/her hair is free of nits (eggs) and has been
treated effectively."
You can read more about Jane and some other tips she has at
http://www.jtasd.k12.pa.us/highschool/nurse/nurse1.html
Jane wins a year's supply of Rid(r).
Way to go, Jane!!
1. What's another name for exploring caves?
Spelunking. I also accepted "caving", because ELISSA JACKSON says that
nobody who actually explores caves really calls it spelunking.
2. Which state was first to secede from the union?
South Carolina
3. In WWII, "GP's" (General Purpose vehicles) came to be more commonly
known as what?
Jeeps. I would like the two people who answered "Humvees" to please
stand up. I mean, goddamn, I said WWII, didn't I??
4. What country invented pizza?
"New York" - SHANE SLEIGHTER
The corrct answer is "The U.S."
A couple people did some web research and came up with answers like this
one, courtesy of DAVE ROGERS:
"Pizza's origins are lost in the dim mist of antiquity. Rumors circulate
that pizza was invented in New York City, but take no heed. Evidence
suggests that pizza was brought to the United States of America by
Italian
immigrants. However, the historical record is unambiguous in this
matter:
Italians didn't invent the pizza. The Greeks, who maintained colonies in
southern
Italy for approximately 600 years (roughly from 730 B.C. to 130 B.C.)
brought pizza to Italy with them. Ancient Greek written records confirm
that the Greeks ate pizza. Though again, evidence suggests pizza had
been imported from Asia Minor to Greece even earlier."
Sorry, Dave, that's complete crap. How do I know this? Because I
*LOVE* pizza. And I know in my heart that only the United States could
have come up with a food so perfect. Greece? Asia Minor? The above
piece (and it is a piece) was clearly written by a Greek or by an Asian
Minor.
Besides, I defy you to go to either Athens or Beijing and try to order a
pizza at one o'clock in the morning. WITH garlic butter sauce.
Case closed.
5. What is superheated liquid rock called when it is underground?
Magma. A lot of you said "lava", but it's not lava until it comes out
of the ground.
6. Who is the Norse god of thunder?
Thor.
7. What is the tallest mountain in Africa?
Kilimanjaro
7A. (Repeat Question, but I just love this one.) What was the second
mountain surveyed in the Karakoram mountain range?
K2
8. What device is used to measure radioactivity? (Hint: It's not
Foliogrometer, cuz that's a word I just made up.)
Geiger Counter. It's a device which gathers geigers. And then counts
them. It then displays the exact (roughly) number of geigers it has
gathered, thus telling you just how radioactive the area is. Deluxe
models will tell you how long ago you should have run from the area in
order to still have a shot at ever becoming a father.
To be perfectly honest, the extent of my knowledge on this subject is
limited to what I learned in one of my "Happy Hollisters" from 1975.
See, seems the Hollisters were going to this park where there were rocks
that had a certain amount of radioactivity...ah, story for another day,
perhaps.
9. What show sucked worse, "Soap" or "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman"?
The hands-down winner here was "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman". Most of
you said that you voted for it on the basis of never having heard of
it. Count yourself lucky. It sucked.
But "Soap" sucked too.
10. What breed of dog, named for a Canadian island, is known for
rescuing swimmers?
A *lot* of you said "Labrador Retriever", which is better than MIKE
WAITE'S answer of "Chihuahua".
The correct answer is "Newfoundland".
Congratulations once again to MRS. JANE HALENAR!
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 03/05/98
Date: Fri, 06 Mar 1998 09:09:37 -0500
The Daily Answers
03/05/98
by Dave George
Today's Big Winners:
JON DAVID
CHRIS DESANTIS
ALBERT OSTROWSKI
and
ROB WAGNER!!!!
Each of these contestants will receive a 1990 Subaru Loyal station
wagon.
Way to go!!
1. What artifact is believed to hold the original Ten Commandments?
Some people said "Noah's Ark". That's really, really close and you
should stand tall and proud that you got it partially right. (Hey, it's
important to encourage our "special" contestants.)
The correct answer is "The Ark of the Covenant".
Many of you pointed out that it is currently being housed in a giant
government warehouse. Others noted sagely that Harrison Ford is a
hunk. Just can't argue with BILL TYRRELL on that one, now can we? But
while we're all in agreement that Harrison is yummy, I think we need to
clarify the exact whereabouts of the Ark. Thing is, there are actually
five of them, and they all are believed to reside in a small church in
Scotland, buried deep within massive cement walls. (That is, if you
believe the nutjob I was watching on the Discovery Channel the other
night.)
Fine Answer: "The Ark of the Covenant (unfortunately, what it contains
is the Wrath
of God in powdered form(r), that will melt your friggin body down
unless you close your eyes and are American.)" - TRIP KIRKPATRICK
2. What's the German word for "Lightning Warfare"?
"Blitzkrieg"
3. What car is currently being marketed under "The muscle car lives."?
GEORGE PATCH got one bonus point for combining a correct answer with a
classified add: (This is a one-time thing, so don't try it.)
"My Trans-Am. It is a '79, Red with tinted t-tops. 403 engine, Auto,
AC.
173K miles some rust but otherwise in good shape. $2000
I also have a '90 Subaru Loyal on the market under "The station wagon
lives". It is indeed a wagon with 4wd, AC, PW, PDL, Auto. 86K miles.
Was
in last weekend's Post for $3,800 but as a one time special to your
readers
I'll let it go for $2995."
To take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime offer, you can email George
at: [email protected]
4. In the following sentence identify the preposition:
"My car ran over the cat, and I was all--'Keee-rist! Did you see
that?'."
A lot of you said "over the cat", but that's the prepositional phrase.
The preposition is just "over".
5. Name the movie:
"Why'd you kill my buh-ruthuh? He was my oooonly buh-ruthuh."
Ooh, toughie! The correct answer is "Hollywood Shuffle".
JON DAVID was the *ONLY* one to get this!!
6. Which one of the One-Hit-Wonders mentioned in the DQ last week just
died?
Falco. Falco, we hardly knew ye. (I'm not saying that like it's a bad
thing, either.)
For the record, Falco was not really a One-Hit-Wonder. Many of you
indignantly wrote to say that he had two or three hits. This was all
duly documented in the OHW quiz last week, but my question yesterday
*was* worded poorly.
7. What was the creepy name of Mr. Rogers' mailman?
Correct Answer: "Mr. McFeely"
First name: "Touchy" (I think.)
8. What did two American athletes do while receiving their medals at
the 1968 Olympics to get themselves kicked out?
A majority of the incorrect answers were stuff like "Made out" or
"Mooned the audience". You are, of course, confusing these guys with
Nancy Kerrigan and Oksana Baiul in '94.
Correct Answer: Black power salute.
9. Complete this quote from Ronald Reagan, said during his weekly radio
broadcast without realizing that he was on the air:
"I have just signed legislation outlawing Russia forever..."
"...we begin bombing in five minutes."
The Russians admit now that this statement caused a brief wave of panic
in the Kremlin. Oh, those gullible Russkies.
10. Give one of the words which Charlotte wove into her web.
Great Answer: "Pork. The other white meat." - ROB BUCKANAVAGE
Frankly, I'm not *positive* of the correct answer here. Sorry.
I believe she wove three different things into the web:
"Radiant"
"Humble"
and
"Some Pig"
In any event, I *do* remember most of the songs from the movie. Besides
being the QuizMaster I am also The Showtunes Guy. (Not gay, either.)
Here, from memory, are a couple jams from the movie:
"Oh, wow, look at him now
Zuckerman's famous pig
Soo-ey, what do you see
Most famous pig in history
Fine swine, wish he were mine
So what if he's not so big!
He's one terrific, radiant, humble, thingamajig of a pig!
He's Zuckerman's, Zuckerman's, Zuckerman's, Zuckerman's,
Zuckermaaaaaaans--famous pig!"
Also, here's the little diddy Wilbur sang when he first learned to talk:
"Isn't it great
That I articulate?
Isn't it grand
That you can understand?
I don't eek! I don't awk!
I don't even squeak or squawk!
When I want to say a somethin'
I just open up and talk!
I can talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, TAAALK!!!!!"
At this point in the movie the ram bitch-slaps Wilbur, and not a
second too soon.
Congrats again to today's Big Winners!
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 03/06/98
Date: Mon, 09 Mar 1998 08:55:59 -0500
The Daily Answers
03/06/98
by Dave George
Today's Big Winners:
CHRISTINE CHALLAS
DEBORAH DENHAM
WES NAU
STEVE STEGER
and
BIRGITT TANGERMANN!!!!
These contestants will receive three personal training sessions with me.
Way to go!
1. Remember Mr. McFeely, the mailman from yesterday? Well, dig, what
was his trademark catch-phrase?
"I never told her to lie about it." - PAT GEORGE. (Pat is, of course,
thinking of President McFeely.)
"I have candy, ain't it dandy, look at the Schnauzer in my Trousers.
or maybe it was:
Tomorrow I'll have mail...AND pants!" - SHANE SLEIGHTER
Correct Answer: "Speedy Delivery! Speedy Delivery!"
The only people to get this were:
PAUL VAN TUYLE
AMY MACPHERSON
PAUL GEORGE
and
TOM O'REILLY
2. What was the name of the George and Louise Jeffersons'
mixed-marriage neighbors?
Tom and Helen Willis
3. Who's the hottest SI swimsuit model this year?
Most of you said Heidi Klum.
Unfortunately, the correct answer is Rebecca Romijn.
4. In radio parlance, why is it incorrect to say "Over and out."?
All our current and former military contestants got this. As did all
our truck drivin' women.
The best and most concise answer was provided by ANGELICA PENA:
"over= your turn
out= conversation is over"
On the other end of the spectrum was Lt. MICHAEL "Loves to hear himself
type" HADLEY, USMC:
"You say "over" to indicate you are done talking so the other guy can
run his
suck. You say "out" when you are done talking and you're not expecting
or do
not desire a reply. They are important terms. "Out" keeps people from
waiting on radio traffic that will never come. "Over" keeps both
parties
from keying the handset at the same time. Radio nets are half duplex
circuits meaning only one person can talk at a time. When both parties
key
the handset at the same time you get nothing. Inproper radio procedures
are
frowned upon in the Marine Corps. "Over and Out" is a big one.
Another one
you often hear is wierd trash like "lickin chickin" meaning meaning
"loud and
clear" for radio checks."
Yo, Mike, "Run his suck"???
5. Who is the leader of Libya?
I accepted Qadaffi, Khadaffi, or Ghadaffi. (DEBORAH DENHAM says that
the Libyan embassy spells it "Qadaffi".)
Could not, however, accept "Molemar Kudaffy" or "Arafat".
6. How many Hawaiian islands are there? (Bonus points if you name them
without looking them up. How will I know? Oh, I think my omniscience
has been demonstrated previously.)
There are 6 major islands: Hawaii, Oahu, Maui, Kauai, Molokai, and
Lanai.
Then there are two private islands. The first is Niihau, which is
really interesting because it was bought from King Kamehameha by a
wealthy family named "Robinson" over a 100 years ago, and it still
belongs to them. It's very small and only has about 500 residents.
Virtually no one is allowed on the island except the people who live
there. They are all Hawaiian and Hawaiian is the official language.
(Which is about as common as going to Rome and hearing people speak
Latin.) There are no guns or alcohol on the island. (And really, what
fun is one without the other?) They can keep that island, my friend.
Did I cheat and look all this up? Oh goodness no, dearheart, I lived in
Hawaii for ten years. From 1970, right on through disco.
The 8th island is a fun one. Koho'olawe was used for target practice by
the U.S. military for a really, really long time. Like, before Hawaii
was even a state. The fact that no one ever asked how the Hawaiians
felt about this didn't seem to bother anyone. It's no longer used for
this, though. Either Reagan or Bush gave it back to them.
Here are some islands that I could not accept as correct:
"Treasure"
"Ikee-Ikee-Ooh"
"Cleveland"
"Komonawanalaya"
"Inky"
"Blinky"
"Clyde"
"Kahlua"
7. Which one of the kids in Fat Albert's gang was Albert's brother?
Ya know, I just can't throw a slider wild enough to fool some of you.
Albert didn't have no brother on the show. Bill did. And his brother
was Russell. ELISSA JACKSON caught this.
"So, you're saying this was a deliberate ruse on your part, Dave, and
not a mistake?"
Yes, that is the story I am sticking with.
8. Who, along with Mark Goodson, produced "The Price is Right"?
Bill Todman. Who can forget "A Mark Goodson/Bill Todman production."?
Very few of you, apparently, as most of you got this.
9. Who grabbed her crotch and spit after singing a horrible rendition
of the National Anthem at a baseball game?
Roseanne
10. What was the name of the web browser that Mark Andreeson created
before Netscape?
Mosaic.
And a fine job by all. Congrats once again to today's Big Winners! And
stay tuned to today's DQ, as we announce the new DQ Contestant of the
Week!!
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 03/09/98
Date: Tue, 10 Mar 1998 07:21:44 -0500
The Daily Answers
03/09/98
by Dave George
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* Contestant of the Week *
* SHANE SLEIGHTER *
* *
**************************
Today's Big Winners:
CHRIS BLILEY
FRANCES JOHNSON
and
ALLAN HERING!!!!
Chris and Allan each win one of those air fresheners for your car that
look like a crown. You know, the ones that say to the world, "The
driver of this car isn't from these parts originally."
Frances wins a box of fluffy kittens.
Way to go!!
1. In Stripes, how many push-ups did Bill Murray have to do in order to
win 5 dollars from Harold Ramis?
He had to do five. You got an extra .5 if you noted that they were not
required to be Marine Corps pushups, just regular ones.
2. What was Elvis Presley's middle name?
Aaron.
3. Translate this license plate: 2QAYL
Most people said "To Quayle" or some variation on the spelling of that.
I have to admit, there were some translations that I hadn't thought of.
I had to give credit for these.
"To queue a while" - DEBORAH DENHAM and MICHAEL ROLFES
"2Q = Second Quarter; AYL = ile; Hence....'Second Quartile'" - SANDI
ROTHMAN
There were some that were juuuuust a hair off the mark:
"Live long and prosper" - PAT GEORGE
"Two Quail: The Rest. in DC. Good eats!" - PAUL VAN TUYLE
"Too Cool" - MARK MURRAY
The correct answer, which less than ten of you got, is:
"Took you a while."
4. Name the movie:
"Oh boys! Look what I got here!"
"Hey, where da white women at?!"
Blazing Saddles
BIRGITT TANGERMANN said "Silver Streak", which is an exellent answer
(although wrong) because not only is there a similar scene in that
movie, but it involved Gene Wilder, who said the first line above.
5. What lesson was always skipped in a Kamikaze's flight training?
Landing.
I also accepted:
"Ejecting" - Lots of you.
"PLF" (Parachute Landing Fall) - TOM O'REILLY
6. Speaking of Kamikaze's, what goes in the drink?
Vodka, Triple Sec and lime juice.
7. What was the name of the ship that picked up the survivors of the
Titanic?
Close: "Caligula" - CABE FRANKLIN
Not Even Close: "HMS Pinafore" - KARL ROTHMAN
Correct Answer: "Carpathia"
DEBORAH DENHAM said "The California", which is a closer answer than you
may think. The California was near Titanic when it went down, but for
some reason didn't respond to their SOS. The captain, whose name was
Lord, said that he saw another ship heading in the direction of the
Titanic, so he didn't head over there. Nobody believed him, and he got
screwed. People now believe that he did see another ship, a Norwegian
whaler that was illegally hunting whales. They took off so that they
wouldn't get in trouble. (The Discovery Channel "Titanic: The Legend
Lives On.")
8. What did the headline of the Chicago Daily Tribune read the morning
after Harry Truman defeated Thomas Dewey in the '48 presidential
election?
"Dewey Defeats Truman"
9. Who is Conan O'Brien's sidekick?
Andy Richter
10. Who's hunkier: Leonardo Dicaprio or Brad Pitt?
C'mon guys, I *had* to throw this question in after making the girls
answer the SI Swimsuit model one. And you know, a lot of you guys
refused to answer this, while almost *all* of the ladies answered the SI
question.
Best Guy Answer: "Tom O'fuckin'Reilly" - TOM O'REILLY
MELISSA SINUNU offers the best argument for Leonardo: "I hear Brad Pitt
has BO and bad skin."
Most of you girls did say that Leonardo was the most hunkified, but I
think he is going to age badly. Just my opinion.
Congratulations again to our Big Winners!
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 03/10/98
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 1998 09:26:29 -0500
The Daily Answers
03/10/98
by Dave George
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* Contestant of the Week *
* SHANE SLEIGHTER *
* *
**************************
Today's Big Winners:
BRIAN BEARD
ANNE GREGG
FRANCES JOHNSON
HARRIS KAY
CYNTHIA PRIOLET(!)
MELISSA SINUNU
and
MATT YOUNG!!!
These contestants each win one dream date with Contestant of the Month,
SHANE SLEIGHTER!!!
(This, obviously, would not be a good prize for the male winners.
They win a dream date with JIM GILKESON.)
Way to go!!
1. What state's name comes from the French "Green mountains"?
The correct answer here, which most of you got, is "Vermont".
A few people said "Montana", which, oddly enough, is the Portugese word
for "Vermont".
2. Sony caught a lot of flack over their VCR's instruction manual
because in the "Programming Your VCR" section it showed a sample date
display of "DEC 7". What was the big deal?
Most y'all got this one. A couple people added the year. INCORRECTLY!
Hooo! I love when that happens! I won't say who it was.
(One was JOHN HERING, though.)
3. What TV show's theme song was "Suicide is Painless"?
M*A*S*H
(Thanks to MELISSA SINUNU and MICHAEL P. HADLEY for including the lyrics
from memory.)
4. What cartoon strip had a character named "Yaz Pistachio"?
I'm kinda surprised how many people didn't get this one. It was "Bloom
County". One or two of you also said "Outland", which may also be
right, I don't know. They were both done by Berkely Breathed
5. Name the group and the song:
"'Show me, show me, show me how you do that trick
The one that makes me scream' she said
'The one that makes me laugh' she said
And threw her arms around my neck"
The Cure, "Just Like Heaven"
SHANE SLEIGHTER, showing why he's our COW:
"The Cure. "Just Like Heaven"
"You-hoo, lost and lonely,
You-hoo, look so homely,
You-hoo, smell like Ann."
(This was funny in high school because we worked with a woman, named
Ann,
who had B.O.)"
6. The Brandenberg Gate was part of what former structure?
The Berlin Wall
7. Who was Lloyd Bentsen talking to when he said "Senator, I served
with Jack Kennedy. I knew Jack Kennedy. Jack Kennedy was a friend of
mine. Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy."
Two of you said "Ted Kennedy". That's pretty funny.
The correct answer here is Dan Quayle.
8. During what war did the British set Washington D.C. ablaze?
If the old saying "If we do not learn our history we are destined to
repeat it." has any truth to it we'd better get the fire extinguishers
ready. *WAY* too many people said "The Revolutionary War". Now, if I'm
not mistaken, there WAS no Washington D.C. back then.
The correct answer is "The War of 1812".
9. Name the movie:
"That's not Lake Minnetonka."
Very, very few of you got this obscure quote from Purple Rain. This was
the scene where Prince takes Vanity out to this lake on his motorcycle.
(And if you look closely you can see the symbol painted on his bike
which he will later change his name to.) He tells her that if she wants
his help getting famous she'd have to jump into Lake Minnetonka. She
strips and jumps in. Then he says the above line.
Most of you said Fargo. A few said Meatballs. (Which reminds me that
we need more questions from Meatballs, one great flick.)
Here's who got it:
SCOTT BAGER
CHRIS BLILEY
MICHAEL P. HADLEY
JOHN HERING
ANDREA IMPARATO
HARRIS KAY
MARK MURRAY
MELISSA SINUNU
CHUCK STARRATT
STEVE STEGER
BIRGITT TANGERMANN
and
MATT YOUNG
CHRISTINE CHALLAS, what were you thinking?? You got the movie right,
but it was not Lake Titicaca. Lake Titicaca is the world's highest
lake. (With the world's worst name.)
Look for Lake Titcaca in a future DQ!
10. Name three "monster" breakfast cereals.
I was looking for "Count Chocula", "Frankenberry", and "Boo Berry". I
forgot about one, which SCOTT BAGER didn't:
"Fruit Brute was that gruel with the werewolf trade character
which make a cameo in the letterboxed version of Pulp Fiction in the
scene
which begins with Eric Stoltz spoonin' and dribbling cereal while
watchin' TV
in bed, when he gets the call from Vicent Vega that he's bringing an
OD'ing
Mrs. Marsalus Wallace to his home."
LEV LESOKHIN, no I don't think Leprachauns are generally considered
monsters.
Congratulations once again to today's Big Winners!
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 03/11/98
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 1998 09:44:11 -0500
The Daily Answers
03/11/98
by Dave George
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* Contestant of the Week *
* SHANE SLEIGHTER *
* *
**************************
It's been said before, but with so many new players I think I should run
it by you again. The Big Winners are usually, but *NOT ALWAYS*, the
players with the highest number of correct answers. Sometimes a very
clever incorrect answer is actually worth more than a correct answer.
So, if you got all of today's right and feel cheated, well, you can take
some comfort in the knowing that God knows you know Grease really well
and he shall reward you when you are delivered into His arms.
Amen.
Today's Big Winners:
MELISSA BOWEN
KATE KIRKPATRICK
KRISTIN MATUSHAK
KARL ROTHMAN
CARRIE STATZ
and
ROB WAGNER!!!
These contestants win a box of Fruit Rollups, which, while 13 years old,
are still in the same condition as the day they left the processing
facility.
Way to go!!
CABE FRANKLIN, who turned in an overall fairly crappy quiz, did earn a
bonus point for including the misheard lyric from "You're the One that I
Want":
"I got shoes. They're made of plywood."
I believe the book of incorrect lyrics which Cabe refers to is called
"Excuse Me, While I Kiss This Guy." Look for it in your local library.
(HA-HA-HA-HA-HA! After you've succeeded in looking for your local
library, that is! HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!)
Anyway...
1. In the movie Grease, Kenickie says that getting what from him is
like getting a Hallmark card, "When you care enough to send the very
best."?
"The Clap" - STEVE STEGER
"A Hallmark Card" - ROB WAGNER
"Pregnant" - BRANDY ABERNATHY
Correct Answer: A hickey.
KATE KIRKPATRICK tossed in the scene which follows Kenickie's statement:
"you pig!"
"Oh, baby, I love it when you talk dirty"
(milkshake is thrown)
"to you from me, Pinky Lee!! Sorry, French."
2. Greece is located next to what body of water?
I got lots of different answers here, which confused me, cuz I thought
it was the Mediterranean Sea. LIA PAPACONSTANTOPOULOS, who just happens
to be Greek,
set things straight:
"The mediterranean sea. Within the mediterranean sea is the aegian sea
with borders the eastern part of greece and the west (between Italy and
Greece) part which is referred to as the ionian sea."
Rock on, Lia.
SHANE SLEIGHTER: "I really do not know. I do remember that when
Jeri-curl was popular in
high school, you could always tell when someone with a 'do sat by a
window,
because it would leave a print of the person's hair on the glass. It
also
tasted kind of salty."
3. What school do Danny, Sandy, et al. attend?
Rydell
4. What was the name of Rizzo's gang?
"Apple Dumpling" - ROB WAGNER
Correct Answer: Pink Ladies
5. What was the name of Danny's gang?
Thunderbirds
6. Name *ALL* the sports Danny tried in order to impress Sandy.
Wrestling
Basketball
Baseball
Track
A lot of people added football their list, but that's incorrect. I
think only one person had gymnastics, and that might be right. I can't
remember. I know that he didn't actually attempt anything gymnastic,
but the coach did ask him if he was interested in the rings. Danny said
something like "Yeah, I just put a new set of rings on my car."
7. What island in Greece has a U.S. state named after it?
KRISTIN MATUSHAK, who took yesterday's quiz in-person with the
QuizMaster, got extra points for rattling off nearly all the Greek
islands before arriving at the correct answer. VERY impressive,
Kristin!
Best Wrong Answer: "Vermonta" - STEVE STEGER
Worst Wrong Answer: "Are you making this up?" - SARA BRADLEY
Correct Answer: Rhodes
8. What was Frenchie doing to Sandy in the bathroom during the slumber
party?
Piercing her ears.
Naturally, there was also every manner of sexual answer.
9. Who was the MC at the dance-off?
Vince Fontaine
10. What events led up to Danny singing "Sandy"?
MIKE ROLFES was just a tad off the mark: "He did her in Australia."
Our "Brevity is the Soul of Wit Award" goes to JEN MCCORMICK: "I think
she cracked his balls in the car door."
Most Complete Answer: "WHILE SITTING IN HIS CAR AT THE DRIVE-IN, HE
APOLOGIZES FOR CHA-
CHA DE GREGORIO (the best dancer at st. bernadette's with the worst
reputation). AFTER CONVINCING SANDY TO WEAR HIS RING, DANNY PUTS THE
MOVES ON
HER. SHE STORMS OUT OF THE CAR, SLAMS THE DOOR ON HIS PACKAGE, AND
LEAVES HIM
: Stranded at the drive-in
branded, a fool
what will they say
monday at school
THE BEST PART OF THIS SCENE IS THE CONCESSION STAND PROMO ON THE SCREEN
WHEN
THE HOT DOG JUMPS INTO THE BUN; IT'S SORT OF OBSCENE, AND I LIKE IT." -
KARL ROTHMAN
Congratulations again to our Big Winners!
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 03/12/98
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1998 08:10:37 -0500
The Daily Answers
03/12/98
by Dave George
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* Contestant of the Week *
* SHANE SLEIGHTER *
* *
**************************
Today's Big Winners:
JON DAVID
STEVE DIAMOND
HARRIS KAY
DAVE MARIA
KARL ROTHMAN
SANDI ROTHMAN
and
MELISSA SINUNU
These contestants will receive the Charles and Diana commemorative
wedding plate autographed by Maria Conchita Alonso, star of the 1996
made-for-TV movie "Sudden Terror: The Hijacking of School Bus #17".
Way to go!!
Hey, NICK PACE! YOU SUCK!! HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!!! (Just kidding. I
don't even know this guy. I just thought it would be funny to yell that
at someone for no reason. Sorry again, Nick.)
1. Who picked a bad week to quit breathing oxygen?
Lloyd Bridges
"This fog is getting thicker!"
"And Leon is getting laaaaarrrrrger!" - SCOTT BAGER
(Note to ELISSA JACKSON: Sooner or later I *am* going to ask a question
whose answer is "Deney Terrio" and you are going to crush!)
2. What were canaries used for in coal mining?
Boyo, answers don't get much better than this one from MATT YOUNG:
"The parakeets would alert the miners when toxic gas, like the odorless
carbon monoxide, was building up in the mines. They alerted the miners
by
dying in their cages. I know this from watching the Simpsons "Timmy
O'Toole" episode where the townspeople and Sting have to dig Bart out of
the well. Best line from the episode: 'The circumference of the well is
34
inches. So, unfortunately, not one member of our city's police force is
slender enough to rescue the boy.' - Kent Brockman, TV Anchor"
Another excellent Simpson's memory from COW, SHANE SLEIGHTER: "When
Homer, Sting,
Marge, and Willie are digging to get Bart (aka Little Timmy) out of the
well, and Willie screams "The canary is dead!" and they all go running
out
of the hole. Then, Dr. Hibbert pronounces "This canary died of natural
causes." and they all go running back in."
3. What was the name of the guy whose art, which included a lot of
pictures of gay guys doing odd things, sparked the big debate about
government funding of the NEA?
Best Incorrect Answer: "Elton John is a gay." - MELISSA BOWEN
Best Answer That Took Me a Second - "Richard Smuggler" - MIKE ROLFES
Resident art critic, TRIP MORANO, voices his opinion on this
controversial artist: "What an ass bandit."
Correct Answer: "Robert Maplethorpe"
4. In the movie A Fish Called Wanda, what was the impairment from which
Michael Palin's character suffered?
"st-st-st-st-stuttering" - LISA FLINT (And about 50 others. But Lisa
actually the word correctly. There ain't no damn "D" in "Stutter".)
(Note to PETER MCGRATH: That elephantitis thing was The Breakfast Club,
but that is one mean impairment indeed.)
5. Name the movie:
"Now I can't keep you cuffed on a commercial flight, and I have to check
my gun with my luggage, but you fuck with me once and I'm gonna break
your neck."
"I can't fly."
"What?"
"You heard me. I can't fly."
"No, no, no. You're gonna to have to do better than that."
"No I don't have to do better than that, because it's the truth. I can't
fly. I suffer from aviaphobia."
"What does that mean?"
"It means I can't fly. I also suffer from claustrophobia and
agoraphobia."
"Well if you don't shut up, pretty soon you're gonna suffer from
fistaphobia."
Midnight Run
6. Complete this line from a Mike Myers sketch on SNL: "If it's not
Scottish..."
"It's CRAP!"
7. Who is known as the "Conspiracy King of Hollywood"?
"Abe Frohman" - (A combined effort on the part of STEVE DIAMOND and
SANDI and KARL ROTHMAN)
Dig, this is one great answer worth at least *triple* the value of the
correct answer. To answer with the Sausage King of Chicago was genius,
frankly.
Correct Answer: "Oliver Stone"
8. Who sunk the buzzer-beater to beat Kentucky in the regional finals
of the '92 NCAA tournament?
Excellent Answer: "Christian Laettner. On that day, he was 10 for 10
in field goals and
10 for ten from the foul line. Duke went on to beat Michigan and
their mouthy Fab Five, the Greatest Freshman Class In The History
of
The Game in the finals, and the Fab Five went on to lose another
NCAA
final and become a feeder team for the Washington Wizards, where
two
of its members continue to underachieve at the professioanl level."
- ROB WAGNER
Note to ANGELICA PENA: Yes, he is fairly hunky.
9. When John Candy tries to stop the Giswald's from entering
Walleyworld who does he say should have told them that the park was
closed?
I'm afraid I had to be really strict here. I could not accept "Marty
Moose". The better answer is "The Moose out front."
(Oh, and yeah, yeah, yeah, there's a damn "r" missing, I'm a dick.)
10. What product's slogan was "A little dab'll do ya?"
Best Wrong Answer: "Preparation H"
Correct Answer: "BrylCreme"
BONUS: There was some controversy involving the javelin event at the
'84 Olympics in L.A. What was it?
Excellent Answer Which Many of You Thought of But I Didn't:
"The Finnish team was using a more aerodynamically sound "floppy"
javelin, similar to the one used by Lamar to capture the gold for
Tri-Lambdas in the Greek Olympics." - DAVE MARIA
A lot of you mentioned the inattentive field judge getting impaled by
the javelin. I don't know if that happened in L.A., but that remains
one of my all-time favorite bloopers. I mean, the guy gets scewered in
the shoulder by a flying spear, pulls it out, and then almost
apologetically tries to mark where it would have landed! Hooo!
Note to DEBORAH DENHAM: No, I don't think they trashed their hotel
room, but that is an excellent answer.
What I was thinking of, which nobody mentioned, was when one team had
the doors to the stadium opened in order to take advantage of a slight
breeze. Jeez, maybe it never happened at all and I just dreamed it or
something. Somebody tell me if you remember this at all. I shan't
sleep tonight.
Congratulations once again to blah, blah, blah.
Your Best Friend,
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 03/13/98
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 09:36:19 -0500
The Daily Answers
03/13/98
by Dave George
The Contestant of the Week for March 16th - 20th is LESLIE MARIA!!
Leslie is a graduate of UVA and is currently in her second year of law
school at Georgetown. Leslie has been playing my various email games
since the good old days a few years back when she had a government job
and had roughly 8 hours of free time to kill each day. Leslie's hobbies
include running, fishing, working on her car and listening to the music
of her all-time favorite band, Toad the Wet Sprocket.
Way to go, Leslie!!
Today's Big Winners:
TRIP KIRKPATRICK
BASIL MAKHARITA
and
DAVE MARIA!!
These contestants will receive a copy of "Dianetics" by L. Ron Hubbard.
Way to go!!
1. Finish this cheer from the SNL sketch where the cheerleaders are at
the swim meet:
"Taco! Burrito!..."
"What's comin' out of that speedo?
you got trouble, you're blowin' bubbles, WOO!" - BASIL MAKHARITA
2. Frozen carbon dioxide is more commonly known as what?
Dry ice.
3. In the movie Joe Versus the Volcano, what ailment does Joe
supposedly suffer from?
Brain Cloud.
4. What is the illegal motion of a pitcher in baseball called?
Balk
5. Name 5 famous Dicks.
I think these are all the Dicks you guys named. Sorry if I missed one
or two.
Andy Dick
Dick Clark
Moby Dick
Dick Van Dyke
Tricky Dick Nixon
Dick Scofield
Dick Van Patten
Dick Tracy
Dick Morris
Miller Lite Dick
Dick Cheney
Dick Enberg
Dick Sargent
Dick York
Dick Butkus
A couple people had "Dick the Lionhearted", which is a perfectly
acceptable answer.
"Dick Tease" - ELISSA JACKSON
"Mr. Hand" - KARL ROTHMAN (An excellent answer which refers to Fast
Times at Ridgemont High.)
CHRISTINE CHALLAS wins our "Saucy Tart" award today for her five:
"John Holmes
Long Dong Silver
Marky Mark
Tommy Lee
Ron Jeremy"
COREY MCINTYRE lost all his points for his answer of "You".
6. Who developed the first vaccine against polio?
Jonas Salk
7. What kind of dog did Gene Hackman's character have in the movie
Crimson Tide?
Jack Russel Terrier
8. The double helix is used to describe what acid?
Deoxyribonucleic
9. What was the name of Ross's monkey on "Friends"?
Marcel
10. Who is the Hawaiian goddess of fire?
JP XENAKIS - "I just described her with an elaborate hula
dance, but you'd really have to see it to get the effect."
DAVE MARIA blew the competition away with this answer:
"Pele, the goddess of volcanic fire. Interesting story: the Brazilian
soccer legend Pele was named after this goddess. Pele's father was also
an avid
soccer player, and his father's best friend on his club team in Brazil,
Kenneth
Kauna, had emigrated to Brazil from Hawaii to play soccer (he is the
only
American to play in the Brazilian premier division). Kenneth would pray
to this
goddess before each game, hoping for the power, strength, and fury of
volcanic
fire in his game. He died in a tragic accident on the way to a game
when the
donkey he was riding was hit by a bus. In memory of his fallen friend,
Pele's
father gave his son the name of Pele. Actually, I made that all up, but
I'm
really bored at work today."
A fine showing, folks. Congratulations again to our Big Winners and to
our new COW, Leslie Maria!
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 03/16/98
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 10:41:12 -0500
The Daily Answers
03/16/98
by Dave George
Today's Big Winners:
LAURA COLOMBELL (Yo, Challas, get with the program. You're slacking.)
JAMES DONAHUE
KIM FERNANDEZ
DAVE MARIA
and
MELISSA SINUNU!!
These contestants win a 16 year-old troubled youth named "Tino". Tino
is this week's "Tuesday's Child". He has been in and out of foster
homes since his parents traded him for some fruit. He needs only love,
affection, understanding and restraining belts.
Way to go!!!
1. How would the narrator of "Moby Dick" introduce himself at a party?
"Call me Ishmael."
You got an extra .25 for throwing in something about showing your white
whale. (Easy jokes aren't worth quite as much.)
CHARLES MASSEY didn't get any extra points, but this is at least weird,
which counts for something. (And I like Paul Simon.): "Call me Ishmael,
but Betty when you call me, you can call me Al."
2. What word did Captain Marvel always use? (He came up with it with a
little help from Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, and Mercury.)
Shazam!
3. Because of their stinky sulfur content, what everyday product used
to be called "Lucifers"?
"Leeto Tlou's socks" - JIM GILKESON
"Soap" - LEETO TLOU
Well, that explains the socks. Leeto, time to switch brands of soaps,
my friend.
Correct Answer: "Matches".
4. The Federal National Mortgage Association is commonly called what?
Fannie Mae
5. Who broke Joe Theisman's leg?
"Lawrence Taylor. Actually, although LT is generally held culpable
for the break, he and Harry Carson were credited for half a sack each
on that fateful play. Just a bit of trivia." - BASIL MAKHARITA
KARL ROTHMAN added: "Although many people thought that was really
disgusting, Tim Krumrie's broken leg flapping in the wind during the
second
Bengals/49ers Superbowl was worse, as was pitcher Dave Dravecky's arm
almost
falling off. But perhaps the worst sports injury I have ever seen was
goalie
Clint Malarchuck on his knees with one hand against his jugular, trying
to
stop the flow of blood that was pooling around him on the ice as a
result of a
skate slash across the throat; team doctor's got to Malarchuck in time,
but it
is still the most horrifying sports thing I have ever seen."
Karl, many people would argue with you on that one. High school
wrestling fans in the mid 80's who witnessed the Quizmaster in a singlet
being flung from one end of the mat to the other would likely say that
this was the most horrifying sports thing they have ever seen.
6. According to The Bangles, where are all the cops hanging out?
"In the donut shop."
7. In the movie, The Shining, what phrase does Jack Nicholson's
character type over and over?
Many of you tried, but MARC ROWLEY, by far, won for the longest
repetition of "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." Damn thing
must've repeated 10,000 times, no kidding.
8. March 15th is also known as what?
The ides of March. Or "Whacking Day" - SCOTT BAGER (+1 --Simpson's
reference.)
9. Abrams, Challenger, Patton and Leopard are examples of what?
"Tanks."
You're welcome.
I'm sorry. That was really dumb.
10. Name the movie:
"This town needs an enema!"
Batman
Fine job, kids.
Your pal,
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 03/17/98
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 1998 09:08:07 -0500
The Daily Answers
03/17/98
by Dave George
**************************
* Contestant of the Week *
* LESLIE MARIA *
* *
**************************
Important Note: TRACY GOEBEL is a long-time DQ contestant who was
inadvertantly overlooked yesterday, but scored a perfect 10 out of 10.
Tracy will be receiving William Shatner's album "Transformed Man" on
which he sings "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" and "Tamborine Man".
Today's Big Winners:
CHRISTINE CHALLAS
CHRIS DESANTIS
BASIL MAKHARITA
ANDY SOUDERS
and
MIKE WAITE!!
These folks win a marmoset, a small fluffy monkey from South America
that has claws instead of nails. And also no big toe.
Way to go!
1. Name the movie:
"It's a crazy world."
"Someone oughta sell tickets."
"Sure, I'd buy one."
Raising Arizona
2. Who has NOT been a guest voice on the Simpsons - Kirk Douglas,
Sandra Bullock, or Michelle Pfieffer?
"Sandi Rothman" - SANDI ROTHMAN (-2 Not one of the choices.)
ANS: Sandra Bullock. Kirk Douglas did the voice for Chester, the man
who
first drew Itchy and Scratchy. Michelle Pfieffer was the voice of Mindy
Simmons, a potential love interest for Homer.
3. More Simpsons - Name three baseball players who were hired to play
on Burns' softball team.
ANS: Wade Boggs, Jose Canseco, Roger Clemons, Ken Griffey Jr., Don
Mattingly, Steve Sax, Mike Sciosia, and Ozzie Smith.
4. Who started the peace talks with the British during the
Revolutionary War?
The most popular answers were "Benedict Arnold", "Thomas Jefferson" and
"George Washington".
Actually LOTS of people said Benedict Arnold. I think the only thing he
negotiated was turning over West Point to the British. Could be wrong,
though. Hell, this is MATT YOUNG's question anyway.
Less popular were "The French" and "The Indians".
Most Incorrect Answer belonged to WILLIAM WALLACE: "The Trobrianders of
Papua New Guinea."
(They, of course, helped negotiate the peace at Yalta.)
The people who answered "Ben Franklin".
TRIP KIRKPATRICK
COREY MCINTYRE
JENNIFER KOSS
HARRIS KAY
MICHAEL HYLTON
NATE RIPPEL
and
PAT GEORGE
5. According to Simone, where did Ferris Bueller pass out?
The 31 Flavors.
6. What is the name of the U.S. Army's anti-terrorist team?
Many "A-Team" answers. I will grant you that the A-Team could
certainly help out in any anti-terrorist situation (I mean, if no one
else can help and if you can find them) but the correct answer here is
"Delta Force".
7. Finish this line: "I am Mr. Rourke, your host..."
"Please don't feed the midget." - SHARON PRESLEY
"And THIS IS JEOPARDY!" - JOEY RUSSO
"Hey tatoo, get off that man's leg!" - JERRY HELISEK
"and this is Tatoo, the suicidal midget." - LESLIE MARIA (Oh yeah, I'd
forgotten what a nutjob Herve was.)
Correct Answer: "Welcome to Fantasy Island."
8. What was the name of the guy who hijacked a plane in the late 70's,
then parachuted out with $20,000?
"Super Dave" - SEAN BOYLE (No, but I like that guy. He kills me. And
he's the brother of...nevermind, I'll save it for a future DQ question.)
A lot of you said "Patrick Swayze". While this was every bit as real an
event, it occurred in the early 90's not late 70's and it was one hell
of a lot more than $20,000.
MICHAEL HYLTON said "DT cooper...BP cooper...something like that..."
SO close! The correct answer is "DB Cooper".
9. Speaking of the 70's, Robert Conrad starred in a commercial for what
product, which he placed on his shoulder, saying "Knock it off. I dare
you."?
"A Pringle" - SANDI ROTHMAN (No, but I'm starving right now and that
sounds delicious.)
It was actually a battery. I think Everready.
10. Let's stick with a theme here. Also in the 70's, Robert Conrad
starred in what TV series in which he portrayed fighter pilot Pappy
Boyington?
"Baa Baa, Blacksheep"
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 03/18/98
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 10:40:15 -0500
The Daily Answers
03/18/98
by Dave George
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* Contestant of the Week *
* LESLIE MARIA *
* *
**************************
Today's Big Winners:
ENRICO GAGLIOTI
ANA KEEFE
and
CRAIG MORTON!!
These folks will be receiving a set of Michelin XT5 Duratread tires.
Way to go!!
1. "Call the ball", "Arresting wire" and "Catapult" are terms
associated with what?
"Flight operations on an Aircraft Carrier." - SEAN BOYLE
Sean's answer was the most accurate. Of course I also accepted anything
having to do with aircraft carriers or naval aviation in general.
I did not accept:
"Billiards" - Lots of you
"Dwarf Tossing" - KARL ROTHMAN
2. What nutso radio personality wrote a book in which he detailed
eating a rat in order to get over his fear of them?
Best Incorrect Answer: "Dr. Laura scheslinger" - STEVE DIAMOND
Correct Answer: "G. Gordon Liddy"
3. What is Seattle Mariners pitcher Randy Johnson's nickname?
"The Big Unit"
4. Let's say you're a nuclear submarine captain in the early 1960's.
(Let's also assume they let women do this, too.) Which sub would you
have LEAST wanted to be on? (Also assume you have an intense fear of
imploding.)
The Thresher. It sunk.
I know this because, ladies and gentlemen, I was on the Thresher.
Jeez, that was lie and I'm sorry.
5. In Greek mythology, what's the name of the river in Hades?
"The river Styx, named after the best band ever." - JENNIFER BAGER
You lost 3 pts if you said that Styx was not the only river in Hades.
Cuz, I mean, did any of *THOSE* rivers have a band??
6. What's the name of the Jetson's dog?
Astro.
I took 2 pts if you said "Rastro", cuz JOHN HERING asked me to. I don't
know why, really, but he's an old friend and it cost me nothing to make
him happy here and I may need a favor someday in return. Like last
night when I got pulled over the SECOND I pulled out of Carpool. I
thought I was gonna be calling John from the lockup. Then I remembered
that I was completely sober. Still, scary.
7. What's the name of the popular heart surgery where a balloon is
inserted into a blocked artery in order to push the blockage out of the
way?
DAVE MARIA: "Angioplasty (note: they don't actually insert a balloon,
as most
balloons would not fit in a human vein or artery. A catheter is
inserted which has a tip which can be filled with air once it is
inserted and reaches its destination.)"
Well there, little Mr. Helper, I looked it up and the procedure is also
refered to as a "Balloon Angioplasty". So I say the damn thing is a
balloon.
8. Who is called "The Father of Psychoanalysis"?
Me.
Or Sigmund Freud. I accepted either.
9. (We never have Star Trek questions, mostly because I've never seen a
single episode, but here goes...)
What are the little furry creatures called that multiply rapidly and
overrun the Enterprise?
"Tribbles."
10. Whose phone number is (202)514-8688?
"I don't know, can I call to find out?" - SHARON PRESLEY
Sharon, that was kinda the point. We had many chickens who wouldn't
call, but there were many more who *did* call and said howdy to the
receptionist at Kenneth Starr's office. I was fortunate enough to be on
the phone with one of today's Big Winners, ENRICO GAGLIOTI, when he
called. It went like this:
"Office of the independant counsel."
"I'm sorry, who is this?"
"Office of the independant counsel."
"Oh, is this (212)514-8688?"
"No, it's 2-OH-2."
"Oh, I'm sorry. And what office is this again?"
"Office of the independant counsel."
"Kenneth Starr's office??"
"Uh-huh."
"Wow! Your phone must be ringing off the hook over there, huh?"
"Uh, yeah."
"OK, bye."
"Bye!"
I think she was a temp.
Anyway, bravo to you brave souls who knew that I'd never have you call a
sex line or something. Stay tuned for more "Mystery Phone Owners" in
upcoming DQs!
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 03/19/98
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 1998 07:34:02 -0500
The Daily Answers
03/19/98
by Dave George
**************************
* Contestant of the Week *
* LESLIE MARIA *
* *
**************************
We done got us some official word on that balloon angioplasty
controversy from yesterday. DAVE MARIA said that it was not actually a
balloon. BILL TYRRELL, who's a veterinary cardiologist, says:
"To clarify the balloon angioplasty statement. It is truly a balloon
that is
attached to the end of a catheter that is inserted into your femoral
artery
via an introducer and a guide wire. It is guided to the aorta where it
is
steered into the appropriate coronary artery that needs unblockage. Air
is
not used for the insufflation because if the balloon bursts, which does
happen, the victim's, I mean patient's, balloon is burst, as well, due
to the
rapid air emboli to his brain. Oh well, at least it was not a dog or a
cat."
Rock on, Dr. Bill!
Today's Big Winners:
ROB BUCKANAVAGE
ALLISON PAGE
MILLIE PERRINE
VINCENT PETERS
and
MATT YOUNG!!
These contestants will be receiving a biiiig bottle of Jim Beam. And a
loooong straw.
Way to go!!
1. What buxom actress was the "Cross Your Heart" bra lady for years and
years?
We have yet another DQ Six Degrees of Separation Alert! Contestant
KERRI REICH is the third cousin of Jane Russell, who is the correct
answer to this question.
2. Name five geographical locales mentioned in the Beach Boys song
"Kokomo".
Correct Answers:
Aruba
Jamaica
Bermuda
Bahama
Key Largo
Montego
Florida Keys
Kokomo
Martinique
Montserrat
and
Port Au Prince
Could not accept the following four from SHANE SLEIGHTER:
"Taquilla"
"Lemetakia"
and
"Pretemama"
"We'll get there faster if we take it
slow....which really makes no sense as we are talking of geographical
locations, unless they're afraid of getting a speeding ticket or some
other delay, like an accident." - JP XENAKIS (+1 pt for making an
important observation.)
I, like many of you, wondered where this "Kokomo" is anyway, but JANET
FORD says: "In Key West, Fla. - a pitiful little thing about 3 feet deep
- but the waiters bring you drinks on trays, so who is really
complaining?"
NOTE: If you, like me, had that damn song stuck in your head all day I
apologize.
3. In what movie did the above song first appear?
"Cocktail"
4. What country, home of the northernmost capital in the world, is
called "The Land of Fire and Ice"?
"Iceland"
5. And by a wack-wack-wacky coincidence, the southernmost permanently
inhabited place on Earth is what island, whose name means "The Land of
Fire"?
"Tierra del Fuego"
"Muchas Gracias, Senor"
"Tierra del Fuego" - DAVE MARIA (+3 pts for the obscure Fletch
reference.)
6. What is the most popular sport in the United States, based on fan
attendance?
NASCAR
7. What is a group of whales called?
"The National Organization for Women" - JIM GILKESON
Correct answer: "Pod". (Would have also accepted "Gam", but nobody
said it.")
8. What is the state flower of Mississippi? (Hint: "Truckin'" and
"Olympia Dukakis".)
Magnolia. (The hints refered to The Grateful Dead's "Sugar Magnolia"
and the movie "Steel Magnolias". Which I love and am not gay.)
(Anymore.)
9. What's the largest animal to have ever existed on Earth?
PAT GEORGE confused the largest animal with the only known lesbian
species of dinosaur when he answered: "Likalotapus".
"Nell Carter" - JIM GILKESON
LESLIE MARIA said "Me, freshman year of college."
"The Dragoon" - DAVE MARIA (I don't know why that cracked me up, but
that's really funny.)
The correct answer is "The Blue Whale".
10. Whose phone number is 1-800-666-8352?
The Montel Williams Show Topic Hotline. As my JMU compatriots can
attest, I used to call all the talk show hotlines *all* the time and was
actually asked to be on two different shows. I didn't go, but it was an
honor just being nominated.
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 03/20/98
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 1998 09:17:41 -0500
The Daily Answers
03/20/98
by Dave George
Today's Big Winners:
HEATHER BRAUN
HARRIS KAY
KATE KIRKPATRICK
BASIL MAKHARITA
DAVE MARIA
ALLISON PAGE
KARL ROTHMAN
AIMEE SANGSTER
and
LYNN SMULLEN!!!
Wow! With so darn many winners I think the prize should be really
special. Therefore, they will each receive an autographed picture of
Ted Britt and his 17 hunky sons.
Way to go!!!
1. Kindly supply the last two lines to this famous poem:
"I've never seen a purple cow
I never hope to see one..."
Worst Answer:
"two of hearts - i need you, i need you
two of hearts - come on, come on..." - SCOTT BAGER
Second Worst:
"Everybody have fun tonight
Everybody Wang Chung tonight" - JENNIFER KOSS
Correct Answer:
"But I can tell you anyhow
I'd rather see than be one."
2. "Zippity Do Da" is a song from what Disney movie?
Song of the South
3. What's an official warning in soccer called?
"A yellow card."
"I think it's a booking. But I can tell you what it sounds like, 'The
bleachers are collapsing, repeat, the bleachers are collapsing. Please
form an orderly line and WALK to the nearest exit.'" - JAMES FLINT
James is right, it is also called a booking. Especially in Europe. (Or
was it France? Either one, can't remember.)
Interestingly, our own DAN RIPPEL just received one of these not 13
hours ago in our indoor game.
4. What literary work begins, "It was the best of times, it was the
worst of times."?
A Tale of Two Cities
5. In the movie Cool Hand Luke, where did unruly prisoners have to
spend a night?
"The Pit of Despair" - JP XENAKIS
Correct Answer: "The box."
6. What did Dorothy Parker say men seldom do to girls who wear glasses?
(Try to avoid the easy joke.)
"Give 'em wedgies" - LEETO TLOU
"Issue them pilot's licenses" - JOHN HERING
"Seldom mow grasses of girls who wear glasses" - JP XENAKIS
"Poke em in the eyes" - DAN RIPPEL
"Break their noses." - JAMES FLINT (Somewhere Zoe Merckel is flinching.)
Correct Answer: "Make passes at."
"Dorothy Parker also said that you can lead a whore to culture but you
can't make her read" - MELISSA SINUNU
(She also said "One more drink and I'll be under the host.")
7. Where will you find the American Immigrant Wall of Honor?
Ellis Island
8. Name the movie:
"What's wrong, mom?"
"First class is what's wrong. Before it was a better meal, now it's a
better life."
Jerry Maguire
9. What was unusual about Arnold Drummond's goldfish?
"Five penises! His pants fit like a glove!" - JOEL PFYFFER
He was black.
Mr. Drummond: "I've never seen a black goldfish before."
Arnold: "That's OK, he's never seen a rich white man before."
And thanks to everyone who told me his name was Abraham. I had
forgotten that.
10. Whose phone number is (703)902-4567?
Yes indeedy, that was our own SHANE SLEIGHTER you cowards called and
hung up on all day! Shane thought for sure that he would get to meet
some of the many cuties that reside in DQland. And maybe even some of
the girls!
Your pal,
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 03/23/98
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 1998 11:02:00 -0500
The Daily Answers
03/23/98
by Dave George
Today's answers are a little late and just a tad sparce. Sorry. I was
at home replaying over and over Ashley Judd's walk to the podium.
Today's Big Winners:
CHAD BOLLWEG
VICTORIA PETERSEN
MARC ROWLEY
and
JP XENAKIS!!!
These contestants will receive a book of 20 free passes to the
Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum!
Rock on!
1. My friend (you know, the witchdoctor?) he told me what to do. What
did he say?
"oo ee oo ah ah ting tang walla walla bing bang
oo ee oo ah ah ting tang walla walla bing bang" - MICHAEL ROLFES
Yeah, that's it. A ton of you said "Put the lime in the coconut and
drink it all up." I don't know where you got that. (But I'm sure
someone will tell me.)
2. In the movie Twister, what movie is playing at the drive-in when the
tornado hits it?
The Shining
3. What TV show did Jan Hammer do the theme music for?
Miami Vice
4. According to Disney, where will you be if you head toward "the
second star to the right, straight on 'til morning"?
Never Never Land
5. Name the TV show whose theme song included these lyrics:
"Someday the mountain might get 'em,
but the law never will."
The Dukes of Hazzard
6. Name the movie:
"I came here to drink myself to death."
"How long will it take you?"
"I'd say about three to four weeks."
Leaving Las Vegas
or
"Trip Morano Goes to College."
7. For what practical reason did Hollywood become the place to film
movies?
"That's where all the studios are." - JP XENAKIS
"Because the conglomerate of the Edison companies with Vitagraph, Kodak,
and Biograph and six other companies in New York held the pattents on
the
film making machines and the producers felt if they went to LA they
could
be close to the border in they were caught using the machines with out
permission. They made movies with close ups and credits, something that
was not done in New York. Plus it was far away from the powers in New
York. After a few years teh goverment broke up the Eidson (not named
that)
companies hold on teh pattents and Hollywood was born, like Warner Bros
RKO
and such. (Learned in Friday in class.)" - MARC ROWLEY
"The climate required for year-round production (the U.S. Weather
Bureau estimated that an average of 320 days per year were sunny
and/or clear); a wide range of topography within a 50-mile radius of
Hollywood, including mountains, valleys, forests, lakes, islands,
seacoast, and desert." - TOM CLAY
I don't know, Tom. That is what I had always heard, but whenever I see
a semicolon I start to think that somebody's been cutting and pasting
from a web site. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt, though.
All I know for sure is, man, God bless Ashley Judd's designer!
8. Why are terrorists planting *TWO* bombs in one location these days?
"More symmetrical explosions. It's an artistic
statement." - JP XENAKIS
That's very close.
The correct answer, which about 10 of you got, is that the second one is
timed to detonate amidst all the rescue workers.
9. What military commando unit specializes in sea, air and land
operations?
Navy SEALs.
10. In auto racing, what are the "marbles" that can litter the track?
"C'mon guys. Maybe you need a refresher course.
It's all ball-bearings these days." - JP XENAKIS
Correct Answer: Bits o' the tires.
Smell ya,
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 03/24/98
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 08:52:22 -0500
The Daily Answers
03/24/98
by Dave George
Seems that contestant GEORGE PATCH had a little problem with yesterday's
quiz. Called it "weak". Not to me, mind you, but to AL HERING. (Thanks
for the info, Al.) George, I actually have to agree with you. Agree
with you, and then suspend you.
SEE YA, GEORGE!!
Yes, this DQ wasn't that great, but it was an old one. We rarely have
reruns, but I was busy.
ALSO: I forgot to name a new Contestant of the Week!
So, this week's COW is...
BIRGITT TANGERMANN!!!!!
Birgitt is a long-time contestant on the Daily Quiz and says that the
thing she enjoys most about it is "Getting to meet people from all over
the world and learning that not only are we all VERY different, but some
are also different *and* really stupid."
Great! Congratulations, Birgitt!!
Today's Big Winners:
CHRISTINE CHALLAS
JON DAVID
MIKE HYLTON
MEREDITH LINBERGER
PETER MCGRATH
and
MELISSA SINUNU!!!
These contestants win an autographed picture of Moses.
Way to go!!
1. Who financed Columbus's expeditions?
"Sigourney Weaver" - MICHAEL HYLTON
Also accepted: "King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella"
2. What's the name of Columbus, Ohio's MLS team?
Today's "Oh, Bless Your Heart" award goes to SARA BRADLEY with "This is
another sports question, isn't it? I don't even know what MLS stands
for."
Sorry, Sara. But I guess if you don't know MLS, you probably wouldn't
know the team anyway, so no harm.
It's the Columbus Crew.
3. What's the name of Bluto's fraternity in Animal House?
CHRISTINE CHALLAS got one extra point for combining a fraternity with a
zen philosophy: "Delta Tao Chi".
"I Eta Pi" - CHARLES MASSEY
"Tappa Kegga Dey" - BRANDY ABERNATHY
Correct Answer: Delta Tau Chi
4. Name the movie:
"Tonight I'll be the super me."
"What if the super you meets the super her and the super her rejects the
super you?"
"Then it's no problem."
"Uh-huh Why?"
"Because it was never you, it was just an act. I live my life like a
French movie, Steve."
Singles
5. Name the movie:
"Were are you from?"
"Austria."
"Austria! Well, then. G'day mate! Let's put another shrimp on the
barbie!"
"Let's not."
Dumb & Dumber
6. Name the movie:
"It's 106 miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of
cigarettes, it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses."
"Hit it!"
The Blues Brothers
7. The amount of energy required to raise one gram of water one degree
Celsius is also called what?
A calorie.
8. OK, this one's kinda tough, but I seem to recall it being in the
news not too long ago for winning a Nobel prize: What's a
buckminsterfullerine molecule called?
"Bucky, by his friends." - JP XENAKIS
That's actually very close, JP. The correct answer, which many of you
did get is "Bucky Ball".
9. What two pitches combine to make a "slurve ball"?
Slider and Curve ball.
10. What's the Marine Corps' motto?
"Semper Fi, always ready" - CHARLES MASSEY
Ooh, Charles! Ya had it, and then you tried to get all smart on us and
translate it! Minus three points for taking a risk.
Best Wrong Answer: TRIP KIRKPATRICK "'TGIF': They write it on the
toes of their boots. It stands for 'Toes Go In First'."
Correct Answer: "Semper Fidelis" (Always Faithful).
Also accepted:
"Semper Fidelis (or "Lets get all drunk and go to Lulu's or Mr. Day's
and
try to fight guys and pick up fat chicks")." - DAVE MARIA
Guess that makes me a Marine!!
Congratulations to today's Big Winners!
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 04/06/97
Date: Tue, 07 Apr 1998 10:19:10 -0400
The Daily Answers
04/06/98
by Dave George
**************************
* Contestant of the Week *
* ELISSA JACKSON *
* *
**************************
Today's Big Winners:
STEVE BOSWELL
EUGENE CAMPBELL
CHRISTINE CHALLAS
PAUL GEORGE
LISA GOLDSCHMIDT
JOHN HERING
SHERRY HULSEBUS
and
ANA KEEFE!
It's pretty whacky when you consider that if all of today's winners were
in the 10th grade at Robinson Secondary School, they all be in Subschool
III. If you didn't go to Robinson, then this made little sense to you,
but that's what I like to do--alienate as many people as I can from the
start.
Anyway, these contestants win a copy of my brother Paul's senior
yearbook, in which ALLAN HERING wrote the foulest passage involving
unspeakable acts and left it on our kitchen table where our visiting
grandmother found it and read it. The doctors do not believe that this
is what directly caused her decline in health, but they don't think it
could have helped too much, either.
Way to go, Big Winners!!!
1. What Beatles song begins "I think I'm gonna be sad..."?
"Ticket To Ride"
2. A particular grass seed company claims that its grass is "99.99%
weed-free". Assuming that's true, how many seeds of grass are in the
bag for every weed seed?
"I don't labor in the outdoors." - ANGIE BURKE
"I was told there would be no math in this debate..." - CHRIS BLILEY
Correct Answer: "9,999"
Note to LYNN SMULLEN: How long 'til those GMATs?
3. Name two Madonna albums whose titles begin "Like a...".
Like a Prayer
and
Like a Virgin
4. According to U2, in the early morning of April 4th they took Martin
Luther King Jr.'s life but they couldn't take his what?
"Wallet" - Lots of you.
"His slider. It was easily Junior's best pitch." - SHANE SLEIGHTER
Correct Answer: "Pride"
5. What is the most famous gift Japan gave to Washington DC?
"Mechagodzilla vs. Rodan" - BASIL MAKHARITA
Correct Answer: "Cherry trees"
6. What was China's gift?
"Mongolian barbecue" - TOM BAKER (Mmmmmm, Mongolian barbecue.)
Correct Answer: "Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing the giant pandas."
DQ FunFact: "Ling-Ling" is actually Chinese for "Boutros-Boutros".
7. Complete this quote:
"Never let it be forgot
that once there was a spot
for one brief, shining moment
that was known as __________."
"Dawson's Creek" - JP XENAKIS
"G" - MIKE HADLEY
"The Battle of the Network Stars." - CHRIS BLILEY (2 Bonus pts for
eliciting memories of Barbi Benton sprinting.)
"John 'Stumpy' Pepys" - HARRIS KAY (This makes more sense when you
remember that Stumpy was a drummer for Spinal Tap who spontaneously
combusted, leaving only "...a globule, a spot (a stain really) on his
drum seat.")
Correct Answer: "Camelot"
8. Whose presidential administration is the above quote associated
with?
JFK
9. Name two ways to land in jail in Monopoly.
"Get drunk and pick a fight with the cashier." - ANGIE BURKE (No, Angie,
that's what got you banned from the Harrisonburg Piggly Wiggly.)
"Play strip monopoly with a group of 15 year olds." - DAVE HAGLER
(Dave, not only can this get you in trouble with the law, but if their
Boy Scout troop leader catches you he might beat you silly.)
"Land on the "Go to Jail" space, pull a card telling you to "Go to jail,
Go Directly to Jail, Do Not Pass Go, Do not Collect $200." When I was
younger, last year I think, I cried when I pulled that card. I
mean...why do they have to be so mean about it? I also think you have to
go to jail for rolling doubles three times in a row. Bastards! Why would
they penalize you for being lucky?and on the "Go to Jail" space, pull a
card telling you to "Go to jail,
Go Directly to Jail, Do Not Pass Go, Do not Collect $200." When I was
younger, last year I think, I cried when I pulled that card. I
mean...why do they have to be so mean about it? I also think you have to
go to jail for rolling doubles three times in a row. Bastards! Why would
they penalize you for being lucky?" - JEFF MARCIANO (Jeff, you are
correct, but I had to deduct points for naming three ways when I asked
for only two. Sorry, pal.)
10. Name the movie:
"I'm talkin' about a place where the beer flows like wine, where the
women instinctively flock like the salmon of Capistrano. I'm talkin'
about Aspen."
"I don't know, Lloyd, the French are assholes."
Lots and lots of you said "Say Anything". You got half a point for
this, cuz while it is wrong, it's such a great movie. CHRIS DESANTIS
also got half a point, cuz he has a friend who, while in high school,
ACTUALLY stood outside a girl's window and played "In your Eyes" on his
boombox a la Lloyd Dobbler. What a huge loser. Also, very strangely,
many people said "The Sure Thing" and "Better Off Dead". Movie hounds
will immediately know that the unifying factor between all THREE of the
above movies is John Cusack. Very odd.
The correct answer is "Dumb & Dumber".
BONUS: How fast must any object be going in order to escape Earth's
orbit? (And yes, I got this from HBO last night.)
"Faster than a locomotive! stronger than a silent e! able to leap
capital t in a single bound!" - TRIP KIRKPATRICK (Bonus pts for the
reference to "The Adventures of Letterman" from "The Electric Company".)
Correct Answer: "24,000 mph." Just about everyone who got this one
said that it was 25,000 mph. I swear I heard the guy say 24.
Whatever. How accurate could a speedometer be at that speed, anyway?
STEVE DIAMOND said that what is really being escaped is Earth's
gravitational pull, not its orbit. Steve, I thought that orbits were
caused by gravity. Screw it, if NASA ever gets to a point where they
need to ask one of *us* for answers then we're all in trouble.
Congratulations once again to our Big Winners. You are a credit to your
species.
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 04/07/98
Date: Wed, 08 Apr 1998 08:21:01 -0400
The Daily Answers
04/07/98
by Dave George "The thinking gal's Leonardo DiCaprio."
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* Contestant of the Week *
* ELISSA JACKSON *
* *
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Today's Big Winners:
MELISSA BOWEN (Melissa, why can't your slacker boyfriend be as fine a
contestant as you?)
JAMES DONAHUE
ELISSA JACKSON (Rock on, COW!)
SCOTT MELL (Hey, look! It's Mell!!)
TRIP MORANO
SANDI ROTHMAN
STEPHEN STEWART
BIRGITT TANGERMANN
and
CHRIS WHITE!!
IMPORTANT NOTE: Many of you may recognize that last name there as the
man behind "The Top5 List", one of the Internet's most popular humor
sites. (Something like 40,000 people on his mailing list alone.) Check
it out at www.topfive.com.
Today's winners will receive a very rare picture of the Snapple lady
doing a situp.
Way to go!!!
1. In the movie Point Break, what four presidential masks do the bank
robbers wear?
Correct Answer: "Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, Richard Nixon, and Lyndon
Johnson."
Close, but no cigar: "Van Buren, Harding, Taft and Filmore." - NICHOLAS
PACE
2. Sure, Johnny Utah was a dumb name, but what would have been dumber?
(Curious about the DQ's brutal suspension policy? Just try and insult
the QuizMaster here.)
"Bodhi" - MEREDITH LINBERGER
(NOTE: This was Patrick Swayze's character in Point Break, and
an attempt by the writers to bring a deep, mystical element to the
movie. Remember when Lori Petty says "That's Bodhi. The Bodhisattva!"?
Well, "Bodhisattva" is a Buddhist term which means a person who has
almost achieved Nirvana (Enlightenment) and has vowed to help all others
achieve it before he does. Sound familiar? That's pretty much the same
crap Bodhi spouts throughout the movie.)
Some other dumb names you submitted:
"Johhny Dangerously" - MIKE HADLEY (Mike, "Dangerously" happens to be my
middle name. What did I say about insulting me? You are suspended, my
friend.)
"Wanda Nevada" - BIRGITT TANGERMANN (Actually, that's a kinda cool
name.)
"Long Duck Dong" - CHRIS BLILEY ("What's a-happenin' hot stuff?")
"Eileen Dover" - ELI KAILE (I think I met her this weekend at Music City
Roadhouse.)
"Provo Utah" - ALLISON PAGE
"Port-a-Johnny Utah" - SANDI ROTHMAN
"Johnny Bravo" - PAT GEORGE, NATE RIPPEL
"Johnny Uzbekistan" - DAN RIPPEL
"Elvis Grbac" - JP XENAKIS
"Cole Trickle" - MELISSA SINUNU
"Dick Trickle" - ROB WAGNER
"Helen Chenoweth" - TOM BAKER (I think this may be someone Tom knows, so
I had to include it.)
3. Let's continue with our discussion from yesterday's Bonus Question.
What's the name given to the maximum speed an object will achieve in
freefall?
"Terminal Velocity"
4. "Can you count, suckers? I say the future is ours! If you can
count! Now look at what we got here. We got the Jones Street Boys next
to the Moon Runners. We got the Van Courtland Rangers next to the
Rogues. And nobody is wastin' nobody. That is a miracle! And miracles
is the way things ought to be. The problem is, can you make it with a
little arithmetic? That's twenty thousand hard core members! I say the
future is ours! Can you dig it? Can you dig it?! CAAAAAAN YOOOOU
DIGGIIIIIT!!!?"
The above quote is from the classic flick "The Warriors".
SHARON TILLEY received an extra point for having named her dog "Cyrus",
after the gang leader who said this quote.
5. For each of the following men in history, name the woman associated
with his downfall:
Jim Bakker - Jessica Hahn
Samson - Delilah
Hugh Grant - Divine Brown
6. What is the most important component involved in turning coal into
diamond?
"Cameron Frye's ass." - ELISSA JACKSON, MATT YOUNG
Also accepted: "Pressure"
7. What basketball team did the Washington Generals lose to, night
after night, for over 40 years?
The Harlem Globetrotters
8. What singer is now standing by her creator, rather than her man?
Tammy Wynette
9. Girl, you know it's true, this guy died last Friday in Germany.
Rob Pilatus of Millie Vanilli
"Probably faking this, too." - SEAN BOYLE
10. In order to pass his courses, Thornton Melon (played by Rodney
Dangerfield) had to, amongh other things, recite what Dylan Thomas poem,
written for his dying father? (If you don't know the name, just recite
as much as you know of it.)
"What great beast, sensing it's time come again,
slouches toward Bethlehem to be born?" - SHANE SLEIGHTER (That ain't
right, but, damn, that's a cool poem, Shane.)
The name of the poem is "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Goodnight."
Congratulations once again to our Big Winners!
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 04/08/98
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1998 10:12:50 -0400
The Daily Answers
04/08/98
by The Davidsattva
Sorry for the lack o' DQ yesterday. My car hit a water buffalo.
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* Contestant of the Week *
* ELISSA JACKSON *
* *
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Today's Big Winners:
TRIP KIRKPATRICK
RENAE MARTIER
COREY MCINTYRE
TOM O'REILLY
and
ROB WAGNER!!
These contestants win a biiiig, juicy burger. Oh, you're Catholic?
Sorry, champ, guess I gotta keep it for myself. (I'm Catholic, too, but
my dad is a deacon--Diplomatic Immunity.)
1. What is pus's main ingredient?
A lot of people said "water". I guess that depends. The correct answer
is "White blood cells", but I don't want to talk about it, and, frankly,
I'm sorry I brought it up.
Grossest Answers:
"Blood" - SALLY STENGEL
"Skin oil" - BIRGITT TANGERMANN
2. What's the name of the federal agency that audits other federal
agencies?
The General Accounting Office
3. Name the movie:
"I was born a poor black child."
Also, from the same the movie:
"I was just listening to a song that reminded me of the way we were."
"What song was it?"
"'The Way We Were.'"
The Jerk
4. What Baltimore Orioles player was the only one to hit a homerun on
opening day of his rookie season?
"Cal Ripken, Jr. He came up for a bit in 1981, and SUCKED, but didn't
have enough at bats so he still qualified as a rookie in 1982. He
started at third on opening day in '82, homered, and went on to be
switched to shortstop by manager Earl Weaver, homer 27 more times, and
won the Rookie of the Year Award. The Orioles almost won the AL East
that year. They were three games behind Milwaukee with four games
left, all against the Brewers. The Orioles won the first three games
of the series to pull even with the Brewers and set up a
winner-take-all season finale. The Orioles started future Hall of
Famer Jim Palmer and the Brewers started future Hall of Famer Don
Sutton in what was sure to be a nail-biting, seat of your pants kind
of game. To top it all off, the Orioles long-time manager Earl Weaver
had announced that he was going to retire after the 1982 season, and
unless the Orioles beat the Brewers, this would be his last game as
manager. The feeling across Baltimore, no, the nation, no, (Dare I
say it) the WORLD, was that the Orioles would send the Brewers home
crying as they went on to win the World Series under the watchful eye
and veheming mouth of the Earl of Baltimore. Then the game started.
Robin Yount blasted two homers and the Orioles got blown out, dashing
the hopes of the blue-collared men and women of Charm City, including
one teary-eyed twelve-year-old boy. On a positive note, light-hitting
Orioles third baseman Glen Gulliver hit his only major league home run
that day." - ROB WAGNER
Wow! Thanks, Rob!
5. Does an electric eel *really* generate electricity?
Good Answer: "Yes" - ROB BUCKANAVAGE
Excellent Answer: "Yes, about 220 volts of it. All living creatures
generate some
electricity--if we were complete insulators, we wouldn't be able to
pick up static and Simon Hernaez and I wouldn't have been able to
torment that girl in 10th grade geometry." - TRIP KIRKPATRICK
6. Two-parter: What was the name of Greenpeace's flagshig? And what
country was responsible for sinking it?
Har! I misspelled "flagship"! Hooo!!!
The following people are suspended for mentioning it:
Nah, just kiddin'. I can lump it.
Anyway, the shig was the Rainbow Warrior, and it was sunk by the
French. I believe Greenpeace was protesting French nuclear tests, and
the French figured they might as well test some smaller shaped charges
while they were there.
DQ FunFact: There was this really cheesy, late-80's tune from some band
like "White Lion" or something that had a song with a chorus that went
"Rise again, little fighter...". It was supposedly a tribute to the
Rainbow Warrior.
Gosh, that fact wasn't all that fun. Kinda sucked, really. Sorry.
7. In Schoolhouse Rock's "I'm Just a Bill", what exactly was the law
which Bill was proposing?
"The Bill of Rights" - TRIP MORANO
"Marijuana Legalization" - JP XENAKIS
"Partial-birth Abortions" - LESLIE MARIA
"I am not sure but it was proposed by Senator Xavier Rufus Alexander
Sasparilla." - DAN RIPPEL (I think Dan's actually right.)
"Nothing in the song ever says what is being proposed." - TOM CLAY
No, Tom, they don't ever SAY what law it is, but Bill explains how some
people back home had an idea and they show a school bus having to stop
at railroad crossings.
8. Where in Hollywood will you find the handprints of celebrities in
cement?
Mann's Chinese Theater
9. Speaking of cement, who was the Teamsters' most famous president?
Jimmy Hoffa
10. On "The Larry Sanders Show", the funniest sitcom on TV, what is
Hank Kingsley's catch-phrase?
"Hey now!"
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 04/10/98
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 10:05:57 -0400
The Daily Answers
04/10/98
by Dave George
Our new Contestant of the Week is...
DAVE ROGERS!!!!
Dave is a shifty-eyed computer geek from Northern Virginia who enjoys
hunting, playing the stock market and playing Nintendo. Dave has been
instrumental in helping the DQ staff fix some of its more daunting
technical problems. He was also my Taco Bell buddy along with DAVE
HAGLER until I got staffed to a new client.
Way to go, Dave!!
Today's Big Winners:
CHRISTINE CHALLAS
TRACY GOEBEL
MEREDITH LINBERGER
ROB WAGNER
and
WILLIAM WALLACE!!
Today's winners will each receive two tickets to next Saturday's NASCAR
races at the Manassas County Municipal Motor Speedway and Taxidermy
Center. (A whole slew of us went out there this weekend to watch as
contestant BILL TYRREL'S brother, Timmy, drove his #23 Monte Carlo to a
glorious and scratch-free finish.)
**NOTE: Today's answers will be pretty much just the answers and not a
lot of funny stuff. I'm in a hurry.
1. What was the most famous sitcom produced by Desilu studios?
"I Love Lucy"
2. What is the next number in the following series?
3968, 63, 8, 3, ____
Correct Answer: "2"
I also got a lot of "69". (I mean this weekend, not on this question.)
Good heavens, when did this get so ribald? Sorry.
Anyway, the pattern here was that each number was the square root of
(the preceeding number + 1).
**Technically, "-2" also works, but it doesn't fit the pattern best.
3. What is the British Prime Minister's address?
"Email or snail mail? You really should be more specific." - SHARON
PRESLEY (You're right, Sharon, I should. OK, everyone, listen up,
Sharon's SPECIFIC email address is [email protected]. Please
flame her.)
The correct answer is "10 Downing St."
4. Who was Fred Flintstone's boss?
Mr. Slate
5. Complete the quote and name the movie:
"Keaton always said, 'I don't believe in God, but I'm afraid of him.'
Well, I believe in God, but the only thing that scares me is _________
____________."
"Kaiser Soze"
and
"The Usual Suspects"
6. Kindly name three of Paul Simon's 50 ways to leave your lover.
Slip out the back, Jack
Make a new plan, Stan
Drop off the key, Lee
Hop on the bus, Gus
Scholars have argued the merits of "Don't need to be coy, Roy" as one of
the 50 ways. I did not accept this way, because it is clearly a way NOT
to leave your lover.
7. What's the name of Israel's national airlines?
El Al
8. What "Gonzo Journalist" wrote a great book about doing silly amounts
of drugs in Las Vegas?
Hunter Thompson. The book was "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas".
9. What was developed by deuteron bombardment of Uranium-238 in a
cyclotron?
The correct answer here is "Cheez Whiz".
Nah, frankly I have no idea.
9. Just kiddin'. On the TV show, "The Fall Guy", what *TWO* jobs did
Lee Majors' character have?
Stunt man and Bounty hunter.
10. What Roman goddess was the month of April named after?
This question was given to me by contestant JOHN HERING who SCREWED IT
UP. It should have been "The Romans named April after what *Greek*
goddess?"
The correct answer is "Aphrodite". But if you said "Venus" you were
extra right, because Venus was the Roman version of Aphrodite.
(Apparently, though, the whole "Aphrodite" thing is open to argument,
something I try to avoid here on the DQ, so let's just drop it.)
Congratulations again to our Big Winners!!!
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 04/13/98
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 08:22:39 -0400
The Daily Answers
04/13/98
by Dave George
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* Contestant of the Week *
* DAVE ROGERS *
* *
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The DQ has started a new little experiment. Remember CHRIS WHITE and
his Top Five List? Well, he and his crack squad of comedy writers have
joined the DQ as a single entity under the team name "The T5L Social
Club". I send the quiz to Chris, Chris forwards it to his contributors,
they conspire on the answers, and Chris sends them back to me. It's
pretty much the same thing you do each day at *your* office, but we're
making it official in this instance. This coalition appears to be the
team to beat. We'll see.
Pointless Note: Yesterday at Gold's, contestant ALLAN HERING dropped
his towel on the treadmill while jogging and almost ate it in front of,
like, a *zillion* chicks. It could have been *SO* funny. Damn.
Today's Big Winners:
JIM GILKESON
KATE KIRKPATRICK
NATE RIPPEL
THE T5L SOCIAL CLUB
ANGELICA VAUGHN
and
PETER WILLSEY!
These contestants win a side order of hash browns.
Way to go!!
Note to HARRIS KAY: Yes, you would've won for the ditching work to play
golf bit, but then you lost muchos pointos for misspelling "Maui".
Sorry, tiger.
1. At the beginning of what movie were the following lyrics shown on
the screen:
"And these children that you spit on
As they try to change their worlds
Are immune to your consultations
They're quite aware of what they're going through..."
Correct Answer: - "The Breakfast Club"
ANDREA IMPARTO got an extra point for telling us that David Bowie met
his wife when they were both dating the same guy. Now, I'm as
open-minded as anyone, but eeew.
2. And what word comes next in the above song lyric?
Most people said "Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes", but I always thought it was
"Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes". Can anyone settle this definitively? I will
accept both answers until then.
Could not accept:
"Mmmmm Bop!" - ANGELICA VAUGHN
"Baby, yeah." - MICHAEL HYLTON
"Bucko!" - JIM GILKESON
"Though" - STEVE BOSWELL
3. In the movie Top Gun, which volleyball player's shirt does not come
off?
Correct Answer: "Goose"
"I always cry when Goose dies, but then my "life partner" always makes
me feel better with a nice massage." - GEORGE PATCH
(Sorry, George, I just thought your real answer was boring.)
4. Also, why is Charlie initially interested in Mav?
Worst Answer: "His Father flew with His Father." - JOEL PFYFFER
Joel, this movie is out on video now. You should watch it again.
Correct Answer: "She wants to learn more about the MIG that Maverick
and Goose saw up close." - TARA WHEELER
By the way, someone help me out with something. In the movie, they say
that they were inverted over the Mig while it was doing a negative 4 G
dive. The hell they were. They were perfectly level, weren't they?
Any pilots out there?
5. What is the only zodiacal sign that has claws?
Many, many of you said "Cancer". No, crabs don't have claws. They have
*pincers*. They have to in order for this question to work. Otherwise,
I'm wrong and could be made fun of.
No, the correct answer here is "Leo". Let us quickly forget about this
question, and move on.
6. What is the name of the Air Force's aerial acrobatic team?
The Thunderbirds.
7. Which member of the A-Team once flew for them?
"Howling Mad" Murdock
8. Who was Hamlet's mother?
"I knew this once." - KATHY WILLIAMSON (Good enough for me. Full
credit.)
Correct Answer: "Gertrude"
Also Accepted: "Glenn Close" - ELISSA JACKSON, LISA FLINT, MATT GEORGE
(Matt's my brother, and he's the only senior at Robinson High School who
wears a pompadour. Rock on, Matt.)
9. In the movie The Breakfast Club, what is each of the students in
Saturday detention for?
John Bender (Criminal)
Correct Answer: "Pulled a fire alarm."
Andrew Clark (Athlete)
Correct Answer: "Taped Larry Lester's ass cheeks together."
Claire (Princess)
"She needed a life lesson that only being in detention with those less
fortunate than her. Fortunately, she was able to learn how to truly
feel
for someone else, which is signified by the end, when she gives John her
earring. Also, I believe she gave him some booty in the closet." -
SHANE SLEIGHTER
Correct Answer: "Ditched school to go shopping."
Allison (Basket Case)
Correct Answer: "Nothing. She didn't have anything better to do that
day."
Yes, MIKE ROLFES, Allison should have received detention for that
dandruff, but I can't give ya credit it.
Brian (Brain)
Correct Answer: "Flare gun in his locker."
10. In auto racing, what does the black flag signify?
If a driver gets the black flag waved at him he must get off the track
immediately. It's usually because he has something wrong with his car
that makes it dangerous to drive. Or he has a phone call. Either one.
I also accepted the answer, "Death Crash" from MIILIE PERRINE, cuz, you
know, it's Millie.
Congratulations once again to our Big Winners!
Your pal,
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 04/15/98
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 10:26:01 -0400
The Daily Answers
04/15/98
by Dave George
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* Contestant of the Week *
* DAVE ROGERS *
* *
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Deary, I was out boozing (again) last night and didn't get a chance to
read *all* the fine, fine answers you kids submitted. So, if you feel
that your hysterical/brilliant answers were left off please try to
understand for one moment just how very, very important my drinking is
to me. I mean, ya gotta have a hobby, right?
(Truth be told, I was at the O's game.)
Also, there have been a few letters of protest regarding the entrance of
the T5L Social Club as a contestant coalition. The DQ has thrived on
controversy since its inception last summer. (Remember when we heard
from the Ticonderoga pencil company regarding the relative hardness
between #2 and #3 pencils?) I have nothing else to say about this other
than, yes, I have read your complaints and I know you've been sworn in.
Today's Big Winners:
SCOTT BAGER
LISA HAJDO
JOHN HERING
JENNIFER KOSS
LEETO TLOU
PETER WILLSEY
and
MATT YOUNG!!
These contestants win a "My Little Pony".
Way to go!!
1. In what war was the Battle of the Bulge?
World War II
And while we're on the subject, you know what always bugged me? When
Colonel Potter used to say "Back in WWI...", actually saying "double u,
double u". I mean, why did he say it like that? It's no abbreviation
when you say it, cuz you're actually using seven syllables instead of
three. It only works when you write it. No wonder the 4077th was so
screwed up.
2. What fraction of the vote is required in the House of
Representatives in order to override a veto?
2/3
This was way too easy a quiz. You're in for it on today's.
3. In terms of what happens at conception, what's the biggest
difference between identical and fraternal twins?
"Fraternal twins never star in movies where one twin is evil and the
other
twin is angelic. And then one of the twins gets frozen and the other
one is
a doctor, but we the audience don't know which is which, and then the
doctor
operates on someones daughter and accidently puts a dog leg onto the
little
girl instead of a human leg and she has to limp around for the rest of
the
movie like some crazy dog-legged circus attraction but we STILL don't
know
if the doctor is the evil twin or not because maybe the
dog-leg-transfusion
saved the little girls life and there's a stalker loose but it may not
be
the doctor and they find water where the ice was SUPPOSED to be but
there's
NO EVIL TWIN! I hate those movies. I also hate eggs and how sometimes
you
can find two yokes in the same egg and sometimes you have to break TWO
eggs
to get two yolks. Just like fraternal twins." - SHANE SLEIGHTER
That's actually pretty close, Shane. The correct answer, as just about
everyone knew, is that identical twins come from one egg that divided,
while fraternal twins come from two or more different eggs.
4. How come the Greatest American Hero couldn't fly worth a damn?
He lost the instruction manual out in the desert, right after the aliens
gave him the suit. This is an excellent argument for aliens to start
putting the manuals online.
Also, I can't remember who did it, and I don't have time to dig through
all the quizes to find the guy, but somebody tried to be cool and
include the lyrics to GAH, and wrote:
"Believe it or not, I'm walkin' on in..."
Oh man, if I could find your quiz we'd be making LARGE fun of you right
now, my friend.
5. Which of the Mama's and the Papa's was a great big fat thing?
Most of you knew that it was Mama Cass. A few of you added that she
died while choking on a ham sandwich. This is not true. The coroner
determined that she had a heart attack. When it was reported that a
half-eaten ham sandwhich was on her nightstand people started spreading
the rumor that she had choked on it.
6. What is "B" in the army phonetic alphabet?
"Bravo"
7. In rappeling, what's the guy called who holds the rope at the
bottom?
The belay. Or "On belay". Whatever.
8. What is the latitudinal coordinate of the border between North and
South Korea?
The 38th parallel.
(NICHOLAS PACE lost 5 pts for busting me on stealing this question from
The Daily Show.)
9. Name the movie:
"Attention: Here is an update on tonight's dinner. It was veal, I
repeat, veal. The winner of tonight's mystery meat contest is Jefferey
Corbin who guessed 'some kind of beef.'"
A lot of people said "M*A*S*H". It's actually "Meatballs". Rock on if
you got this. It's such a great movie.
10. What meeting of "The Big Three" is generally considered to be the
starting point for the Cold War?
The Yalta Conference.
Okey-dokey, congratulations once again to our Big Winne--ATTENTION!
ATTENTION! I have just found the guy who thought that "The Greatest
American Hero" theme song went "Believe it or not, I'm walkin' on
in."!!!
It was MICHAEL P. HADLEY!!!!
BWAAAAH-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!!!!!!
Sorry, Mike.
Dave
Subject: The Daily Answers 04/16/98
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 1998 08:27:07 -0400
The Daily Answers
04/16/98
by Dave George
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* Contestant of the Week *
* DAVE ROGERS *
* *
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Today's Big Winners:
ANGIE BURKE
JAMES DONAHUE
MATT GEORGE
LISA GOLDSCHMIDT
KARI ROSSI
and
BIRGITT TANGERMANN!!!
These contestants win a lovely pair of shorts.
Note: ALLAN HERING would have been one of today's winners, but he got
mad at me last night when we were driving home from a soccer game and I
gave a fellow motorist an earful for pulling a boneheaded move in my
path. (Al thinks I have rage issues.) (I mean, if I had left him alone
he would have won, right?)
1. Where will you find the Sea of Tranquility?
Since this was such an easy question we at DQ Headquarters could have
gotten really technical and say that if you said "The Moon" or "Earth's
moon" you were correct, but if you said "The moon" you were not specific
enough. Dig, there are many planets out there with moons. *Our* moon
is called "The Moon" (with a capital 'M').
(We won't get this nitpicky, but...)
(MEREDITH LINBERGER, you got an extra point for saying "Earth's moon".)
Rock on, Meredith!
2. How many labors did Hercules have to perform?
12
3. Name a task Hercules did NOT have to do?
Note to KARL ROTHMAN: I will end sentences that are not interrogatory
with a question mark if I want?
"Bake the most delicious cake Zeus had ever eaten." - MATT GEORGE
(Excellent, Matt.) (Matt is eight.)
"Remove dingleberries from Rosanne Barr's ass." - DAN RIPPEL
"Sleep with Roseanne." - ROB WAGNER
"Switch places with Atlas to hold up Rosie O'Donnell's head." - ELISSA
JACKSON
"Look up stock quotes on the Internet." - CHRIS DESANTIS (No, and that's
not one of your tasks either, Chris, get back to work.) (I was on a
project with this guy.)
"Mow the lawn." - CHRISTINE CHALLAS
"Beat Danny Noonan in a golf game." - JENNIFER KOSS
"#13" - GREG SADOSUK (Greg is absolutely correct.)
As fine as all these tasks are, JP XENAKIS wins with "Buy tampons for
his girlfriend."
That *is* the hardest thing to do.
(Getting a girlfriend, I mean.)
4. What is the name of the medieval science which attempted to turn
other metals into gold?
Alchemy
5. Who da man?
A great many of you answered "You da man."
That is correct. I am the man.
"On tuesdays and thursdays, you da man. On mondays, wednesdays, and
fridays, I da man. That's how a monogamous
relationship operates in the penal system." - DON SWAIN
(Oh, I remember you.)
CABE FRANKLIN came close with his answer of his friend who is the Cubs
press spokesman. I would like that job, because I don't know much about
sports and even less about baseball and that would make for some pretty
funny press conferences.
6. Who was Dr. Bunsen Honeydew's assistant on "The Muppet Show"?
"Freda" - ALLISON PAGE (+1 for the great Fletch reference.)
Correct Answer: "Beaker"
7. In what musical does Professor Higgins try to transform a lower
class girl into a lady?
"'My Fair Lady', the best musical ever." - SARA BRADLEY
"'My Fair Lady', the worst musical ever." - KAREN SCHULSTAD
8. Who is the millionaire record company CEO who frequently attempts to
break all sorts of daredevil records?
Richard Branson, head of Virgin Records.
CHRIS BLILEY received an extra point for sagely pointing out that
Branson looks a lot like Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees.
This reminds me (why, I don't know) that last night I was watching
Letterman and Dave was going around the audience, asking people current
events questions. Well, the first girl he picked was a young lady who
used to be in my aerobics class at JMU! (Yes, I took aerobics. Until
they asked me not to anymore.) Her name is Sonia Something and she
cracked Dave up. He told her that she would get a free dinner for two,
and she asked very sweetly if they could also throw in a pack of
smokes. What a hoot!
9. What Missouri town has replaced Nashville as the country music
capital of the world?
Branson, Missouri. Dig what I did there with the two Bransons? I'm
really tricky like that. I just love reading answer where someone says
of the above question. "Oooh, I *know* this one! His name is on the tip
of my tongue!" They never get it, but on *this* question they're like,
"Branson".
(A lot of you said "Who care?". This is also correct.)
10. Name the movie:
"Do you know what a straight flush is? It's, like, UNbeatable!"
"'Like unbeatable' is not unbeatable!"
"Hey, I know that now! Okay?!"
A couple of you made reference to George Michael here. I'd like this
trash-talking about one of the greatest members of Wham! ever to cease
immediately. Sure, he got caught shucking the corn in a public
restroom, but who among us has never done that, huh??
Anyway, the correct answer here is "Honeymoon in Vegas", one of the
finest cinematic masterpieces ever.
Other great lines:
"Do you find Chief Orman attractive?"
"You're a striking figure, yes."
Orman: "Do you like 'South Pacific'?"
Nicolas Cage: "Doesn't everybody?"
Mr. Miyagi: "Oh, everybody."
"The four pools are here!?!" - MIKE MEDFORD
"How about where Don Ho and Jack Lord live, that's got
to be a pretty good neighborhood." - CHRIS BLILEY
Actually, unless you've seen the movie these quotes don't seem all that
funny. Sorry. Rent it tonight, thank me on Monday.
And speaking of Nick Cage, ROB WAGNER wanted me to pass along to you
this message: "I just saw 'City of Angels' and I cried my eyes out."
(I do not believe him, because this is definitely a "date movie" and
that would mean that Rob would've had to have found a date.) (Or was
that why you were crying, Rob?)
Congratulations once again to our Big Winners!
Dave