Here. Have some week-old answers!

By special request, there is a theme overlaying the usual categories this week. I'll leave it to you all to figure it out!

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1. To cure Desert Fever, one must acquire a Sand Ruby. Where can one be found?
2. What causes Teal'c to dream that he is a human firefighter, and has agreed to donate a kidney to Master Bra'tac (also apparently human now)?
3. Fill in the blank: "This isn't part of my program! I'm a doctor, not a ________." - Emergency Medical Hologram
4. What is the name of the chemical used by members of The Cadre that slows the perceptual passage of time, giving them superhuman reaction time? What is the primary drawback of its use?
5. Approximately how much blood does the average adult human body contain?

( Vampiric text cannot be read in a mirror! Mu-ha-ha! )

Good luck!

Last week's answers. Enjoy!

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1. How does Princess Alena win the final round of the tournament at the castle of Endor?
2. What does an injection of promicin do?
3. James Spader:Michael Shanks::Kurt Russell:_______________.
4. In the Land of Waldos, what sets THE Waldo that the reader searches for apart from his identical brethren?
5. In Thai cuisine, what is the base ingredient for red or green curry dishes?

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Good luck!

Have a gander at last week's answers.

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1. (In honor my current favorite Wii game) Which was the first Megaman game to feature a) charging the Mega Buster, b) Rush, c) Beat, d) sliding, e) a weapon/power NOT obtained from a robot master?
2. In A Garfield Christmas, which member of the Arbuckle family does Garfield form a special bond with?
3. In the future city of San Angeles, what has toilet paper been replaced by?
4. In the original gothic horror novel Vampire Hunter D, what famous quote does D whisper that utterly unnerves the vampire Noble, Count Magnus Lee?
5. Who is Terry Gene Bollea?

( Words so fast, you aren't even sure they were there. )

Good luck!

Get your red hot answers to last week's quiz.

(For the record, I will be extremely impressed if anyone gets question 4 this week!)

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1. What were the names of Terra Branford's parents?
2. What device was built after its inventor discovered "the holy grail of physics"?
3. What kind of creatures destroyed Clamp Centre back in 1990?
4. What is Gilly Hopkins' greatest wish?
5. What Japanese product is named after "lemonade", despite have very little actual resemblance to it?

( This text fades in sunlight; keep the blinds down. )

Good luck!

Oof, a little late. I blame it on sleep (or lack thereof) making my brain go a little loopy this week. Answers to last week's quiz can be found here.

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1. In The 7th Guest, what morphological oddity should one notice about the kitchen puzzle (the one with the lettered cans)?
2. What cartoon character squared off against the Star Stealer in a feature length animated movie (and has also become inexplicably popular at anime conventions in recent years O.o)?
3. What is the surname of the Mario Brothers?
4. What comic duo had a strip in Nintendo Power magazine? (Hint: one character eventually left and the comic became a solo adventure)
5. What is the only numeric score that a game of football cannot possibly end with (excluding ties)?

( Japanese scientists have discovered the secret to invisible text! )

Good luck!

Another relatively slow week =( Answers to be found here.

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1. What NES title was released in Japan as Gun-Dec, and featured overhead driving levels, side-scrolling platform levels, and first-person sniper levels, all in the same game?
2. What 1980's sitcom featured Ted Knight as a cartoonist living in San Francisco.
3. What is the weapon of destruction used by Fat Cat at the end of the Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers movie?
4. Who is the father of the Anakha, in David Edding's Tamuli trilogy?
5. According to the ABO blood group system, what is the rarest statistical blood type (worldwide)?

( Wordswordswordsblendingintothebackground )

Good luck!

(Look at me, posting up a storm!)

Last week's very lonely answers are now up.

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1. In The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, what two items could be combined in a manner never before seen in the series?
2. What was Mr. Kotter's first name?
3. You are trapped in a world of monsters located under your bed, and your only weapon is sunlight, able to melt them into nothing. You are here to rescue your kidnapped brother. Who are you being portrayed by on the big screen?
4. What was the name of Karana's dog in Island of the Blue Dolphins?
5. What are the common ingredients of homemade Russian dressing?

( Lots of typos here, so I used some white-out. )

Good luck!

A day behind, but that's better than I've been lately >.>

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1. In Hudson's Adventure Island, what food item, which Master Higgins greatly disliked, actually subtracted from the timer (rather than adding to it)?
2. What are the ingredients needed to create the perfect little girl (with super powers)?
3. Fill in the blank/identify the speaker: "Gone With The Wind is going to be the biggest flop in Hollywood history. I'm glad it'll be Clark Gable who's falling flat on his nose, not ___________."
4. Identify the speaker AND the subject: "I used to joke that he had been exiled for being too smart. Now I know why he never laughed."
5. How heavy is a standard ten-pin bowling pin?

( If answers are given but no one is there to read them, are they visible? )

Good luck!

This jumbo quiz is also a bit too big to stuff the answers into the original post, so here we go:

( Lots of answers...FOUR HUNDRED ANSWERS! )

Whew! Done. Okay, back to a normal schedule, starting tomorrow! I promise!

Amidst Otakon eating my brain recently, it seems to have eaten the quiz lobe of my brain. More catch-up!

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ROUND 1: FIGHT!

1. Which three figures of Castlevania lore accompanied Trevor Belmont on his quest to vanquish Dracula?
2. What unique educational institute was attended by the human students Doyle and Aimee?
3. If you need a bio-exorcism, what's the first name you should look for (or the last, depending on your perspective...)?
4. What darkly psychological graphic novel series took place half in the "real world" and half in "The Outback"?
5. What the heck is a labradoodle?

ROUND 2: FIGHT!

1. If you want to pilot the Viper-II using a pair of joysticks, what game are you looking for?
2. Who is the hero of the United Animal Federation, and scourge of the Toad Empire?
3. What is the only color to appear on-screen in Schindler's List?
4. Fill in the blank: "In brightest day, in blackest night/No evil shall escape my sight/Let those who worship evil's might/Beware my power..._______"
5. The Black Mages are primarily known for performing the music of which composer?

FINAL ROUND: FIGHT!

1. Common Bond: A member of S.T.A.R.S., a reanimated corpse and member of the Turks, a cursed alchemist-swordswoman.
2. What was the original name of the Autobot commonly known as Optimus Prime? (Note: I could've sworn I'd asked this already, but scanning my prior quizzes, I'm not seeing it...)
3. What bad-ass movie icon was trained, among other things, "To ignore weather. To live off the land. To eat things that would make a billy goat puke"?
4. If you're waiting on The Deliverator for your dinner, who is bringing you your food?
5. For what international event was the Aquatic Center at Eisenhower Park on Long Island built?

Breaking format again for these answers. They're all below the cut here, to avoid bloating the original post to a ridiculous size.

( Just too many words for an invisibility euphemism to contain! )

Hope you all had fun with this one!

Breaking format slightly for this one, since I'm actually a full month (20 questions!!!) behind. So! Here we go.

Just a reminder, my questions are always sorted as follows:

1. Video Games
2. Television
3. Movies
4. Literature
5. Random-y Random-ness

Even when I do the occasional special theme, it usually adheres to the above. So, without further ado...

"WHAT? WHO SAID THAT?"
1. "Dost thou love me?"
2. "...oh, boy."
3. "Willie? Prospect Park Willie?!"
4. "Oops." (This is obviously something that's said quite often, but this was a very particular and memorable use of the word.)
5. "A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?"

REMEMBER, CONTESTANTS, YOU MUST ANSWER IN THE FORM OF A QUESTION
1. The objective here is to save Steamboat Willie and thwart Pete to return to the present time.
2. This original character was the host of ABC's Weekend Specials first as an anthropomorphic puppet and then in animated form.
3. This film featured the vigilante group, "Power Corps".
4. Who is "prickly on the outside, yet soft inside"?
5. This isn't just for gossip, it's the fastest way to spread news in London...if you're a dog.

WOW! THAT IS ONE BIG-ASS CHAIN!
1. "I'll save ya, Chuck! Let him go, ________." "Xavier and _________ are one and the same, Logan."
2. Captain Ahab, Ebenezer Scrooge, Gurney Halleck, Emperor Uriel Septim VII, King Richard of England.
3. Who looks exactly like the piss boy?
4. What might one do to keep (marginally) sane while trapped for years in the cells of the Bastille?
5. Sketches by Boz

A.K.A.
1. The Goddess Althena
2. Steve Austin (hint: NOT related to "professional wrestling" - remember the category for question 2!)
3. 006
4. He Who Must Be Named
5. The "Father of Cyberpunk"

Whew! Finally! Hope you all have fun with this one =)

Good luck!

Well hey, this is just becoming a pattern, now isn't it?

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1. Name 7 power-ups attainable in Super Mario Bros. 3 that change Mario's form (Starman doesn't count).
2. What show featured the fictitious television program "Pangaea's Funniest Home Videos"?
3. What was the last name of Dorothy in L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz?
4. In the children's short series of books The Stupids, what do Mr. and Mrs. Stupid wear as hats?
5. When discussing LIGHT color, how does one create yellow?

( You can't see the answers, but you know they're hiding right here )

Good luck!

Fun fact: this is the second time I'm including the last quiz's answers in the subsequent quiz!

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1. In the classic game Pac-man, there are four ghosts: Blink, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde. Each has a definitive movement pattern. One of them always moves directly toward Pac-man, one always moves randomly. What are the movement patterns for the other two ghosts?
2. Name two game shows Alex Trebek has hosted in the United States other than Jeopardy!.
3. You need to send a message, and the fastest way to do it is to "fox it", courtesy of 12th Century Fox. Where are you?
4. How many books are there in Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira manga, on which the animated movie was based?
5. What is the technical term for a baby kangaroo?


1. The key to making Pac-man a truly fun game was in the ghost behavior. In addition to the two obvious ones, the other ghost paths were defined as 10 "steps" in front of Pac-man's current position" and "wherever Pac-man was a few seconds ago". The success of attempts to replicate Pac-man have pretty much been directly related to the programmer's ability to deduce and replicate these behaviors (they were not revealed by the original creator of Pac-man for many years).
2. Alex Trebek has hosted a number of game shows, but most do not fit this criteria. Two (but not all) that do include Classic Concentration and The Wizard of Odds.
3. In all likelihood, you are in England around the time of the Crusades, and need to send a message to the villagers of Sherwood Forest. In all likelihood, Cary Elwes and Dave Chappelle are standing next to you, too.
4. Akira started life as a six-volume series of manga.
5. Baby kangaroos are called joeys. I have no idea why.

Good luck!

 

Fun fact: this is the first time I'm including the last quiz's answers in the subsequent quiz!

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1. In The Wizard, what is the first game on which Jimmy's impressive skills catch Corey's eye?
2. According to a certain cartoon, what is Sonic the Hedgehog's favorite food?
3. Who were the minions of Gozer, and what were their titles?
4. Which scientist is famous for engineering a way to reconfigure impeller bands into "sails" that allowed for travel in the upper bands of hyperspace?
5. In computer hardware, what's the most significant difference between a Graphire and a Cintiq? (for you, jenblue ^_^)

( No alpha channel here! )

Good luck!

Man, I can't seem to stay up to date on these...

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1. What 8-bit game featured a tank that could hover, stick to walls and ceilings, and travel underwater?
2. What television show had a McDonald's Happy Meal line that features characters driving cars made out of a carrot, a radish, an eggplant, or a cucumber?
3. Where did Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez play baseball as a kid?
4. What publication featured the comic Goofus and Gallant?
5. What is the etymology of the word "humongous"?

( OMG INVISIBLE WORDS! )

Good luck!

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1. What cartoony video game character, meant to become an iconic mascot for his console, went up against Woolies and Hornytoads?
2. What was the key to defeating Ganon in the original Legend of Zelda?
3. Who were the stars of "Hare Tonic"?
4. What animated short, presented by the National Film Board of Canada in the 80's, was based on a song about a tenacious feline?
5. According to Raphael (the turtle), what do you gotta know "to understand cricket"?
6. If you were partying with Ralph Fiennes and Angela Bassett on New Year's Eve 1999, where were you?
7. What series of novels, two of which were later adapted into feature length animated films, begins in the year 12,090 A.D.?
8. In the Ultimate Marvel universe, who inadvertently creates the original Carnage, and what was he attempting to do that led to the unforeseen birth of the monster?
9. What is the most stable closed geometric figure, in three dimensions?
10. What pie company is now famous for another (inedible) product?

( Cast Cat Form(), Cast Prowl() )

Good luck!

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1. What NES game, released recently on the Virtual Console, featured a yo-yo and bolas as primary weapons?
2. (In keeping with the 2200 point television question) What happens when Evie Garland touches the tips of her index fingers together? (BONUS: What happens if she subsequently touches someone?)
3. Name four Transformers to possess the Matrix of Leadership.
4. Who says "Click!" when taking a mental picture with her photographic memory?
5. What is the largest object that is part of a display in the Museum of Natural History in New York City? (hermitgeecko will be disowned if she does not get this!)

( This text showed up late; if you looked earlier, you wouldn't have seen it! )

Good luck!

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1. By what name is the hero "Roto" better known to English-speaking gamers?
2. I am trying very hard to avoid saying the word "water", or even worse the phrase "I don't know". What show am I on?
3. In the film adaptation of The Shawshank Redemption, who is on the final poster that Andy uses to facilitate his escape? (UPDATED because I forgot to specify the final poster.)
4. Stan and his wife Jan wrote some children's books. What were they called?
5. In Les Mis, what three things does Fantine sell to buy medicine for her daughter Cosette?

( This is vampire text, and you are trying to read it in a mirror! )

Good luck!

As most of you know, the last seven days have been the week from hell. That week ate my face. Here, have a late quiz, I will try to have another on Wednesday to keep up to speed.

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1. In A Link To the Past, there was a sure-fire method to refill your magic meter, assuming it was not completely empty and you had some enemies on screen. What was the method?
2. Jerry O'Connell is probably best known in the sci-fi world for his role as Quinn Mallory on Sliders, but he was also the star of a television series with a decidedly sci-fi bent to it many years earlier. What was it?
3. (In the spirit of this weekend's cinematic adventure) What was the name of the powered suit piloted by Obadiah Stane, based on reverse engineering the Iron Man suit, when he tried to kill Tony Stark?
4. According to John Moore, castles are designed so that you must always go through what before finding the exit?
5. In episode 5 of the anime Furikuri (FLCL), there are very prominent references to a popular television series. Name the series and movie, and cite the reference.

( Words moving so fast, it's just a blur! )

Good luck!