Multiple-Choice Trivia II

[Iprobablysuck]

I think it's been 72 hours?

John Carpenter became the first American to win the trivia game show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, in 1999. What was his final, winning question?

A: Which of these U.S. Presidents appeared on the television series “Laugh-in”?
B: The Earth is approximately how many miles from the Sun?
c: Which of the following men does not have a chemical element named for him?
D: Who is credited with inventing the first mass-produced helicopter?

[Haschel Cedricson]

Sock it to me; it's A.

(I do remember when another guy won the million by answering D though)

[Iprobablysuck]

Is that your FINAL ANSWER?


(it better be, because it's correct.)

[Haschel Cedricson]

There are lots of horror stories out there about homeowner's associations meddling in the affairs of people who just want to live calmly in their neighborhood. To make things worse, from a legal standpoint it can be almost impossible to leave an HOA! This is true in a geopolitical sense as well; nations currently in the HOA are unable to leave. If the United Nations was enforcing HOA policies in the HOA, which of the following citations might they issue?

A) South Africa's mailbox is an unacceptable distance from the curb.
B) China needs to paint the Great Wall so that it is an approved color.
C) Nigeria keeps mowing the lawn after quiet hours have started.
D) Somalia needs to move the boat and trailer they have parked in the driveway.

[Jake The Wolfie]

C

[Haschel Cedricson]

Nigeria needs to stop mowing most things down after quiet hours.

Incorrect!

[Lady Lambdadelta]

If the HOA is the Horn of Africa, I'll take D, Somalia.

[Haschel Cedricson]

If the HOA is the Horn of Africa, I'll take D, Somalia.

That's correct!

[Lady Lambdadelta]

Bring out your Dead! Bring out your Dead! Kinda morbid, isn't it? Good thing we don't treat our dead that poorly these days, right? Say, speaking of that...

If you were to "Bring out your dead" for everyone to see after preparation by a Funeral Home, which of these new gruesome features wouldn't you see?

A) A Wired Jaw
B) Eyes Sewn Shut
C) Cotton Stuffed Nose
D) Exsanguination Needle Marks

[Jake The Wolfie]

C

You'd find the cotton in the eyes, not the nose.

[Lady Lambdadelta]

Nope, they stuff the nasal cavities full of cotton to prevent the nose from collapsing! Talk about failing to cotton on...

[Iprobablysuck]

A?

[Lady Lambdadelta]

A?

I wish I could wire YOUR mouth shut, wrong!

This is the fucked up one, actually. They do wire your jaw shut to hold its shape and look pristine.

[lilith2013]

D

[Lady Lambdadelta]

D

I'm afraid not! They do actually exsanguinate the body and pump it full of Formalehyde via injection.

Which of course means....

B, Eyes Sewn Shut!

Yeah they don't do that, current practices are to glue the eyes shut or just a plastic eye cap to hold them shut. They will sew the MOUTH shut, in addition to wire framing it, but not the eyes!

[StrangerCoug]

Stealing.

It wasn't the next question in the queue I had lined up, but this was too good to pass up given that Labor Day is in about a week and a half here:

In post #64, Haschel Cedricson asked about the Holy Trinity of Cajun cuisine, but did you know that here in Louisiana's next-door neighbor to the west, there is also a Holy Trinity of Texas barbecue? Well, it's true, but the thing is I gave up my faith in Christianity a couple years ago. If I were to decide to have a family cookout but not stick to the Holy Trinity of Texas barbecue, which of the following meats might I serve instead?

1. Smoked sausage
   
2. Chicken quarters
   
3. Pork ribs
   
4. Beef brisket

[Lady Lambdadelta]

B, I think.

[Lady Lambdadelta]

Texas is all that red meat, IIRC. Not as much on the chicken.

[Jake The Wolfie]

C

Why would you just serve the bones? That's an awful idea

[StrangerCoug]

B, I think.

That is correct

[Iprobablysuck]

Well see ya'll in 72 hours





(this is in good fun)

[StrangerCoug]

Seventy-

three

hours later, I'm going to steal it back:

Which of the following musicians is the youngest?

1. Justin Bieber
   
2. Katy Perry
   
3. Psy
   
4. Flo Rida

[Iprobablysuck]

this feels like it's wrong but i'll be the guy to try A

[Nancy Drew 39]

D?

[Jake The Wolfie]

B