A FANCY PARTY
Monday Quiz - A love Letter. Week 4.
She's done it again! My partner has chosen yet another perfect theme!
We have been rewatching the endlessly "Community" for the umpteenth time. I decided to test my partner with a quiz of "finish the line". I'd say a line, she has to tell me the next line.
Here are a few:
"The only difference between Senor Chang and Stalin..."
"I was never one to hold grudges, Jeffrey. My father held grudges..."
"I mark you as spam..."
We went for about 50 lines without her missing a single one. It was astounding!
Eventually we got to:
Britta: "You've got your own place, you've got a future, you've got... a bowl full of olives... next to the toilet?"
Troy: "It's a fancy party, Britta".
Et Voila, the queen has deemed the theme be: FANCY PARTIES.
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Or, scroll down and play it here!
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FUNNIEST ANSWER OF THE WEEK!
This one comes from someone only known as “MICK JIGGLES” of Australia with an excellent submission from Monday’s Love Letter on GET A LOAD OF THIS
Q: What appliance owes one early successful commercial version to Josephine Cochrane, who allegedly originally wanted protection for china first and foremost - and then a sub--goal was the liberation of women from tedious labour?
A: THE TEDIOUS LABOUR MACHINE… FOR MEN!
This made me cackle. Well done Mick Jiggles!
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MONDAY QUIZ - THEME: A FANCY PARTY!
Falsely attributed with the callous phrase "Let them eat cake" during a devastating grain shortage, which ill-fated French queen consort inspired Sofia Coppola's stylized 2006 biopic film - whose decadent fancy party is pictured here? The historical figure was executed via the guillotine during the Reign of Terror.
Now for a fancy party I'll always attend: Announced by the deafening, traditional *zaffe* drumming procession across Levantine celebrations, which universal cultural milestone features diverse global rituals like the smashing of porcelain *Polterabend* dishes in Germany or the vibrant South Asian / Indian *sangeet* dance night? In traditional Yugur customs, they require the groom to shoot his bride with dull arrows to ensure lifelong domestic harmony and prosperity before they officially exchange vows.
Basically mandatory to make your party fancy... which food is harvested traditionally from wild sturgeon caught within the Caspian and Black seas - a which highly prized, luxury culinary delicacy is strictly graded by egg size and coloration? The premium item is traditionally served using specialized mother-of-pearl spoons to prevent metallic oxidation from altering its distinct, briny flavor profile.
The 6-7 internet meme originated from the drill rap song "Doot Doot (6 7)" by American rapper Skrilla, which became popular in video edits featuring professional basketball players, especially LaMelo ____, who is listed as 6 ft 7 in (2.01 meters) in height? Which four letter word fills in the blank, whick also names the topologically relevent: "The Hairy ____ Theorem" - which states no matter how you comb a sphere, you can make all the hairs flat? I wonder how this is related to fancy parties...
Serving at upscale state banquets, community gatherings, and formal welcoming assemblies across the South Pacific, which traditional muddy-colored beverage is prepared by crushing the thick roots of a native pepper plant? The liquid causes a numbing sensation due to its natural kavalactones.
Transforming public parks into lively, alcohol-fueled seasonal fancy parties, which traditional Japanese cherry blossom viewing custom is a premier spring celebration? Swapping the 'm' to a 'b' in its name reveals the Japanese word for the spectacular firework displays that regularly headline a fancy party - and names a Spiel De Jahres winner.
Marking a young girl’s cultural transition into adulthood on her fifteenth birthday, which traditional Latin American celebration blends Catholic thanksgiving masses with elegant waltz choreography? The debutante wears an elaborate ballgown, formally exchanges flat shoes for high heels, and presents a symbolic last doll to her younger siblings.
Naming a sweet, crisp apple cultivar that originally bred as a Kidd's Orange Red and Golden Delicious cross, which synonym for a fancy party also served as the permanent mononymous pen name for Salvador Dalí’s eccentric surrealist muse?
While the US have the Kentucky Derby, the UK has the Grand National, and the Australians have the Melbourne Cup - which country has the massive "Hollywoodbets Durban July"?
Escalating the dramatic tension of Act Two as the ensemble characters perform in elaborately sinister disguises on the grand staircase, which vibrant operatic song opens the second half of Andrew Lloyd Webber's legendary stage musical *The Phantom of the Opera*? I think the Phantom of the Opera would fit right in, really.
Time for the answers! I hope you enjoyed!
ANSWERS:
Falsely attributed with the callous phrase “Let them eat cake” during a devastating grain shortage, which ill-fated French queen consort inspired Sofia Coppola’s stylized 2006 biopic film - whose decadent fancy party is pictured here? The historical figure was executed via the guillotine during the Reign of Terror.
Marie ANTOINETTENow for a fancy party I’ll always attend: Announced by the deafening, traditional *zaffe* drumming procession across Levantine celebrations, which universal cultural milestone features diverse global rituals like the smashing of porcelain *Polterabend* dishes in Germany or the vibrant South Asian / Indian *sangeet* dance night? In traditional Yugur customs, they require the groom to shoot his bride with dull arrows to ensure lifelong domestic harmony and prosperity before they officially exchange vows.
WEDDINGSBasically mandatory to make your party fancy... which food is harvested traditionally from wild sturgeon caught within the Caspian and Black seas - a which highly prized, luxury culinary delicacy is strictly graded by egg size and coloration? The premium item is traditionally served using specialized mother-of-pearl spoons to prevent metallic oxidation from altering its distinct, briny flavor profile.
CAVIARThe 6-7 internet meme originated from the drill rap song “Doot Doot (6 7)” by American rapper Skrilla, which became popular in video edits featuring professional basketball players, especially LaMelo ____, who is listed as 6 ft 7 in (2.01 meters) in height? Which four letter word fills in the blank, whick also names the topologically relevent: “The Hairy ____ Theorem” - which states no matter how you comb a sphere, you can make all the hairs flat? I wonder how this is related to fancy parties...
BALLServing at upscale state banquets, community gatherings, and formal welcoming assemblies across the South Pacific, which traditional muddy-colored beverage is prepared by crushing the thick roots of a native pepper plant? The liquid causes a numbing sensation due to its natural kavalactones.
KAVATransforming public parks into lively, alcohol-fueled seasonal fancy parties, which traditional Japanese cherry blossom viewing custom is a premier spring celebration? Swapping the ‘m’ to a ‘b’ in its name reveals the Japanese word for the spectacular firework displays that regularly headline a fancy party - and names a Spiel De Jahres winner.
HANAMI / HANABIMarking a young girl’s cultural transition into adulthood on her fifteenth birthday, which traditional Latin American celebration blends Catholic thanksgiving masses with elegant waltz choreography? The debutante wears an elaborate ballgown, formally exchanges flat shoes for high heels, and presents a symbolic last doll to her younger siblings.
QUINCEANERANaming a sweet, crisp apple cultivar that originally bred as a Kidd’s Orange Red and Golden Delicious cross, which synonym for a fancy party also served as the permanent mononymous pen name for Salvador Dalí’s eccentric surrealist muse (Elena Ivanovna Diakonova)?
GALAWhile the US have the Kentucky Derby, the UK has the Grand National, and the Australians have the Melbourne Cup - which country has the massive “Hollywoodbets Durban July”?
SOUTH AFRICAEscalating the dramatic tension of Act Two as the ensemble characters perform in elaborately sinister disguises on the grand staircase, which vibrant operatic song opens the second half of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s legendary stage musical *The Phantom of the Opera*? I think the Phantom of the Opera would fit right in, really.
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