The Bathtub: Emily's Trivia Quiz: Anything Dirty or Dingy or Dusty

I may work in a bookstore, but I know nothing about stodgy, pretentious, hard to understand Nobel literature. I read children's books and the newspaper. Therefore, I am no expert on our Knut friendemy or his book, Growth of the Soil. (But I do heart the polar bear!) Plus, does soil even grow? Or is that the prize when you're done reading the book? You finally understand the growth process of soil (because I know we've all been dying to figure this out...)? Instead of quizzing you all on a book that only KELLYq's dad has read today's quiz will be on the very exciting topic of soil and all things dirty.

oh my goodness. there is nothing interesting on dirt OR soil.

1. The 2001 movie (I'm sorry, fine, fine film), Joe Dirt, David Spade stars as a __________ who is seeking his ________________.
a. Mathematician; lost thesis
b. Compost worker; poop
c. Janitor; parents
d. Custodial technician; broom

c. He is a janitor who is looking for his parents who left him at the Grand Canyon as a child. And you wondered why I didn't see this movie the night it came out.

2. Teens who listen to songs with dirty lyrics are...
a. More likely to shoot someone within two years
b. More likely to have sex within two years
c. More likely to run for student government president within two years
d. More likely to get a hot girlfriend/boyfriend within two years

b. According to MSNBC, "Teens who said they listened to lots of music with degrading sexual messages were almost twice as likely to start having intercourse or other sexual activities within the following two years as were teens who listened to little or no sexually degrading music." Read the article here.

3. When I searched the term "dirty" on Google, the following sites came up on the first page:
a. The homepage to the "Society for Barefoot Living"
b. Wikipedia's definition of a Dirty Sanchez
c. This fine, fine website. (Don't worry, I'm pretty sure it's work appropriate, I'm also pretty sure I have no idea what the heck it is.)

d. A link to this photo...

I'm sure your shocked that all of those things were the elite when "dirty" was searched. Here's a link, just in case you doubt me.

4. The band Garbage had a hit with which song in 1996?
a. "One Headlight"
b. "I Love Trash"
c. "Stupid Girl"
d. "Smells Like Teen Spirit"

c. I know you're shocked it wasn't on my b-day playlist (because it totally qualifies), but Garbage's "Stupid Girl" was a hit in 1996. "I Love Trash" is a song by Oscar the Grouch. The other two were also hit songs in 1996. (Which, if you haven't already heard from me or Lauren, was a GREAT year for music.)

5. I just wanted to show you this website, but I had no creative way to make it a question. Everyone gets 100 points! (You didn't know you were playing for points this whole time, did you?)

6. Bacteria in yogurt have recently been modified to...
a. Change their composition and turn regular yogurt into super yogurt
b. Revert to their original makeup and allow yogurt to last for months without refrigeration
c. Cause yogurt to spoil immediately
d. Fight HIV infection

d. Bacteria in yogurt have been modified to deliver a drug that blocks HIV infection! Here's the article!

Ok, we've covered dirt, dirtiness, garbage, white trash, bacteria and all things dirty. Sorry for the short post, but I'm going out of town for a wedding this weekend and still haven't packed. For me, that's kind of the end of the world. Have a great Memorial Day everyone!

In the meantime, check out Oscar in his original orange. And Gordon with AWESOME sideburns.