That frigging quiz

All you stalkers out there probably remember that ridiculous facebook quiz I made a while back. I've had some complaints, and probably need to revise it, but I thought I might take the opportunity to talk about myself at length here. 'Cause, you know, I don't do that enough. So I present to you the director's cut of my quiz with commentary and three times the gratuitous CG dinosaur action! (technically true, as 3x0=0).


1) .....Eyes?

a) Green
b) Yes
c) Blue
d) Gray
e) Two

Okay, off to a bad start. While I marked only c) blue as a correct answer, b and e are obviously accurate as well. In addition, in some lights or when I wear certain colors, my eyes are basically gray. So I guess a) green is the only one that one couldn't justify as correct. Boo for a poorly constructed multiple-choice question.

2) .....Worst flaw? (my opinion, not yours)

a) Horrific sense of direction
b) Left eye slightly more round than right
c) Weird dancer feet
d) Social ineptitude
e) Stubby little fingers

Well, once again, these are all true statements about myself, though, as dancer feet go, mine are actually fairly pretty. Only a and d really bother me, though, unless I'm putting on mascara. Then my left eye always turns out better.

3) .....Least favorite item of clothing to wear?

a) Sweatshirts
b) Socks
c) Pants
d) Cheap flip-flops that hurt between my toes
e) Silly hats

Okay, upon further reflection, d really causes a lot more discomfort than the "correct" answer, b, but wearing socks without shoes is zero amount of fun when you're not intentionally sliding across a highly-polished floor, and I don't really wear flip-flops often enough to realize how uncomfortable they are. I'm always shocked whenever I slip into a pair to mince out to the mailbox or something.

4) .....If I were to get a tattoo, where would I put it?

a) Foot
b) Shoulder
c) Ankle
d) Neck
e) Tramp stamp!

Lots of people thought I'd put it on my ankle for some reason, but given the unlikely premise of tattoo-getting, I'd put it on the sole of my foot, right on my heel. I don't know what I'd get, though.

5) How long have I been dancing?

a) Nine years
b) Five years
c) Eleven years
d) Seven years
e) Thirteen years

For some reason pretty much everyone assumed I'd been dancing longer than seven years. Come on, guys, just because it subsequently completely took over my life doesn't mean I started when I was six.

6) .....Favorite author (of the moment)?

a) Jane Austin
b) CS Lewis
c) Robert Lewis Stevenson
d) Douglas Adams
e) Charles Dickens

I honestly don't remember which of these I picked for the correct answer. Either CS Lewis or Douglas Adams. I never actually got that into Austen for some reason, which is tantamount to treason for a 19-year-old girl to admit.

7) How hard did I try to make this quiz?

a) Pretty easy.
b) Middlin' easy.
c) Not really easy at all.
d) Kind of ridiculous.

Ah, the meta-quiz question. Self-referentialism at, if not its best, at least its... medium. Of course, if, like my mother, you breezed through all the preceding questions, then you would get this one wrong.

8) .....Favorite food?

a) Steak
b) Chocolate
c) Ginger
d) Oregano
e) Black licorice

Ginger is good! Candied, especially. Mmmm...

9) What is my second favorite author from that other question earlier?

a) Jane Austin
b) CS Lewis
c) Robert Lewis Stevenson
d) Douglas Adams
e) Charles Dickens

Again, Lewis or Adams. Not sure which. Oh, Mark Twain! I forgot about him. He definitely is one of my favorites. Naturally, any list of such favorites I compile varies widely by what I've been reading lately.

10) What is my second favorite color?

a) Dark Gray
b) Aquamarine
c) Teal
d) Orange
e) Cream

Green is my favorite, followed by dark gray, then orange, then purple. Although teal might have snuck in above orange since last I considered making such a list.


Well there you have it. All the mysteries revealed. The veil has lifted and you have seen all the cogs and machinery behind that ridiculous quiz. You whiners who got most of it wrong made me ruin the magic for the rest of everyone. I hope you're happy.