Smiling friends
Füd with ancient origins
Graduations
Uma musume
D+G
100
From 0:29 onwards, Mr. Boss and Pim go in for a warm handshake and hug in an extremely fluid animation sequence. What is the animation technique used to produce this visual fluidity?
Rotoscoping
100
Name this fermented fish sauce, which is said to be the historical precursor to ketchup, and was used as a condiment in Phoenicia, Greece, Rome, Carthage, and Byzantium.
Garum
100
This album was released on September 11, 2007, through Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records. Some of the songs include Champion, Stronger, I Wonder, and Homecoming. The artist's bouts of antisemitism have been ironically replied with "He made ____", the name of this album in question.
Graduation
100
Female horses are called fillies if they are three years old or younger. What do you call a female horse that is over the age of three?
A mare
100
Please name this Italian fashion house founded in 1985 which is known for its wide selection of cosmetics, fragrances, accessories, and handbags.
Dolce and Gabbana
200
There are five primary categories of sapient life in Smiling Friends. Name this category of organism, who the main characters Pim and Charlie belong to, as well as side characters Glep and Allan.
Critters
200
Name this dish, which is made from fermented soybeans. Fungi of the genius Rhizopus are used in its fermentation process, and it was first made in Bayat, Klaten, Central Java. According to different sources, its origins may trace back to 1000 AD, or even 2,000 years ago.
Tempeh
200
These are of the "Derby standard" type, with a handle shaped in a delicate S-curve. They are handcrafted in Taiwan by a third generation wood craftsman, William Lin, who also makes handcrafted violins. The seal on these objects was copied form a 19th-century College glee club program. They are given as graduation presents to alumni of a particular college since 2003.
Conway Cane
200
Could this in theory happen? (A horse vomiting)
No, horses are physically unable to vomit.
200
This French philosopher and psychoanalyst produced influential works that introduced concepts such as the rhizomatic and arborescent, the body without organs, and desiring machines. They are well known for their works Anti-Oedipus and A Thousand Plateaus. Please name this dynamic duo known for their development of schizoanalysis.
Deleuze and Guattari
300
Name this character, who appears in the pilot episode of Smiling Friends and tells the protagonists that if they fail to make him smile, he will "blow his brains out and make you two watch."
Desmond
300
While still enjoyed today, this dish may trace its origin back 2000 years. The "treasures" constituting this dish include jujubes, lotus seeds, raisins, longan, walnuts, peanuts, and goji berries?
Ba bao fan (Eight Treasure Rice)
300
This 2005 commencement speech to the graduating class at Kenyon College, given by an Amherst alumnus, is one of the most well-known commencement speeches ever given. In this speech, he makes the point that learning how to think is "to be just a little less arrogant. To have just a little critical awareness about myself and my certainties." The first bit of the speech talks about two young fish swimming along who meet an older fish.
This Is Water by David Foster Wallace
300
What is the motto of Tracen Academy, which traces back to a famous undefeated British Throughbred racehorse?
Eclipse first, the rest nowhere
300
Please name this chain of discount stores, headquartered in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, but originally began in 1939 in Scottsville, Kentucky, which is generally known for selling products to low-income communities.
Dollar General
400
Smiling Friends is known to make random references to pop culture. At 0:44 in this video, Mr. Boss recalls the words of a father talking to his son. Who is the son in question? He is arguably one of the most documented individuals in history.
Chris Chan
400
What is the main ingredient used in preparing injera, an Ethiopian sourdough-based flatbread?
Teff
400
Complete the phrase: "Be the source of these moments in the lives of others. We live in a world that is becoming increasingly unrecognizable, chaotic, and polarized. Compound this with the mounting academic, social, and familial pressures, and suddenly, you're too afraid to bet on your own hand. But, before you decide to fold, go out into the world, and "_ _ _".
Be A Doer.
400
This dog is named Oguri Cap, and thus shares a name with the protagonist of the currently airing anime Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray. Which anime character is the owner of this dog?
Mai Minakami (Nichijou)
400
Consisting of the members Bladee, Ecco2K, Thaiboy Digital, and frequently collaborating with the Swedish rapper Yung Lean, what is this Swedish hip-hop collective called?
Drain Gang
500
Mr. Boss is voiced by Marc M. in English, who is also known for his animations on Youtube. Please name is Youtube channel, who has produced such timeless classics as "Sean-Jared", "Green Lovers", "Malia's Poem", and "Please Don't Fart Around My Kids".
Sick Animation
500
An article was written about the hobbyist breadmaker Seamus Blackley's efforts to bake sourdough using 4,500 year old dormant yeast samples from ancient Egypt. What is Seamus Blackley better known for?
Inventing the Xbox
500
Idols who retire to pursue other career paths are typically given a farewell event known as "graduations". What idol group popularized the usage of the term?
Onyanko Club
500
In Uma Musume, the eponymous anthropomorphic horse girls have completely replaced their real-life counterpart. The creators of this media franchise go through pains to modify horse-related words to accommodate this change. This even extends to the Japanese character used for "horse" in the franchise. How, specifically, is the character 馬 modified in the Uma Musume media franchise?
There are only two dots in the character instead of four, reflecting the fact that while horses in the real world are quadrupeds, Uma Musumes are bipedal.
500
The character D an G appears in the 6th part of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, as a prisoner in Green Dolphin Street Prison sent to assassinate the protagonist. What is his automatic stand's name, pictured below?
Yo Yo Ma