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Gag Me With a Spoon!

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"In response to an Author's Challenge, this quiz is based on Frank Zappa's 1982 hit song "Valley Girl", which brilliantly satirizes the speech and culture of teenagers from the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles. "Like, oh my God!""

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1. What is a Valley Girl's ironic expression of strong disbelief or disagreement?
    Are you beyond kidding?
    I'm so sure!
    We are not amused!
    Uh... no!


2. Back in 1982, "the" place to overhear some real Valspeak was the Sherman Oaks Galleria, which is located on the San Fernando Valley's main thoroughfare. What is the name of this street?
    San Fernando Road
    Ventura Boulevard
    Valley Oaks Avenue
    El Camino Real Street


3. Which Valley Girl adjective, which connotes positive attributes, is derived from surfer slang?
    Wavin'
    Tubular
    Beached
    Glassy


4. When a Valley girl does not like someone or something, she asks you to do what?
    Hag it
    Gag it
    Bag it
    Drag it


5. Which of the following communities, home to many members of Michael Jackson's family, is "totally rad" and considered by some to be the birthplace of Valspeak?
    Malibu
    Anaheim
    Burbank
    Encino


6. Which of the following is not a typical intensifier in Valspeak?
    Totally
    Richly
    So
    Super


7. Translate the following sentence into Standard English: "I was like, oh my God, that's so totally grody!"
    I said, "Oh, how very unpleasant!"
    I was in a state of extreme discomfort.
    I was completely covered in dirt.
    I couldn't believe what I saw.


8. What phrase would a Valley Girl add to the statement, "That's grody" to express the extremeness of the condition?
    to the max
    beyond grody
    times a kerbillion
    like so forever


9. "Like" is probably the most often-used word in any Valley Girl's vocabulary. Its use implies a lessened impact of the words that follow it. What do linguists call words that serve such a purpose?
    Diminuend
    Cover
    Modality
    Hedge


10. The title of this quiz: Which of the following expressions is synonymous with "Gag me with a spoon!"?
    Barf me out!
    Like so totally!
    I'm freaking out!
    Stick a fork in me!


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Compiled May 22 13