This or That - Round 39

[Maofan7]

Appease Hitler

Who is most to blame for Britain's appeasement of Hitler and lack of preparedness for World War 2?

Neville Chamberlain
Stanley Baldwin
Ramsay MacDonald
Other

 

[Buzz]

Chamberlain

Egyptian tourist destinations:

Cairo
Luxor
Alexandria
Giza
No thanks

 

[gk_891]

Cairo

Canadian tourist destinations:

Toronto
Ottawa
Montreal
Calgary
Vancouver

 

[Buzz]

Vancouver


Better food:

Singapore
Malaysia
Indonesia
Thailand
Vietnam

 

[gk_891]

Hard to choose. I might go with Malaysia since you can get incredible Malay, Chinese, and Indian food there along with Nonya/Peranakan But the same could be said about Singapore. And when it comes to Indonesia, I think the island of West Sumatra has some of the best food in the entire world. But I guess I'll go with Malaysia.

Better food in regards to countries in the Western Hemisphere:

USA
Mexico
Peru
Brazil
Argentina
Jamaica
Trinidad
Dominican Republic
Canada
Suriname

 

[Buzz]

USA


Jerk chicken
Voodoo chicken
Chicken suya
Vietnamese caramel chicken
Chicken vindaloo

 

[gk_891]

Jerk chicken

Best triple axel from a ladies skater?

Midori Ito
Tonya Harding
Mao Asada

 

[Maofan7]

Midori Ito

Blur or Oasis?

 

[Buzz]

Oasis


Best cheesecakes are:

Baked
OR
Refrigerated

 

[gk_891]

Refrigerated

Fruity cheesecakes (e.g. strawberry, cherry, etc) or Chocolate cheesecakes

 

[Buzz]

Strawberry!!!!!!


Is there something in Donald Trump's tax returns that he does not want the world to see?

YES
or
NO

 

[gk_891]

YES!

Which male ice dancer comes the closest to Christopher Dean in terms of skating/technical abilities?

Sergei Ponomarenko
Evgeni Platov
Gwendal Peizerat
Maksim Staviski
Scott Moir
Charlie White

 

[Buzz]

Evgeni Platov


Michael Bloomberg as Hillary Clinton's running mate?

YES
or
NO

 

[gk_891]

No

Best wrap?

Tacos
Shawarma
Shish tawook
Souvlaki
Gyro
Burrito
Roti (the stuffed kind from the Caribbean)
Doner Kebab
Falafel

 

[Maofan7]

Donee Kebab

Would giving a peerage to prominent individuals simply because they support the UK staying in Europe represent yet another abuse of the honours system - Yes or No?

 

[Buzz]

Yes


Will you be watching the Oscars?

YES
or
NO

 

[gk_891]

No

Better movie about drugs?

Traffic or Requiem For a Dream

 

[Buzz]

Traffic


Is reincarnation real?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2509769/New-book-reveals-children-believe-reincarnated.html

YES
or
NO

 

[falling_dance]

Probably not, though it makes a certain amount of poetic and psychological sense, if that makes any sense.

senior World champion/individual Olympic medal-caliber skaters for whom neither ever happened:

Johnny Weir
Nobunari Oda
Tomas Verner
Takahiko Kozuka
Jeremy Abbott

 

[Buzz]

Johnny Weir!!!


Clive Cussler novels:

Treasure
Sahara
Raise The Tiranic
Atlantis Found
Inca Gold
Cyclops
Poseidon's Arrow

 

[Maofan7]

Raise The Tiranic

Should the Titanic‘s Artifacts Have Stayed Underwater With The Wreck - Yes or No?

 

[gk_891]

No

Zhang Yimou's best movie?

Red Sorghum
Ju Dou
Raise the Red Lantern
The Story of Qiu Ju
To Live
Not One Less
Hero
House of Flying Daggers

 

[Maofan7]

Raise The Red Lantern

Best of the following bands?

Coldplay
Travis
Keane
Snow Patrol
Radiohead
The Killers
OneRepublic

 

[gk_891]

Don't mind Coldplay so I'll go with them

Akira Kurosawa's best movie?

Rashomon
Seven Samurai
Stray Dog
High and Low
The Hidden Fortress
Throne of Blood
Red Beard
Yojimbo
Dersu Uzala
Kagemusha
Ran

 

[Buzz]

Seven Samurai


NJ governor Chris Christie's endorsement of Donald Trump?

SHOCKING
or
NOT REALLY

 

[Maofan7]

Not really

Who will win the best actor Oscar?

Bryan Cranston
Matt Damon
Leonardo DiCaprio
Michael Fassbender
Eddie Redmayne

 

[Buzz]

Fassbender


TV shows I have never watched:

Friends
Seinfeld
American Idol
Survivor
Breaking Bad
Mad Men
The Sopranos
Dexter

 

[falling_dance]

I've only seen the first two of those. Seinfeld is the better show.

with chicken (or the nearest substitute in your own diet):

potatoes
bread stuffing
green salad
broccoli
asparagus

 

[gk_891]

Either salad or broccoli.

Best souring agent for cooking.

Lemon
Lime
Tamarind
Green mango
Yogurt
Vinegar
Tomatoes
Kokum (Garcinia indica)
Amchur (dried mango powder)
Kalamansi

 

[falling_dance]

I'm still too new to cooking to give an informed reply. For now, I'll say citrus or yogurt, depending on the dish. What say you?

a vanilla panna cotta
or
a cold chocolate fondant?

(inspired by this video)