Eric Idle's Post-Python Achievements

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1. From which of the following did Dirk from the Rutles cause a sensation by admitting, with some embarrassment, he had already tried? Tea Lipstick Spam To read Socrates

2. In what film is the immortal "Say no more!" cue revived, and who delivers it? Splitting Heirs and Eric himself Splitting Heirs and John Cleese The Wind In The Willows and Terry Jones The Wind In The Willows and Eric himself

3. Eric's children story, "The Owl and the Pussycat," was based on the writings of: Eric himself Lewis Carroll Edward Lear Roald Dahl

4. Which video game includes the song "That's Death," where Eric praises the Grim Reaper and tells you about the hipness of being dead? Discworld 1 The Meaning of Life Discworld Noir Discworld 2

5. How many times did Eric host "Saturday Night Live"? 2 4 3 5

6. Which of Eric's works deals with the embalmed body of a dead Foreign Secretary still turning up for Cabinet meetings, a frustrated astronaut who's upset to remain in orbit while the others walk on the moon, and America deciding to invade France because the Vietnam War is losing public appeal? Pass the Butler Rutland Weekend TV 's first programme The Road to Mars Hello Sailor

7. Which of these George Harrison clips did Eric direct? This Song All Those Years Ago True Love Wilbury Twist

8. In which of these movies did Eric play the villain? Yellowbeard Too Much Sun Missing Pieces Dudley-Do-Right

9. Eric's signature song, "Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life," turned out to be Monty Python's only hit, reaching n°3 in the UK charts and also topping Swiss and German ones. When was it? 1987 1979 1991 1996

10. Of which director did Eric say: "I was always smart enough to avoid his films before, but I guess with old age and sentimentality I thought, wouldn't it be nice to be on one of his films? Big mistake!" Steven Spielberg Terry Jones Terry Gilliam Gary Weis

11. What was the name of Eric's radio series transmitted in 1974 on BBC Radio 1? Rutland Weekend Radio More Naughty Bits The Golden Hour of Prince Charles Radio 5

12. What is the only serious part Eric ever played in his career? The Pied Piper of Hamelin King Richard III The Frog Prince Lord High Executioner

13. In 1999, what movie involving Eric won the 19th Razzie Award in the category "Worst film of the year"? Austin Powers 2 Inspector Gadget Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Burn Hollywood Burn: An Alan Smithee Film

14. Did you know that Eric had a soft spot for France? Name the one thing he did NOT do: He played a Frenchman He lived in France He wrote a song in French He married a French girl

15. In "The Road to Mars," a robot develops a theory of comedy while touring with a comedy duo. On what basis? The White Face/Red Nose dichotomy The mechanical and inherently human criteria The purgation of emotion caused by comic laughter Pleasure subverting normal social rules

16. Who did Dirk McQuickly's vocal parts in "The Rutles"? Eric himself Ricky Fataar Kevin Ayers Ollie Halsall

17. One of the highlights of "The Mikado" has to be executioner Ko-Ko's "little list" of "society offenders that may well be underground" and "never would be missed." Who amongst the following does Eric spare in his entirely rewritten lyrics? Interior designers Cricketers Australians Traffic wardens

18. Where does the name "Rutland" originally come from? It was UK's smallest county It stood for the Rutles' Pepperland It hinted at the animal mating period No particular reason ever given

19. In which 1985 episode of the "National Lampoon" series did Eric appear? National Lampoon's European Vacation National Lampoon's Animal House National Lampoon's Vacation National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

20. Who is Nigel Spasm? A paranoid general who will see people only when they're dead A friend of Eric's who happens to have a strange name A Liza Minelli dolphin impersonator An award-seeking journalist in shorts