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Jesters in Entertainment

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Introduction:
"Ten questions about Jesters, or Court Fools in film, music and literature."


1. The most famous Jester in literature is possibly the Jester from "Hamlet" who was named____?
    Osris
    Yorick
    Horatio
    Oswald


2. Which song contains the lyric "The Jester stole his thorny crown"?
    Answer: (Two words-1971 song)


3. What is the name of the Jester in Shakespeare's "King Lear"?
    Touchstone
    None of the above
    Murdstone
    Feste


4. Who played the Jester in the 1972 comedy "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid to Ask)"?
    Burt Reynolds
    Mel Brooks
    Soupy Sales
    Woody Allen


5. Who played the title role in the 1956 movie "The Court Jester"?
    Harold Lloyd
    Danny Kaye
    Buster Keaton
    Charlie Chaplin


6. What was the name of the Fool in "As You Like It"?
    Shenstone
    Harlequin
    Tarleton
    Touchstone


7. Actor Graham Stark, who is better known for his appearances in 'The Pink Panther' movies, played a Jester in the 1978 movie "Crossed Swords". Which of the following stories was "Crossed Swords" based on?
    Zorro
    The Adventures of Robin Hood
    The Prince and the Pauper
    Cyrano de Bergerac


8. Which of the following opera characters was a court Jester?
    Giovanni
    Pangloss
    Figaro
    Rigoletto


9. What is the name of the drunken Jester from the cartoon strip "The Wizard of Id"?
    Bung
    Dung
    Feste
    Chester


10. What is the name of the wandering Jester in Gilbert and Sullivan's musical "The Yeomen of the Guard"?
    Strephon
    Yum-Yum
    Bunthorne
    Jack Point


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