And Now For Something Completely "Monty Python"

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1. Which BBC comedy supremo first gathered the Pythons together in the hope of persuading them to create the now famous "Monty Python's Flying Circus"? Barry Cryer Barry Took Barry Norman Barry Inferness

2. Who spoke the first-ever line in the first-ever episode transmitted? Eric Idle Michael Palin John Cleese Graham Chapman

3. In how many different series two episodes did Dinsdale Piranha's spiky stalker Spiny Norman make an appearance? Four One Three Two

4. Which former British Prime Minister has never been portrayed or name checked in any "Monty Python" episode? Margaret Thatcher Ramsey McDonald Stanley Baldwin Alexander Bonar Law

5. Which film did ultra-rubbish director L.F. Dibley not claim to have made a version of before a much more talented director went on to achieve more substantial success with his own version? Francis Ford Coppola's "Finian's Rainbow" Arthur Penn's "Bonnie and Clyde" Lyndsey Anderson's "If..." Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey"

6. What is the name of the Spanish Inquisition's forgetful leader? Ximinez Zoltaire Xavier Zoltan

7. In what strange surroundings do we find John Cleese's "and now for something completely different..." announcer in the first episode of series two? A greasy spoon café The boot of a car A cage in a zoo The top level of a double decker bus

8. In tribute to the late, great Graham Chapman, which of these lines was not spoken by him in the TV series? "I object to all this sex on the television. I mean - I keep falling off!" "Burma!" "A murder - a murderer - is after all just an extroverted suicide." "I'm afraid the swan has just choked itself to death!"

9. The "Monty Python" theme tune is a piece composed by Phillip Sousa. What is it called? Liberty Bell Liberty March Liberty Chime Liberty Flute

10. Which former "Saturday Night Live" star presented the 1989 "Best Of" compilation, "Parrot Sketch Not Included," released to mark the Python's 20th anniversary? Bill Murray Chevy Chase Dan Aykroyd Steve Martin

11. In series two, episode two we are treated to a series of communication themed film/book/play spoofs, starting with "The Semaphore Version of Wuthering Heights". There then follows three further spoofs. Which one of these is NOT one of them? Gunfight at the OK Corral in Morse Code The Flare Assisted Citizen Kane Julius Caesar on an Aldis Lamp The Smoke Signal Version of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

12. Complete the line - "I've got lots of lovely Lire _________..." now the Franc is getting dearer now the Deutsch-mark's getting dearer now the Dollar's getting deareR now the Drachma's getting dearer

13. Which celebrated humourous sci-fi/fantasy writer collaborated with Graham Chapman on a sketch for series four? Doug Naylor Rob Grant Douglas Adams Terry Pratchett

14. Terry Gilliam's animations for the TV series are justifiably legendary, but the American made very few on screen appearances compared to his counterparts. Which of these characters did he portray? Fang Cardinal Richelieu Luigi Facotti Mr. Vibrating

15. The last episode of series two ended with a controversial sketch that drew the most complaints to the BBC than any episode. What did the sketch involve? A naked man complaining about nudity on television A politician who insists on capital punishment for young offenders Two old ladies violently beating each other up An undertaker who suggests cannibalism as a body disposal method