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Waiting For the Electrician

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Introduction:
"The first album from the Firesign Theatre contains many treats for the ear and the mind. Come take a trip with us..."


1. What is the alternative title of the Firesign Theatre album 'Waiting for the Electrician'?
    'Erzats Brothers prevents...'
    '...To Fix The Sink'
    '...or Someone Like Him'
    'His Name is Godot'


2. In 'Temporarily Humbolt County', who, or what, are the two native Americans waiting for?
    Some tortillas
    The electrician
    A sign from the Great Spirit
    The 'True White Brother'


3. In 'Temporarily Humbolt County', most of the white settlers are taken aback by the natives' lack of gold (or, at least, aluminum), but what other product made up for it?
    Rice
    Wheat
    Corn
    Barley


4. In what kind of community does the skit 'W.C. Fields Forever' take place?
    A castle
    A Hooverville
    A hippy commune
    A homeless shelter


5. In 'W. C. Fields Forever', the spiritual leader, called 'Tiny Dr. Tim' lives in a lifesize replica of the Taj Mahal made entirely out of what?
    Gold leaf
    Oleomargarine
    Corn
    Stainless steel


6. In 'Le Trente-Huit Cunegonde' (translated from French as 'the 38th Cunegonde'), the Firesign Theatre explore what would happen if what group of people took over the world?
    Hippies
    Radicals
    Yuppies
    Nerds


7. In the futuristic sketch 'Le Trente-Huit Cunegonde', which of the following offices is not depicted as part of the new Presidential Cabinet?
    Secretary of Agriculture
    Secretary of Inner Self
    Secretary of Peace
    Secretary of States of Consciousness


8. In 'Le Trente-Huit Cunegonde', where is the only place in the world that is still considered 'unhip' or uncool?
    Northern Nigeria
    East Poland
    Central Nebraska
    Western Turkey


9. On Side 2 of the Firesign Theatre album, 'Waiting for the Electrician', an announcer starts by telling the listener he/she is actually on Side 5 of a Turkish language record. Which of the following words is NOT one of the Turkish words?
    Coffee
    Yapıt
    Delight
    Bath


10. One highlight in 'Waiting for the Electrician' is 'Beat the Reaper', a parody of a game show where a contestant (read 'patient') is injected with medical toxins and has to guess what illness he has before he dies. Which of the following maladies is our hero NOT injected with?
    Dengue Fever
    The Yaws
    Mumps
    Bubonic Plague


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