The Cultured Python

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Monty Python and Art: What unreasonable request did the Pope make of Michelangelo regarding "The Last Supper"? No llamas. No Beef Wellington on the table. One Christ, twelve Disciples, no kangaroos. One Holy Grail without Guinness.

2. Monty Python and Literature: What classic, brooding novel did the Pythons present in semaphore? The Scarlet Pimpernel Jane Eyre Wuthering Heights Rebecca

3. Monty Python and Music: According to the Pythons, what literary giant provided Beethoven with the opening notes to his Fifth Symphony? Francis Bacon William Shakespeare Christopher Marlowe Alexander Pope

4. Monty Python and Philosophy: According to the Pythons, what was Rene Descartes' lasting contribution to philosophy? Eureka, California! I drink, therefore I am. All I know is that you know nothing. That which does not kill us makes us happy.

5. Monty Python and History: Thanks to the Pythons, we were able to listen in on the death of which tragic Queen? Elizabeth I Mary, Queen of Scots Victoria Nefertiti

6. Monty Python and Science: Complete the theory -- "If she weighs the same as a duck, she's made of wood, and therefore..." A witch! A Trojan Rabbit! A church! A newt!

7. Monty Python and Dance: What traditional dance did British explorers perform with aquatic creatures? Virginia Seal Fish Slapping Dance Bossatuna Blue Whale Waltz

8. Monty Python and Film: According to the Pythons, which gory film director (with a fondness for straw dogs) directed a version of the musical "Salad Days"? Sam Peckinpah Francis Ford Coppola Quentin Tarantino Martin Scorsese

9. Monty Python and Military Battles: Which "Day of Infamy" battle did the Batley Townswomen's Guild reenact? Pearl Harbor The Battle of Stalingrad Gettysburg The Battle of Culloden

10. Monty Python and Religion: According to the Pythons, what impediment did Pontius Pilate have? A wooden leg A hunchback He couldn't lift his arms He couldn't pronounce "r"