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5 quizzes and 50 trivia questions.
1.
  Journey to "The Far Side"   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Are you one of those twisted individuals who have "The Far Side" cartoons pinned to your walls at work? An appreciation for Gary Larson's comic is an indication of superior intelligence and a demented sense of humor. How do you measure up?
Average, 10 Qns, PDAZ, Aug 30 09
Average
PDAZ gold member
951 plays
2.
  Gary Larson Cartoons    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Gary Larson is my favorite cartoonist. In this quiz, you read the caption of one of his most popular cartoons and try to remember what is in the picture.
Average, 10 Qns, qtmelba, Mar 31 08
Average
qtmelba
1614 plays
3.
  More Quotes From "The Far Side"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
As before I will give you a quote and all you have to do is fill in the missing word/words.
Average, 10 Qns, cal79, Aug 21 07
Average
cal79
696 plays
4.
  The Far Side    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quick quiz based on all those wacky cartoons drawn by Mr Larson.
Tough, 10 Qns, elle81, Mar 31 08
Tough
elle81
1346 plays
5.
  Quotes From "The Far Side"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
These are all quotes from Gary Larson's "Far Side" cartoons. You have to fill in the missing word/words. Good luck!
Difficult, 10 Qns, cal79, Aug 21 07
Difficult
cal79
846 plays

The Far Side Trivia Questions
1. In one of "The Far Side" cartoons, a group of animals sneaked some meat out of the farmer's freezer. One of them samples it and says, "I'd say we taste a little like chicken". What kind of animals are they?

From Quiz Journey to "The Far Side"

Answer: Cows

Cows were the frequent subjects of Gary Larson's cartoons. In another comic, a group of cows were standing upright, chatting in a field until one of them yelled "Car!" and they dropped to all fours until the car passed.

2. "Secret tools of the common _____."

From Quiz More Quotes From "The Far Side"

Answer: crow

The cartoon shows a crow trying to remove a flattened animal from the road with a spatula. Judging by how much it features in his cartoons, Larson seems fascinated by roadkill.

3. "Now, that Ms. Carlyle was a great _____."

From Quiz Quotes From "The Far Side"

Answer: Ape

The cartoon shows two explorers lost in the jungle. Their car has a puncture and an ape swings down from the trees to fix it. Larson has lots of great jokes involving primates and also primitive humans.

4. What is Mr Larson's first name?

From Quiz The Far Side

Answer: Gary

His brother, Dan, inspired many of Gary's cartoons.

5. In another classic "The Far Side" cartoon, primitive "vegetarians returning from the kill" are depicted. What giant vegetable are they carrying?

From Quiz Journey to "The Far Side"

Answer: Carrot

Gary Larson made a few vegetable-oriented cartoons - the Potato Heads in Paris, surrounded by French fries, for example. It's nice to know that vegetarianism was practiced by some of our more environmentally advanced ancestors. Allegedly, bioengineers are working on bringing back those mutant carrots.

6. "The often romanticized image of cowboys and ______."

From Quiz Quotes From "The Far Side"

Answer: Aliens

As you might have guessed, the cartoon shows a battle between a cowboy and some flying saucers. Larson seems to have the idea that cowboy culture was heavily influenced by extra-terrestrials.

7. How much was he paid for his first cartoons?

From Quiz The Far Side

Answer: $90

Gary took his first six cartoons to a local Seattle based magazine called the Pacific Search.

8. This "The Far Side" cartoon showed a book-laden boy attempting to enter the "Midvale School for the Gifted". What was preventing him from doing so?

From Quiz Journey to "The Far Side"

Answer: He was trying to push the door marked "Pull".

Brainy folks, particularly scientists, were the frequent focus of Gary Larson's cartoons. This once inspired a bit of controversy when Larson included a slightly tacky comment about chimp researcher Jane Goodall in one of his comics. Luckily, Goodall had a sense of humor and later wrote a complimentary introduction to one of his books.

9. When did his cartoon first appear as 'The Far Side'?

From Quiz The Far Side

Answer: 1980

First appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle on January 1, 1980.

10. In another quirky "The Far Side" cartoon, the many moods of a particular type of dog were displayed. All of the pictures were the same, however, from happy to angry to excited to suicidal. Which pleasant breed of dog was it?

From Quiz Journey to "The Far Side"

Answer: Irish Setter

This cartoon would have also worked with a Golden Retriever - another dog with a perpetually happy face. Dogs were frequent subjects of Gary Larson's cartoons, with one comic depicting "Ginger" taking out the neighbor's flowerbed once and for all...with a bulldozer.

11. "The spitting ______ at home."

From Quiz More Quotes From "The Far Side"

Answer: Cobras

This one is quite disgusting. It shows two cobras sitting in their front room with spit all over the walls.

12. "Dogs and ________: The tragic untold story."

From Quiz Quotes From "The Far Side"

Answer: Alcohol

This cartoon depicts three drunken dogs at the zoo. Two of them are trying to persuade the other one to go and have a fight with a leopard.

13. Who named the cartoon series 'The Far Side'?

From Quiz The Far Side

Answer: Stan Arnold

Stan was associated with the San Francisco Chronicle.

14. This "The Far Side" cartoon, depicting "The real reason that dinosaurs became extinct", was probably not appreciated by portions of the population. What were the dinosaurs doing?

From Quiz Journey to "The Far Side"

Answer: Standing around smoking.

Comedian Lewis Black once said that some of us deal with tragedy by using humor, and the same is probably true about controversy. Smokers may not have liked the cartoon, but it is a classic! Dinosaurs and cavemen were another popular subject for Gary Larson, with one cartoon depicting a group of cavemen hunters around a mammoth that was felled with a single arrow: "Maybe we should write that spot down".

15. "Great moments in _________."

From Quiz More Quotes From "The Far Side"

Answer: Evolution

This picture shows some fish in the sea with a baseball bat. Their baseball, however has landed on a small island. Therefore they would have to evolve in order to get it back.

16. "Small defenseless village ________________."

From Quiz Quotes From "The Far Side"

Answer: plundering hours & Plundering Hours

Here we see a group of Vikings politely waiting until ten o'clock before they go in to raid a village. Historical farce is another Larson strong point.

17. Where does Larson say his ideas come from?

From Quiz The Far Side

Answer: Caffeine

Gary always wished that a book like Five Thousand and One Weird Cartoon Ideas existed.

18. "What really happened to ______."

From Quiz More Quotes From "The Far Side"

Answer: Elvis

The picture is of Elvis in the Bates Motel. The motel featured in Alfred Hitchcock's film "Psycho" and was the home of a serial killer.

19. What animals are Larson's favorites when drawing his cartoons?

From Quiz The Far Side

Answer: cows

Larson almost changed the name of his works to The Cow Side.

20. Christmas was also a subject targeted by "The Far Side" cartoons. In one such comic, what happened to Santa's sleigh?

From Quiz Journey to "The Far Side"

Answer: It was smashed on the front of a plane.

Gary Larson's Christmas cartoons showed up on a series of demented holiday cards. Other Christmas comics included Santa mixing up the toy bag with his laundry bag, and Santa telling the reindeer that he had one word to say regarding all of the complaints he'd been hearing from them: "Venison".

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