FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!

'Python' Season 3 Trivia Quiz

This trivia covers the third season (13 episodes) of 'Monty Python's Flying Circus'. There are 2 questions per episode (except for episode 39, which has 1 question). The questions go in order by episode. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by Aitrus33. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
Aitrus33

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
89,592

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
13 / 25

Plays
1450

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 25

1. Episode 27. Where does Njorl end up during his journey beyond the mountain? Hint

Ottery St. Mary

North Malden

Budleigh Salterton

Bovey Tracey

NEXT>

Question 2 of 25

2. Why did it take Mrs. Premise four hours to bury the cat? Hint

Mrs. Conclusion refused to help her

She had to wait for the cement to dry

The cat wouldn't keep still

The cat clawed her hands off

NEXT>

Question 3 of 25

3. Episode 28. This week on "How to Do It," which of these will you not learn how to do? Hint

Construct a box girder bridge

Rid the world of all known diseases

Become a gynecologist

Split the atom

NEXT>

Question 4 of 25

4. What is pianist Sviatoslav Richter doing while performing Tchaikovsky's 1st Piano Concerto? Hint

Escaping from a bag and handcuffs

Performing a lobotomy

Analyzing a passage from Marx's "Das Kapital"

Riding in the back of a pickup truck

NEXT>

Question 5 of 25

5. Episode 29. What did the BBC replace the violent jungle scene with? Hint

Sam Peckinpah's "Salad Days"

A scene from Ken Russell's "Gardening Club"

A film called "The Pantomime Horse is a Secret Agent"

"The Money Programme"

NEXT>

Question 6 of 25

6. What was John Cleese's character doing in one of the jungle scenes? Hint

Reversing the order of words in his sentences

Pointing out all of the camera crews

Walking backwards

Killing tribesmen

NEXT>

Question 7 of 25

7. Episode 30. Complete this sentence: "Surely that's not an anagram, it's a _______"

Answer: ("Ring Kichard" - one word)

NEXT>

Question 8 of 25

8. Which division should you join if you want to work with fabrics and develop new concepts in interior design? Hint

The Anglian Regiment

The Marines

The Inniskillin Fusiliers

The Durham Light Infantry

NEXT>

Question 9 of 25

9. Episode 31. What is one of Harry Bagot's hobbies outside of summarizing? Hint

Cricket

Billiards

Tennis

Golf

NEXT>

Question 10 of 25

10. Where is Ricky Pule's Hairdressing Salon located? Hint

Mount Everest

India

Mount Kilimanjaro

Japan

NEXT>

Question 11 of 25

11. Episode 32. What does the interviewer played by John Cleese gradually change into during his interview? Hint

A pirate

A knight

Reginald Maudling

A tribesman from Africa

NEXT>

Question 12 of 25

12. Finish this sentence: "I think I can answer this question most successfully in ______"

Answer: ((A man being interviewed))

NEXT>

Question 13 of 25

13. Episode 33. What road were the mountaineers "climbing?"

Answer: (One word)

NEXT>

Question 14 of 25

14. What was the first type of cheese John Cleese's character asked for in the Cheese Shop Sketch? Hint

Red Leicester

Double Goucester

Norweigan Jarlsburg

Camenbert

NEXT>

Question 15 of 25

15. Episode 34. This episode focuses a man's cycling tour of North Cornwall. The cyclist was played by Michael Palin. What was his character's name?

Answer: (Just the surname will do (6 letters))

NEXT>

Question 16 of 25

16. A tough one: What happened to the fruitcake, according to the cyclist? Hint

It sustained some superficial damage

It was in a Tupperware container, reputedly self-sealing, which fell open on contact with the tarmacadam surface of the road

It was badly crushed

It was damaged on one side

NEXT>

Question 17 of 25

17. Episode 35. This episode contains an Olympic-style hide and seek match. What country was the seeker from? Hint

Pakistan

Paraguay

Italy

England

NEXT>

Question 18 of 25

18. In the same sketch, where did the hider hide? Hint

Corsica

Crete

Cyprus

Sardinia

NEXT>

Question 19 of 25

19. Episode 36. Who were the guests on the programme "Is There?" ? Hint

Three dead men

Three cats

Three judges

A duck, a cat, a lizard, and a pool of industrial liquid

NEXT>

Question 20 of 25

20. What does E. Henry Thripshaw's Disease involve? Hint

Reversing the first and last letter of each word

Using the wrong words in a sentence

Transforming into a Gumby

Walking sideways

NEXT>

Question 21 of 25

21. Episode 37. True or false: The subject of "The Great Debate," a television programme, was to decide whether or not it was wise to add an additional television channel.

True

False

NEXT>

Question 22 of 25

22. Which derogatory term for Belgians won first place on the programme "Prejudice?" Hint

Sprouts

Let's not call them anything, let's ignore them

Phlegms

Miserable fat Belgian bastards

NEXT>

Question 23 of 25

23. Episode 38. Which animal scored higher on IQ tests than BBC programme planners? Hint

lions

penguins

voles

horses

NEXT>

Question 24 of 25

24. What should be removed from an unexploded Scotsman to disarm him? Hint

His shoe

His bagpipes

His kilt

His head

NEXT>

Question 25 of 25

25. Episode 39. An easy one to end with. What can you get at Curry's? Hint

A lounge suite

A documentary about mollusks

A new brain

Lemons

(Optional) Create a Free FunTrivia ID to save the points you are about to earn:

Select a User ID:

Choose a Password:

Your Email:

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Episode 27. Where does Njorl end up during his journey beyond the mountain?

Answer: North Malden

The three incorrect answers were locations where Mr. Pither fell off his bicycle during his cycling tour (Episode #34).

2. Why did it take Mrs. Premise four hours to bury the cat?

Answer: The cat wouldn't keep still

3. Episode 28. This week on "How to Do It," which of these will you not learn how to do?

Answer: Become a gynecologist

How to become a gynecologist was explained in last week's edition.

4. What is pianist Sviatoslav Richter doing while performing Tchaikovsky's 1st Piano Concerto?

Answer: Escaping from a bag and handcuffs

5. Episode 29. What did the BBC replace the violent jungle scene with?

Answer: A scene from Ken Russell's "Gardening Club"

All of the incorrect answers appeared in other episodes from this season. "The Money Programme" opened this particular episode.

6. What was John Cleese's character doing in one of the jungle scenes?

Answer: Pointing out all of the camera crews

This was near the end of the episode.

7. Episode 30. Complete this sentence: "Surely that's not an anagram, it's a _______"

Answer: spoonerism

From "The Man Who Speaks in Anagrams" at the beginning of the episode.

8. Which division should you join if you want to work with fabrics and develop new concepts in interior design?

Answer: The Durham Light Infantry

"Oh yes, I mean their use of colour with fabrics is fantastic. I saw their pattern book the other day - beautiful, beautiful. Savage tans, great slabs of black, set against aggressive orange. It really makes you want to shout out, this is good! This is real!"

9. Episode 31. What is one of Harry Bagot's hobbies outside of summarizing?

Answer: Golf

10. Where is Ricky Pule's Hairdressing Salon located?

Answer: Mount Everest

It was left behind after the hairdressers' failure to reach the top of Mount Everest. "Ricky and Maurice offer a variety of styles for the well-groomed climber. Why should Tensing and Sir Edmond Hillary be number one on top, when you're number one on top?"

11. Episode 32. What does the interviewer played by John Cleese gradually change into during his interview?

Answer: A pirate

12. Finish this sentence: "I think I can answer this question most successfully in ______"

Answer: mime

"Mr Badger, I think you're the silliest person we've ever had on this programme, and so I'm going to ask you to have dinner with me."

13. Episode 33. What road were the mountaineers "climbing?"

Answer: Uxbridge

14. What was the first type of cheese John Cleese's character asked for in the Cheese Shop Sketch?

Answer: Red Leicester

Of all the cheeses he asked for, none of them were available. "Not much of a cheese shop, really, is it?" :)

15. Episode 34. This episode focuses a man's cycling tour of North Cornwall. The cyclist was played by Michael Palin. What was his character's name?

Answer: Pither

Mr. Pither is a hilarious character. His theme music is the Waltz from Gounod's "Faust."

16. A tough one: What happened to the fruitcake, according to the cyclist?

Answer: It was damaged on one side

He certainly knows quite a bit about cycling.

17. Episode 35. This episode contains an Olympic-style hide and seek match. What country was the seeker from?

Answer: Paraguay

It was written on his shirt and it was mentioned several times throughout the match. He also counted to 1000 in Spanish.

18. In the same sketch, where did the hider hide?

Answer: Sardinia

19. Episode 36. Who were the guests on the programme "Is There?" ?

Answer: Three dead men

The question put forth by the interviewer was, "Is there a life after death?"

20. What does E. Henry Thripshaw's Disease involve?

Answer: Using the wrong words in a sentence

21. Episode 37. True or false: The subject of "The Great Debate," a television programme, was to decide whether or not it was wise to add an additional television channel.

Answer: True

22. Which derogatory term for Belgians won first place on the programme "Prejudice?"

Answer: Miserable fat Belgian bastards

23. Episode 38. Which animal scored higher on IQ tests than BBC programme planners?

Answer: penguins

24. What should be removed from an unexploded Scotsman to disarm him?

Answer: His head

25. Episode 39. An easy one to end with. What can you get at Curry's?

Answer: A new brain

Hope you enjoyed this quiz!

Source: Author Aitrus33

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor ladymacb29 before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.