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The Magic of "Monty Python"! Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz on "Monty Python's Flying Circus". Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by cookieflower. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
cookieflower

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
227,951

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
896

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What is the name of the clever sheep from the 2nd episode, series 1? Hint

Harold

Monty

Barney

Gerald

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Question 2 of 10

2. What were the ingredients for the confectionary treat "Spring Surprise"? Hint

Dark creamy chocolate, steel springs

steel springs, creamy milk chocolate

Spring flowers, milk chocolate

lark's vomit.

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Question 3 of 10

3. Dennis Moore was very fond of which of these things? Hint

Chocolate

Daisies

Money

Lupins

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Question 4 of 10

4. How many main actors were there in 'Monty Python's Flying Circus'? Hint

Two hundred

Four and a half

Six

Ten

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Question 5 of 10

5. Do you know how Michael Palin got the idea for the 'Dead Parrot' sketch? Hint

trying to return a hat

Trying to tell someone his car had stopped working

trying to buy a dog

trying to return a dead parrot.

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Question 6 of 10

6. What are the men with hankercheifs on their heads called? Hint

Wumby

Lumby

Bob

Gumby

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Question 7 of 10

7. What small, but deadly, animal do the Australian hunters kill? Hint

Ant

Mosquito

Scorpion

A politician

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Question 8 of 10

8. On Whicker Island, what are there too many of? Hint

Whickers

Popes

Bananas

Frogs

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Question 9 of 10

9. In the 'Fresh Fruit' sketch, how many ways are there to defend yourself against fresh fruit, according to the instructor? Hint

Release the tiger

Shoot the attacker, then, eat the fruit, thus rendering 'em 'elpless.

Release the sixteen ton weight

All of these

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Question 10 of 10

10. What does John Cleese say at the beginning of every episode?
"And now for something completely ____"- what? Hint

Different

Bonkers

Absurd

Pie!

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the name of the clever sheep from the 2nd episode, series 1?

Answer: Harold

This is a sketch from the second "Monty Python's Flying Circus" episode. There are 'baa's and 'thud's in the background- the sound of sheep jumping off trees.

2. What were the ingredients for the confectionary treat "Spring Surprise"?

Answer: Dark creamy chocolate, steel springs

"When you pop it in your mouth steel bolts spring out and plunge straight through both cheeks." This is also from episode two, but Lark's vomit does also feature in one chocolate.

3. Dennis Moore was very fond of which of these things?

Answer: Lupins

"Dennis Moore, Dennis Moore, galloping through the sward,
Dennis Moore, Dennis Moore, and his horse Concorde.
He steals from the rich, he gives to the poor,
Mr Moore, Mr Moore, Mr Moore."

He is a daring highwayman, stealing Lupins (a type of flower)from the rich and giving them to the poor.

4. How many main actors were there in 'Monty Python's Flying Circus'?

Answer: Six

They were called John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam (did the animation mostly), Eric Idle, and Graham Chapman, deceased.

5. Do you know how Michael Palin got the idea for the 'Dead Parrot' sketch?

Answer: Trying to tell someone his car had stopped working

The person at the garage kept on saying "Nah, it just needs a kick start" etc. I found this out in my book called "The Pythons' Biography, by the Pythons".

6. What are the men with hankercheifs on their heads called?

Answer: Gumby

"My Brain hurts!"
"My brain hurts too!"
They occasionally appear, and act extremely 'goofy'. For an example, a group of Gumbies try to perform an operation with no aneasthetic.

7. What small, but deadly, animal do the Australian hunters kill?

Answer: Mosquito

"Well, I've been a hunter all my life. I love animals. That's why I like to kill 'em. I wouldn't kill an animal I didn't like."
I think it is disgusting and should be stopped now, hehe.

8. On Whicker Island, what are there too many of?

Answer: Whickers

It's very funny- all of them wear wigs and glasses.

9. In the 'Fresh Fruit' sketch, how many ways are there to defend yourself against fresh fruit, according to the instructor?

Answer: All of these

He kills his entire self-defence class in the process of teaching them.

10. What does John Cleese say at the beginning of every episode? "And now for something completely ____"- what?

Answer: Different

That was the name of the first film- but also what they said at the beggining of every episode.

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Source: Author cookieflower

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