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Quiz about Saturday Night Live Spotlight Hans and Franz
Quiz about Saturday Night Live Spotlight Hans and Franz

"Saturday Night Live" Spotlight: Hans and Franz Quiz


This quiz is about the recurring characters Hanz and Franz from "Saturday Night Live". Hanz and Franz were played by Dana Carvey and Kevin Nealon from 1987 through 1999.

A multiple-choice quiz by workisboring. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
workisboring
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
385,736
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
198
Last 3 plays: bigwoo (6/10), Guest 73 (8/10), tluvgrandpa (6/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What was the name of the sketch featuring Hanz and Franz? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In what kind of outdoor activity did Hans and Franz participate during a sketch? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Hanz and Franz opened a gym in Wayne, New Jersey called called the "Pumpatorium". Which actor played the gym's manager, Victor? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Hanz and Franz claimed to be the "cousins" of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Did "cousin" Arnold ever appear on a sketch with Hanz and Franz?


Question 5 of 10
5. Hanz and Franz once filmed a unique video of themselves. What kind of video was it? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Hanz and Franz once took "the world's most pathetic girly-man and turned him into the embodiment of perfect pumptitude". This man's name was Joseph Wilhem Zieglefreud. Who played this character? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which thespian appeared with Hanz and Franz to promote the 1990 movie "Ghost"? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Hanz and Franz were talkng about the new actions movies coming out in the summer of 1991. The talked about how their cousin Arnold Schwarzenegger would dominate the "other second-rate action-movie stars". Who came onto the set to disagree? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Did Hanz and Franz ever appear on a "Weekend Update" sketch?


Question 10 of 10
10. Hanz and Franz did a short sketch spoofing what VH1 documentary show? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What was the name of the sketch featuring Hanz and Franz?

Answer: Pumping Up with Hanz & Franz

The sketch "Pumping Up with Hanz and Franz" debuted on the October 17, 1987 episode of "Saturday Night Live". Two Austrian bodybuilders named Hanz and Franz made fun of "pathetic, flabby losers" who they labeled as "girly men".
2. In what kind of outdoor activity did Hans and Franz participate during a sketch?

Answer: camping

On the November 12, 1988 episode of "Saturday Night Live", Hanz and Franz starred in a "Camping with Hanz & Franz" sketch. Instead of counting stars to fall asleep, Hanz and Franz counted their own muscles. They were scared by a park ranger even though the two characters claimed they weren't.
3. Hanz and Franz opened a gym in Wayne, New Jersey called called the "Pumpatorium". Which actor played the gym's manager, Victor?

Answer: Danny DeVito

On the December 3, 1988 episode of "Saturday Night Live", Danny DeVito played the manager of the new gym owned by Hanz and Franz. Victor talked about not showing pity on the fat and lazy pigs who come into the gym. Victor would crush the girly man who wrote Hanz and Franz a disparaging letter. Victor also told Hanz and Franz that their "Cousin" was looking for them.
4. Hanz and Franz claimed to be the "cousins" of Arnold Schwarzenegger. Did "cousin" Arnold ever appear on a sketch with Hanz and Franz?

Answer: yes

On the December 3, 1988 episode of "Saturday Night Live", "cousin" Arnold confronts Hanz and Franz. Arnold ridiculed his "cousins" for being girly, flabby and weak.

On the October 26, 1991 episode of "Saturday Night Live", "cousin" Arnold was put in charge of the President Bush's "counsel on physical pumpitude". The three "cousins" went to a gym to teach kids how to exercise. The "cousins" decided to flex their muscles instead.
5. Hanz and Franz once filmed a unique video of themselves. What kind of video was it?

Answer: A "fantasy dinner date" video

On the February 25, 1989 episode of "Saturday Night Live", Hanz and Franz filmed a "fantasy dinner date" of themselves. They claimed they did this because they were getting so many date request from girlfriends of girly men. The wanted all of these females to experience a dinner date with Hanz and Franz.
6. Hanz and Franz once took "the world's most pathetic girly-man and turned him into the embodiment of perfect pumptitude". This man's name was Joseph Wilhem Zieglefreud. Who played this character?

Answer: Steve Martin

On the May 20, 1989 episode of "Saturday Night Live", Steve Martin played Joseph Wilhem Zieglefreud. Joseph Wilhem Zieglefreud followed the workout plans of Hanz and Franz to become the world's most perfectly pumped-up man. Zieglefreud lost his wife, children and apartment during his twelve week training period.
7. Which thespian appeared with Hanz and Franz to promote the 1990 movie "Ghost"?

Answer: Patrick Swayze

On the October 27, 1990 episode of "Saturday Night Live", Patrick Swayze appeared with Hanz and Franz to review Swayze's film "Ghost". Hanz and Franz believed the film's film was the struggle between good and evil. Also known as the struggle between the pumped up and the flabby. Hanz and Franz also congratulated "Ghost" for being the highest grossing film of the year even though it lacked a "Schwarzeneggerian" element. Hanz, Franz and Swayze discussed their opinions on "flexibility".
8. Hanz and Franz were talkng about the new actions movies coming out in the summer of 1991. The talked about how their cousin Arnold Schwarzenegger would dominate the "other second-rate action-movie stars". Who came onto the set to disagree?

Answer: Steven Seagal

On the April 20, 1991 episode of "Saturday Night Live", Steven Seagal came on the set as Hanz and Franz were talking about action-movie stars. Seagal didn't want to be compared to these stars. Seagal was "unique" because he followed Zen.

Hanz and Franz became impressed with Seagal. So the pair dressed like Seagal and put a cut-out of the star on their set. Eventually, the pair reverted back to their idolization of their cousin Arnold.
9. Did Hanz and Franz ever appear on a "Weekend Update" sketch?

Answer: yes

On the October 22, 1994 episode of "Saturday Night Live", Hanz and Franz were guests on the "Weekend Update" sketch. Hanz and Franz did an editorial on how "Weekend Update" was the place where "reocurring characters" go to die.
10. Hanz and Franz did a short sketch spoofing what VH1 documentary show?

Answer: Behind the Music

Hanz and Franz did a sketch spoof of VH1's "Behind the Music" documentaries. The sketch was filmed for the "Saturday Night Live" 1999 prime time "25th Anniversary Special". Time constraints prevented the sketch from airing on the special. The sketch appeared on the October 16, 1999 episode of "Saturday Night Live" instead.

In the sketch, Hans and Franz told the story of how they were reunited in Hollywood, California when Franz unsuspectingly has his buttocks "read" by Hans.
Source: Author workisboring

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