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How well do you know Monty Python?

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12 questions
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How well do you know Monty Python? Give it a try!
1

In which year the group was formed?

1969

1967

1970

1973

48% got this right

"The Pythons were a British comedy troupe formed in 1969" (Wikipedia)
2
48 sequential squares

Two of the members came from a different university. Which one and who were they?

Oxford. Terry Jones & Michael Palin

Cambridge University. John Cleese & Terry Jones

Cambridge. Terry Jones & Michael Palin

Oxford. Terry Gilliam & Michael Palin

Hard  16% got this right

"Terry Jones and Palin met at Oxford University, where they performed together with the Oxford Revue." (Wikipedia)
3

Where in the UK was Terry Jones born?

Hard  9% got this right

"Jones was born on 1 February 1942 in the seaside town of Colwyn Bay, on the north coast of Wales." (Wikipedia)
4
12 sequential squares

Which of them were part of the "Cambridge University Footlights"?

John Cleese, Graham Chapman & Eric Idle

Eric Idle & Michael Palin

John Cleese, Eric Idle & Michael Palin

John Cleese, Eric Idle & Terry Gilliam

Hard  25% got this right

"Chapman and Cleese met at Cambridge University. Idle was also at Cambridge, but started a year after them." (Wikipedia)
5
Iris reveal

Terry Gilliam quit being a USA citizen, but where was he actually born?

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Providence, Rhode Island

San Francisco, California

Hard  32% got this right

"Terry Gilliam was born on 22 November 1940 in Minneapolis, Minnesota." (Wikipedia)
6

Organise their films in sequence:

1.

And Now For Something Completely Different

2.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

3.

The Meaning of Life

77% got this right

"They followed (...) by making the films Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life" (Wikip)
7
Iris reveal

Which is <NOT> one of Michael Palin's documentaries?

Africa with Michael Palin

Brazil with Michael Palin

Himalaya with Michael Palin

New Europe

Hard  12% got this right

"Sahara with Michael Palin"(2002) is the real title of the four-part BBC television series with Palin.
8

Referring to Graham Chapman's graduation, which nickname did John Cleese use for his late friend?

Doctor Chapman

Dr. Chapman

Hard  23% got this right

"In their final performance(...) Cleese added the line 'it had expired and gone to meet Dr. Chapman'" (Wikipedia)
9
48 random squares

Way before 1969, which Python was already known for his work on Radio & TV?

John Cleese

Eric Idle

Terry Gilliam

Terry Jones

52% got this right

"The revue was so successful at the Edinburgh Festival it was taken to the West End, New Zealand and Broadway." (Wiki)
10
48 sequential squares

Which one is known to be the "Musical Python", who was his fellow-composer and what was called their TV show?

Eric Idle, Neil Innes and "Rutland Weekend Television"

Eric Idle, Neil Young and "Rutles Weekday Television"

Eric Idle, Nicholas Innes and "Rutland Television"

Terry Gilliam, Neil Innes and "The Rutles"

46% got this right

"Rutland Weekend Television (RWT) was a television sketch show written by Eric Idle with music by Neil Innes." (Wiki)
11
Iris reveal

Which of them is <NOT> an actual Knight of the Round Table?

Sir Robin

Sir Bedivere

Sir Galahad

Sir Lancelot

67% got this right

In King Arthur fellowship's stories there wasn't a Sir Robin.
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12 sequential squares

Which is <NOT> a book written by Terry Jones?

Rupert Bear books

Chaucer's Knight: The Portrait of a Medieval Mercenary

Crusades

Terry Jones' Barbarians

65% got this right

"Rupert Bear" was written by Mary Tourtel and Alfred Bestall. Our Terry was a passionate researcher of their work.