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The British are known for their stiff upper lips – but also for their sense of the absurd. The six men of Monty Python’s Flying Circus forged a remarkably influential comedy troupe with their willingness to combine highbrow literary and historical references with lowbrow silliness, and they’ve liked nothing better than to point out the absurdity of, well, stiff upper lips. So don’t stop being silly – see how you do with this quiz about one of the UK’s finest exports.
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Eric Idle may not be an American citizen, but he DID live here as a child.
posted by Lori L. on 3-20-2008 at 11:03 am
Yay!
I’m really disappointed in myself for missing a question…but at least it was just one :)
posted by Fruppi on 3-20-2008 at 11:30 am
75%. I am ashamed. Please do a part 2 or else I will be forced to say…
Ni.
posted by burgeon on 3-20-2008 at 2:22 pm
I only got 7/12. And I call myself a Python fan.
I’m going to go tell my mother she is a hamster and my dad that he smells of elderberries.
posted by Melodye on 3-20-2008 at 4:59 pm
11/12.
The only one I missed was the Credits one, because that’s not very Python. I am a HUUUUGE Python fan, so I thoroughly enjoyed this quiz, thanks guys!
posted by Myleti on 3-21-2008 at 10:35 am
Wow, 100%–what a geek I am!
posted by Jeff L. on 3-24-2008 at 2:32 pm
11/12. I missed the Rutles one. I actually had 2nd thoughts about. My answer was based on which Beatle I thought most willing to take the piss out of the Beatles, but then I remembered which Beatle was a big Python fan, and didn’t change my answer. I should’ve.
I’ll also admit I guessed correctly on more than my fair share.
posted by Blaise Pascal on 3-24-2008 at 4:01 pm
92% :D
just got the opening credits question wrong.
hell yeah!
posted by alice on 3-25-2008 at 6:08 am
Jeff L.: Me too. Not sure whether to be proud or ashamed.
posted by Gary on 3-25-2008 at 7:50 am
9 out of 12.Being a huge Monty Python fan, I am ashamed:-(.
posted by Eli on 3-28-2008 at 12:44 pm
By the way, for all of you Python/Beatles fans, George Harrison actually appears in “Life of Brian” as an extra.
posted by Eli on 3-28-2008 at 12:46 pm
10/12
Got the opening credits one and the one about which the former shows.
posted by Cardinal Fang on 12-8-2008 at 6:34 pm
11 out of 12; missed the one about the pythonless TV show.
And there was much rejoicing!
posted by Julia on 12-9-2008 at 9:45 am
10/12 – Missed the one about the pre-Python TV shows (which I knew I was going to miss) and the name of the Sam Peckinpaugh sketch (which is entirely unforgivable).
I guess that just tells me it’s been far too long between viewings of Flying Circus.
posted by Marc on 12-11-2008 at 4:54 pm
Same as Julia 11/12.
Got TWTWTW mixed up with The Frost Report.
posted by Kit on 1-8-2009 at 8:19 am
Woo Hoo! Not too shabby, if I say so meself. 75%
My first favorite MP sketch was the one on how to defend yourself if someone attacks you with fresh fruit.
posted by Diane on 8-5-2009 at 9:46 pm
Only 67%. I should be slapped with a fish and be persued by Spiny Norman in my nightmares!
posted by Ronnie G. on 8-6-2009 at 1:44 pm