The Secret Life of a Ventriloquist's Dummy Quiz

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1. I, Peanut, a puppet wake up bright and early at 10 am and told Achmed, the Dead Terrorist, another puppet, to make me breakfast. He made my favorite, Eggs Benedict. What kind of sauce did he use?

Answer: Hollandaise

Achmed first blows up an English muffin; then, on the two halves, he puts some Canadian bacon, some poached eggs, and Hollandaise sauce.

Hollandaise is made with egg yolks, melted butter, lemon juice, and salt. The pepper can be white or cayenne.

2. After breakfast, I, Peanut, like to hang out with Jos� Jalape�o on a Stick, another puppet. He is teaching me Spanish. How do you say "peanut" in Spanish?

Answer: man�

"Man�" is peanut: like my name! "Estrella" means star, as in I am the "estrella" of the show. "Gracioso" is funny when describing a male, and of course, I am "muy gracioso." Oh, "muy" means very. "Morado" is the masculine version of purple. And "once you go 'morado,' you never go back!."

3. When I, Peanut, the purple Woozle puppet, get bored with Jos� Jalepe�o on a Stick I throw him to Jeff Dunham's (the ventriloquist)'s dogs and they bring him back to me. It's funny when Jos� is covered in dog slobber. Who was the guy with the dog that drooled when itheard a bell?

Answer: Pavlov

Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936) was a Russian physiologist. In his famous experiment, he took some food and rang a bell. Soon the dogs associated the sound of the bell with food and would drool just by hearing the bell. This is called classical conditioning. It works well; Achmed is afraid of Walter's farting, so he runs when he sees Walter. I now have him running at the sound of a whoopie cushion.

Burrhus Frederic Skinner was a psychologist who worked with operant conditioning. That's like if I throw Jos� and the dogs bring him back, and I give them a treat, they will bring him back again. But if I yell at them, they will leave him in the mud where I threw him.

Freud was the father of psychoanalysis. Freud blamed most things on either sex, a person's mother, or the fact that people want to have sex with their mothers. Most people are not true Freudians today as his ideas are considered outdated.

Abraham Maslow was a psychologist. He was concerned about the "hierarchy of needs." This is a pyramid starting with physiological needs at the bottom that is like I need to have food, water, and shelter before I worry about other things. At the top of this pyramid is transcendence, but Maslow said the goal was the one before that, called self-actualization. This occurs when a person, or a puppet, has all they need and can be all they are meant to be. I achieved this the day I was created. But for most people, it takes a long time, and some never reach it.

4. I, Peanut the puppet, like to spend time with Jeff Dunham (the ventriloquist) letting him know what I will say in my show. I don't think he always takes me seriously. I feel like that comedian in the movie "Back to School." Who was the man who said, "I don't get no respect!"?

Answer: Rodney Dangerfield

Jacob Rodney Cohen, better known as Rodney Dangerfield, was born in 1921. He is quite a bit older than me. Rodney was like me; he could just whip those one-liners off and make everyone laugh. He would have had more fans if he was purple like me. But he was funny. I loved him in "Caddyshack." He played the rich man Al Czervik, such a rude guy but so funny. Sadly, Rodney died when he was 82 in 2004.

5. Walter, the old curmudgeon puppet, and I often do lunch together. We love to eat at that famous restaurant Sapphire Wednesday. Oh, wait, that's not it. What's that place called? It's got the same name as a Rolling Stones song.

Answer: Ruby Tuesday

Ruby Tuesday first opened in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, in 1972. Samuel E. Beall III was the founder. Sorry to tell you, he's not purple. "Once you go purple, you never go back." But the food is good; it's casual dining, so I can go with just my one shoe, no tie required.

6. Bubba J, the redneck puppet, is teaching me all about beer. Do you know who the Mesopotamian goddess of beer was?

Answer: Ninkasi

Ninhursag was the Mesopotamian mother goddess. Ninlil was the wife of Enlil, the god of wind, air, earth, and storm. Ninlil helped him with his jobs. Nanshe was the goddess of love and lust.

Ninkasi was the goddess of beer and brewing. Bubba J made an altar for her at his house. I don't get that, but he said he always wants to enjoy his beer and is not taking chances.

7. You may recall I, Peanut the puppet, am a ventriloquist too. My dummy's name is Little Jeff. Don't tell Jeff Dunham the ventriloquist that I learn from him. Who was that lady who was the mother to Lamb Chop, Hush Puppy, and others?

Answer: Shari Lewis

Shari Lewis was born in 1933 in the Bronx, New York City. Her early days started with Samson and Taffy Twinkle in the early 1950s. In 1960, "The Shari Lewis Show" debuted with Lamb Chop, Hush Puppy, and Charlie Horse. That show ended after three years, but the puppets remained. Shari died in 1998 at age 65. On what would be her 66th birthday, they aired the final episode of the show "The Charlie Horse Music Pizza."

8. After I, Peanut the puppet, finish working on my ventriloquism, I take a long nap. But not as long as that Sleeping Beauty chick. What caused her to fall asleep in the original version by Charles Perrault?

Answer: Pricking her hand on a spindle

An old fairy in the story (Maleficient in the Disney version) said she would prick her finger on the spindle; oh, a spindle, well that's a pin on the spinning wheel. Anyway, she was supposed to die. However, another younger fairy (Merryweather in the Disney version) can't stop the spell, but she weakens it. So that way, she slept for one hundred years in the original version. I think Disney sped the sleep time up.

9. Time for dinner, all of us (Walter, Jos�, Achmed, Bubba J, Jeff Dunham, and me, Peanut, the Woozle, all puppets except for Jeff who's the ventriloquist comedian) get together for dinner, and this time Jeff is the one cooking. He said he was going to make something with pineapple, mandarin oranges, coconut, marshmallows, whipped cream, and cherries. There may be other stuff too, but those are my favorites. What is this thing called again?

Answer: Ambrosia salad

Ambrosia Salad - "that's good, that's good, that's gooood." The ambrosia salad first started in the southern parts of the United States. The main ingredients are pineapple, oranges, and marshmallows, but people put all different fruits in, such as bananas and grapes.

Ambrosia is also a good eaten by the Greek gods in Greek mythology.

10. Well, it's been a long day. I, Peanut the Purple Woozle and puppet, need to go to bed. I have to ask Jeff Dunham the ventriloquist to read me a story. What is that book by Margaret Wise Brown, "Goodnight ____."

Answer: Moon

"Goodnight Moon" was written in 1947. Margaret Wise Brown wrote the book, and Clement Hurd illustrated it. They also wrote and illustrated two of my other favorite bedtime stories, "The Runaway Bunny" and "My World." Jos� said it should have been called "My World on a Stick."

Source: Author Ilona_Ritter

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The Secret Life of a Ventriloquist's Dummy Quiz

My name is Peanut. You've probably seen me around - I'm Jeff-fa-fa DunHAM's boss. I am gonna show you what I do when I'm not on stage. Answer these questions and learn all about me. "That's good, that's good, that's good!"

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