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Quiz about Chuckles Bites the Dust
Quiz about Chuckles Bites the Dust

Chuckles Bites the Dust Trivia Quiz


Deemed by TV Guide in 1997 as the greatest TV episode ever written, "Chuckles Bites the Dust" premiered for the first time on "Mary Tyler Moore" in October 25, 1975.

A multiple-choice quiz by pennie1478. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
pennie1478
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
413,712
Updated
Sep 19 23
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
178
Last 3 plays: Guest 98 (8/10), Guest 64 (3/10), Guest 24 (6/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What was hanging from the mobile that Sue Ann brought Mary to take home with her? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Ted was elected to be Grand Marshall of a circus parade in Minneapolis before Lou nixed it.


Question 3 of 10
3. Which member of WJM took over as Grand Marshall of the circus parade in Minneapolis? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. When Lou announced that Chuckles the Clown had been killed, where were Mary and Murray when Lou told them the news? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. How did Chuckles the Clown die on "Mary Tyler Moore"? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. According to Lou, what was the real name of Chuckles the Clown? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. During the funeral for Chuckles the Clown, who asked why funerals are always done for the dead and never done for the living?


Question 8 of 10
8. Mary was sad about Chuckles the Clown until the priest began his eulogy. The mention of what Chuckles the Clown character made Mary finally lose her composure and begin to laugh? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Upon her death, onto whom did Sue Ann say she wanted her ashes thrown? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which of the WJM gang told the others they were going to be frozen before they had a chance to die? Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Nov 03 2024 : Guest 98: 8/10
Oct 24 2024 : Guest 64: 3/10
Oct 23 2024 : Guest 24: 6/10
Oct 14 2024 : Guest 108: 9/10
Oct 12 2024 : Guest 71: 9/10
Oct 10 2024 : Guest 97: 4/10
Oct 09 2024 : Guest 64: 5/10
Oct 06 2024 : Guest 216: 6/10
Oct 05 2024 : Guest 139: 9/10

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What was hanging from the mobile that Sue Ann brought Mary to take home with her?

Answer: Food

While Mary was in the newsroom, Sue Ann brought her a mobile with models of food from the four basic food groups hanging from it so Mary could take it home with her. Sue Ann told Mary and Murray she used it in her show titled "What's All This Fuss About Famine?" Mary gave it to Georgette and Georgette put it into Mary's refrigerator.
2. Ted was elected to be Grand Marshall of a circus parade in Minneapolis before Lou nixed it.

Answer: True

Ted was excited because he was asked to be the Grand Marshall of a circus parade, but Lou nixed it because he thought it would give the chimp an undignified image to be walking with Ted in the parade.
3. Which member of WJM took over as Grand Marshall of the circus parade in Minneapolis?

Answer: Chuckles

When Ted begs Mary to help him convince Lou to let him be the Grand Marshall of the circus parade, Mary tells Ted it's too late because Chuckles the Clown accepted the position of Grand Marshall.
4. When Lou announced that Chuckles the Clown had been killed, where were Mary and Murray when Lou told them the news?

Answer: Newsroom

Mary and Murray were watching Ted give the newscast when Lou came into the newsroom and told them that Chuckles had been killed while at the parade. Lou quickly went to tell Ted so that Ted could announce it on the newscast. Ted gave an absurd tribute and then ended it by saying, "A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants".

It was the last line of Chuckles's TV show.
5. How did Chuckles the Clown die on "Mary Tyler Moore"?

Answer: Stomped by an elephant

For his job as Grand Marshall of the circus parade, Chuckles the Clown dressed like his character Peter Peanut. An elephant in the parade saw the peanut and stomped on it, killing Chuckles. Murray, Lou, and Sue Ann made fun of how Chuckles died while Mary remained upset about the way they were handling the death of Chuckles.
6. According to Lou, what was the real name of Chuckles the Clown?

Answer: George

As Lou was running into the newscast to tell Ted about Chuckles the Clown, Lou told Murray to start working on an obituary for Chuckles the Clown. He told Murray that Chuckles's real name was George and his wife's name was Louise. In addition to that, Lou told Murray that the elephant that killed Chuckles was named Jucko.
7. During the funeral for Chuckles the Clown, who asked why funerals are always done for the dead and never done for the living?

Answer: Georgette

Mary came with Georgette and Ted to the funeral while Lou and Murray came to the funeral a few minutes later. While they were waiting for the funeral to begin, Georgette wanted to know why no one ever wears black and cries while people are still alive.
8. Mary was sad about Chuckles the Clown until the priest began his eulogy. The mention of what Chuckles the Clown character made Mary finally lose her composure and begin to laugh?

Answer: Aunt Yoohoo

Mary scolded everyone at the funeral about their jokes until the priest began his eulogy. As he spoke about the many characters of Chuckles the Clown, Mary started laughing when the priest talked about Aunt Yoohoo. She tried to hide her laughter, but it kept coming. When the priest called on her to laugh because that's what Chuckles liked people to do, Mary burst out in tears.
9. Upon her death, onto whom did Sue Ann say she wanted her ashes thrown?

Answer: Robert Redford

The gang gathered at Mary's apartment after the funeral for Chuckles. They began to talk about what they wanted their funerals to be like. Sue Ann said she wanted to be cremated and her ashes thrown on Robert Redford. Lou said he didn't want a fuss made about his death; just prop him up with his hat on next to the garbage.
10. Which of the WJM gang told the others they were going to be frozen before they had a chance to die?

Answer: Ted

Mary didn't want any sad music at her funeral and Murray never mentioned what he wanted his funeral to be like. Ted was the last one of the gang to talk about what he wanted to happen to him. Ted told the others that he was going to have himself frozen when he got sick and when they find a cure he could be thawed out.

Mary went to her refrigerator, pulled out the food mobile Georgette put into the refrigerator days earlier, and asked Ted if he would take it with him when he was frozen.
Source: Author pennie1478

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