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Eddie Izzard - 'Circle' Trivia Quiz

Guess who got Eddie's new video for Christmas. The man from Bexhill is back, with fantastic make-up! These questions are based on the New York show only.

A multiple-choice quiz by willuk100. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
willuk100

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
110,012

Updated
Oct 29 23

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
1182

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. Eddie talks about the god Chaos. What is Chaos's son called? Hint

Kelvin

Kalvin

Kevin

Gavin

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Question 2 of 15

2. If you speed up the "Whale" song, what song will you find they are actually singing? Hint

Yellow Submarine

Bohemian Rhapsody

Jerusalem

I Love You Baby

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Question 3 of 15

3. Since seals are good with balls, Mr Izzard speculates that tigers might be good with ___________ ? Hint

barrel organs

banjos

jam

helicopters

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Question 4 of 15

4. Eddie says the British are hating nations in alphabetical order. Who is next on their list after French and Germans? Hint

Hondurans

Greeks

Hungarians

Haitians

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Question 5 of 15

5. Eddie discusses how characters like Skippy and Flipper managed to tell humans about emergencies. What does his character Sharky say about the three boys who've fallen out of a boat? Hint

They had a run in with a monkey.

He saw them drown.

He's already eaten them.

They're wearing jam trousers.

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Question 6 of 15

6. In the routine about "Star Wars", who is the boss of the Death Star canteen? Hint

Kenneth

Darth Vader

Mr Stevens

Geoff Vader

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Question 7 of 15

7. According to Eddie, what will the next Pope be called? Hint

Pope Gutless IX

Pope John Paul III

Pope John Paul George

Popeman

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Question 8 of 15

8. What English hymn does the Spanish Inquisition's barrel organ play?

Answer: ( One Word ... 9 letters)

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Question 9 of 15

9. Who has had 'a lot of run-ins with primates'? Hint

Cary Grant

Darth Vader

Charlton Heston

Michael Jackson

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Question 10 of 15

10. In the routine about the Crusades, the bloodthirsty Crusaders tell the Muslims: "Jesus was a white man from _________ "? Hint

Cambridge

Oxford

London

Bexhill-on-Sea

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Question 11 of 15

11. According to Eddie, the Christian faith is very similar to what film? Hint

Planet of the Apes

Goldfinger

The Great Escape

Aliens

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Question 12 of 15

12. According to Eddie, what do Americans call what English people call football? Hint

Jam

Bananas

Banjos

Spam

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Question 13 of 15

13. What finish did Michelangelo first suggest for the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel? Hint

Jam

Beige stipple effect

Load of babies with wings

Bob the Builder wallpaper

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Question 14 of 15

14. What did Eddie invent in common with Leonardo da Vinci? Hint

The Kelvin scale

A parachute made of jam

A hat that turns into a Subbuteo table

A helicopter that did not work

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Question 15 of 15

15. When God is having a go at Jesus for bringing pagan things into Christianity at the last supper, he says he would have said 'Eat these oysters, they are my ___________"? Hint

supper

kneecaps

dinner

last ones

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Eddie talks about the god Chaos. What is Chaos's son called?

Answer: Kelvin

He's named after the temperature scale ... or something like that.

2. If you speed up the "Whale" song, what song will you find they are actually singing?

Answer: I Love You Baby

Eddie reckons they're singing at 78 speed.

3. Since seals are good with balls, Mr Izzard speculates that tigers might be good with ___________ ?

Answer: banjos

It's just that no-one's ever given a banjo to a tiger.

4. Eddie says the British are hating nations in alphabetical order. Who is next on their list after French and Germans?

Answer: Hungarians

Having hated the French, then the Germans, Hungarians will be next.

5. Eddie discusses how characters like Skippy and Flipper managed to tell humans about emergencies. What does his character Sharky say about the three boys who've fallen out of a boat?

Answer: He's already eaten them.

Fans of Eddie's earlier work will of course know that jam trousers are an excellent shark deterrent.

6. In the routine about "Star Wars", who is the boss of the Death Star canteen?

Answer: Mr Stevens

Darth Vader is of course the boss of the whole death star, but the people in the canteen don't know who he is and mistake him for Geoff Vader. Kenneth is one of the seven dwarfs.

7. According to Eddie, what will the next Pope be called?

Answer: Pope John Paul George

Popeman is a character Eddie talks about - he has a sidekick called 'Altar Boy'. The Pope that chickened out from castigating Hitler was renamed Gutless IX.

8. What English hymn does the Spanish Inquisition's barrel organ play?

Answer: Jerusalem

Mr Izzard questions the words - "Jerusalem" should be left where it is, and it is NOT a good idea to sleep with your sword in your hand.

9. Who has had 'a lot of run-ins with primates'?

Answer: Charlton Heston

In 'Planet of the Apes'.

10. In the routine about the Crusades, the bloodthirsty Crusaders tell the Muslims: "Jesus was a white man from _________ "?

Answer: Oxford

After discovering that Jesus was dark skinned and also a prophet in the Islamic religion, the Crusaders decide to still have a war because 'we've come this far'.

11. According to Eddie, the Christian faith is very similar to what film?

Answer: Aliens

This is just one of his absurd comparisons. Amazingly (to anyone who knows Eddie's other shows), "The Great Escape" isn't mentioned once in this show. Nor is James Bond.

12. According to Eddie, what do Americans call what English people call football?

Answer: Bananas

Well it's got be an improvement on 'soccer'.

13. What finish did Michelangelo first suggest for the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

Answer: Beige stipple effect

He did have other jobs waiting you know.

14. What did Eddie invent in common with Leonardo da Vinci?

Answer: A helicopter that did not work

Eddie's was designed to go under water - bit of a death trap.

15. When God is having a go at Jesus for bringing pagan things into Christianity at the last supper, he says he would have said 'Eat these oysters, they are my ___________"?

Answer: kneecaps

He also suggests cheese would have gone much better with the wine than bread.

Source: Author willuk100

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