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Famous Comedy Teams Trivia Quiz

Questions will be asked about The Three Stooges, The Marx Brothers, Abbott and Costello, Laurel and Hardy, Monty Python, Second City and Saturday Night Live. Good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by asutbone. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
asutbone

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
106,847

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

Plays
3675

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Question 1 of 15

1. The Three Stooges. What was Larry's real last name? Hint

Finney

Fine

Feinberg

Feinstein

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Question 2 of 15

2. In 1993, the world lost the last of the six Three Stooges. Who was he? Hint

Moe

Curly Joe

Larry

Shemp

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Question 3 of 15

3. Forty-one years before the last one died, the world lost the first of the six Three Stooges. Who was he? Hint

Curly

Joe Besser

Shemp

Larry

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Question 4 of 15

4. This comedy group started out in vaudeville and moved into movie immortality. Yes, it's the Marx Brothers, and there were five of them in all. Which of these was not a Marx Brother? Hint

Dummo

Zeppo

Gummo

Chico

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Question 5 of 15

5. Out of the five, who was the oldest Marx Brother? Hint

Groucho

Chico

Harpo

Zeppo

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Question 6 of 15

6. All the Marx Brothers had very colorful stage names. However, none of those names were their given names. What was Groucho's real first name? Hint

Milton

Julius

Leonard

Adolph

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Question 7 of 15

7. HEY ABBOTT! According to the titles, who did Abbott and Costello not meet in one of their movies? Hint

Mr. Hyde

Frankenstein

The Wolfman

The Invisible Man

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Question 8 of 15

8. Lou Costello's last name at birth was Castillo?

True

False

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Question 9 of 15

9. Laurel and Hardy: what was Hardy's first name? Hint

Stan

Harry

Bob

Oliver

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Question 10 of 15

10. Laurel and Hardy: what was Laurel's first name? Hint

Larry

Oliver

Stan

Bob

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Question 11 of 15

11. The British comedy group, Monty Python: which member of Monty Python was the first to die? Hint

Eric Idle

Graham Chapman

Terry Jones

Michael Palin

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Question 12 of 15

12. Here's a question about post-Python movies: which of the following was not directed by an ex-Python? Hint

The Wind In The Willows

The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen

The Rutles

The Missionary

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Question 13 of 15

13. Never let it be said that the Pythons are only involved in movies. Which ex-Python wrote the novel "Starship Titanic"? Hint

Terry Gilliam

Terry Jones

John Cleese

Eric Idle

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Question 14 of 15

14. Back across the pond to North America, and into Canada. Which of the following was never a member of Toronto's Second City comedy troupe? Hint

Bill Murray

John Candy

Chevy Chase

Gilda Radner

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Question 15 of 15

15. Live from New York, it's Saturday Night! Who was not one of the original Not Ready For Primetime Players? Hint

Bill Murray

Chevy Chase

Jane Curtin

Gilda Radner

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The Three Stooges. What was Larry's real last name?

Answer: Feinberg

His birth name was Louis Feinberg. He and Moe Howard were the only two constants of the Three Stooges. Shemp, Curly, Joe Besser, and Curly Joe all occupied the third slot at one time or another.

2. In 1993, the world lost the last of the six Three Stooges. Who was he?

Answer: Curly Joe

"Curly Joe" DeRita, the sixth man to be a Stooge, died on July 3, 1993. Larry died on November 24, 1975, Moe on May 4, 1975, and Shemp on November 23, 1955.

3. Forty-one years before the last one died, the world lost the first of the six Three Stooges. Who was he?

Answer: Curly

Jerome "Curly" Howard (born Jerome Horowitz), arguably the best known and most popular of all the Stooges, was the first to die on January 18, 1952. Shemp died on November 23, 1955, Joe Besser on March 1, 1988, and Larry on November 24, 1975.

4. This comedy group started out in vaudeville and moved into movie immortality. Yes, it's the Marx Brothers, and there were five of them in all. Which of these was not a Marx Brother?

Answer: Dummo

Chico and Zeppo were in most of the Marx Brothers movies. Gummo was in the original vaudeville act, but quit before the group entered into feature fims. The two not mentioned are Groucho and Harpo.

5. Out of the five, who was the oldest Marx Brother?

Answer: Chico

Chico was born on March 22, 1887. Harpo was born on November 23, 1888, Groucho on October 2, 1890, and Zeppo, the baby of the bunch, was born on February 25, 1901. Gummo, by the way, was born on October 23, 1892.

6. All the Marx Brothers had very colorful stage names. However, none of those names were their given names. What was Groucho's real first name?

Answer: Julius

Groucho was born Julius Henry Marx. Milton was Gummo's given name, Leonard was Chico, and Adolph was Harpo. As an added bonus to you, oh lucky quiz-taker, Zeppo's given name was Herbert.

7. HEY ABBOTT! According to the titles, who did Abbott and Costello not meet in one of their movies?

Answer: The Wolfman

"Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein" was released in 1948. "Abbott and Costello Meet The Invisible Man" was released in 1951. "Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" was released in 1953.

8. Lou Costello's last name at birth was Castillo?

Answer: False

His birth name was Louis Francis Cristillo. Bud Abbott's given name was William Alexander Abbott.

9. Laurel and Hardy: what was Hardy's first name?

Answer: Oliver

His full name was Oliver Norvell Hardy. He and Laurel began working together in 1926.

10. Laurel and Hardy: what was Laurel's first name?

Answer: Stan

He was actually born Arthur Stanley Jefferson, but always went by Stan Laurel. I guess Jefferson and Hardy just doesn't roll off the tongue the same way.

11. The British comedy group, Monty Python: which member of Monty Python was the first to die?

Answer: Graham Chapman

Graham Chapman, who played King Arthur and Brian (among many others), died October 4, 1989 of spinal and throat cancer.

12. Here's a question about post-Python movies: which of the following was not directed by an ex-Python?

Answer: The Missionary

"The Missionary" - while written, produced, and starring Michael Palin - was directed by Richard Loncraine. "The Wind In The Willows" was directed by Terry Jones. "The Rutles" was co-directed by Eric Idle and Gary Weis. "The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen" was directed by Terry Gilliam.

13. Never let it be said that the Pythons are only involved in movies. Which ex-Python wrote the novel "Starship Titanic"?

Answer: Terry Jones

"Starship Titanic" was a novel written by Terry Jones based on a concept by Douglas Adams (of "Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy" fame).

14. Back across the pond to North America, and into Canada. Which of the following was never a member of Toronto's Second City comedy troupe?

Answer: Chevy Chase

Chevy Chase was pretty much a complete unknown when he was hired to write for "Saturday Night Live" in 1975. Of course, his career took off after that.

15. Live from New York, it's Saturday Night! Who was not one of the original Not Ready For Primetime Players?

Answer: Bill Murray

Bill Murray replaced Chevy Chase when he left in 1977.

Source: Author asutbone

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