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Half-Wits Holiday Trivia Quiz

The 1947 classic "Half-Wits Holiday" made history as the last short that starred Curly as a stooge.

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

Author
GoodVibe

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
206,250

Updated
Oct 26 22

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
826

Last 3 plays: Guest 74 (7/15), Guest 107 (12/15), Guest 73 (9/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. What occupation do the Stooges have? Hint

Construction men

Electricians

Landscapers

Plumbers

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Question 2 of 15

2. What is the name of the professor who thinks that environment is the foundation of social distinction? Hint

Quackenrush

Quackenwacken

Quackenbush

Quackenhammer

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Question 3 of 15

3. What insult does Moe first call Curly? Hint

Lunkhead

Bubblebrain

Grapehead

Fathead

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Question 4 of 15

4. What was Curly doing while Moe and Larry were trying to put their hand on Lulu's lap? Hint

Pretending to drink beer

Eating lipstick

He wasn't at the table

Wiping his mouth on Moe's jacket

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Question 5 of 15

5. What did Moe not do to Curly while the Stooges were pretending to eat celery and olives? Hint

Head bonk

Flick his finger against his nose

Punch his throat

Bite his nose

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Question 6 of 15

6. Finish this phrase.
Curly: "Oh, see the little deer! Has the deer a little doe?"
Larry: "Yeah! ___
_____!"

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 7 of 15

7. The name of the butler is Surlington.

True

False

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Question 8 of 15

8. When the Stooges make their debut into society, what is not one of the words mentioned to the Countess? Hint

enchanted

enbalmed

enraptured

enthused

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Question 9 of 15

9. How does Curly pronounce "champagne?" Hint

Sham-pag-nee

Cham-pain

Sham-pain

Sham-pan-ya

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Question 10 of 15

10. After Curly told Moe and Larry he swallowed the diamond, what fell out of Curly? Hint

coins

rugs

handkerchiefs

silverware

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Question 11 of 15

11. Does the first pie that hits someone hit one of the Stooges?

Yes

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Question 12 of 15

12. Does Moe call Larry a "featherbrained imbecile?"

Yes

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Question 13 of 15

13. What is the last thing Curly does in the short? Hint

Threaten to hit Moe

Shrug off Moe

Say "Soitenly!"

Eat a pie

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Question 14 of 15

14. How does the short conclude at the very end? Hint

Moe throwing pies at Larry

Larry and Moe hitting women with pies

Larry hitting the professors with a pie

Moe washing his hair

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Question 15 of 15

15. What was the name of the short where Curly makes his final appearance on any Three Stooges short?

Answer: (Three Words)

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Oct 29 2024 : Guest 74: 7/15
Oct 28 2024 : Guest 107: 12/15
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What occupation do the Stooges have?

Answer: Plumbers

The Stooges installed a gas line backwards, but as Larry says, "Don't worry, we always fix it right the second time!"

2. What is the name of the professor who thinks that environment is the foundation of social distinction?

Answer: Quackenbush

It was a bet placed between two professors to see if heredity or environment was an influence. The other professor was Sedletz.

3. What insult does Moe first call Curly?

Answer: Lunkhead

This was after Curly hit Moe and Larry with the hammer.

4. What was Curly doing while Moe and Larry were trying to put their hand on Lulu's lap?

Answer: Eating lipstick

The Stooges were supposed to imitate everything Lulu did. At the same time Moe and Larry's hands touched and Moe got revenge by plucking a hair from Larry's hand. Both were trying to have their hands on Lulu's lap.

5. What did Moe not do to Curly while the Stooges were pretending to eat celery and olives?

Answer: Head bonk

During the eating lesson, Moe tells Curly that you're mix the peas with the mashed potatoes before eating them with a spoon, not eat peas with a knife like Curly did.

6. Finish this phrase. Curly: "Oh, see the little deer! Has the deer a little doe?" Larry: "Yeah! ___ _____!"

Answer: Two bucks

During the reading lesson, Moe reads upside down and Larry talks about a cat having chickens. After the "two bucks," Larry laughs and Moe bonks him.

7. The name of the butler is Surlington.

Answer: False

The name is Sappington, as mentioned a number of times. Sappington was played by Emil Sitka, who would later be featured in a number of other Stooge shorts.

8. When the Stooges make their debut into society, what is not one of the words mentioned to the Countess?

Answer: enthused

Larry said "enchanted." Moe say "enraptured." Curly said "enbalmed."

9. How does Curly pronounce "champagne?"

Answer: Sham-pag-nee

Curly hid the champagne bottle in the back of his pants.

10. After Curly told Moe and Larry he swallowed the diamond, what fell out of Curly?

Answer: silverware

Soon after, Moe kicked the champagne bottle and it sprayed on Larry.

11. Does the first pie that hits someone hit one of the Stooges?

Answer: No

Actually, it hit a woman who was talking to Mrs. Smyte-Smyte.

12. Does Moe call Larry a "featherbrained imbecile?"

Answer: Yes

Soon after, the pie Larry had in his hands hits a man. Larry scolds Moe and he bites Larry's finger.

13. What is the last thing Curly does in the short?

Answer: Shrug off Moe

Moe tells Curly, "Now get over there and sit down before I crown ya!" Then Curly walks off the screen, where soon after, he suffers the stroke that forced him to retire.

14. How does the short conclude at the very end?

Answer: Moe washing his hair

Moe washed his hair right after he hit Larry. Two months later, Shemp would be in his first Stooge short, "Fright Night."

15. What was the name of the short where Curly makes his final appearance on any Three Stooges short?

Answer: Hold That Lion

Curly played a snoring passenger in the only short where all three Howard brothers were together. Curly died in 1952 at the age of 48.

Source: Author GoodVibe

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