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The Marx Brothers were real life brothers hooh made comedies in the 1930s and 40s. How much do you know about my favorite comedy team?

A multiple-choice quiz by CaseyRae2901. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
CaseyRae2901

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
90,591

Updated
Apr 06 23

# Qns
15

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Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

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Question 1 of 15

1. Though only four of the Marx Brothers appeared in movies, there were five. Put them in order from oldest to youngest. Hint

Chico, Harpo, Groucho, Gummo, Zeppo

Harpo, Gummo, Zeppo, Chico, Groucho

Groucho, Zeppo, Gummo, Chico, Harpo

Zeppo, Gummo, Groucho, Harpo, Chico

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Question 2 of 15

2. Which of the brothers used a false Italian accent on stage and in every movie he appeared in? Hint

Groucho

Chico

Harpo

Zeppo

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Question 3 of 15

3. Which of the brothers had his name legally changed? Hint

Chico (Leonard)

Harpo (Adolph)

Groucho (Julius)

Zeppo (Herbert)

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Question 4 of 15

4. What was unique about the Marx Brothers' act? Hint

The brothers wrote the shows

The shows were unusually long

You never saw the same show done the same way twice

The shows were unusually short

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Question 5 of 15

5. Which of the brothers pretended to be a mute? Hint

Groucho

Harpo

Chico

Gummo

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Question 6 of 15

6. Harpo had a trademark face. He also had a name for it. Do you know the name of the face?

Answer: (One Word, Six Letters)

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Question 7 of 15

7. How many of the 14 Marx Brothers movies did Zeppo appear in? Hint

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Question 8 of 15

8. Did the Marx Brothers ever appear on Broadway?

Yes

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Question 9 of 15

9. Which brother had characters with odd names in the movies? Hint

Harpo

Zeppo

Chico

Groucho

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Question 10 of 15

10. Which of the Brothers was always chasing after costar Margaret Dumont? Hint

Chico

Groucho

Harpo

Zeppo

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Question 11 of 15

11. What is Chico's instrument of choice? Hint

Piano

Guitar

Harp

Flute

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Question 12 of 15

12. Who was hit hardest by the stock market crash of 1929 Hint

Chico

Zeppo

Harpo

Groucho

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Question 13 of 15

13. Who was the first to get married? Hint

Groucho

Gummo

Harpo

Chico

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Question 14 of 15

14. Which of the brothers was married and divorced three times? Hint

Chico

Zeppo

Gummo

Groucho

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Question 15 of 15

15. Who appeared in more Marx Brothers movies, Zeppo Marx or Margaret Dumont?

Answer: (One Word .. either Margaret or Zeppo .. M or Z)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Though only four of the Marx Brothers appeared in movies, there were five. Put them in order from oldest to youngest.

Answer: Chico, Harpo, Groucho, Gummo, Zeppo

Chico (Leonard) Marx was the oldest, born on March 22, 1887. Harpo (Adolph) Marx was next, born on November 23, 1888. Then came Groucho (Julius) Marx. He was born on October 2, 1890. Gummo (Milton) was the brother that appeared on stage but joined the army before the films were made.

He was born in 1897 Zeppo (Herbert) joined the act around the time that Gummo left. His birthday is February 25, 1901.

2. Which of the brothers used a false Italian accent on stage and in every movie he appeared in?

Answer: Chico

It has been said about Chico that even as a child he was able to imitate accents flawlessly. He eventually used that talent as a part of the Brothers' act.

3. Which of the brothers had his name legally changed?

Answer: Harpo (Adolph)

Harpo had his name legally changed from Adolph to Arthur.

4. What was unique about the Marx Brothers' act?

Answer: You never saw the same show done the same way twice

The Marx Brothers were funny by nature, and though they didn't write the scripts, they may as well have. They did so much improvisation, even live on Broadway, that you could never see the same show twice. Something was always different. Once, during a stage performance of "The Cocoanuts", the brothers are rumored to have surprised a writer by using one of the lines he wrote!

5. Which of the brothers pretended to be a mute?

Answer: Harpo

Because Chico and Groucho were masters of improv, Harpo found it difficult to keep up with them, so he just stopped speaking onstage altogether.

6. Harpo had a trademark face. He also had a name for it. Do you know the name of the face?

Answer: Gookie

When Harpo was a child, he had a talent for imitating facial expressions. Once, he saw a man in a cigar store window. The man's name was Gookie and he had a hilarious look on his face. Harpo stood outside the cigar store window until he had copied the face perfectly. It quickly became his trademark look.

7. How many of the 14 Marx Brothers movies did Zeppo appear in?

Answer: 5

Zeppo never really had an interest in theater and performing, so he left the act after he had fulfilled his contract with Paramount.

8. Did the Marx Brothers ever appear on Broadway?

Answer: yes

The Marx Brothers' first two movies, "The Coconuts" and "Animal Crackers" were adapted from the two Broadway shows made for the Brothers.

9. Which brother had characters with odd names in the movies?

Answer: Groucho

Some of his best known names are Hugo Z. Hackenbush and Rufus T. Firefly.

10. Which of the Brothers was always chasing after costar Margaret Dumont?

Answer: Groucho

Groucho's characters usually proposed to Margaret's characters, who were usually rich widows.

11. What is Chico's instrument of choice?

Answer: Piano

Harpo played the harp and Groucho played the guitar.

12. Who was hit hardest by the stock market crash of 1929

Answer: Groucho

Groucho lost a quarter of a million dollars.

13. Who was the first to get married?

Answer: Chico

Harpo was the last to marry.

14. Which of the brothers was married and divorced three times?

Answer: Groucho

Sadly, he died unmarried.

15. Who appeared in more Marx Brothers movies, Zeppo Marx or Margaret Dumont?

Answer: Margaret

Margaret was in 7, Zeppo was in 5.

Source: Author CaseyRae2901

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