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1. What was the original name for the short-lived 1932 radio show that Groucho and Chico did for Esso ?
2. What were the brothers doing when they received their nicknames ?
3. In their early days, the brothers toured with a wild schoolroom vaudeville piece, which eventually became "Mr. Green's Reception".
4. Because their movies are in black and white, Harpo's wig always looks gray. What was the real color of his original curly wig ?
5. The Marx Brothers' father appears in one movie, 'Monkey Business', standing on the deck of the ship. His name was Sam, but what was he more commonly known as ?
6. Before the team joined MGM in 1934, Zeppo had decided he no longer wanted to be an actor. What did he become ?
7. According to the brothers, they once got so bored waiting to see producer Irving Thalberg that they :
8. Chico's distinctive piano-playing style was mostly self-taught. What did he call it ?
9. The Marx Brothers and Laurel and Hardy both made movies called 'Duck Soup'. The Marx's version was linked to former Laurel and Hardy days through both the director, Leo McCarey and one of the supporting actors. Who was he ?
10. Groucho once got into a war of words, in which he frivolously claimed legal rights to the title "Brothers". Which other brothers was he taunting?
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