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Occupation? Stooge Trivia Quiz

Is it possible for a Stooge to have an occupation? Sointely! As a matter of fact, the 3 Stooges had many occupations during the filming of their short subjects. In this quiz, I'll give you the occupation and you choose the title of the short subject.

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

Author
willysteal

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
94,676

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
13 / 25

Plays
1265

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Question 1 of 25

1. Doctors Hint

Dizzy Doctors

Horse Collars

Men In Black

Hoi Polloi

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Question 2 of 25

2. Football Players Hint

Three Little Beers

Grips, Grunts and Groans

Half Shot Shooters

Three Little Pigskins

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Question 3 of 25

3. Carpenters Hint

A Pain in the Pullman

Three Missing Links

Cash and Carry

Pardon My Scotch

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Question 4 of 25

4. Sanitation Men Hint

Hoi Polloi

Wee Wee Monsieur

Punch Drunks

Cookoo Cavaliers

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Question 5 of 25

5. Exterminators Hint

Idiots Deluxe

Back to the Woods

Ants in the Pantry

Three Dumb Clucks

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Question 6 of 25

6. Firemen Hint

Calling All Curs

Busy Buddies

A Gem of a Jam

Flat Foot Stooges

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Question 7 of 25

7. Salesmen Hint

Dizzy Doctors

Booby Dupes

Three Little Twirps

Half-Wits Holiday

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Question 8 of 25

8. Painters Hint

Three Hams on Rye

Nutty But Nice

Tassles in the Air

How High is Up

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Question 9 of 25

9. Service Station Attendents Hint

Pardon My Clutch

Violent is the Word for Curly

The Three Troubledoers

Fuelin' Around

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Question 10 of 25

10. Tailors Hint

Three Smart Saps

Three Little Sew & Sews

Idle Roomers

Gents without Cents

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Question 11 of 25

11. Psychiatrists Hint

Three Sappy People

In the Sweet Pie and Pie

The Sitter-Downers

So Long, Mr. Chumps

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Question 12 of 25

12. Construction Workers Hint

How High is Up

Busy Buddies

Loco Boy Makes Good

Merry Mavericks

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Question 13 of 25

13. Beauticians Hint

Saved by the Belle

Cookoo Cavaliers

All Gummed Up

Self Made Maids

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Question 14 of 25

14. Photographers Hint

Back from the Front

Hugs & Mugs

Three Pests in a Mess

Dutiful but Dumb

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Question 15 of 25

15. Garage Mechanics Hint

Phony Express

Higher Than a Kite

Vagabond Loafers

Busy Buddies

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Question 16 of 25

16. Custodians Hint

An Ache in Every Stake

Monkey Business

Micro-Phonies

A Gem of a Jam

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Question 17 of 25

17. Tree Surgeons Hint

Back to the Woods

A Pain in the Pullman

Some More of Samoa

Slippery Silks

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Question 18 of 25

18. Bellhops Hint

Crime on Their Hands

Bubble Trouble

Slaphappy Sleuths

Idle Roomers

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Question 19 of 25

19. Acrobats Hint

Malice in the Palace

Beer Barrel Polecats

No Dough, Boys

Three Arabian Nuts

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Question 20 of 25

20. Wallpaper Hangers Hint

Hot Scots

Blunder Boys

He Cooked His Goose

A Bird in the Head

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Question 21 of 25

21. Law Officers Hint

The Three Troubledoers

Out West

Shivering Sherlocks

Wham-Bam-Slam

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Question 22 of 25

22. Musicians Hint

Rythm and Weep

Restless Knights

Sing a Song of Six Pants

Movie Maniacs

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Question 23 of 25

23. Census Takers Hint

Scheming Schemers

A Missed Fortune

Don't throw That Knife

Income Tax Sappy

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Question 24 of 25

24. Restauranteurs Hint

Three Hams on Rye

He Cooked His Goose

Scrambled Brains

Malice in the Palace

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Question 25 of 25

25. Dentists Hint

Love at First Bite

The Tooth Will Out

A Pain in the Pullman

All Gummed Up

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Doctors

Answer: Men In Black

As doctors, the Stooges turn a hospital upside down with their bizarre behaviour.

2. Football Players

Answer: Three Little Pigskins

The Stooges are mistaken for a trio of college football players. This short also stars a very young Lucille Ball as a blonde.

3. Carpenters

Answer: Pardon My Scotch

The boys concoct their own brand of liquor, which results in their attending a society dinner masquarading as distillers. A fall for Moe in this short was also the cause of broken ribs while on the set. Check out his fall when the table is cut in half by Curly.

4. Sanitation Men

Answer: Hoi Polloi

A wealthy professor tries to make gentlemen of the threesome, with disastrous results.

5. Exterminators

Answer: Ants in the Pantry

The Stooges are ordered by their boss to cook up some exterminating business.

6. Firemen

Answer: Flat Foot Stooges

The boys are firemen who always manage to miss out on fires.

7. Salesmen

Answer: Dizzy Doctors

The boys are modern-day medicine salesmen who invade a hospital to sell their wares.

8. Painters

Answer: Tassles in the Air

The boys are painters who wreak havoc at a bridge party.

9. Service Station Attendents

Answer: Violent is the Word for Curly

The Stooges are service station attendents mistaken for professors.

10. Tailors

Answer: Three Little Sew & Sews

The Stooges are tailors who become embroiled in an international spy plot.

11. Psychiatrists

Answer: Three Sappy People

The boys masquarade as a trio of eminent psychiatrists.

12. Construction Workers

Answer: How High is Up

The boys are hired as construction workers.

13. Beauticians

Answer: Cookoo Cavaliers

The Stooges are beginning beauticians who cause three showgirls to lose their hair.

14. Photographers

Answer: Dutiful but Dumb

On an assignment in a foreign country, the Stooges find themselves in front of a firing squad.

15. Garage Mechanics

Answer: Higher Than a Kite

The Stooges are mechanics who find themselves in a bomb being dropped over enemy territory.

16. Custodians

Answer: A Gem of a Jam

The Stooges play custodians who run afoul of bank robbers.

17. Tree Surgeons

Answer: Some More of Samoa

The boys encounter a tribe of cannibals while searching for a tree.

18. Bellhops

Answer: Idle Roomers

The boys are bellhops who encounter a vicious monster in one of the rooms.

19. Acrobats

Answer: No Dough, Boys

The boys pretend to be Japanese acrobats when they stumble upon a German spy ring.

20. Wallpaper Hangers

Answer: A Bird in the Head

The Stooges, wallpaper hangers, tangle with a mad doctor.

21. Law Officers

Answer: The Three Troubledoers

The boys become law officers in a western town with a high mortality rate for public officials.

22. Musicians

Answer: Rythm and Weep

The boys are musicians who contemplate suicide when they're fired from their jobs.

23. Census Takers

Answer: Don't throw That Knife

The Stooges, while taking census, incur the wrath of a jealousy-crazed knife thrower.

24. Restauranteurs

Answer: Malice in the Palace

The Stooges are restauranteurs in search of a rare diamond.

25. Dentists

Answer: The Tooth Will Out

The boys enroll in a dentistry school and take the their practice out west.

Source: Author willysteal

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