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Quotes From "The Far Side" Trivia Quiz

These are all quotes from Gary Larson's "Far Side" cartoons. You have to fill in the missing word/words. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by cal79. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
cal79

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
114,111

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
849

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. "Now, that Ms. Carlyle was a great _____." Hint

Party

Disco

Dance

Ape

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Question 2 of 10

2. "The often romanticized image of cowboys and ______." Hint

Indians

Buffalo

Horses

Aliens

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Question 3 of 10

3. "Scene from ________________." Hint

Fluid Attraction

Final Attraction

Fiddle Attraction

Focal Attraction

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Question 4 of 10

4. "Dogs and ________: The tragic untold story." Hint

Alcohol

Drugs

Cats

Goats

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Question 5 of 10

5. "Small defenseless village ________________."

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 6 of 10

6. "On monster ___________." Hint

Ovens

Refrigerators

Microwaves

Dishwashers

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Question 7 of 10

7. "In the longest hour of his life, Morty takes the dare of his sloth buddies and crosses the _____________." Hint

Motorway

Freeway

Autobahn

Highway

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Question 8 of 10

8. "The gods play with Ted and _____." Hint

Perry

Merry

Terry

Jerry

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Question 9 of 10

9. "Say, it's only a paper ____." Hint

Moon

Boy

Cut

Cup

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Question 10 of 10

10. "I'm afraid you misunderstood, I said I'd like _______." Hint

To tango

To go

A manchego

A mango

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Now, that Ms. Carlyle was a great _____."

Answer: Ape

The cartoon shows two explorers lost in the jungle. Their car has a puncture and an ape swings down from the trees to fix it. Larson has lots of great jokes involving primates and also primitive humans.

2. "The often romanticized image of cowboys and ______."

Answer: Aliens

As you might have guessed, the cartoon shows a battle between a cowboy and some flying saucers. Larson seems to have the idea that cowboy culture was heavily influenced by extra-terrestrials.

3. "Scene from ________________."

Answer: Fiddle Attraction

Here we see a violin in its bedroom. There is a saxophone outside holding a knife. Weird scenarios like this are all too common in the land of "Far Side."

4. "Dogs and ________: The tragic untold story."

Answer: Alcohol

This cartoon depicts three drunken dogs at the zoo. Two of them are trying to persuade the other one to go and have a fight with a leopard.

5. "Small defenseless village ________________."

Answer: plundering hours

Here we see a group of Vikings politely waiting until ten o'clock before they go in to raid a village. Historical farce is another Larson strong point.

6. "On monster ___________."

Answer: Refrigerators

In this cartoon we see a monster at his fridge studying the notes that he has stuck there as reminders. They say things like "Friday, Hide in Paula Schmidt's closet."

7. "In the longest hour of his life, Morty takes the dare of his sloth buddies and crosses the _____________."

Answer: Autobahn

The cartoon shows Morty crossing the autobahn. There is a sign nearby saying "Berlin 50 miles." Although I do not really know why sloths should be particularly associated with Germany.

8. "The gods play with Ted and _____."

Answer: Jerry

In this picture two men on a desert island are having an argument and there is a box containing dueling pistols floating towards them. Desert islands are another common "Far Side" feature.

9. "Say, it's only a paper ____."

Answer: Moon

This one is just a take-off of a song lyric. Larson's cartoons occasionally use puns but they are not really a common feature.

10. "I'm afraid you misunderstood, I said I'd like _______."

Answer: A mango

The picture shows two apes dancing. The misunderstanding being that one ape had said he would like a mango and the other had thought he said tango.

Source: Author cal79

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