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Butlers That Never Really Were, 1st Course Quiz

Discreet, graceful, observant, unobtrusive, faithful, dependable. How many of these fictional butlers do you know?

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

Author
FatherSteve

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
388,777

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10

1. In the "Batman" universe, who is the faithful family retainer who serves as butler to the Wayne Family?
Hint

Aloysius Parker

Alfred Pennyworth

Godfrey

Smithers

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Question 2 of 10

2. In the movie "Clue" (1985), Tim Curry plays the butler in the murder mansion. What is his name?
Hint

Barkley

Bailey

Wadsworth

Frith

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Question 3 of 10

3. In which American 1980s TV series does an English butler come to work for a typical American family led by Bob Uecker playing a sports announcer?
Hint

Mister Belvedere

Mister French

Mister Bates

Mister Ruggles

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who is the butler to Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" (1975)? Hint

Eddie

Riff-Raff

Igor

Willikins

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Question 5 of 10

5. In the British ITV series "Downton Abbey, who is the butler to the Crawley family? Hint

Barrymore

Ramsley

Andrew Martin

Charles Carson

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who is butler (technically a valet) to Bertie Wooster in the P.G. Wodehouse stories, novels and films?
Hint

Jamessir Bensonmum

Jennings

Higgins

Reginald Jeeves

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Question 7 of 10

7. In the classic American television advertisements of 1957-1958, who was the inches-tall miniature butler who promoted Kleenex paper napkins? Hint

Manners

Winston

Sebastian

Desmond

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Question 8 of 10

8. In Jules Verne's "Around the World in Eighty Days" (1873), Phileas Fogg hires which new valet to accompany him?
Hint

Agador Spartacus

Jean Passepartout

Angus Hudson

Wong

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Question 9 of 10

9. In the puppet-animation series "Thunderbirds," who was the reformed criminal and present secret agent who served as butler and chauffeur to Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward?
Hint

Aloysius "Nosey" Parker

Alf Stokes

Archie Goodwin

Crichton

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Question 10 of 10

10. In the Addams Family (cartoons and US television series), who is the family's butler? Hint

Fester

Banks

Gomez

Lurch

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In the "Batman" universe, who is the faithful family retainer who serves as butler to the Wayne Family?

Answer: Alfred Pennyworth

Alfred Thaddeus Crane Pennyworth is a long-serving butler and father figure to Bruce Wayne. He is a former member of the British SAS (Special Air Service). He has been portrayed by Michael Caine and Jeremy Irons on film and by Alan Napier (opposite Adam West and Burt Ward) on television. He was voiced by Ted Knight on the "Batman/Superman Hour".

2. In the movie "Clue" (1985), Tim Curry plays the butler in the murder mansion. What is his name?

Answer: Wadsworth

Wadsworth may have been just the butler who admitted the six strangers and Mr. Boddy into Hill House. Or he may have been the killer himself. Or he may have been an undercover FBI agent. Tim Curry is at home in an all-star ensemble cast.

3. In which American 1980s TV series does an English butler come to work for a typical American family led by Bob Uecker playing a sports announcer?

Answer: Mister Belvedere

Gwen Davenport wrote the novel "Belvedere", in 1947 which book was made into a 1948 movie called "Sitting Pretty." The principal character is Lynn Aloysius Belvedere, a British manservant who takes on a whole American family. The eponymous TV series ran on ABC from 1985 to 1990.

4. Who is the butler to Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" (1975)?

Answer: Riff-Raff

Riff-Raff is a male Transylvanian whose sister is Magenta. He dresses like a butler, opens the front door to admit Brad and Janet at the beginning of the film and serves "dinner" to the guests. He was played by Richard O'Brien in the 1975 movie.

5. In the British ITV series "Downton Abbey, who is the butler to the Crawley family?

Answer: Charles Carson

Carson began working at Downton Abbey when he was only 19 years old as a second footman. Near the end of the saga, he married the head housekeeper, Elsie Hughes, but then suffered from palsy which compelled him to resign. He was played by Jim Carter.

6. Who is butler (technically a valet) to Bertie Wooster in the P.G. Wodehouse stories, novels and films?

Answer: Reginald Jeeves

Jeeves and Wooster enjoy enduring popularity, despite have been created in 1915. Bumbling Bertie Wooster can always rely upon the omnicompetent Reginald Jeeves to resolve things in the end. Steven Fry's portrayal of Jeeves for the British television series (1990-1993) did much to promote the character.

7. In the classic American television advertisements of 1957-1958, who was the inches-tall miniature butler who promoted Kleenex paper napkins?

Answer: Manners

Richard H. Cutting (1912-1972) played Manners the Butler for the Kleenex ads. Intercut into full-size scenes, Manners was made to appear about six inches tall. While these ads appear primitive now, they were state-of-the-art trick photography in their time.

8. In Jules Verne's "Around the World in Eighty Days" (1873), Phileas Fogg hires which new valet to accompany him?

Answer: Jean Passepartout

In the novel, Passepartout is a Frenchman. In the 1956 movie version, he was played by Cantinflas who was Mexican. In the 2004 movie, he was played by Jackie Chan who is Chinese. The French word "passepartout" means literally "goes everywhere" but is also used colloquially to mean a skeleton key and to mean a paper mat around a photograph or artwork.

9. In the puppet-animation series "Thunderbirds," who was the reformed criminal and present secret agent who served as butler and chauffeur to Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward?

Answer: Aloysius "Nosey" Parker

There have not been many television series in which the characters are marionettes. In this 1960s TV series (and the several movies which followed it), Lady Penelope's butler is Aloysius Parker. He not only runs her mansion household but also drives her pink Rolls Royce designated FAB 1. His accent is Cockney.

10. In the Addams Family (cartoons and US television series), who is the family's butler?

Answer: Lurch

The Addams Family summons Lurch, their butler, by pulling a cord with a noose tied in the end which rings a bell in their home's bell tower. Lurch, played by Ted Cassidy (b. 1932) on the TV series, appears and responds, in a low bass voice, "You rang?" He plays the harpsichord and feels overworked and under-appreciated.

Source: Author FatherSteve

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