Blessed Are The Cheesemakers Trivia Quiz

Answer: Capricorn

Mom: "Capricorn, eh; what are they like?"
Magi: "He is the son of God, our Messiah, King of the Jews."
Mom: "That's Capricorn, is it?"
Magi: "Oh, no, no, no, that's just him."
Mom: "Oh, I was going to say, otherwise there'd be a lot of 'em."
I don't know which is funnier; the fact that mom has no idea why her brat is the object of praise, or that these so-called "wise men" don't know they've stumbled into the wrong stable.

Answer: He grew to hate the Romans

The title song tells us that as Brian became a teenager:
"...Yes, his face became splotchy. And his voice dropped down low..."
I don't suppose I need to quote the entire song, you all know it by heart. Suffice to say, the song makes no mention of his politics.
Much as the Gospel of Matthew skips directly from Jesus as an infant to Jesus as a grown man, the film moves straight from the manger to the Sermon on the Mount. Lucky for us, we have the opening credits and this wonderful song to fill in the blanks.

Answer: The Meek

Reg and the PFJ are clearly not impressed with Jesus' 'Sermon on the Mount'. In agreeing with Francis' statement "...blessed be just about everybody with a vested interest in the status quo." Reg lays the blame directly where he thinks it belongs: "What Jesus blatantly fails to appreciate is; it's the meek who are the problem."

Answer: Deuteronomy

As the charges are read, the blasphemer is clearly identified as "Matthias, son of Deuteronomy of Gath." Deuteronomy, meaning 'second law' is the fifth book of the Old Testament. Gath was an ancient Philistine city-state, destroyed in 800-900 BC. An unlikely combination for a name, but it sounds both serious and silly enough to work in this film's context.

Answer: "There's just no pleasing some people."

After listening to the begger's tale of woe, Brian drops a coin in his cup.
Ex-leper: "Half a denari for me bloody life story?"
Brian: "There's just no pleasing some people."
Ex-leper: "That's just what Jesus said."
Three of the four Gospels tell of Jesus curing leprosy (Matthew 8:1-4, Mark 1:40-45 and Luke 5:12-16). I must admit that each time I hear any of these scriptures read in church, I have to fight against the urge to giggle at the thought of the Son of God being seen as a "bloody do-gooder."

Answer: eat

I've often wondered just how much gold Mandy actually thought she could eat. Oh well, it makes no difference anyway. We all know what happened after he'd "had his way" with her; "...off, like a rat out of an aqueduct." The anachronistic reference to the "known world" is a line that just cracks me up every time I hear it; brilliant comedy writing!

Answer: Otter's noses

Apparantly peckish enough to lower both his dietary and political standards, Reg not only gets a bag of otter's noses for himself, but buys another for Francis. Although I can't find the specific article for citation, I remember, years ago, reading a John Cleese interview in which he said the prop food used in this scene was actually sliced ripe olives. Brian's menu also includes: Larks' Tongues, Ocelot Spleens, Chaffinch Brains, Dromedary Pretzels and Tuscany Fried Bats.

Answer: Romani Ite Domum

Initially, Brian writes "Romanes Eunt Domus" which (according to the centurion) translates as "People called Rome, they go the house." While my knuckles still have scars from being struck with Sister Gabriella's ruler, at least she (my high school Latin teacher) never put a sword to my throat.

Answer: Solidarity

Just another example of Reg's "do as I say, not as I do" management style. I once worked for a manager who was fond of establishing procedures that applied to everyone execpt himself; we used to refer to these arbitary policies as "Reg-isms" and would slyly give each other the 'PFJ salute' whenever one was introduced. We found this a great way to break the tedium of staff meetings.

Answer: Campaign for Free Galilee

The Campaign for Free Galilee, complete with uniforms and their own official salute, has been planning this raid for months. The struggle between the two groups, of course, dooms the entire endeavor to failure.

Answer: Jeremiah

Back at PFJ headquarters, Reg reads off the list of the departed, and Stan (aka Loretta) repeats each name as it is crossed off the list "...Job, Joshua, Judges, and Brian." Reg then makes a motion to nominate these heroes as "probationary martyrs to the cause." It's only later they discover Brian is still among the living. His martyrdom will have to wait.

Answer: spoon

"Found this spoon, sir".
"Good work, sergeant!"
The simple wooden spoon doesn't appear to have any special significance, but the centurion seems quite pleased with himself for having discovered it.
Is this the same spoon Stan/Loretta used as a pointer when "laboring the point" over the plight of their "fathers', fathers',fathers', fathers..."? I suppose that will have to remain a mystery.

Answer: juniper

"Of course they've brought forth juniper berries, they're juniper bushes! What would you expect?" The hermit is furious with Brian. Brian has broken the hermit's foot, forced him violate his eighteen year vow of silence, and now he's encouraged the mob to 'clean up' on his only food source, the juniper berries.

Interesting info "not appearing in this film": juniper berries are the predominant flavoring agent in gin.

Answer: Sillius Soddus

Trading in one speech impediment for another does nothing to improve the situation. While our visiting dignitary from "Wome" might command a "quack wegion", his lisp just sends the "wabble of wowdy webels" further in to their hysterical frenzy. Another testament to the Python's research, all four gospels include Pilate's custom of granting a Passover parole as a central piece of Christ's Passion. Matthew 27:15, Mark 15:6, Luke 23:17 and John 18:39. Strange, there's no mention of Pilate sounding like Elmer Fudd.

Answer: Samaritans

The guard soon solves the issue in democratic fashion; "All right, hands up, all those who don't want to be crucified here." The Samaritans and Jews each considered the others as unclean, defilers of the true faith; you know, splitters.