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"The Electric Company" Part 2 Trivia Quiz

Here's my follow-up to that amazing 1970s series "The Electric Company". This includes material from the DVD set "The Best of the Electric Company" Vol. 1 and 2. Hope you enjoy the quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by diamondjim68. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
diamondjim68

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
243,663

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
292

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Question 1 of 10

1. In "Clang Clunk Clatter Clink", what does the singer do so she can't hear the noise? Hint

She turns the TV on loud

She uses a set of earplugs

She puts bananas in her ears

She keeps her windows nailed shut

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Question 2 of 10

2. In the three skis who ski segment, what happens to Klazewski every day? Hint

He ends up with a tree

He falls in a snowdrift

He breaks his skis

He loses his nerve and can't make it down the slope

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these songs was not performed by the original Short Circus lineup? Hint

I'm Just A Clown Who's Feeling Down

My Name Is Kathy

You Can Make Up A Word

Sweet Sweet Sway

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Question 4 of 10

4. In "There's A Hole In The Bottom Of The Sea", what did Paul put on top of the boat? Hint

A banana

soap

A toad

A goat

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Question 5 of 10

5. Complete this lyric; "When I was very small and scared of something near, my mother always told me to _______ ." Hint

grin

whistle

run

freeze

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the Short circus kids was known as a "hot shot"? Hint

Kelly

Julie

Duane

Buddy

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Question 7 of 10

7. When the Spellbinder shrunk Letterman in "Small Talk", how did Letterman retaliate when he went back to his normal size? Hint

He threw him in the garbage

He shrunk him back

He bent his wand

He took him to jail

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Question 8 of 10

8. In "Broken Down Bronco Bruce", why does Bruce run into lakes? Hint

He isn't very bright

He doesn't have any brakes

He doesn't have a brain

His teeth all have braces

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Question 9 of 10

9. What song are these lyrics from? "You come home tired when the day is done, and if you want to feel rotten, you want to feel blue." Hint

Boom!

Shoo Shoo Sunshine

Whimper and Whine

You Oughtta TryTwo

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Question 10 of 10

10. In "Spidey Meets The Prankster", why was the principal pulling pranks on his students? Hint

It was prank day at school

He was going through a midlife crisis

The students were always pulling pranks on him

He was an imposter

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In "Clang Clunk Clatter Clink", what does the singer do so she can't hear the noise?

Answer: She puts bananas in her ears

Hattie Winston was in a skit where she heard weird noises in the middle of the night. She had recently moved to the city and had a hard time sleeping because of the noise. What she shuld've done was call the police or complain to her landlord.

2. In the three skis who ski segment, what happens to Klazewski every day?

Answer: He ends up with a tree

Majewski, Klazewski and Patterewski were three men who loved to ski. Klazewski had a fetish for skiing in the middle of the slope and falling in trees. Skip Hinnant played Majewski, Jim Boyd played Patterewski and Luis Avalos played the hapless Klazewski.

3. Which of these songs was not performed by the original Short Circus lineup?

Answer: Sweet Sweet Sway

This song about a suave new dance was lead sung by Denise Nickerson, who joined the cast in season 2, replacing Irene Cara. Other members of the original Short circus were June Angela, Stephen Gustafson, Melanie Henderson and Douglas Grant.

4. In "There's A Hole In The Bottom Of The Sea", what did Paul put on top of the boat?

Answer: A banana

Paul was a gorilla played by Jim Boyd. In this skit, several characters were down at the beach, such as Easy Reader (Morgan Freeman) and Fargo North (Skip Hinnant). They were putting several oa words on top of a painting of a hole, such as a boat, goat, soap, a roast and a toad. Along came Paul who put a babana on and spoiled everyone's fun.

5. Complete this lyric; "When I was very small and scared of something near, my mother always told me to _______ ."

Answer: whistle

Skip Hinnant was wandering around a graveyard when he was approached by Dracula (Morgan Freeman). He took his mother's advice and whistled, but ran off.

6. Which of the Short circus kids was known as a "hot shot"?

Answer: Duane

Gregg Burge joined the cast in the third season, along with Bayn Johnson, as a member of the Short circus. That was a group of kids who would sing and play in many skits. Burge played Duane, who appeared in a skit as a basketball expert.

7. When the Spellbinder shrunk Letterman in "Small Talk", how did Letterman retaliate when he went back to his normal size?

Answer: He bent his wand

"The Adventures of Letterman" was an animation about the evil Spellbinder who waves a wand to change words around and cause trouble while Letterman comes to the rescue. In this episode, Letterman packed up his trunk for a vacation. The Spellbinder changed the word trunk to shrunk. Letterman shrunk to the size of a pea before changing the word to hunk and getting back to normal.

8. In "Broken Down Bronco Bruce", why does Bruce run into lakes?

Answer: He doesn't have any brakes

In this skit, Skip Hinnant is the luckless owner of a run down horse named Bruce. He sings a song about his disdain for the unfortunate mammal.

9. What song are these lyrics from? "You come home tired when the day is done, and if you want to feel rotten, you want to feel blue."

Answer: You Oughtta TryTwo

Jim Boyd was playing a dual role as indentical twins who came down with the flu. They were singing about if life is bad enough for one person, it would be worse for two.

10. In "Spidey Meets The Prankster", why was the principal pulling pranks on his students?

Answer: The students were always pulling pranks on him

Jim Boyd played Mr. Prescott, principal of P.S. 8 and A Half. He played several practical jokes on the students, such as stuffing jumping giraffes in their books, substituting chocolate pie with mud and gluing phones on the receiver. This was in revenge for previous pranks played on him. He decided don't get mad, get even.

Source: Author diamondjim68

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