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“There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge.”

— Bertrand Russell

A Serious Pursuit of the Trivial

  • And Now for Something Completely Different

    Michael Palin (left) and John Cleese (right) performing the Dead Parrot sketch during the Monty Python Live (Mostly) show (2014).
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    1. What features in the sketch pictured above?
      • Danish Turquoise
      • Norwegian Blue
      • Swedish Indigo
    2. Who co-wrote the above sketch with John Cleese?
      • Michael Palin
      • Terry Jones
      • Graham Chapman
    3. In a sketch from the ninth episode of Monty Python’s Flying Circus Michael Palin’s character sings that he wants to ‘leap from…’
      • The cliff
      • Tree to tree
      • The tallest building
    4. The first Monty Python offering on film for cinematic release was…
      • Monty Python and the Holy Grail
      • And Now for Something Completely Different
      • Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life
    5. In Monty Python’s Life of Brian which Python is described as “a very naughty boy”
      • Eric Idle
      • Michael Palin
      • Graham Chapman
    6. What veteran from The Goon Show appeared as a prophet in Monty Python’s Life of Brian?
      • Harry Secombe
      • Spike Milligan
      • Peter Sellers
      A title card for Monty Python’s Fling Circus.
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    7. Which of the Pythons created the animations?
      • Terry Jones
      • Eric Idle
      • Terry Gilliam
    8. The Liberty Bell was the title music for this series, who composed it?
      • William L. Dawson
      • Eleanor Everest Freer
      • John Philip Sousa
    9. Monty Python and the Holy Grail features the Knights Who Say…
      • Eh
      • Ni
      • Yees, pleeze
    10. What is the title of a Monty Python stage musical?
      • Clamalot
      • Edamalot
      • Spamalot

  • Doggy Dilemmas Part III—Answers

    Pekingese.
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    Here,in bold, are the answers to my earlier post.

    1. Pink geese — PEKINGESE 
    2. Toe twirler — ROTTWEILER 
    3. Someday — SAMOYED
    4. Dopey tool — TOY POODLE
      Volpino Italiano.
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    5. A Violin optional — VOLPINO ITALIANO
    6. Airman were — WEIMARANER
    7. Rehire Trike Sorry — YORKSHIRE TERRIER
    Yorkshire Terrier.
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    That’s the end of my Doggy Dilemmas, tomorrow will be something completely different.

  • Doggy Dilemmas Part III

    Border Collie.
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    Here are seven anagrams and the answers are dog breeds. The list is alphabetical with the first answer beginning with an ‘P’, no ‘Q’ so the second ‘R’ etc.

    For example Real Idea — A = Airedale.

    Each clue has a two word answer unless shown.

    1. Pink geese — P (One word answer)
    2. Toe twirler — R (One word answer)
    3. Someday — S (One word answer)
    4. Dopey tool — T
    5. A Violin optional — V
    6. Airman were — W (One word answer)
    7. Rehire Trike Sorry — Y

    Good luck! I will post the answers later today.

  • Doggy Dilemmas Part II—Answers

    Harrier.
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    The answers to my earlier post are shown in bold below.

    1. Err hair — HARRIER
    2. Hush florid wino — IRISH WOLFHOUND
    3. Callus jerks — JACK RUSSELL
      Kerry Beagle.
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    4. Bleaker grey — KERRY BEAGLE
    5. Larboard — LABRADOR
    6. Zither a nuisance rum — MINIATURE SCHNAUZER
    7. Add own funnel — NEWFOUNDLAND
    8. Shelling edged poohs — OLD ENGLISH SHEEPDOG
    Old English Sheepdog.
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  • Doggy Dilemmas Part II

    Rottweiler pups
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    Part II has eight anagrams and the answers are dog breeds. The list is alphabetical with the first answer beginning with an ‘H’, the second ‘I’ etc.

    For example Real Idea — A = Airedale.

    Each clue has a two word answer unless shown.

    1. Err hair — H (One word answer)
    2. Hush florid wino — I
    3. Callus jerks — J
    4. Bleaker grey — K
    5. Larboard — L (One word answer)
    6. Zither a nuisance rum — M
    7. Add own funnel — N (One word answer)
    8. Shelling edged poohs — O (Three word answer)

    Good luck! I will post the answers later today.

  • Doggy Dilemmas—Answers

    Afghan Hound
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    The answers to my earlier post are shown in bold below.

    1. Fandango huh — AFGHAN HOUND
    2. Thou badness — BASSETT HOUND
    3. Inert carrier — CAIRN TERRIER
      Dachshund
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    4. Dads hunch — DACHSHUND 
    5. Genteel shirts —ENGLISH SETTER
    6. Retro fixer —FOX TERRIER
    7. Danger tea — GREAT DANE
    Great Dane
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  • Doggy Dilemmas

    Real Idea — A = Airedale.
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    Here are seven anagrams and the answers are dog breeds. The list is alphabetical with the first answer beginning with an ‘A’, the second ‘B’ etc.

    For example Real Idea — A = Airedale.

    Each clue has a two word answer except the one marked as one word.

    1. Fandango huh — A
    2. Thou badness — B
    3. Inert carrier — C
    4. Dads hunch — D (One word answer)
    5. Genteel shirts —E
    6. Retro fixer —F
    7. Danger tea — G

    Good luck! I will post the answers later today.

  • Truth or Consequence—Answers

    Truth and Consequence City Hall.
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    Here, in bold, are the answers to my earlier post.

    1. False—It changed name to Truth or Consequence (not Tacos or Chocolate) in 1950 after the radio show of the same name ran a competition for a town or city to do so; the prize being that the show would be broadcast from the winner—the first settlement to change their town’s name. 
    2. False—Nothing to do with First Lady’s. It was chosen because it sounded like the French for help me, m’aider and was picked in 1920 by the head of radio in air traffic control at Croydon Aerodrome (then the world’s busiest) as most of their flights were from France.
    3. False—No, not Martin Luther King. It was about the assassination of JFK.
    4. False—Not the Inca Empire. Hernán Cortés conquered the Aztec Empire in what is now central Mexico in 1521 not the Inca’s in what is now Peru.
      Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
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    5. True—Lucy was named after the Beatles song, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.
    6. False—Pete Conrad, Apollo 12 was the third person to walk on the Moon. Michael Collins was the command module pilot of Apollo 11 and did not land on the Moon but remained in orbit while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the lunar surface.
      Goldeneye Estate
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    7. False—Not Skyfall. Fleming’s house and estate were both named GoldenEye and are now a hotel complex.
    8. True—It is a neighbourhood on the West Side of Midtown Manhattan.
    9. False—Not Coprophagia which is dung-eating. Lalochezia is the release of stress etc by swearing.
    10. False—It wasn’t Please Mister Postman. The third number one, I Want to Hold Your Hand, was released in November 1963 with the B-side This Boy.
    Pete Conrad
    Conrad descends the Lunar Module ladder, moments before becoming the third human to walk on the Moon.
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  • Truth or Consequence

    For some variety a selection of true or false questions unconnected to today.

    Hot Springs, New Mexico.
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    1. True or false: the American city of Hot Springs, New Mexico is now known as ‘T or C’ after changing its name to Tacos or Chocolate in 1950.
    2. True or false: Mayday, the international distress signal, was chosen in honour of the then US First Lady.
    3. True or false: in 2020, Murder Most Foul was released as a single by Bob Dylan. The murder referred to in the title was the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1967.
    4. True or false: Hernán Cortés was a Spanish conquistador who conquered the Inca Empire in the Americas in 1521.
    5. True or false: Lucy the 3.2 million-year-old skeleton found in Ethiopia was named after a Beatles song.
    6. True or false: the Apollo astronaut Michael Collins was the third person to walk on the Moon.
    7. True or false: Ian Fleming, the author who created James Bond, had a home on Jamaica’s north coast named Skyfall.
    8. True or false: there is a neighbourhood of New York City called Hell’s Kitchen.
    9. True or false: relief of stress, pain and frustration by swearing is known as coprophagia.
    10. True or false: The Beatles third UK No. 1 hit I Want to Hold Your Hand was released with the B-side Please Mister Postman.

    Good luck! The answers will be posted later today.

  • From House Demolition to Dining Out—Answers

    Douglas Hydro.
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    Below, in bold, are the answers to my earlier post.

    1. Douglas Adams—The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is a renowned science fiction comedy series created by British writer Douglas Adams.
    2. Paranoid Android—Marvin the Paranoid Android. A robot endowed with a “brain the size of a planet” but cursed with chronic depression. Often providing dry, sardonic humour, Marvin’s character contrasts sharply with the other characters’ antics.
    3. Agrajag—A tragic figure who is continually reincarnated and inadvertently killed by Arthur Dent in various lifetimes, harbouring a grudge that adds a darkly comedic layer to the narrative.
    4. Eaten—The concept of an Ameglian Major Cow is that it genuinely desires to be consumed and satirises ethical debates around eating meat.
    5. Mattress—An inhabitant of the planet Squornshellous Zeta, Zem is a sentient, albeit somewhat dim-witted, swamp-dwelling mattress, showcasing Adams’ flair for the absurd.
    6. Ford Prefect-—Arthur’s eccentric friend who masquerades as an out-of-work actor but is actually an alien researcher for The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy who is here to write an entry for Earth for inclusion in the next edition of the guide. His quick wit and knowledge of the intergalactic landscape often prove invaluable.
    7. Infinite Improbability Drive—A revolutionary propulsion system aboard the Heart of Gold spaceship. It allows the craft to traverse vast interstellar distances instantaneously by passing through every conceivable point in the universe simultaneously. Its unpredictability leads to many of the series’ most absurd and humorous moments.
    8. Slartibartfast—A Magrathean planet designer passionate about crafting coastlines, notably Norway’s fjords. His calm, methodical approach adds depth to the exploration of cosmic mysteries.
    9. Arthur Dent—The quintessential everyman protagonist whose mundane life is upended when Earth is destroyed to make way for a hyperspace bypass. Arthur’s bewildered journey through space forms the heart of the narrative.
    10. Radio series—Initially debuting as a radio series on BBC Radio 4 in 1978, it gained immense popularity, subsequently evolving into a series of novels, a television adaptation, stage shows, a text adventure game, and a feature film released in 2005.