Q 01/05

What shape does Holy Grail's Sir Bedevere say the Earth is?

A) Flat

B) Egg-shaped

C) Banana-shaped

D) Doughnut-shaped

Answer · why

C) Banana-shaped

Banana-shaped, says Sir Bedevere the Wise, whose witch-trial logic also holds that witches burn because they are made of wood.

Q 02/05

Which two Pythons directed Monty Python and the Holy Grail?

A) John Cleese and Eric Idle

B) Michael Palin and Graham Chapman

C) Terry Gilliam and John Cleese

D) Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones

Answer · why

D) Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones

Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones: neither had directed a feature before, and on the next Python film Jones directed alone while Gilliam shaped its look.

Q 03/05

Who plays King Arthur in Monty Python and the Holy Grail?

A) John Cleese

B) Michael Palin

C) Graham Chapman

D) Terry Gilliam

Answer · why

C) Graham Chapman

Graham Chapman: his alcoholism left him trembling and afraid of heights, and on the first day of filming he froze at the gorge's edge.

Q 04/05

How do Arthur and his knights 'ride' in Monty Python and the Holy Grail?

A) Miming as servants bang coconuts

B) On donkeys borrowed from monks

C) On hobby horses

D) In a cart pulled by a pony

Answer · why

A) Miming as servants bang coconuts

Miming as servants bang coconuts: the budget couldn't stretch to real horses, so they borrowed an old radio sound effect for hooves.

Q 05/05

What do the French guards claim when Arthur invites them on his Grail quest?

A) That they already have one

B) That the Grail is a myth

C) That the English stole it

D) That it lies in France

Answer · why

A) That they already have one

That they already have one: the guard says it's very nice, then refuses to let the 'English types' see it and taunts them.