Q 01/05

In which Illinois city was Richard Pryor born and raised?

A) Rockford

B) Peoria

C) Springfield

D) Joliet

Answer · why

B) Peoria

A bronze statue of him now stands downtown near the neighbourhood where he grew up.

Q 02/05

How many Grammy Awards did Pryor win during his career?

A) 5

B) 6

C) 7

D) 8

Answer · why

A) 5

He also won a Primetime Emmy and, in 2006, a posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

Q 03/05

Pryor was the first recipient of which humour honour in 1998?

A) The Peabody Award

B) The Bob Hope Humanitarian Award

C) The Will Rogers Humanitarian Award

D) The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize

Answer · why

D) The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize

The Kennedy Center said he, like Twain, was a trenchant social critic who spoke the truth however outrageous.

Q 04/05

Which Mel Brooks western did Pryor co-write?

A) Silent Movie

B) History of the World, Part I

C) Young Frankenstein

D) Blazing Saddles

Answer · why

D) Blazing Saddles

He expected to play Sheriff Bart, but Cleavon Little got the role.

Q 05/05

With which actor did Pryor make four films, starting with Silver Streak in 1976?

A) John Candy

B) Gene Wilder

C) Bill Cosby

D) Eddie Murphy

Answer · why

B) Gene Wilder

The others were Stir Crazy, See No Evil Hear No Evil and Another You.