Everything You Know is Wrong:
The Firesign Theatre Trivia Quiz

by Richard Arnold

Where have you been? The contest ended in 1995. Well, you can still take the quiz and test your FireKnowledge. See the rules here.

Part One: Questions from the album

WAITING FOR THE ELECTRICIAN OR SOMEONE LIKE HIM

"Temporarily Humboldt County" (13 points total)

  1. Who were the first "White Brothers" that the Indians encountered? (1)
  2. What did the Indians discover on their reservation in the desert? (1)
  3. Where in America did the settlers first encounter the Indians? (2)
  4. Three of the first "White Brothers" the Indians encountered had a name: what were they? (3)
  5. What did one of the American settlers invent after receiving corn? (3)
  6. Who dedicated the reservation as a national monument? (3)

    "W.C. Fields Forever" (20 points total)

  7. Complete this phrase: "Om, Om, ______________________" (1)
  8. What happens to the horse that Dr. Tim feeds sugar cubes? (1)
  9. What was the name of the Ranger's companion? (2)
  10. What was the cheer the members of the commune gave at sunrise? (2)
  11. What was the name of the ROOM where the beginners assumed the full Lotus position? (3)
  12. What was the name of the Ranger's horse? (3)
  13. The name of the town in Gaby's story is based on a character in a Charles Dickens novel. What was the name of the town, the Dickens character, and the novel? (1 point each for the town and character, 2 points for the novel - 4 total)
  14. What famous song does the cheerleader quote, who performed the original, and on what album does it appear? (1 point each for the song and performer, 2 points for the album - 4 total)

    "Le Trente-Huit Cunegonde" (21 points total)

  15. What term(s) was used by the police to describe the woman and black man they observed? (1)
  16. What was the name of Dr. Benway's son? (1)
  17. What was the style of the old lady's body paint? (2)
  18. What was dropped on the resistance forces? (2)
  19. The Senator was also referred to by another title: what was it? (3)
  20. The name of the character Dr. Benway was taken from what work of literature (title and artist)? (4)
  21. The song the "President" sings is a parody of what song, and by what artist? (2 points for the song, 2 for the artist - 4 total)
  22. The name of the bomber plane is based on what two pop culture references? (2 points for each reference - 4 total)

    "Waiting For the Electrician or Someone Like Him" (30 points total)

  23. How many people were in the elevator? (1)
  24. What was the name of the game show? (1)
  25. Name all "words in Turkish." (1)
  26. Other than English, what two other languages were spoken in the elevator? (2)
  27. To what organization did the volunteers who assisted in the disease outbreak belong? (2)
  28. What symptom number was Jaundice? (2)
  29. What technique did the man in the elevator refer to when, in mentioning the Palace, he said that they were cleaning it?" (3)
  30. What other diseases did the protagonist ("P") guess? (3)
  31. What was the name of the topless nurse? (3)
  32. The title "Waiting for the Electrician or Someone Like Him" was a reference to what play (title and artist)? (2 points for title, 2 points for artist - 4 total)
  33. What historical event also inspired the title? (4)
  34. Lord Kitchner was based on what real-life political figure, and what was his claim to fame? (4)

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