Question 1
Which long-running NBC comedy program premiered in 1975 and opens with performers announcing, “Live from New York”?
- Saturday Night Live
- The Carol Burnett Show
- MADtv
- In Living Color
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Saturday Night Live
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Sketch Comedy trivia quiz
How well do you really know Sketch Comedy? Find out in a live duel. QuizDown has over 120 Sketch Comedy questions, from easy to expert, and you’re matched with a real player who gets the same seven.
What the Sketch Comedy questions cover
- SCTV
- Carol Burnett
- MADtv
- Python
- In Living Color
- Key Peele
- Kids in Hall
- Laugh-In
- Little Britain
- Mitchell Webb
- The State
- Two Ronnies
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Question 2
Which British comedy troupe created the television series Flying Circus?
- The Two Ronnies
- Monty Python
- The Goodies
- French and Saunders
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Monty Python
Question 3
Which actor portrayed the largely silent, clumsy title character in a popular British comedy series?
- Hugh Laurie
- John Cleese
- Rowan Atkinson
- Ricky Gervais
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Rowan Atkinson
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How a Sketch Comedy match works
- Seven rounds. The same seven Sketch Comedy questions for you and your opponent.
- Ten seconds each. A right answer in two seconds scores 20; at the buzzer, 11.
- The last round counts double. It’s never over until it’s over.
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