World Forum/Communist Quiz

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"World Forum/Communist Quiz" is a

Ché Guevara and Mao Zedong being asked quiz
questions.

The sketch

A

Sing Little Birdie" (The song actually finished second.).[3]

Idle then takes Marx to the special gift section of the quiz. He is able to win a beautiful lounge suite if he is able to answer all questions correctly. The host announces that Marx has chosen questions on the workers control of factories as his special subject. He asks Marx by what other development the industrial

Bristol Rovers at Molineux
.

Notes about the sketch

Despite what the host says, the winning song of the

Een Beetje
".

On 16 May 1987, 17 years after this sketch was first broadcast,

1987 FA Cup Final.[4]

The questions asked of Marx in the special gift section of the quiz are all references to his book

Communist Manifesto.[3]

Later in the same Flying Circus episode, in which a sketch about the First Battle of Ypres is having difficulty getting started, the camera cuts to a quick shot of Marx and Guevara on the World Forum set, who are now kissing and embracing each other. At the end of the episode after the final credits roll, Marx & Guevara are seen in bed together.

In other media

An audio version of the sketch can be heard on the extended US version of

Monty Python Live at Drury Lane (1974) and Monty Python Live at City Center
(1976).

The sketch was also featured in the 1982 concert film

yellowface acted as Mao. While the sketch mostly follows the same pattern as in the TV broadcast there are some notable differences. Both references to the "FA Cup" are changed to the "English Football Cup". Idle's final question to the four guests is the name of Jerry Lee Lewis' biggest hit, to which Mao correctly answers "Great Balls of Fire", albeit in an Engrish accent. When Idle shows Marx the lounge suite he might win he adds that it is a "beautiful non-materialistic
lounge suite." While Marx didn't say anything after losing in the TV sketch he does react to his loss here, by using the strong language: "Oh, shit!" Idle also pushes him away with the aggressive order: "Get out of here!", then says: "Well, no one leaves this show empty-handed, so we're gonna cut off his hands."

The original TV sketch was added to the compilation video

Parrot Sketch Not Included - 20 Years of Monty Python
(1989) and Monty Python's Flying Circus: Michael Palin's Personal Best.

References

  1. ISBN 9781476613116
    . Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  2. OCLC 820869120
    .
  3. ^
    ISBN 9781466842168
    . Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  4. ISBN 978-1575000367

External links
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