Test your knowledge of
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Special
Clown
Partners
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Which of the following was not part of the famous French theatrical
Clown act, the
Fratellini?
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A. Paul
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B. Francois
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C. Louis
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D. Albert
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2.
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Which of the following never teamed together on a regular basis as a
clown act?
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A. Brick and Brock
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B. Poodles and Marceline
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C. Antonet and Grock
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D. Footit and Chocolat
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3.
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Another famous
clown partnership was Felix
Adler and Amelia. Who or what was Amelia?
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A. Felix's wife
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B. A Piglet
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C. Both A and B
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D. None of the above
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4.
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Many
Clowns are associated with a particular type of animal partner.
Which of the following was not a well known
clown / animal partnership
of the past?
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A. Felix Adler / trained piglets
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B. Yankee Dan Rice / a tightrope walking elephant
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C. Poodles Hanneford / a performing
poodle
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D. Lou Jacobs / a performing chihuahua
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5.
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Which of the following was not a fellow/sister
clown of Bozo the
Clown during his long
running TV show on WGN-TV in Chicago?
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A. Spiffy
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B. Professor Andy
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C. Tunia
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D. Cooky Cook
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6.
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At various times in the past, Wheeler the
Clown's (yours
truly) spouse
and children have all joined him behind the makeup. Which of the following
is not a name used by Wheeler's spouse and kids?
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A. Chuckleberry
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B. Baby Bubbles Amelia
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C. Scout
Clown
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D. Balloony
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7.
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Which of the following was not an animal partner of Yankee Dan Rice?
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A. Aroostook
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B. Traveller
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C. Excelsior
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D. Lord Byron
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8.
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Eva Moore was married to two great
Clowns. (As well as the mother of another and
Grandmother of still another). Can you name the two
Clowns that she was married
to?
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A. Emmett "Weary Willie" Kelly, Sr. and JoJo
Lewis
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B. Lou Jacobs and Otto Griebling
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C. Emmett "Weary Willie" Kelly Sr. and Lorenzo
Pickle
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D. Chester Barnett and Coco
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9.
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What were the names of Lou Jacobs trained chihuahuas?
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A. Brick and Brock
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B. Knucklehead and Jughead
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D. PeeWee and Joey
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D. Knucklehead and PeeWee
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10.
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Which of the following was never a whiteface / Auguste
clown
team?
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A. Brick and Grock
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B. Footit and Chocolat
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C. Antonet and Grock
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D. Peggy Williams and Buttons
McBride
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11.
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One of the partners of Frankie Saluto, a midget
clown
of Ringling Brothers fame, was called Buns. Who or what was
Buns?
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A. A rabbit
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B. An auguste
clown
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C. A small dog
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D. A horse
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Antonet, a famous European (Italian) whiteface
clown, regularly teamed up with an auguste partner, training some of them
to go on to great fame as solo . Which of the following was not one of Antonet's
partners?
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A. Grock
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B. Beby
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C. Popov
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D. Litte Walter
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