When was the last time you checked out the Muppet Wiki? You can learn a lot just by clicking around randomly for a few hours... There's really a ton of information there that you never knew, even if you're a huge geek, which, let's face it, you are.
So let's play a little game I'm calling Wikitrivia. Below are a bunch of trivia questions about stuff that's on the wiki. Maybe you already know all this stuff, but if not, click on the answer links for the answers to the questions and craploads of further info.
And yes, I know you could just hover your mouse over the links to see the answers without reading the articles, but come on, man. That's no fun.
1. What is the name of Elmo's large-headed father?
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2. Which Muppet performer played Scred in the Land of Gorch sketches on the first season of Saturday Night Live?
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3. Which Muppet Show guest star appeared in the film Cabaret alongside considerably more famous fellow Muppet Show guest stars Joel Grey and Liza Minelli?
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4. Which episode of The Muppet Show included a writing credit for "The Hatrack?"
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5. In Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas, which member of the Riverbottom Nightmare Band was performed by Richard Hunt?
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6. In 1981, the Muppets appeared in commercials for what camera company?
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7. What direct-to-video Muppet production featured Caroll Spinney's own puppet creations, Picklepuss and Pop?
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8. What 1974 Muppet TV special includes the "Froggy Went A-courtin'" sequence with Kermit riding a bicycle... five whole years before The Muppet Movie?
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9. The name "Rgllmzaxpoops" was briefly considered for which group of Fraggle Rock characters?
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10. Who was the guitarist for The Jim Henson Hour's house band Solid Foam?
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11. Which Frank Oz character sang the instant classic song "Accidents Happen" with Elmo in the 2007 Sesame Street home video release Elmo's Potty Time?
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12. What future teen drama star appeared in an episode of the Henson sitcom Aliens in the Family, in which he was eaten by the family pet?
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13. What's the name of the Egyptian prince who befriends Big Bird and Snuffy in the Sesame Street special Don't Eat the Pictures?
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14. What's the name of the restaurant -- well, it's more of a supper club -- where Kermit and Piggy dance and Lady Holiday's necklace is stolen in The Great Muppet Caper?
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15. What actor appeared with the Southern Colonel Muppet in the "Change Your Face" sketch on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1969?
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