Laurel and Hardy quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   Which military group do Laurel and Hardy join in The Flying Deuces?

   Answer: French Foreign Legion

   Why: The advice to enlist came from Georgette's own husband, a Legion officer whom the lovesick Ollie did not recognise as his rival.

2. 2 Medium

   Why were Laurel and Hardy first cast together in The Lucky Dog?

   Answer: By sheer accident

   Why: Hardy played a crook who robs Laurel in the 1921 short, and both men later said they had entirely forgotten this first film together.

3. 3 Hard

   Why did Stan Laurel keep his hair long and upright on top?

   Answer: To enhance his fright

   Why: The tufty look began when he shaved his head to play a convict in The Second Hundred Years in 1927; the sides stayed short, the top grew long.

4. 4 Easy

   Where does Oliver Hardy look to show his exasperation at Stan?

   Answer: Directly into the camera

   Why: Hardy's camera stare broke the fourth wall long before modern television popularized the comedic technique.

5. 5 Medium

   What was Stan Laurel's original birth name before his stage name?

   Answer: Arthur Stanley Jefferson

   Why: He was born Arthur Stanley Jefferson in 1890; Stan Jefferson was dropped as a stage name because thirteen letters was thought unlucky.

6. 6 Hard

   Why does the new house collapse in The Finishing Touch?

   Answer: A bird lands on it

   Why: The bird is animated, not real; the original script had Stan climbing up for a derby he left on the roof to trigger the collapse.