The Three Stooges (NES) - Trivia Questions Guide
by Sailor Amaya
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Legal Disclaimer
2. Introduction
3. The Questions and Answers
4. Closing Notes and Special Thanks
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1. Legal Disclaimer
The Three Stooges are copyrighted to Columbia Pictures and
C3 Entertainment. All rights reserved.
The Three Stooges video game copyrighted to Cinemaware and
Activision. All rights reserved.
This guide is copyrighted to me, Sailor Amaya. This guide
is intended for use on GameFAQs and is not to be hosted
elsewhere without my permission. Please see closing notes
for more information.
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2. Introduction
I confess: I am a Three Stooges nerd. I guess it was bound to
happen eventually, as I grew up watching their films with my brother
on our local independent station in the 80s and 90s. Even as
we got older we never grew tired of their antics.
It wasn't until recently that I re-discovered the Stooges, and
this game was part of that. I remember my brother getting this
game on his birthday many years ago and playing it for everyone.
I don't know if he ever beat the game, but from my experience it
can be somewhat difficult. One part of the more difficult segments
of this game is the trivia section, which I found frustrating until
I did some research. Looking at this game's FAQ section, I figured
I could spare other gamers from the same frustration I had by
making a guide that covers these questions and provides the
answers.
"You mean you actually played through this game several times
and found EVERY SINGLE question?" Okay, okay, I cheated a bit.
I used a hex editor and ROM to find the questions, which, luckily
for hex-impaired folks like myself, were put into the ROM as
regular ASCII text. A simple copy and paste followed by a bit
of cleanup and that was that. I did have to play through the
game some and do quite a bit of research to make sure I had the
correct answers, but they're all here.
Also, just for fun, for some of the questions I put in some
"additional info" that provides more facts about the Q&As
and gives insight into the life and times of the Three Stooges.
Is there a lot of information to cover? Why, soitenly!
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4. The Questions and Answers
These questions are listed in the order they were listed in
the ROM data. When you answer these questions in-game, hold down
the proper direction for the answer and press A to confirm.
LEFT-A
UP/DOWN-B
RIGHT-C
Now spread out, ya knuckleheads, cause here come the questions!
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Q: Who were the Howard brothers?
A) Moe, Larry and Curly
B) Moe, Larry and Shemp
C) Moe, Curly and Shemp
A: C) Moe, Curly and Shemp
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Q: How did the Stooges get started in show business?
A) In a play
B) In a vaudeville act
C) On a radio show
A: B) In a vaudeville act
ADDITIONAL INFO: Vaudeville refers to a style of live theatre
that was popular from the late 1880s to the 1920s. These shows
would feature a large variety of acts including music performances,
comedy routines, acrobatics, Shakespeare, magic tricks, and more.
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Q: Who helped Moe get his first movie role?
A) Maurice Costello
B) Ted Healy
C) Lou Costello
A: A) Maurice Costello
ADDITIONAL INFO: Moe worked as an errand boy at Brooklyn-based
Vitagraph Studios in 1909. He would do errands for the actors
and crew at no charge, which impressed Costello so much he offered
young stooge some bit parts in films. Sadly, a fire at the studios
in 1910 destroyed most of Moe's early work.
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Q: What was Moe's real name?
A) Marvin
B) Harold
C) Moses
A: C) Moses
ADDITIONAL INFO: The Howards' original family name was Horwitz.
The name Howard was adapted when they began working in vaudeville.
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Q: In what year was Moe born?
A) 1911
B) 1897
C) 1921
A: B) 1897
ADDITIONAL INFO: Moe was the fourth Howard brother to be born.
Jack, Irving, and Shemp were the first. Curly would follow a
few years later.
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Q: In what year did The Three Stooges sign with Columbia?
A) 1934
B) 1928
C) 1939
A: A) 1934
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Q: Who was Moe married to?
A) Valerie Newman
B) Mabel Haney
C) Helen Schonberger
A: C) Helen Schonberger
ADDITIONAL INFO: Helen was a cousin of the magician Harry Houdini.
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Q: Moe had how many children?
A) 3
B) 2
C) 4
A: B) 2
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Q: In what year did Moe start performing as a Stooge?
A) 1925
B) 1920
C) 1930
A: A) 1925
ADDITIONAL INFO: Moe had been performing in vaudeville for
quite a few years before this, actually. He joined up
with childhood friend Ted Healy in 1922 along with Shemp,
which is really where the "stooge" gimmick began. It wasn't
until 1925 when Larry joined the troupe that the Three Stooges
were officially born.
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Q: In what year did Moe quit performing as a Stooge?
A) 1955
B) 1947
C) 1969
A: C) 1969
ADDITIONAL INFO: Moe's decision to quit the Stooges resulted
from middle-stooge Larry having a stroke in that year. There
were plans to continue the trio after Larry died in January 1975,
with Emil Sitka taking his place. This never happened, however,
as Moe would succumb to lung cancer a few months later.
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Q: Which Stooge enjoyed making hooked rugs?
A) Larry
B) Moe
C) Curly
A: B) Moe
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Q: Which Stooge couldn't stand being late for appointments?
A) Moe
B) Larry
C) Curly
A: A) Moe
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Q: Which Stooge owned a furniture store?
A) Larry
B) Curly
C) Moe
A: C) Moe
ADDITIONAL INFO: Apparantly Moe started this store up after
the Stooges were fired from Columbia Pictures in 1957.
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Q: What was Larry's first name?
A) Lance
B) Louis
C) William
A: B) Louis
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Q: In what year was Larry born?
A) 1902
B) 1917
C) 1890
A: A) 1902
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Q: Who was Larry married to?
A) Helen Schonberger
B) Valerie Newman
C) Mabel Haney
A: C) Mabel Haney
ADDITIONAL INFO: Larry and Mabel met and worked in vaudeville
together along with Mabel's sister under the name "The Mabel
Sisters and Fine".
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Q: Larry had how many children?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
A: B) 2
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Q: In what year did Larry begin performing as a Stooge?
A) 1925
B) 1935
C) 1945
A: A) 1925
ADDITIONAL INFO: Larry was discovered by Moe during a
vaudeville show in Chicago. He was impressed by his skill
with the violin and Russian-style dancing. Moe introducted
him to Healy who offered Larry $90 to join his act and $10
more to ditch the violin.
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Q: In what year did Larry stop performing as a Stooge?
A) 1960
B) 1952
C) 1969
A: C) 1969
ADDITIONAL INFO: Larry suffered a stroke in this year
while filming the movie "Kook's Tour" with Moe and Curly-Joe.
He never performed again and would spend his final years in
nursing homes until he passed away in January of 1975.
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Q: Which Stooge performed in a musical act?
A) Moe
B) Larry
C) Curly
A: B) Larry
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Q: Larry plays what instrument?
A) Violin
B) Flute
C) Drums
A: A) Violin
ADDITIONAL INFO: Larry was quite a virtuoso when it came
to violin playing, and you can see him playing the instrument
in several Stooges shorts. More info about this later.
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Q: Which Stooge hated long conferences?
A) Curly
B) Moe
C) Larry
A: C) Larry
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Q: What was Curly's first name?
A) Gerald
B) Jerome
C) James
A: B) Jerome
ADDITIONAL INFO: Curly was sometimes called "Jerry" or "Babe".
More info on the latter name below...
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Q: In what year was Curly born?
A) 1903
B) 1893
C) 1919
A: A) 1903
ADDITIONAL INFO: Being the baby of the family, mother Jennie
would affectionately call Curly "my baby". His brothers
used to tease him for this and eventually they came up with
another nickname, "Babe". This name would stick with Curly
for the rest of his life, as Moe would call him by this name often.
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Q: Curly had how many children?
A) 3
B) 1
C) 2
A: C) 2
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Q: In what year did Curly start performing as a Stooge?
A) 1937
B) 1932
C) 1944
A: B) 1932
ADDITIONAL INFO: Shemp had left the group in 1932 as he
was tired of Healy's strictness, and wanted to pursue a
solo career. Curly was brought in as a replacement, but
Healy refused at first because of Curly's long brown hair
and mustache, saying that he didn't look like a character.
After shaving his head bald and losing the mustache, Healy
let him join the act.
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Q: In what year did Curly stop performing as a Stooge?
A) 1946
B) 1955
C) 1960
A: A) 1946
ADDITIONAL INFO: While filming the short "Half-Wits Holiday"
in May of 1946, Curly suffered a severe stroke that ended
his career. Shemp was brought back to replace him, but only
with the assurance that it would be a temporary replacement.
Sadly, Curly never returned to full health, and eventually
died in 1952 due to complications from several strokes.
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Q: Which Stooge liked dogs?
A) Larry
B) Moe
C) Curly
A: C) Curly
ADDITIONAL INFO: Curly is said to have cared for numerous
stray dogs that he would find, and he reportedly bought
some as pets during a few of his spending sprees.
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Q: Curly hears "Pop Goes The Weasel", what should you do?
A) Tickle his foot
B) Stop the music
C) Feed him cheese
A: B) Stop the music
ADDITIONAL INFO: This scenario is demonstrated during the
short "Punch Drunks", which is also the basis for the Boxing
mini-game. Whenever Curly hears "Pop Goes the Weasel", he
gets riled up and beats up whoever is in his way, which is
why it's important to stop the music before he moiders ya!
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Q: Curly goes crazy after seeing a mouse, better feed him...
A) Cheese
B) Fruit
C) Rat poison
A: A) Cheese
ADDITIONAL INFO: "Moe, Larry, the Cheese!" This classic
scene can be found in the short film "Horses' Collars".
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Q: Moe, Curly and Shemp appeared in only one film together:
A) "Fright Night"
B) "Hugs and Mugs"
C) "Hold That Lion"
A: C) "Hold That Lion"
ADDITIONAL INFO: This short was made after Curly had his stroke.
He had become well enough at this point to at least make a cameo.
He plays a sleeping passenger on an airplane and does his
signature "dog bark" when the Stooges disturb him. This marks the
only time the three Howard brothers ever appeared on screen together.
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Q: How many 3D films did the Stooges make?
A) 3
B) 2
C) 0
A: B) 2
ADDITIONAL INFO: The short films "Spooks!" and "Pardon My Backfire"
were originally released as regular "2D" films and then remastered
into 3D. I haven't seen them myself but it does sound like an
interesting viewing experience!
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Q: In what year did the Stooges first appear on television?
A) 1958
B) 1947
C) 1971
A: A) 1958
ADDITIONAL INFO: I can't help but find this question misleading.
If it's talking about when the Stooges shorts first entered
syndication then the answer is correct. If it's talking about
their first live appearance then the answer is wrong. The Stooges'
first live television appearance was on the Ed Wynn Show back around
1947/1948.
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Q: In what year did the Stooges finish their last film?
A) 1967
B) 1969
C) 1965
A: C) 1965
ADDITIONAL INFO: Another misleading question. Technically
their last film was "Kook's Tour", which was actually supposed
to be a pilot for a television series that had the guys spending
their retirement traveling the world. It wound up becoming a
film when Larry suffered a stroke while filming and they had to
edit together what footage they had to make it a film. In terms
of being an actual "Three Stooges" film, then the answer above
is correct, as 1965 is when "The Outlaws Is Coming" was released.
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Q: What type of dogs were Curly's favorite?
A) Poodles
B) Boxers
C) Collies
A: B) Boxers
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Q: What type of therapy was Larry given for an acid burn?
A) Violin lessons
B) Swimming
C) Boxing
A: A) Violin lessons
ADDITIONAL INFO: Larry's father ran a jewelry shop, and as part
of the job he would test various metals to see if they were gold
by using a very powerful acid. When Larry was a child he mistook
a bottle of this acid for a drink and tried to drink from it. His
father noticed and quickly slapped it away, but some of the acid
spilled out and landed on Larry's arm, burning him very badly. The
doctors had to perform a skin graft on his arm, and afterwards they
recommended that he take violin lessons to strengthen the muscles
and nerves in the damaged arm.
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Q: Which Stooge loved sports?
A) Curly
B) Moe
C) Larry
A: C) Larry
ADDITIONAL INFO: Larry was a big fan of horse races, and
would always place bets on them. He also loved baseball, and
was also a trained lightweight boxer.
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Q: What was the most popular Three Stooges merchandise?
A) Hand puppets
B) Bubble gum cards
C) T-Shirts
A: B) Bubble gum cards
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Q: In what city did Moe and Curly spend their childhood?
A) Brooklyn
B) Chicago
C) Hollywood
A: A) Brooklyn
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Q: What award were the Stooges nominated for?
A) The Emmy
B) The Grammy
C) The Oscar
A: C) The Oscar
ADDITIONAL INFO: The nomination was for the short film "Men in
Black", and was the only Oscar nomination the Stooges ever
received in their career. They did not win the award. Hmm...
think we should petition for an honorary Oscar in their memory?
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Q: In what year did the Stooges make their first T.V. pilot?
A) 1942
B) 1949
C) 1963
A: B) 1949
ADDITIONAL INFO: The pilot was called "Jerks of All Trades"
and was not picked up by any networks. It remained hidden
from the public until it was made available in the 1990s.
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Q: What was the first product the Stooges endorsed on T.V.?
A) Hot Shot Insecticide
B) Simoniz Car Wax
C) Dickies Slacks
A: A) Hot Shot Insecticide
ADDITIONAL INFO: This was a new one to me. The Simoniz
commercial is pretty well known (it's posted all over YouTube),
and some digging shows that they've done a Dickies ad as well.
Anyone have more information about this?
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Q: What rock group had Moe haircuts?
A) The Stoogephones
B) The Turtles
C) The Beatles
A: C) The Beatles
ADDITIONAL INFO: Ok, this one is pretty obvious. I don't
think they were inspired by Moe when they decided on the
hairstyle, though.
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Q: In what year did the Stooges stop working with Ted Healy?
A) 1920
B) 1934
C) 1949
A: B) 1934
ADDITIONAL INFO: Eh, pretty much is a repeat of the "What
year did they start working for Columbia" question. At this
point the boys had enough of Healy's stubborness and finally
attempted to break away.
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Q: In what city was Larry discovered by Moe?
A) Chicago
B) New York
C) Brooklyn
A: A) Chicago
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Q: Which Stooge was seldom on time for appointments?
A) Curly
B) Moe
C) Larry
A: C) Larry
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Q: What is the Stooges film "Men in Black" about?
A) Was
B) Hospitals
C) Football
A: B) Hospitals
ADDITIONAL INFO: The Doctors job in the game was inspired
by this short. This is also where the famous "Calling Dr. Howard,
Dr. Fine, Dr. Howard" line originated. If you're playing the
Amiga version of the game you will hear this line at the
start of the mini-game.
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Q: What was the name of the hospital in "Men in Black"?
A) Los Arms Hospital
B) Fleecem Memorial
C) Wide Variety Hospital
A: A) Los Arms Hospital
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Q: In "Men in Black", Curly first said what famous line?
A) N'yuk N'yuk N'yuk
B) Ruf Ruf Ruf
C) Woo Woo Woo
A: C) Woo Woo Woo
ADDITIONAL INFO: Curly spouted this phrase when he forgot
his lines. The rest is history.
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Q: The Stooges received a story credit only once, was it:
A) "Pardon My Scotch"
B) "Punch Drunks"
C) "3 Little Pigskins"
A: B) "Punch Drunks"
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Q: When Larry's violin is broken in "Punch Drunks", he gets:
A) A radio
B) Another violin
C) A record player
A: A) A radio
ADDITIONAL INFO: This was also part of the basis of the Boxing
mini-game. In the film you see Larry running to the radio store,
getting a radio that plays "Pop Goes the Weasel", and then
returning before Curly gets knocked out. The mini-game requires
you to play out this scene yourself by controlling Larry and
getting him to the store and back before the end of six rounds.
What you don't see in the game, however, is that after he gets back,
the radio changes songs. Curly is suddenly in trouble again and
Moe smashes the radio over Larry's head in frustration!
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Q: What was the stadium named in "Three Little Pigskins"?
A) Filmore stadium
B) Kilmore stadium
C) Gilmore stadium
A: C) Gilmore stadium
ADDITIONAL INFO: The Los Angeles Gilmore Stadium was built
in 1934 and used mostly for American football games (two
of which were All-Star games). It was demolished in 1952 and
replaced by CBS Television City.
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Q: Which Stooge liked to collect stamps?
A) Curly
B) Moe
C) Larry
A: B) Moe
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Q: Which Stooge was very shy?
A) Curly
B) Moe
C) Larry
A: A) Curly
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Q: The first year with Columbia, the Stooges filmed:
A) 1 short
B) 2 shorts
C) 4 shorts
A: C) 4 shorts
ADDITIONAL INFO: The four shorts filmed were "Women Haters",
"Punch Drunks", "Men in Black", and "Three Little Pigskins".
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Q: Which Stooge was considered the leader of the group?
A) Curly
B) Moe
C) Larry
A: B) Moe
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Q: Which Stooge was considered the crybaby of the group?
A) Larry
B) Curly
C) Moe
A: A) Larry
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Q: In the year 1935, how many shorts did the Stooges make?
A) 5
B) 9
C) 7
A: C) 7
ADDITIONAL INFO: The shorts filmed in this year included:
"Horses' Collars", "Restless Knights", "Pop Goes the Easel",
"Uncivil Warriors", "Pardon My Scotch", "Hoi Polloi", and
"Three Little Beers".
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Q: The Stooges last film with Ted Healy was called:
A) "Dancing Lady"
B) "Hollywood Party"
C) "Plane Nuts"
A: B) "Hollywood Party"
ADDITIONAL INFO: Released in 1934, "Hollywood Party" stars
Jimmy Durante as a movie star who is losing popularity because
he keeps using fake lions in his acts. He decides to change
things by throwing a big party in hopes of attracting Baron
Munchausen, who has come to town with real lions. Ted Healy
and the Stooges make an appearance as photographers.
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Q: In the year 1939, the Stooges released how many comedies?
A) 8
B) 4
C) 12
A: A) 8
ADDITIONAL INFO: The shorts filmed in this year were: "Three
Little Sew and Sews", "We Want Our Mummy", "A Ducking They
Did Go", "Yes, We Have No Bonanza", "Saved By the Belle",
"Calling All Curs", "Oily to Bed, Oily to Rise", and "Three Sappy
People".
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Q: Which Stooge had Norman Maurer as a son in law?
A) Curly
B) Larry
C) Moe
A: C) Moe
ADDITIONAL INFO: Norman Maurer married Moe's daughter Joan
in 1947. He also produced the Three Stooges feature films
that were released in the 1960s, and was the executive
producer on the live-action segments from the Three Stooges
cartoon.
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Q: Which football teams was used in "Three Little Pigskins"
A) Notre Dame
B) Loyola
C) Yale
A: B) Loyola
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Q: Which Stooge was a lifeguard as a teenager?
A) Moe
B) Curly
C) Larry
A: A) Moe
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Q: Which Stooge didn't play the ukuele?
A) Moe
B) Curly
C) Larry
A: C) Larry
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4. Closing Notes and Special Thanks
If you would like to use this guide on your site, please e-mail
me for permission at
[email protected]. Feel free to send
any questions, comments, corrections, death threats, etc. if you
have any.
Special thanks go out to:
- Nintendo
- Cinemaware and Activision for making/porting this game
- GameFAQs
- My brother
- The following websites:
- Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com)
- The Three Stooges Official Website (www.threestooges.com)
- The Three Stooges Online Filmography (www.threestooges.net)
- StoogeWorld (www.stoogeworld.com)
- Three Stooges Wikipedia article (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Stooges)
- The Three Stooges themselves for bringing laughter to millions
of people with their antics for several decade past and several
more to come.
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