Question 1

True or false: Terry Jones co-wrote the screenplay for the film 'Life of Brian' with the other Pythons.

Accepted Answer

True. He was a key writer on the script, which was famously controversial for its religious satire.

Question 2

True or false: Terry Jones was a member of the Monty Python comedy group and directed Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Accepted Answer

True. He co-directed the film with Terry Gilliam and was a core Python writer and performer.

Question 3

True or false: Terry Jones was a respected historian specializing in medieval Europe and the Crusades.

Accepted Answer

True. He hosted TV documentaries like 'Terry Jones' Medieval Lives' and wrote academic-style history books.

Question 4

True or false: Terry Jones was the only Monty Python member to never perform in drag on the show.

Accepted Answer

False. He famously played many female characters, like the housewife in 'The Spanish Inquisition' sketch.

Question 5

True or false: Terry Jones wrote a bestselling children's book about a friendly dragon.

Accepted Answer

False. He wrote several children's books, but his most famous is 'The Saga of Erik the Viking', not about a dragon.

Question 6

True or false: Terry Jones was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Oxford for his historical work.

Accepted Answer

False. He received an honorary degree from the University of St Andrews, not Oxford.

Question 7

True or false: Terry Jones voiced the character of Mr. Toad in the 1996 film The Wind in the Willows.

Accepted Answer

True. He starred as Mr. Toad in a live-action adaptation he also co-wrote and directed.

Question 8

True or false: Terry Jones was a trained opera singer before joining Monty Python.

Accepted Answer

False. He studied English at Cambridge and was a comedian from the start; no opera training.

Terry Jones Trivia Questions