South Park Quiz

1. South Park was created by which two comedians, who also write, direct, and voice most of the characters?

1. Matt Groening and Al Jean
2. Mike Judge and Greg Daniels
3. Seth MacFarlane and Mike Judge
4. Trey Parker and Matt Stone

2. In which US state is the fictional mountain town of South Park located?

1. Colorado
2. Montana
3. Utah
4. Wyoming

3. The four main boys are Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and:

1. Butters Stotch
2. Jimmy Valmer
3. Kenny McCormick
4. Timmy Burch

4. Kenny McCormick is famous for which running gag in the show's early seasons?

1. Always wearing different coloured clothes
2. Being the richest kid in town
3. Dying in almost every episode and returning the next
4. Never speaking clearly

5. Eric Cartman is best described as:

1. A manipulative, bigoted, self-centred bully who is also one of the funniest characters on TV
2. A shy, misunderstood outcast
3. A straightforward comedic sidekick
4. The group's moral compass

6. South Park premiered on Comedy Central in which year?

1. 1994
2. 1997
3. 1999
4. 2001

7. South Park's animation began using actual cut-out paper construction, but now uses digital software. Approximately how quickly is each episode produced?

1. 48 hours
2. 6 months
3. 6 weeks
4. About 6 days

8. The Season 5 episode 'Scott Tenorman Must Die' is widely considered one of the greatest South Park episodes. What does Cartman do to get his revenge?

1. He frames Scott for a crime
2. He gets Scott expelled from school
3. He gets Scott's parents killed and feeds them to Scott in chilli
4. He steals Scott's money back

9. The Season 9 episode 'Trapped in the Closet' satirised which organisation so aggressively that a cast member quit the show over it?

1. Freemasonry
2. Scientology
3. The Catholic Church
4. The Mormon Church

10. Who is Butters Stotch — the recurring character introduced as a more prominent character in Season 5?

1. A naively innocent, sweet-natured boy who is constantly exploited by the other boys
2. Cartman's arch-enemy
3. Kenny's replacement
4. The class genius

11. The beloved Chef character — voiced by Isaac Hayes — was killed in a Season 10 episode after Hayes left the show. How did Chef die?

1. He fell off a bridge, was impaled, then mauled by a lion and bear
2. He peacefully retired to a farm
3. He was hit by a car
4. He was killed by Cartman

12. The Season 10 episode 'Make Love, Not Warcraft' is a fan favourite about the boys playing World of Warcraft. How do they defeat the invincible griefer?

1. They hack into the game
2. They recruit all the players on the server
3. They report him to Blizzard and he gets banned
4. They spend weeks grinding kills on boars to level up enough to defeat him

13. South Park: The Stick of Truth (2014), the acclaimed video game RPG, was developed with Parker and Stone's heavy involvement. Which studio made it?

1. BioWare
2. Blizzard Entertainment
3. Naughty Dog
4. Obsidian Entertainment

14. South Park's famous 'Kyle's mum' song — the most offensive song ever (within the show) — is sung by which character about whom?

1. Cartman about Kyle's mum
2. Kyle about Cartman's mum
3. Mr Mackey about the principal
4. Stan about his own mother

15. Randy Marsh — Stan's father — has evolved from a minor character into one of the show's most prominent. In later seasons he pursues which career?

1. Being a rock star
2. Managing a fast food chain
3. Politics
4. Running a marijuana farm called Tegridy Farms

16. South Park's first TV movie special — broadcast on Comedy Central in 1999 — was called 'South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut.' It won an Oscar nomination for which category?

1. Best Animated Feature
2. Best Original Screenplay
3. Best Original Song ('Blame Canada')
4. Best Picture

17. Kenny McCormick's face is almost never fully seen because he wears which garment that obscures it?

1. A balaclava
2. A bandana
3. A ski mask
4. An orange parka with the hood drawn tightly around his face

18. The South Park characters were originally created using which low-tech medium before becoming a full TV series?

1. Claymation
2. Computer-generated graphics
3. Cut-out construction paper animation made for a Christmas card video
4. Hand-drawn pencil animation

19. Which South Park episode — part of a serialised story arc — directly satirised Amazon and its treatment of warehouse workers?

1. 'Band in China'
2. 'Basic Cable'
3. 'The Pandemic Special'
4. 'Unfulfilled' / 'Bike Parade'

20. South Park famously treats every target equally — skewering liberals, conservatives, celebrities, and religions. Which of these has Parker and Stone said they identify as politically?

1. Democrats
2. Libertarians
3. Republicans
4. They refuse to label themselves