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1. Pryor grew up in his grandmother's what?
trailer
sweatshop
bed and breakfast
house of ill repute
2. In addition to being a World War II veteran, a bartender, and a small-time boxer, Richard Pryor's father was also what?
a small-time comedian
a small-time hustler
a pimp
an amateur surgeon
3. How old was Richard Pryor when he was expelled from school?
fourteen
sixteen
seventeen
he was never expelled -- he dropped out
4. How did Richard Pryor spend most of his time in the U.S. Army?
in combat in Korea
fixing airplanes
in army prison for assaulting a racist white man
engaging in wacky shenanigans with fellow private Gene Wilder
5. After returning from a visit to Africa in 1979, Pryor swore he would never do what again?
use drugs
buy anything South African
use the n-word in a comedy routine
visit Africa
6. How much money did Richard Pryor earn for his critically-panned role as computer genius Gus Gorman in 1983's Superman III?
$400,000
$1,000,000
$4,000,000
$10,000,000
7. In 1980, Richard Pryor accidentally (or purposely, according to some) did what while in the grip of a drug psychosis?
drove his car off a bridge
set himself on fire
robbed a bank, "as a joke"
agreed to appear in The Toy
8. Pryor was diagnosed with what disease in 1986 -- which inspired him to stop using drugs, and of which he said, "God gave me this ... to save my life."?
multiple sclerosis
Parkinson's disease
Lou Gehrig's disease
lung cancer
9. What was the name of Richard Pryor's children's show, a somewhat more serious, inner city version of Sesame Street?
Street Kids
Kid Row
Laff Riot
Pryor's Place
10. How many times was Richard Pryor married (and to how many different women)?
twice (to the same woman)
four times (to three women)
seven times (to five women)
eight times (to nine women -- long story)
11. In 1998, Richard Pryor's career was recognized with what award (given to a performer for the first time)?
The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
The Yale Humor Award
The Playboy Humor Award
The newly minted Pulitzer Prize for Telling It Like It Is
12. Fill in the blank: Jerry Seinfeld called Richard Pryor, "the _____ of our profession."
Einstein
Picasso
Shakespeare
Van Gogh

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