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The Gorge of Eternal Peril was featured in Monty Python and the Holy Grail
, past which King Arthur and his knights would supposedly reach the Holy Grail. To cross the bridge across, one had to answer three questions, which were usually phrased in the form of the person's name, their quest, and a ludicrously simple question, such as the person's favorite color or a running gag such as the speed of an unladen swallow. (The exception to this is Sir Robin, who is asked the Capital of Assyria) If any of the questions are answered incorrectly, they would be cast into the gorge.

In fact, when the old man asks King Arthur about the speed of an unladen swallow, Arthur asks for clarification: "what do you mean? An African or European swallow?" When the old man replies "Uh...I don't know that...", he himself is cast into the gorge, allowing Arthur to cross.

It was parodied in the game ''Fallout 2

Trivia

In the published version of the Grail script, Arthur and Bedevere's scene at the Gorge is followed by a similar encounter on a seashore. Another old man, this one with a boat, says that the knights must answer 28 questions before being allowed to cross the sea. They throw him in the water and take the boat.

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