Discover Mel Brooks’ Unique Personality Test Crafted for The New York Times
Mel Brooks: The Comedic Genius Behind a Unique Personality Quiz for The New York Times
Mel Brooks’ Diverse Talents Span Comedy, Film, and Now Quizzing
Mel Brooks, the iconic 99-year-old director of “Blazing Saddles,” has recently added a new talent to his extensive repertoire. Known as a comedian, actor, filmmaker, and Oscar-winning screenwriter, Brooks now explores the world of personality quizzes. The latest endeavor comes in collaboration with The New York Times, who provided limited details but stated, “the comedy legend devised a personality test for us.”
The Mel Brooks Questionnaire: A Humorous and Intriguing Approach
Dubbed “The Mel Brooks Questionnaire,” the quiz has attracted the participation of two celebrities thus far. With a unique twist, the test challenges participants with prompts like “Describe Your Favorite Fragrance” and “Draw a still life of flowers in a vase you’d like to receive on your birthday.” The first celebrity to take on the challenge, Rob Reiner, humorously rendered a smirking stick man noting, “The only thing I know how to draw.”
Exploring Personal Preferences and Dream Scenarios
As part of the quiz, participants are quizzed on their architectural tastes by being asked to identify which architect would design their dream house. They are also asked to circle their “preferred fruits” and “acceptable forms of footwear,” with choices like “sandal,” “loafer,” and “none.”
Brooks’ questionnaire further prompts participants to name their desired neighborhood and specific restaurant for a special dinner. There’s also room to specify theoretical food and drink orders during this hypothetical dining experience, adding a delightful personal touch to the quiz.
Maya Rudolph and the Eccentric Elements of Brooks’ Questionnaire
Maya Rudolph, the second participant in the quiz for The New York Times, ranked different forms of transportation, listing “car” first and “canoe” last, with “donkey” also featured among the options. Another eccentric request from the quiz asks participants to “draw the spaceship that would take you all the way to Mars,” to which Reiner humorously repeated his iconic stick figure drawing.
A Nostalgic Trip through Career Ambitions and Cinematic Favorites
The questionnaire delivers nostalgia, asking participants about their career ambitions at ages 5, 15, 21, and 89. It also features quirky categories like “Eggs!” with multiple preparation options and “Hats!” offering selections from a “Sherlock Holmes’ deerstalker” to “Whistler’s mother’s bonnet.”
Concluding the quiz, respondents are asked to select their “favorite comedy film of all-time” from a list comprising Brooks’ masterpieces such as “The Producers,” “Blazing Saddles,” “Young Frankenstein,” “High Anxiety,” and “Spaceballs.” The notable absentee from the options is “Dracula: Dead and Loving It,” leaving humor lovers intrigued and entertained by Brooks’ taste.
