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Google.

Harpo Marx played the harp.
Chico Marx played the piano.
What instrument did Groucho play?

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Ask a question about someone famous, living or dead, & see if anyone knows the answer without using [View all] red dog 1 Mar 2020 OP

Harmonica? DarthDem Mar 2020 #1

Nope red dog 1 Mar 2020 #18

Pure guess based on the clue mercuryblues Mar 2020 #2

WinnerWinnerChicken Dinner! red dog 1 Mar 2020 #19

We See Him Playing It... ProfessorGAC Apr 2020 #70

This message was self-deleted by its author NoPasaran Jul 2020 #163

I think larwdem Mar 2020 #3

He played guitar red dog 1 Mar 2020 #20

ocarina? consider_this Mar 2020 #4

What is an "ocarina"? red dog 1 Mar 2020 #21

here's an example consider_this Mar 2020 #23

Thanks for that red dog 1 Mar 2020 #25

the buffoon? uriel1972 Mar 2020 #5

I do know that Groucho played guitar in "Horse Feathers". Mister Ed Mar 2020 #6

WinnerWinnerChicken Dinner! red dog 1 Mar 2020 #22

I Stand Corrected ProfessorGAC Apr 2020 #71

Okay. Question: What was Elton John's given name? Mister Ed Mar 2020 #7

re Elton consider_this Mar 2020 #8

Reginald Dwight TexasBushwhacker Mar 2020 #10

Elvis Costello is DarthDem Mar 2020 #12

And Declan's dad was bandleader Ross McManus TexasBushwhacker Mar 2020 #15

Never knew that, thanks! DarthDem Mar 2020 #16

I'm going with FiveGoodMen Mar 2020 #26

Groucho played the Guitar n/t TexasBushwhacker Mar 2020 #9

TV actor John Laroquette was the narrator of which classic horror film? TexasBushwhacker Mar 2020 #11

Rocky Horror? DarthDem Mar 2020 #13

Nope. This film was a 70s low budget slasher film TexasBushwhacker Mar 2020 #14

Ah, right DarthDem Mar 2020 #17

Don't know, but . . . gratuitous Apr 2020 #28

Hint - John is from New Orleans TexasBushwhacker Apr 2020 #29

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That's not the last film he directed red dog 1 Apr 2020 #56

This message was self-deleted by its author red dog 1 Apr 2020 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author red dog 1 Apr 2020 #33

What was Groucho Marx's birth name? red dog 1 Apr 2020 #34

Julius Henry Marx. Wolf Frankula Apr 2020 #37

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