The Spanish Inquisition sketch
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The Spanish Inquisition sketch is a famous Monty Python comedy routine known for its absurd surprise entrances and the catchphrase “Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!”
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Spanish Inquisition sketch canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20880420 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Spanish Inquisition sketch Context triple: [One Down, Five to Go, hasPart, The Spanish Inquisition sketch]
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A.
The Family sketch
The Family sketch is a recurring comedy sketch from The Carol Burnett Show that introduced the dysfunctional Harper family, later expanded into the sitcom Mama’s Family.
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B.
Sketches of Spain
Sketches of Spain is a landmark 1960 jazz album by Miles Davis that blends orchestral arrangements with Spanish folk and classical influences, created in collaboration with arranger Gil Evans.
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C.
A History of the Inquisition of Spain and Portugal
A History of the Inquisition of Spain and Portugal is a comprehensive multi-volume historical study examining the origins, procedures, and impact of the Spanish and Portuguese Inquisitions.
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D.
Singeing of the King of Spain’s Beard
Singeing of the King of Spain’s Beard was the daring 1587 preemptive naval raid led by Sir Francis Drake against the Spanish fleet at Cádiz, which delayed the launch of the Spanish Armada.
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E.
Index of Prohibited Books (Spanish Inquisition)
The Index of Prohibited Books of the Spanish Inquisition was an official catalog of writings banned for reasons of heresy or moral danger, used to control religious doctrine and censor intellectual life in early modern Spain.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Spanish Inquisition sketch Target entity description: The Spanish Inquisition sketch is a famous Monty Python comedy routine known for its absurd surprise entrances and the catchphrase “Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!”
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A.
The Family sketch
The Family sketch is a recurring comedy sketch from The Carol Burnett Show that introduced the dysfunctional Harper family, later expanded into the sitcom Mama’s Family.
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B.
Sketches of Spain
Sketches of Spain is a landmark 1960 jazz album by Miles Davis that blends orchestral arrangements with Spanish folk and classical influences, created in collaboration with arranger Gil Evans.
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C.
A History of the Inquisition of Spain and Portugal
A History of the Inquisition of Spain and Portugal is a comprehensive multi-volume historical study examining the origins, procedures, and impact of the Spanish and Portuguese Inquisitions.
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D.
Singeing of the King of Spain’s Beard
Singeing of the King of Spain’s Beard was the daring 1587 preemptive naval raid led by Sir Francis Drake against the Spanish fleet at Cádiz, which delayed the launch of the Spanish Armada.
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E.
Index of Prohibited Books (Spanish Inquisition)
The Index of Prohibited Books of the Spanish Inquisition was an official catalog of writings banned for reasons of heresy or moral danger, used to control religious doctrine and censor intellectual life in early modern Spain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.