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Q 01What is Homer Simpson's most famous catchphrase?
D'oh!
Homer's 'D'oh!' entered the Oxford English Dictionary in 2001, spelled 'doh' and defined as expressing frustration at realising things have turned out badly.
Q 02In 'The Principal and the Pauper', Springfield's principal is exposed as an impostor named what?
Armin Tamzarian
Armin Tamzarian, an orphan from Capital City, took over the identity of his missing army sergeant, the real Skinner, after Agnes Skinner mistook him for her son.
Q 03For which episode did Homer's voice actor win his first Emmy?
Lisa's Pony
Homer's voice actor won the 1992 Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for 'Lisa's Pony', the first of his several Emmys for the role.
Q 04The Simpsons first appeared as shorts on what variety television program?
The Tracey Ullman Show
The Simpson family characters made their debut in 1987 as animated shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show before spinning off into their own half-hour series.
Q 05What is Bart Simpson's full first name?
Bartholomew
Bart is short for Bartholomew; his full name is Bartholomew JoJo Simpson, and 'Bart' is the shortened form used throughout the series.
Q 06What musical instrument does Lisa Simpson famously play?
Saxophone
Lisa Simpson is a gifted musician who plays the baritone saxophone, often seen performing jazz.
Q 07What is the name of the tavern Homer Simpson frequently visits?
Moe's Tavern
Moe's Tavern belongs to Moe Szyslak, the target of Bart's prank calls; The Drunken Clam is the Family Guy bar.
Q 08In what year did the first 'Treehouse of Horror' episode air?
1990
The first 'Treehouse of Horror' aired on October 25, 1990, as the third episode of season two, originally billed as 'The Simpsons Halloween Special'.
Q 09What does The Simpsons deliberately keep vague about Springfield?
Its exact state is never explicitly revealed.
The town was named after Springfield, Oregon, which the creator as a child believed was the Springfield of the sitcom Father Knows Best; the aim was that 'everyone will think it's their Springfield'.
Q 10Who is credited as the creator of the animated sitcom *The Simpsons*?
Matt Groening
Matt Groening's parents were Homer and Margaret, his sisters Lisa and Maggie; Bart is an anagram of 'brat'. The shorts began in 1987 and the series in 1989.
Q 11Homer's 'D'oh!' was borrowed from which Laurel and Hardy supporting actor's minced 'damn!'?
Jimmy Finlayson
Jimmy Finlayson's drawn-out 'D'ohhh', a minced 'damn!' in Laurel and Hardy films, was the model for Homer's line; Matt Groening asked for it faster, producing the clipped 'D'oh!'.
Q 12What was the title of the very first Simpsons short, broadcast on April 19, 1987?
Good Night
'Good Night', in which Homer and Marge tuck the children in, aired on April 19, 1987; forty-eight shorts ran over three seasons before the half-hour series.
Q 13Which jazz musician does Lisa Simpson regard as her idol?
Bleeding Gums Murphy
Q 21What is the name of the Springfield convenience store run by Apu and his brother Sanjay?
Kwik-E-Mart
Kwik-E-Mart was made real in 2007, when 7-Eleven rebranded a dozen stores to promote the movie; Buy-N-Large is WALL-E's megacorp.
Q 22Who voices Bart Simpson?
Nancy Cartwright
Cartwright went in to audition for Lisa and found Bart more appealing; Yeardley Smith, who got Lisa, had read for Bart.
Q 23What is the full name of Krusty the Clown?
Herschel Shmoikel Pinchas Yerucham Krustofsky
Krusty's full name is Herschel Shmoikel Pinchas Yerucham Krustofsky; his father, Rabbi Hyman Krustofsky, was voiced by Jackie Mason, who won a 1992 Emmy for the role.
Bleeding Gums Murphy, the saxophonist Lisa meets on a bridge in 'Moaning Lisa', is her jazz idol; his death in 'Round Springfield' devastates her.
Q 14Who is the Simpsons' relentlessly cheerful, devout next-door neighbour, whose 'Hi-diddly-ho' Homer cannot stand?
Ned Flanders
Ned Flanders' piety grew so exaggerated that 'Flanderization' became the word for inflating one trait until it defines a character; he runs the Leftorium.
Q 15Duff Beer's caped spokesman parodies the 1970s mascot of which real brewery?
Budweiser
The spokesman parodies Bud Man, the caped Budweiser mascot introduced in 1969; in-universe several actors have played the role, and the character is treated as ageless.
Q 16How is Homer's famous 'D'oh!' traditionally written in Simpsons scripts?
(annoyed grunt)
Several official episode titles use the phrase, including 'E-I-E-I-(Annoyed Grunt)'. The sound was recorded in the BBC radio show It's That Man Again as early as 1945.
Q 17What is the name of the Simpson family's pet dog?
Santa's Little Helper
Santa's Little Helper was a losing racing dog Homer bet on in the 1989 Christmas special that launched the series; Bart persuaded Homer to keep him.
Q 18Who provides the voice for Homer Simpson?
Dan Castellaneta
Dan Castellaneta is the voice actor for Homer Simpson, as well as numerous other characters including Krusty the Clown, Barney Gumble, and Grampa Simpson.
Q 19What is Principal Skinner's first name?
Seymour
Principal Seymour Skinner is a Vietnam veteran who lives with his overbearing mother Agnes; their relationship was written as a nod to Norman Bates and his mother.
Q 20Which character frequently says "Excellent!" while steepling his fingers?
Mr. Burns
Mr. Burns' finger-steeple came from Harry Shearer's old Saturday Night Live colleague Jim Downey; the 'Excellent' is muttered low and slow.
Q 24Who is Bart Simpson's best friend?
Milhouse Van Houten
Milhouse Van Houten, Bart's bespectacled best friend, nurses a hopeless crush on Lisa; 'Everything's coming up Milhouse' marks his one moment of luck.
Q 25What is Groundskeeper Willie's nationality?
Scottish
Scottish by improvisation: Dan Castellaneta tried other accents in the booth before the Scots one stuck; Willie's claimed hometown has shifted between episodes, Kirkwall in Orkney among them.
Q 26What is Barney Gumble's favorite alcoholic beverage?
Duff Beer
Barney's drink of choice is Duff Beer; he sobered up in the season 11 episode 'Days of Wine and D'oh'ses' and once made a documentary about his alcoholism titled 'Pukahontas'.
Q 27Sideshow Bob first went to prison for framing his boss Krusty for what crime?
Armed robbery
Bart exposed the frame-up, starting a feud in which Bob has spent, by his own count, 24 years trying to kill a ten-year-old.
Q 28Who composed the iconic theme music for The Simpsons?
Danny Elfman
Danny Elfman composed the theme in 1989 after Matt Groening asked for a retro-style piece; Elfman has called it the most-heard music he has ever written.
Q 29Which ultra-violent cartoon-within-a-cartoon do Bart and Lisa watch on Krusty's programme?
Itchy & Scratchy
Itchy & Scratchy reverses Tom and Jerry: Itchy the mouse gruesomely murders Scratchy the cat in the shorts shown on Krusty's show.
Q 30What is the name of the mascot for Duff Beer?
Duffman
Duffman, the caped Duff Beer mascot known for his pelvic thrusts and the catchphrase 'Oh, yeah!', is voiced by Hank Azaria, who also plays Moe and Chief Wiggum.