Q 01/05

What kind of animal is Arthur Read?

A) An aardvark

B) A bear

C) A rabbit

D) A mouse

Answer · why

A) An aardvark

Marc Brown drew him with a long snout in the first books, but the nose shrank steadily over the years.

Q 02/05

In which fictional town is the show set?

A) Springfield

B) Elwood

C) Bluffington

D) Hill Valley

Answer · why

B) Elwood

The suburb bears a strong resemblance to the Boston area, home of producer WGBH.

Q 03/05

Which children's author created Arthur, first as a bedtime story for his son Tolon?

A) Mo Willems

B) Kevin Henkes

C) Marc Brown

D) Marc Simont

Answer · why

C) Marc Brown

The names of his children Tolon, Tucker and Eliza are hidden in the books' illustrations.

Q 04/05

The first picture book about Arthur, published in 1976, was named after which feature of his?

A) His eyes

B) His teeth

C) His ears

D) His nose

Answer · why

D) His nose

Brown has said he was 'literally rescued by Arthur'; the series grew to more than 100 books.

Q 05/05

On what date did the Arthur TV series premiere on PBS?

A) 7 October 1996

B) 3 September 1994

C) 1 October 1998

D) 12 January 1995

Answer · why

A) 7 October 1996

PBS's children's block was then called PTV; the show was announced by WGBH and CINAR in March 1995.