Q 01/05

On which network did Blue's Clues premiere in September 1996?

A) PBS

B) Disney Channel

C) Cartoon Network

D) Nickelodeon

Answer · why

D) Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon left the show's young creators alone in a conference room for a month to invent it, and from its first week it was the top-rated preschool...

Q 02/05

Blue was originally conceived as what kind of animal?

A) A rabbit

B) A bear

C) A fish

D) A cat

Answer · why

D) A cat

A cat was the plan until network executives said they already had a cat show on the way, so Blue was redrawn as a puppy.

Q 03/05

What was the working title of Blue's Clues?

A) Blue's Trail

B) Blue Prints

C) Follow Blue

D) Blue's Puzzle

Answer · why

B) Blue Prints

Blue Prints was the title on the test pilot, but the children who watched it 'almost universally' called the show Blue's Clues, so the name changed.

Q 04/05

How many clues does Blue leave in each episode?

A) One

B) Three

C) Six

D) Twelve

Answer · why

B) Three

Three, and the host almost never spots them first: he plays dumb and pauses so that children at home can shout out where each clue is.

Q 05/05

In Blue's Clues, where does the host sit to work out the answer once all the clues are found?

A) The Clue Couch

B) The Puzzle Stool

C) The Wonder Bench

D) The Thinking Chair

Answer · why

D) The Thinking Chair

The Thinking Chair is a big red armchair where the host asks viewers for help, then sings that they solved it 'because we're really smart'.