Q 01/05

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

A) PBS

B) Disney Channel

C) CBS

D) Nickelodeon

Answer · why

D) Nickelodeon

It was the highest-rated premiere of any Nickelodeon show up to then.

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

Kids who watched the pilot 'almost universally' called the show Blue's Clues, so that name stuck.

Q 03/05

What was the show's working title before the pilot testing renamed it?

A) Paw Prints

B) Blue Prints

C) Clue Time

D) Puppy Puzzles

Answer · why

B) Blue Prints

Blue is female and, as The New York Times noted, 'never wore a bow'.

Q 04/05

How many clues does Blue leave in each episode?

A) Two

B) Four

C) Three

D) Five

Answer · why

C) Three

Each clue is an object marked with one of her paw prints.

Q 05/05

Where does the host sit to work out the answer at the end of each episode?

A) The Clue Couch

B) The Puzzle Stool

C) The Wonder Bench

D) The Thinking Chair

Answer · why

D) The Thinking Chair

Malcolm Gladwell called Blue's Clues the 'stickiest' TV show ever made in The Tipping Point.