Q 01/05

Why did Bob Ross first perm his straight hair?

A) To seem taller on camera

B) To save money on haircuts

C) To hide early hair loss

D) To copy his painting mentor

Answer · why

B) To save money on haircuts

To save money on haircuts, Bob Ross swapped his regular crew cut for a perm that needed fewer trims. He came to dislike the curls but kept them for th...

Q 02/05

Before painting on TV, Bob Ross spent 20 years in which branch of the United States military?

A) Army

B) Navy

C) Air Force

D) Marine Corps

Answer · why

C) Air Force

The Air Force kept Bob Ross in uniform from 1961 to 1981. He painted during short daily work breaks, which is how he learned to finish a landscape so ...

Q 03/05

After years as a tough military taskmaster, Bob Ross vowed never again to do what?

A) Wear a uniform

B) Wake before dawn

C) Salute a superior

D) Raise his voice

Answer · why

D) Raise his voice

Raise his voice is the one thing Bob Ross swore off, having been the man who screamed at latecomers and ordered latrines scrubbed. His hushed TV deliv...

Q 04/05

By his own estimate, roughly how many paintings did Bob Ross complete in his lifetime?

A) 1,000

B) 3,000

C) 10,000

D) 30,000

Answer · why

D) 30,000

30,000 is the figure Bob Ross gave for his life's output, yet his originals rarely come up for sale. His business kept most of the TV canvases rather ...

Q 05/05

Peapod, the pet Bob Ross showed off in spare minutes on The Joy of Painting, was which kind of animal?

A) Raccoon

B) Chipmunk

C) Squirrel

D) Rabbit

Answer · why

C) Squirrel

A squirrel named Peapod was one of many that Bob Ross took in injured or abandoned and filmed in his garden. He had been nursing wild animals back to ...