Q 01/05

Which marine-science educator created SpongeBob SquarePants?

A) Stephen Hillenburg

B) Genndy Tartakovsky

C) Craig McCracken

D) John Kricfalusi

Answer · why

A) Stephen Hillenburg

Stephen Hillenburg taught marine science before animation; his inspiration was The Intertidal Zone, an educational comic he drew in the 1980s while te...

Q 02/05

Which Hanna-Barbera series, running on ABC from 1960 to 1966, was the first animated sitcom in US prime time?

A) Jonny Quest

B) The Jetsons

C) The Flintstones

D) Yogi Bear

Answer · why

C) The Flintstones

The Flintstones was such a hit that it set off a brief fad for evening cartoons, with Top Cat and The Jetsons following it onto ABC's schedule within ...

Q 03/05

In the Scooby-Doo franchise, what breed is the talking dog who travels with four teenage sleuths?

A) Bloodhound

B) Saint Bernard

C) English Mastiff

D) Great Dane

Answer · why

D) Great Dane

Great Dane: designer Iwao Takamoto asked a breeder what made a prize-winner, then drew Scooby-Doo as the opposite, with bowed legs and a back that is ...

Q 04/05

What is the name of the brightly painted van driven by the teenage sleuths in Scooby-Doo?

A) The Ghost Wagon

B) The Mystery Machine

C) The Spook Buggy

D) The Clue Cruiser

Answer · why

B) The Mystery Machine

The Mystery Machine suits a show built to a network brief: executive Fred Silverman wanted a cross between the old radio serial I Love a Mystery and a...

Q 05/05

The Simpsons began as animated shorts around the ad breaks of which variety programme?

A) The Tracey Ullman Show

B) Saturday Night Live

C) The Carol Burnett Show

D) In Living Color

Answer · why

A) The Tracey Ullman Show

The Simpsons debuted as shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show on 19 April 1987, after producer James L. Brooks asked cartoonist Matt Groening to pitch anim...