Q 01/05

Which 1969 Moon mission used Charlie Brown and Snoopy as the call signs of its two spacecraft?

A) Apollo 8

B) Apollo 10

C) Apollo 11

D) Apollo 13

Answer · why

B) Apollo 10

Apollo 10 was the dress rehearsal for the first Moon landing, and its lunar module Snoopy dropped to within nine miles of the surface. Charlie Brown, ...

Q 02/05

Which band's documentary film beat A Boy Named Charlie Brown to the Oscar for best original song score?

A) The Rolling Stones

B) The Monkees

C) The Beatles

D) The Bee Gees

Answer · why

C) The Beatles

The Beatles took the award for Let It Be, so the Peanuts film, with songs by Rod McKuen, came away with only a nomination.

Q 03/05

Which future Stranger Things star made his acting debut voicing Charlie Brown in The Peanuts Movie?

A) Finn Wolfhard

B) Gaten Matarazzo

C) Caleb McLaughlin

D) Noah Schnapp

Answer · why

D) Noah Schnapp

Noah Schnapp voiced Charlie Brown in the 2015 film at the very start of his career, a year before he turned up on Netflix as Will Byers.

Q 04/05

Which staple of 1960s TV cartoons did Charles Schulz flatly refuse to add to A Charlie Brown Christmas?

A) A laugh track

B) A catchy theme song

C) An adult narrator

D) A celebrity guest voice

Answer · why

A) A laugh track

A laugh track was standard for TV animation, but Schulz felt audiences should not be told when to laugh. Its absence helped convince the network that ...

Q 05/05

Which soft drink company commissioned and sponsored A Charlie Brown Christmas for its first broadcast?

A) Pepsi-Cola

B) Coca-Cola

C) Dr Pepper

D) Royal Crown

Answer · why

B) Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola wanted a holiday special to sponsor and needed an outline within days, so Schulz and his producer drew one up in less than a day. The finish...