Q 01/05

Which 1890s Richard F. Outcault character, an early comic strip, gave sensationalist journalism its name?

A) The Yellow Kid

B) Happy Hooligan

C) Mutt and Jeff

D) Buster Brown

Answer · why

A) The Yellow Kid

Mickey Dugan in his yellow nightshirt appeared in Pulitzer's New York World and then Hearst's Journal from 1895 to 1898.

Q 02/05

Which strip, created by Rudolph Dirks in 1897, is the oldest comic strip still in syndication?

A) Bringing Up Father

B) The Katzenjammer Kids

C) The Blondie Bumsteads

D) Gasoline Alley Days

Answer · why

B) The Katzenjammer Kids

It was inspired by Wilhelm Busch's German story Max and Moritz; the last original strip ran in 2006 but reprints continue.

Q 03/05

Peanuts ran from October 1950 to February 2000. How many strips did Charles Schulz produce in all?

A) 9,125

B) 12,000

C) 15,550

D) 17,897

Answer · why

D) 17,897

He drew every one himself, including lettering and coloring, which is why it has been called the longest story ever told by one human being.

Q 04/05

What was the original title of Schulz's weekly panel cartoon before United Features renamed it Peanuts?

A) Little Brown

B) Sparky's Gang

C) Li'l Folks

D) Good Ol' Charlie Brown

Answer · why

C) Li'l Folks

The author of the retired 1930s strip Little Folks objected to the name, and Schulz never liked "Peanuts".

Q 05/05

How much does Lucy charge for advice at her psychiatric booth in Peanuts?

A) Five cents

B) A quarter

C) One cent

D) Ten cents

Answer · why

A) Five cents

The booth parodies a lemonade stand; one real psychiatrist called Lucy "very much the modern doctor".