Q 01/05

Which 1890s Richard F. Outcault comic character gave sensationalist journalism its name?

A) The Yellow Kid

B) Happy Hooligan

C) Mutt and Jeff

D) Little Nemo

Answer · why

A) The Yellow Kid

The Yellow Kid: when Hearst lured Outcault away, Pulitzer had George Luks keep drawing the Kid, so two rival papers each ran one.

Q 02/05

As of 2026, which strip created by Rudolph Dirks in 1897 is the oldest comic strip still in syndication?

A) Happy Hooligan

B) The Katzenjammer Kids

C) The Captain and the Kids

D) Gasoline Alley

Answer · why

B) The Katzenjammer Kids

The Katzenjammer Kids: after a court fight, Hearst kept the title, so Dirks drew the same boys for rival papers as The Captain and the Kids.

Q 03/05

Apollo 10's lunar module shared its name with which Peanuts character?

A) Linus

B) Snoopy

C) Woodstock

D) Lucy

Answer · why

B) Snoopy

Snoopy: the lunar module was named for him because it would 'snoop' around Apollo 11's future landing site.

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

Li'l Folks: the name clashed with an older strip by Tack Knight, so the syndicate picked Peanuts, a title Schulz hated.

Q 05/05

What does Lucy van Pelt sell from her booth in Peanuts?

A) Lemonade

B) Advice

C) Fortunes

D) Tickets

Answer · why

B) Advice

Advice: her most regular patient is Charlie Brown, the same boy whose football she keeps yanking away.