Q 01/05

What does Doug write in as he narrates every episode?

A) His journal

B) His sketchbook

C) A class essay

D) A letter home

Answer · why

A) His journal

His journal frames every story, yet creator Jim Jinkins did not keep one himself: he drew instead, and those doodles are where Doug began.

Q 02/05

Which two series premiered alongside Doug on Nickelodeon's first Nicktoons night?

A) Rugrats and Rocko's Modern Life

B) Rocko's Modern Life and Hey Arnold!

C) Aaahh!!! Real Monsters and KaBlam!

D) Rugrats and The Ren & Stimpy Show

Answer · why

D) Rugrats and The Ren & Stimpy Show

Rugrats and The Ren & Stimpy Show made the bigger splash, yet Doug was the one a rival later bought: Disney took over the show and its studio in 1996.

Q 03/05

Which town does Doug's family move to at the start of the series?

A) Bloatsburg

B) Bluffsville

C) Bluffington

D) Burbank

Answer · why

C) Bluffington

Bluffington began as an escape: Jim Jinkins started doodling Doug's world in the 1980s, when his work had dried up and a relationship had ended.

Q 04/05

Doug's fictional town is loosely based on which real city, creator Jim Jinkins's hometown?

A) Raleigh, North Carolina

B) Columbus, Ohio

C) Richmond, Virginia

D) Baltimore, Maryland

Answer · why

C) Richmond, Virginia

Richmond, Virginia: Jinkins wrote people he grew up with there into the show, so Doug's teacher Mrs. Wingo is named after the best teacher he says he ...

Q 05/05

What does Doug wear on his head as a superhero?

A) Colander

B) Swim cap

C) Belt

D) Sock

Answer · why

C) Belt

A belt, plus underpants worn over his clothes: creator Jim Jinkins says he has a photo of himself wearing underpants that way when he was about Doug's...