Q 01/05

Frosty the Snowman's songwriters also wrote which holiday favourite?

A) Here Comes Santa Claus

B) Easter Parade

C) Here Comes Peter Cottontail

D) Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree

Answer · why

C) Here Comes Peter Cottontail

Here Comes Peter Cottontail. Jack Rollins and Steve Nelson went on to write 'Smokey the Bear' in 1952, slipping an extra 'the' into the mascot's name ...

Q 02/05

Which singing cowboy made the first recording of 'Frosty the Snowman' in 1950?

A) Roy Rogers

B) Tex Ritter

C) Rex Allen

D) Gene Autry

Answer · why

D) Gene Autry

Gene Autry. His 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' had topped the charts the Christmas before, so the song's writers pitched him their snowman as the fo...

Q 03/05

In the song 'Frosty the Snowman', what are Frosty's two eyes made out of?

A) Buttons

B) Coal

C) Pebbles

D) Chestnuts

Answer · why

B) Coal

Coal. The same line gives him a corncob pipe and a button nose rather than the usual carrot, and the 1969 TV special drew him to match.

Q 04/05

In the original 1950 lyrics, Frosty waves goodbye promising to be back when?

A) Next winter

B) Again someday

C) On New Year's Day

D) At the first snowfall

Answer · why

B) Again someday

Again someday. The 1950 lyrics never mention Christmas at all; it was the 1969 TV special that changed the farewell, sending Frosty off with a promise...

Q 05/05

Frosty Returns was co-directed by Bill Melendez, who was also the voice of which cartoon dog?

A) Scooby-Doo

B) Pluto

C) Snoopy

D) Odie

Answer · why

C) Snoopy

Snoopy. Charles Schulz insisted that a dog could not talk, so Bill Melendez, who animated the Peanuts specials, recorded nonsense sounds himself and s...