Q 01/05

In which US state was Jim Henson born in 1936?

A) Maryland

B) Mississippi

C) Georgia

D) Louisiana

Answer · why

B) Mississippi

He was born in Greenville and raised partly in Leland before the family moved to Maryland in the late 1940s.

Q 02/05

Where did Henson study, meeting his future wife in a puppetry class as a freshman?

A) Georgetown University

B) The University of Mississippi

C) The University of Maryland

D) New York University

Answer · why

C) The University of Maryland

He took a newly offered puppetry class full of seniors, including his future wife Jane Nebel.

Q 03/05

What subject was Henson's university degree in?

A) Fine art history

B) Drama and speech

C) Radio broadcasting

D) Home economics

Answer · why

D) Home economics

He had enrolled as a studio arts major thinking he might become a commercial artist.

Q 04/05

What was the name of the short puppet show Henson and Jane Nebel made for WRC-TV from 1955 to 1961?

A) Sam and Friends

B) Kukla, Fran and Ollie

C) The Junior Morning Show

D) Muppet Time

Answer · why

A) Sam and Friends

The three-to-five-minute nightly show included a prototype of Kermit.

Q 05/05

The first Kermit was made from what?

A) Carved balsa wood and felt

B) A green sock and two buttons

C) A ping-pong ball and his mother's old coat

D) A rubber bath toy and wire

Answer · why

C) A ping-pong ball and his mother's old coat

Denim from a pair of jeans formed the sleeve for the puppeteer's arm, and the creature was at first a vague lizard.