Q 01/05

Which famous puppeteer did Sesame Street's producers ask to work full-time on the show in 1969?

A) Shari Lewis

B) Jim Henson

C) Sid Krofft

D) Burr Tillstrom

Answer · why

B) Jim Henson

Jim Henson waived his performance fee in exchange for full ownership of the Sesame Street Muppets, rights the show's workshop finally bought in 2000.

Q 02/05

Which Sesame Street Muppet did NASA discuss sending into space aboard the shuttle Challenger?

A) Kermit the Frog

B) Cookie Monster

C) Big Bird

D) Telly Monster

Answer · why

C) Big Bird

Big Bird's performer, Caroll Spinney, said the puppet wouldn't fit, so a teacher, Christa McAuliffe, flew on the doomed 1986 mission instead.

Q 03/05

Sesame Street's Count von Count is modeled on which actor's portrayal of Dracula?

A) Bela Lugosi

B) Boris Karloff

C) Vincent Price

D) Peter Lorre

Answer · why

A) Bela Lugosi

Bela Lugosi's Dracula inspired the Count's cape pose and laugh, and European folklore held that vampires felt compelled to count scattered seeds.

Q 04/05

Which is Cookie Monster's favorite kind of cookie?

A) Snickerdoodle

B) Oatmeal raisin

C) Peanut butter chunk

D) Chocolate chip

Answer · why

D) Chocolate chip

Chocolate chip is his favorite, but after 2005 health segments sparked rumors he would become Veggie Monster, he began calling cookies a sometimes foo...

Q 05/05

Which Muppet performer, also the voice of Yoda, played Cookie Monster when Sesame Street began in 1969?

A) Caroll Spinney

B) Jerry Nelson

C) Frank Oz

D) Steve Whitmire

Answer · why

C) Frank Oz

Frank Oz never planned a career in puppetry: he has said he really wanted to be a journalist or direct movies, and he later became a film director.