Q 01/05

The title Looney Tunes was inspired by which Disney cartoon series?

A) Silly Symphonies

B) Mickey Mouse

C) Alice Comedies

D) Oswald the Lucky Rabbit

Answer · why

A) Silly Symphonies

The shorts began as a way to plug songs from Warner's music publishing arm; the first, Sinkin' in the Bathtub, puns on 'Singin' in the Bathtub'.

Q 02/05

In what year did the original run of Looney Tunes theatrical shorts begin?

A) 1930

B) 1926

C) 1935

D) 1940

Answer · why

A) 1930

They ran until 1969 alongside the Merrie Melodies spin-off, first produced by Leon Schlesinger with animators Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising.

Q 03/05

Which character was the first recurring star of Looney Tunes, appearing in 39 shorts?

A) Bosko

B) Porky Pig

C) Buddy

D) Foxy

Answer · why

A) Bosko

He was created by Harman and Ising, who took him with them to MGM when they left Warner.

Q 04/05

Which 1940 Tex Avery short is considered the first official Bugs Bunny cartoon?

A) A Wild Hare

B) Porky's Hare Hunt

C) Elmer's Candid Camera

D) Hare Trigger

Answer · why

A) A Wild Hare

It was the first time Mel Blanc used Bugs's standard voice and the first 'What's up, Doc?'; a prototype had appeared in Porky's Hare Hunt in 1938.

Q 05/05

Which New York borough's accent does Bugs Bunny speak with?

A) Brooklyn

B) The Bronx

C) Queens

D) Staten Island

Answer · why

A) Brooklyn

His fast-talking delivery was partly inspired by Oscar Shapely in the 1934 film It Happened One Night.