Q 01/05

Chris Greicius, whose wish inspired Make-A-Wish, wanted to be a motorcycle cop like the heroes of which TV show?

A) CHiPs

B) Kojak

C) Adam-12

D) Dragnet

Answer · why

A) CHiPs

CHiPs made Ponch and Jon the idols of the seven-year-old, who had leukemia. Arizona state troopers gave him a uniform and a badge and made him an hono...

Q 02/05

Which WWE wrestler, a wish granter since 2002, holds the Guinness World Record for most Make-A-Wish wishes granted?

A) Randy Orton

B) The Undertaker

C) John Cena

D) Dwayne Johnson

Answer · why

C) John Cena

John Cena passed 650 wishes in 2022, when Guinness recognised the record. Make-A-Wish had already honoured him as the first person to reach 300.

Q 03/05

Which California city turned into Gotham for a day in 2013 so a five-year-old leukemia survivor could be Batkid?

A) Los Angeles

B) San Francisco

C) San Bernardino

D) San Diego

Answer · why

B) San Francisco

San Francisco drew thousands of volunteers after a Make-A-Wish email asked for a few hundred. The crowds cheered as Batkid rescued a woman tied to the...

Q 04/05

Which entertainment company, part of the first official wish in 1981, features in about half of Make-A-Wish wishes?

A) Universal

B) Nintendo

C) Warner Bros.

D) Disney

Answer · why

D) Disney

Disney has been part of the story since 1981, when the first official wish kid visited Disneyland. Around three in four wishes involve travel of some ...

Q 05/05

After the first official Make-A-Wish wish in 1981, how did firemen enter Bopsy Salazar's third-floor hospital room?

A) Through the window

B) Down from the rooftop

C) Up the fire escape

D) Along a balcony

Answer · why

A) Through the window

Through the window, off the ladder of their own engine, is how the crew arrived, to the surprise of the boy's doctor. Seven-year-old Bopsy, an honorar...