Q 01/05

In which years did Mister Rogers' Neighborhood run on American public television?

A) 1975 to 2003

B) 1980 to 2008

C) 1968 to 2001

D) 1971 to 1999

Answer · why

C) 1968 to 2001

The final episode was taped on December 1, 2000 and aired August 31, 2001.

Q 02/05

In which country did the show's original incarnation, Misterogers, debut in 1962?

A) Australia

B) United Kingdom

C) United States

D) Canada

Answer · why

D) Canada

It was a 15-minute CBC programme; CBC designers built the Trolley and the castle that came back to Pittsburgh.

Q 03/05

Which Pittsburgh public broadcaster produced the show?

A) WNET

B) WQED

C) KQED

D) WGBH

Answer · why

B) WQED

Its studio was later renamed The Fred Rogers Studio.

Q 04/05

On what date did the show first air nationally on NET?

A) February 19, 1968

B) October 15, 1962

C) September 21, 1967

D) January 5, 1970

Answer · why

A) February 19, 1968

Taping for the first national season had begun the previous September.

Q 05/05

Which charity's 1967 funding rescued the show after its regional cancellation?

A) The Carnegie Corporation

B) The Sears-Roebuck Foundation

C) The Ford Foundation

D) The Rockefeller Foundation

Answer · why

B) The Sears-Roebuck Foundation

An outpouring of public response had prompted the search for new money.