Q 01/05

Before it was renamed Nickelodeon in 1979, the channel went by the name of which preschool show?

A) Kids' Channel

B) Pinwheel

C) The Funhouse

D) Young World

Answer · why

B) Pinwheel

Pinwheel was the preschool puppet show the channel carried all day on Warner's QUBE cable system, where it sat on a slot labelled C-3; the Nickelodeon...

Q 02/05

Skipping Saturday morning, Nickelodeon premiered its first three Nicktoons in August 1991 on which day?

A) Friday

B) Sunday

C) Monday

D) Wednesday

Answer · why

B) Sunday

Sunday it was: Doug, Rugrats and The Ren & Stimpy Show ran back to back in a 90-minute block on August 11, 1991, built on animators' own characters in...

Q 03/05

In the Nicktoon *Doug*, what is the name of Doug Funnie's pet dog?

A) Porkchop

B) Spike

C) Fluffy

D) Snuffles

Answer · why

A) Porkchop

Porkchop goes nearly everywhere with Doug and often acts as his conscience, nudging him toward the right decision; he is a talented actor too.

Q 04/05

Who was the creator of the iconic animated series *SpongeBob SquarePants*?

A) Craig Bartlett

B) Genndy Tartakovsky

C) Stephen Hillenburg

D) Joe Murray

Answer · why

C) Stephen Hillenburg

Stephen Hillenburg taught marine biology at a California ocean institute before studying animation, and SpongeBob's cast grew out of the sea creatures...

Q 05/05

What was the name of the talking stone head that told the legends on *Legends of the Hidden Temple*?

A) Toltec

B) Olmec

C) Aztec

D) Zapotec

Answer · why

B) Olmec

Olmec is modelled on the colossal stone heads carved by the Olmec civilization of ancient Mexico; after telling each legend he quizzed the teams on it...