Q 01/05

What was the PBS children's block called before it became PBS Kids in 1999?

A) PBS Jr.

B) KidsVision

C) P-Land

D) PTV

Answer · why

D) PTV

PTV began in July 1994 on just 11 pilot stations, built for Ready to Learn, a push to bring early-learning television to underprivileged children.

Q 02/05

In Martha Speaks, what does family pet Martha eat that gives her the power of speech?

A) Fortune cookies

B) Magic beans

C) Alphabet soup

D) Birthday cake

Answer · why

C) Alphabet soup

Alphabet soup. The pasta letters go to her brain instead of her stomach, which is why the family pet suddenly starts answering back.

Q 03/05

What were the boy and girl mascots of the 1999 PBS Kids logo called?

A) Pip and Pop

B) Zip and Zap

C) Dash and Dot

D) Bit and Byte

Answer · why

C) Dash and Dot

Dash and Dot. Each grinned under a thought bubble meant to stand for imagination, and Dash stayed on the logo until a 2022 redesign retired him.

Q 04/05

What colour did the PBS Kids primary logo become in the 2022 rebrand?

A) Bright green

B) Sunshine yellow

C) Deep purple

D) Electric blue

Answer · why

D) Electric blue

Electric blue. The circle borrows the blue that parent network PBS adopted in 2019, while the lettering keeps the old lime green.

Q 05/05

Which cable giant co-owned PBS Kids Sprout with PBS, Sesame Workshop and HIT Entertainment?

A) Time Warner

B) Comcast

C) Cox

D) Charter

Answer · why

B) Comcast

Comcast. Sprout took over the preschool cable rights in 2005, when the first 24-hour PBS Kids channel lost its DirecTV subsidy and closed.