Q 01/05

Scooby-Doo was created after parent groups protested what in 1960s Saturday-morning superhero cartoons?

A) Toy advertising

B) Violence

C) Bad grammar

D) Scary monsters

Answer · why

B) Violence

Violence: action shows such as Space Ghost were cancelled under pressure from parent groups, so CBS asked for a gentler mystery comedy, and Scooby-Doo...

Q 02/05

What breed of dog is Scooby-Doo?

A) German Shepherd

B) Labrador Retriever

C) Great Dane

D) Beagle

Answer · why

C) Great Dane

Great Dane: designer Iwao Takamoto asked a breeder what a prize-winning one looked like, then drew the opposite, with bowed legs and a sloped back.

Q 03/05

Who co-created the original "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!" series for Hanna-Barbera?

A) Tex Avery and Chuck Jones

B) Jay Ward and Bill Scott

C) Joe Ruby and Ken Spears

D) Friz Freleng and David DePatie

Answer · why

C) Joe Ruby and Ken Spears

Joe Ruby and Ken Spears were Hanna-Barbera story writers handed the job by Joseph Barbera; designer Iwao Takamoto and CBS's Fred Silverman shaped the ...

Q 04/05

What is painted on the sides of the Mystery Machine alongside its name?

A) Paw prints

B) Ghosts

C) Flowers

D) Question marks

Answer · why

C) Flowers

Flowers: the big blooms on its panels are pure flower power, the hippie style of 1969, the year the show began.

Q 05/05

What is Scooby-Doo's full name?

A) Scoobert Doo

B) Scooter Doo

C) Bartholomew Doo

D) Sebastian Doo

Answer · why

A) Scoobert Doo

Scoobert Doo is the name his parents use when they turn up in an episode of A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, the prequel series about the gang as children.