Q 01/05

In what year did the television show Sesame Street first premiere?

A) 1969

B) 1966

C) 1972

D) 1975

Answer · why

A) 1969

1969's debut reached only about two-thirds of American TV homes yet drew 1.9 million households; the Muppets were added late, after test screenings fo...

Q 02/05

Which television producer and psychologist dreamed up Sesame Street after a 1966 dinner party?

A) Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett

B) Jim Henson and Frank Oz

C) Bob McGrath and Loretta Long

D) Jon Stone and Michael K. Frith

Answer · why

A) Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett

Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett hatched the show at her 1966 dinner party, after he described his three-year-old daughter staring at the TV test ...

Q 03/05

What does Oscar the Grouch call home on Sesame Street?

A) A trash can

B) A storm drain

C) A cardboard box

D) An old oil drum

Answer · why

A) A trash can

A trash can: Oscar's can is far bigger inside than out, and he says it holds a swimming pool, an ice rink and his pet elephant, Fluffy.

Q 04/05

What does Big Bird regularly order at the lunch counter of Hooper's Store?

A) A birdseed milkshake

B) A birdseed sundae

C) A sunflower smoothie

D) A breadcrumb sandwich

Answer · why

A) A birdseed milkshake

A birdseed milkshake is Big Bird's regular order at Hooper's, though he rarely got the owner's name right, calling Mr. Hooper 'Mr. Looper' and other r...

Q 05/05

What is the real name of the character known as Cookie Monster?

A) Herbert

B) Alistair

C) Sidney

D) Harry

Answer · why

C) Sidney

The 2004 song 'The First Time Me Eat Cookie' explains he was Sid until his first cookie changed everything; in season one he had briefly been called H...