Q 01/05

Chewbacca, Han Solo's towering Wookiee co-pilot, was inspired by George Lucas's own dog of which breed?

A) Alaskan Malamute

B) Old English Sheepdog

C) Irish Wolfhound

D) Newfoundland

Answer · why

A) Alaskan Malamute

Alaskan Malamute was the breed of Lucas's dog, who was named Indiana. The same pet later gave the adventurer Indiana Jones his first name.

Q 02/05

Milhouse Van Houten, Bart Simpson's best friend, takes his first name from the middle name of which US president?

A) Gerald Ford

B) Lyndon Johnson

C) Richard Nixon

D) Herbert Hoover

Answer · why

C) Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon's middle name was Milhous. Creator Matt Groening picked it because it was the most unfortunate name he could think of for a kid.

Q 03/05

Which martial arts star played Kato, the Green Hornet's driver and sidekick, in the 1960s television series?

A) George Takei

B) Sonny Chiba

C) David Carradine

D) Bruce Lee

Answer · why

D) Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee stole the show so completely that in Hong Kong it was known as The Kato Show. That success led to the feature films that made him a star.

Q 04/05

Dr. Watson, Sherlock Holmes's loyal companion, was wounded while serving as an army surgeon in which country?

A) Persia

B) Afghanistan

C) Abyssinia

D) South Africa

Answer · why

B) Afghanistan

Afghanistan is where a jezail bullet struck Watson at the Battle of Maiwand. He also caught enteric fever and was shipped home to England on a troopsh...

Q 05/05

Which comedian voices Donkey, the talkative sidekick modelled on a real miniature donkey named Perry, in Shrek?

A) Eddie Murphy

B) Chris Tucker

C) Mike Myers

D) Martin Lawrence

Answer · why

A) Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy supplied the voice for a character whose model, Perry, lived in a park in Palo Alto, California, after a failed career working with polo ...