Q 01/05

In Wacky Races, which purple, rocket-powered car numbered 00 do Dick Dastardly and Muttley drive?

A) The Turbo Terrific

B) The Mean Machine

C) The Bulletproof Bomb

D) The Buzz Wagon

Answer · why

B) The Mean Machine

The Mean Machine was the fastest car in the field, packed with hidden weapons and even able to fly. Its driver kept losing because he stopped to set t...

Q 02/05

Muttley, Dick Dastardly's dog in Wacky Races, is best known for making which sound when a scheme backfires?

A) A mournful howl

B) A high-pitched yelp

C) A wheezy snicker

D) A booming bark

Answer · why

C) A wheezy snicker

A wheezy snicker is the dog's trademark, usually aimed at his own master. His voice actor had already used the same chuckle for earlier Hanna-Barbera ...

Q 03/05

When Dick Dastardly crossed a Wacky Races finish line first with his car's nose stretched out, what happened?

A) He was disqualified

B) The race was rerun

C) A dead heat was called

D) He kept the trophy

Answer · why

A) He was disqualified

He was disqualified, and the win went to Penelope Pitstop instead. It was as close as he came: across the whole series the villain never won a single ...

Q 04/05

Heatter-Quigley, the company behind Hollywood Squares, first developed Wacky Races as what kind of program?

A) A talk show

B) A soap opera

C) A variety show

D) A game show

Answer · why

D) A game show

A game show was the plan: children would guess each race's winner and the right guessers would take home prizes. The network dropped the contest durin...

Q 05/05

Which pink Wacky Races car, driven by Penelope Pitstop, doubles as a mobile beauty parlor full of grooming gadgets?

A) The Compact Pussycat

B) The Army Surplus Special

C) The Convert-a-Car

D) The Creepy Coupe

Answer · why

A) The Compact Pussycat

The Compact Pussycat carried gadgets and beauty products that sometimes backfired on rival racers. Its driver was the only woman in the original line-...