How much do you really know about animation? Test your skills and challenge your brain with AWN's "Animation Trivia Quiz". Each question below has five possible answers. Just click on the choices you think are correct, then click the "Submit Answers" button. Then we'll see just how "smart" you really are! If, as expected, you don't get all the answers right the first time, change your answers and click the "Try Again" button. Try as often as you like. If, out of sheer frustration, you choose to give up, just click the "I Give Up" button to see all the correct answers. Good luck...you'll need it!
This Week's Quiz...
1. Hanna and Barbera introduced multitudes of characters when they began producing animation for television. This quiz asks you to match up characters who were paired together in various ongoing cartoons. Magilla Gorilla could never find a buyer who would permanently keep him out of the pet shop where he was for sale. Who was the owner of the petshop?
A) Granny Sweet B) Mr. Twiddles C) Autocat D) Mr. Peebles E) Blue Falcon
2. In a similar vein, Wally Gator, "a swinging alligator from the swamp," continually attempted to escape from his home in the zoo. Who was the zookeeper who worked to thwart his efforts?
A) Granny Sweet B) Mr. Twiddles C) Autocat D) Mr. Peebles E) Blue Falcon
3. Precious Pupp lived at 711 Pismo Place with his motorcycle riding owner named?
A) Granny Sweet B) Mr. Twiddles C) Autocat D) Mr. Peebles E) Blue Falcon
4. Dynomutt was a robot dog who teamed up with a superhero in Big City to fight bad guys. Who was his partner?
A) Granny Sweet B) Mr. Twiddles C) Autocat D) Mr. Peebles E) Blue Falcon
5. As a part of the Cattanooga Cats lineup, Motormouse was continually racing against his nemesis in a series of fast paced races. Who was his competitor?
A) Granny Sweet B) Mr. Twiddles C) Autocat D) Mr. Peebles E) Blue Falcon
This week's quiz is the work of Karl Staven, an accomplished independent animator and current head of the Animation Department at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA. Degrees from Yale, Harvard, and NYU have given him a strong appreciation for animation history. You can contact Karl at karlstaven@hotmail.com
