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Quiz about Its a Dogs Life in Cartoons and Comics
Quiz about Its a Dogs Life in Cartoons and Comics

It's a Dog's Life in Cartoons and Comics Quiz


Dogs are a favourite feature in many cartoon and comic strips. I offer a selection for you to identify the dog concerned.

A multiple-choice quiz by bracklaman. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
bracklaman
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
262,011
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
1468
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Question 1 of 10
1. Buster Brown was one of the oldest children's shoe trademarks in the USA, and began life as a character in one of the earliest newspaper cartoon strips to appear. Please tell me the name of his pet dog that also appeared in these cartoon strips? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What was the name of the bloodhound with no sense of smell, which was featured in the British newspaper comic strip "The Perishers"? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. This dog was a favourite character of mine when I was growing up. He featured in the British comic "The Dandy" and was a loyal, intelligent sheep dog. What was his name? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. This large framed Old English Sheepdog was the loyal companion of the character Wellington featured in the British newspaper comic strip "The Perishers". What was the dog's name? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. From the land of Gaul this cartoon character features in many comic books as the faithful companion dog to Obelix. Who was he?

Answer: (One Word. A very emphatic sounding dog of 8 letters)
Question 6 of 10
6. This Berkeley Breathed cartoon character was supposedly a mix of antelope and Basset hound. What was the 'dog' called? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. This character first appeared in the USA in 1984 as a syndicated newspaper cartoon strip dog owned by Mother Goose. He is described as a 'manic dog' can you identify him for me? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. This dog was the faithful, intelligent and resourceful companion of a boyish Belgian journalist and has appeared in many publications. Can you name the dog? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. "Little Orphan Annie" was a cartoon strip character based in the USA, and first appeared in 1924. Annie herself had a pet dog whose main contribution seems to have been "Arf, arf". What was the dog called please? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Snoopy features in the cartoon strip "Peanuts", but who is his rarely smiling brother who usually lives in the desert? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Buster Brown was one of the oldest children's shoe trademarks in the USA, and began life as a character in one of the earliest newspaper cartoon strips to appear. Please tell me the name of his pet dog that also appeared in these cartoon strips?

Answer: Tige

"Buster Brown" was first drawn by creator Richard Fenton Outcault. The cartoon strip first appeared in 1904, and the rights to the character were later acquired by the Brown Show Company.

In his day Buster Brown and his dog Tige was as famous as cartoon characters as Orphan Annie and Charlie Brown are today.
2. What was the name of the bloodhound with no sense of smell, which was featured in the British newspaper comic strip "The Perishers"?

Answer: B. H. Calcutta

Maurice Dodd (1922 - 2005) created and produced "The Perishers" for nearly fifty years. The strip continues to appear daily in the Daily Mirror.
3. This dog was a favourite character of mine when I was growing up. He featured in the British comic "The Dandy" and was a loyal, intelligent sheep dog. What was his name?

Answer: Black Bob

Black Bob first appeared in "The Dandy" in text format in 1944. The stories changed to become a strip story. Black Bob was also one of the very few characters from the comics to have his own annual. The last Black Bob story appeared in 1982.
4. This large framed Old English Sheepdog was the loyal companion of the character Wellington featured in the British newspaper comic strip "The Perishers". What was the dog's name?

Answer: Boot

Boot is a much loved character and is featured in the "The Perishers" as he has done for nearly fifty years.

I can do no better than to allow Boot to sing his song:

"My name is Boot
Old Boot is me
and I'm a dog
spelt dee-oh-gee
I rollick along
Just singing a song
(well it's more of a wuff)
but that's good enough"
5. From the land of Gaul this cartoon character features in many comic books as the faithful companion dog to Obelix. Who was he?

Answer: Dogmatix

Dogmatix appears in two series of books. His character was developed in the original series of Goscinny/Uderzo "Asterix" books.
In 1973, the poularity of the character gave rise to a series of children's books, which featured adventures.
6. This Berkeley Breathed cartoon character was supposedly a mix of antelope and Basset hound. What was the 'dog' called?

Answer: Rosebud

Guy Berkeley 'Berke' Breathed won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning in 1987 for his best known work, "Bloom County".

He created Rosebud and a whole host of other lively cartoon characters.
7. This character first appeared in the USA in 1984 as a syndicated newspaper cartoon strip dog owned by Mother Goose. He is described as a 'manic dog' can you identify him for me?

Answer: Grimmy

"Mother Goose and Grimm" was a syndicated cartoon strip by Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Mike Peters.

Mike Peters has received recognition for the strip with the National Cartoonist Society Reuben Award (1991).
8. This dog was the faithful, intelligent and resourceful companion of a boyish Belgian journalist and has appeared in many publications. Can you name the dog?

Answer: Snowy

On the January 8, 2004 the BBC News reported that "Cartoon hero Tintin has joined that select group of individuals - including European royals, the Pope and Mozart - to be featured on euro coins."

The honour was to mark the 75th anniversary of the creation of the character Tintin and Snowy by Herge. Tintin and Snowy featured in 23 adventures and were translated into over 50 languages.

The late French President Charles De Gaulle once said that "deep down, my only international rival is Tintin".
9. "Little Orphan Annie" was a cartoon strip character based in the USA, and first appeared in 1924. Annie herself had a pet dog whose main contribution seems to have been "Arf, arf". What was the dog called please?

Answer: Sandy

"Little Orphan Annie" was created by Harold Gray (1894-1968) and first appeared on August 5, 1924.
10. Snoopy features in the cartoon strip "Peanuts", but who is his rarely smiling brother who usually lives in the desert?

Answer: Spike

Spike is the loner brother of Snoopy who lives in the desert close to a place called Needles, California.
Source: Author bracklaman

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