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Quiz about Much Ado About Puppets
Quiz about Much Ado About Puppets

Much Ado About Puppets Trivia Quiz


This is a quiz about well-known puppets and puppeteers. I hope you have fun manipulating the answers ... just don't let anyone see your lips move while you're doing it!

A multiple-choice quiz by SpazCat. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
SpazCat
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
328,170
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
349
Question 1 of 10
1. In "The Sound of Music", the von Trapp children and their governess perform a marionette show for Captain von Trapp and what guest?
Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Ventriloquists frequently use a type of puppet referred to as a "dummy". What ventriloquist's family included dummies Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd?
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Question 3 of 10
3. Buffalo Bob Smith entertained thousands of children in the "Peanut Gallery" on "The Howdy Doody Show", which ran from 1947 until 1960. Which of the following was *NOT* a puppet performer on the show? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Shari Lewis was a well-known ventriloquist and puppeteer who hosted a 1960s television show for children of all ages. Which was *NOT* one of her famous puppets? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Several puppeteers made regular appearances on "The Ed Sullivan Show" back in the 1950s and 1960s. Among them was Señor Wences, a Spanish ventriloquist who could possibly claim the phrase, "Talk to the hand," as his own. What was the name of the puppet Señor Wences drew on his fist? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Ventriloquist Vonda Kay Van Dyke teamed up with her dummy Kurley-Q to win what prestigious title in 1964? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What puppet quiz would be complete without a mention of Pinocchio, the wannabe boy whose nose grew when he told a lie? Whom did Pinocchio ultimately help, allowing him to become a real live boy? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What well-known ventriloquist created a dummy named Danny O'Day and his dog Farfel, who were probably most famous for their singing commercials?
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Question 9 of 10
9. What are the names of the husband and wife puppets that became popular in box stage shows throughout Europe and America in the late 1600s and remained a favorite attraction well into the 20th century? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Is a Muppet a puppet? Of course it is - only cuter and a little more sophisticated than most traditional marionettes and ventriloquists' dummies. So, just who is the most sophisticated Muppet of all? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In "The Sound of Music", the von Trapp children and their governess perform a marionette show for Captain von Trapp and what guest?

Answer: Baroness Schraeder

Baroness Schraeder was planning to marry the Captain and had come to visit him and meet his children. Maria and the "kids" entertained the Baroness and the Captain with an original puppet show and songs about "The Lonely Goatherd".
2. Ventriloquists frequently use a type of puppet referred to as a "dummy". What ventriloquist's family included dummies Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd?

Answer: Edgar Bergen

Edgar Bergen was a famous ventriloquist who often performed on radio in the 1940s and 1950s. So it really didn't matter much if he moved his mouth when his dummies talked ... and he usually did!
3. Buffalo Bob Smith entertained thousands of children in the "Peanut Gallery" on "The Howdy Doody Show", which ran from 1947 until 1960. Which of the following was *NOT* a puppet performer on the show?

Answer: Clarabell

Clarabell was a mute clown who interacted with the characters, both wooden and human, on the show. In what is surely one of the most poignant moments in television history, Clarabell finally spoke, closing out the show's last episode with a soft and tearful, "Goodbye, kids," as the picture faded to black.
4. Shari Lewis was a well-known ventriloquist and puppeteer who hosted a 1960s television show for children of all ages. Which was *NOT* one of her famous puppets?

Answer: Winky Dink

As a teenager In 1952, Shari Lewis won first prize for her puppet artistry on "Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts". In 1956, she and Lamb Chop appeared on "Captain Kangaroo," and she landed her own show on two local television stations. "The Shari Lewis Show" ran on NBC from 1960 to 1963.
5. Several puppeteers made regular appearances on "The Ed Sullivan Show" back in the 1950s and 1960s. Among them was Señor Wences, a Spanish ventriloquist who could possibly claim the phrase, "Talk to the hand," as his own. What was the name of the puppet Señor Wences drew on his fist?

Answer: Johnny Martin

Señor Wences drew a new "Johnny" onstage for each performance, topping the "face" with a straggly wig. He also had conversations with an unseen puppet named Pedro, often asking in a Spanish accent, "Saw-right?" upon which Pedro answered from his box, "Saw-right." The finale usually consisted of juggling and plate-spinning as the "voices" of Johnny and Pedro heckled their master.

He died in 1999, one day before his 103rd birthday.
6. Ventriloquist Vonda Kay Van Dyke teamed up with her dummy Kurley-Q to win what prestigious title in 1964?

Answer: Miss America

Vonda Kay Van Dyke was a student at Arizona State University when she was crowned Miss America in 1964. She was the first contestant to perform a ventriloquism act in the pageant's talent competition and, as of 2010, is the only ventriloquist to take home the Miss America crown.
7. What puppet quiz would be complete without a mention of Pinocchio, the wannabe boy whose nose grew when he told a lie? Whom did Pinocchio ultimately help, allowing him to become a real live boy?

Answer: Geppetto

In Carlo Collodi's 1883 book, Geppetto was an old man who carved Pinocchio, a marionette that could move and talk on his own. He was disobedient and ran away from home, but eventually, Pinocchio abandoned his own wishes to take care of his father, and the puppet's dream of becoming a real boy finally came true.
8. What well-known ventriloquist created a dummy named Danny O'Day and his dog Farfel, who were probably most famous for their singing commercials?

Answer: Jimmy Nelson

Who could resist the catchy "N-E-S-T-L-E-S ... Nestlé's makes the ve-ry best ... Chawwwk-lit!" as Jimmy, Danny and Farfel enticed thousands of 1960s-era kids to ask Mom for the sweet, powdery cocoa drink mix? Paul Winchell is another famous ventriloquist of years past, and Jerry Mahoney and Knucklehead Smiff were his lovable dummies.
9. What are the names of the husband and wife puppets that became popular in box stage shows throughout Europe and America in the late 1600s and remained a favorite attraction well into the 20th century?

Answer: Punch and Judy

In 1662, diarist Samuel Pepys recorded having watched "an Italian puppet play ... which is very pretty." Punch and Judy shows are often performed in a puppet booth draped with red and white striped material. The expression, "pleased as punch," is believed to have originally referred to the self-satisfied personality of the Punch character.
10. Is a Muppet a puppet? Of course it is - only cuter and a little more sophisticated than most traditional marionettes and ventriloquists' dummies. So, just who is the most sophisticated Muppet of all?

Answer: Miss Piggy

"Who, moi?" If ever there was an elegant porker, she's the one. Voiced by Frank Oz, Miss Piggy not only speaks French, but she sings, acts, and dresses impiggably, right down to her tiara, feather boa and perfume. Muppet master Jim Henson died in 1990, but his spirit will forever live on in Piggy and all of the other wonderful characters he created.
Source: Author SpazCat

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