Beetle Bailey Trivia Quiz

Answer: The University of Missouri

Mort Walker attended The University of Missouri at Columbia. A life-size statue of Beetle Bailey in a pork pie hat and college sweater stands on the MU campus.

Answer: Lt. Fuzz

Walker says that Lt. Sonny Fuzz, the young officer determined to flaunt his authority and ingratiate himself with the brass, was based on himself when he first became an officer. Lt. Fuzz argues with Sarge constantly, sucks up to General Halftrack, and is disrespected by officers and enlisted men alike.

Answer: Chaplain Staneglass

The chaplain is a kindly, bespectacled old major, who often tries to intervene for Beetle when Sarge is on the warpath (though Beetle can stretch even the patience of a saint). The chaplain has been known to have a crisis of faith now and then, usually at the mess hall.

Answer: Louise Lugg

Sgt. Lugg can cuss, drink, and eat Sarge under the table, all characteristics he admires. No one knows why Lugg showed up at the base. The only correspondence with headquarters was General Halftrack's request for an overseas assignment: Send me abroad.

Answer: Chip Gizmo

The character was named through a reader contest, with money raised for the Fisher House, a veterans' charity.

Answer: Lois Flagston ("Hi and Lois")

Lois first appeared in the "Beetle Bailey" strips but was latter spun off into her own family strip, written by Walker and illustrated by Dik Browne. In 1994, Beetle spent a week visiting the Flagstones. When he shows up in his 1950s era college garb, his sister asks when was the last time he wore civilian clothes.

Answer: Miss Buxley

Miss Buxley is the general's civilian secretary and object of unrequited lust. In her first appearances, her coquettish ways and low cut dresses caused complaints from newspapers, so her dresses and IQ became higher. In more recent strips, she's dating Beetle Bailey, much to the chagrin of Sarge, who finds it difficult to say no to her when she requests Beetle be given a pass. Buxley works with the less attractive, no-nonsense Private Blips.

Answer: Lt. Flap

Lt. Jack Flap was originally a bit of a stereotype, sporting an enormous afro, talking jive, and teaching General Halftrack the Black power salute. In later years he became more of a straight man, rolling his eyes at the antics of Sarge, Beetle, and Lt. Fuzz.

Answer: Pvt. Rocky

Sarge allows Rocky to keep his long hair and sideburns after his marksmanship skill proves he's still a good soldier. Once, 'Stars and Stripes,' a US military newspaper, censored a strip where Rocky talked about stealing cars as a civilian.

Answer: False

It's a running gag that no one has ever seen Beetle's eyes, they're always obscured by his hat or hair, even when he's in the shower. Sarge once snuck up on him and startled him, causing his hat to fly off, but he was wearing sunglasses. A parody in "Mad Magazine" showed that Beetle had 'Get out of Viet Nam' tattooed on his forehead. Mort Walker would tell audiences that he was going to draw Beetle's eyes for them, and then simply draw two dots.

But in an early, college-era strip, a professor demanded that Beetle remove his hat. Then, seeing his long hair and beady eyes, told him to replace it.