Peanuts: It's All About Snoopy Quiz

Answer: Yes

"Peanuts", the comic strip, first appeared in October 1950. The four original characters were three children: Charlie Brown, Patty, Shermy, and a dog called Snoopy.

Snoopy was a pet beagle in a group of young children connected to Charlie Brown. Snoopy was a well-drawn character who received arguably more 'airtime" than any other character in the strip. His rich fantasy life is a favourite theme of his creator Schulz. Charlie Brown and Snoopy are the only Peanuts characters to appear in every movie and special.

In TV specials and movies, Snoopy was voiced by Bill Melendez until 2008 when he died. Andy Beall voiced Snoopy in 2011's "Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown". However in "The Peanuts Movie" (2015), released to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the comic strip and the 50th anniversary of the first TV special, past recordings of Melendez were used to create Snoopy's voice.

(Note: It is telling that "The Peanuts Movie" was known as "Snoopy and Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie" in some countries.)

"Peanuts" started as a weekly panel comic called "Li'l Folks", a weekly panel comic that appeared in Schulz's hometown newspaper, the "St. Paul Pioneer Press", from June 1947 to January 1950. Schulz approached United Features Syndicate to feature a revised version of his comic to be syndicated. This was accepted but the syndication company thought the name was too close to comics such as "Li'l Abner" and a soon-forgotten strip called "Little Folks". They called the strip "Peanuts", a name disliked by Schulz. In a 1987 interview, Schulz said about the title "It's totally ridiculous, has no meaning, is simply confusing, and has no dignity - and I think my humour has dignity". When the strips were bound together in periodic collections, they nearly always had either "Charlie Brown" or "Snoopy" in the title, rarely "Peanuts". Eventually the Sunday (longer) panels were called "Peanuts, featuring Good Ol' Charlie Brown".

The photo depicts a 1950 Beetle which sounds like a 1950 Beagle.

Answer: Lila

In the early strips, it is not clear who the owner of Snoopy was. In the strip dated February 2, 1951, Charlie Brown shouted at Snoopy for following him home. Patty explained that Snoopy just lived in the same direction as Charlie Brown. Other strips around the same time showed Shermy or Patty leading Snoopy on a leash. However, there is a contradiction around this, as other early strips depict Snoopy being in Charlie Brown's bedroom at night. It appears that Snoopy is a neighbourhood dog. It was not until the strip dated August 30, 1972, that Snoopy's doghouse is depicted in Charlie Brown's backyard. We find out that his parents brought Snoopy for him because he was distraught that an unnamed boy tipped a bucket of sand over him.

There appeared to be some rectification of the ambiguity in 1968 (and again in 1972 in the movie "Snoopy Come Home") where Snoopy as a puppy was adopted by a girl called Lila. She was unable to keep him so she returned him to Daisy Hill Puppy Farm where he was born. Charlie Brown's family picked up Snoopy soon after. This information came to light when Lila was in hospital when she wrote to Snoopy requesting that he visit her. Linus did some research and found out about Lila and told a horrified Charlie Brown. Snoopy did visit Lila but he also came home afterwards.

The photo depicts Lilac, the flower. Take away a 'c' and you are left with Lila.

Answer: He spoke in sentences to the other kids

"Snoopy was the slowest to develop, and it was his eventually walking around on two feet that turned him into a lead character." - Charles M. Schulz

Snoopy was going to be called Sniffy when he first appeared in 1950 but incredibly another strip had another dog called Sniffy. He became Snoopy when Schulz's mother said "If we'd ever get another dog, we should name it Snoopy". The name Snoopy was first used on November 10, 1950.

In the first strips in the early '50s, Snoopy looked like an ordinary beagle. He was silent for two years before we (the audience) were able to see what Snoopy was thinking (through thought bubbles) He never talked to the kids except for barks and other expected dog sounds. Over time his "definitely beagle" form became more exaggerated with a much lankier snout and a thinner, smaller body. In April 1957, Snoopy became the shortstop on Charlie Brown's baseball team. This was a long-standing running gag in the comic - here was a baseball team so bad that one of its players was a dog. (Another equally long-running gag was that Patty never realised Snoopy was a dog but referred to him as the "funny-looking kid".)

Charlie Brown taught Snoopy to walk on his hind legs in the June 28, 1957 comic strip (though Snoopy demonstrated he could do this himself in November 1955.) His bipedal gait was seen more and more thereafter so by 1970 he actually lost his quadruple gait altogether. It was around this time that Schulz moved Snoopy from sleeping in his kennel to the rooftop of the kennel. Further, he lies supine in a definitely human sleeping position. In the strip dated January 30, 1972, Sally, Charlie Brown's sister has to write a report on animals so solicits Snoopy's help. Snoopy thought "How can I help? I don't know any animals." Snoopy's anthropomorphisation was complete.

The photo depicts a thought bubble which is how the audience understood Snoopy's thoughts.

Answer: Charlie Brown bringing him his supper late

Charlie Brown and Snoopy had quite a complex relationship. Snoopy was generally very happy but Charlie Brown was perpetually anxious. The only thing that seems to upset Snoopy was when Charlie Brown brought Snoopy his supper late (Snoopy had been known to carry his supper dish to the house and bang on the kitchen door when this occurred). There was an instance where Charlie Brown had to go to hospital which did not affect Snoopy much until he realised he would not be getting any supper.

However, these are the exceptions. Snoopy demonstrated his love for Charlie Brown many times. When Charlie Brown retuned from camp one summer, Snoopy had made him a banner welcoming him home (although the the sign said "Welcome home 'Round Headed Kid!'" - Snoopy could never remember Charlie Brown's name. He always referred to him as the "Round-Headed Kid" - It was a running gag of the strip that he could never remember Charlie Brown's name).

Sometimes Snoopy did a happy dance when Charlie Brown came home from school. On the strip from June 9, 1969, Charlie Brown and his family went on vacation, leaving Snoopy with Linus and Lucy. Snoopy cried for the whole week. In strips from October and November 1989, Charlie Brown left school to dedicate himself to making Snoopy happy. When the school principal made him return to school, Snoopy stated (via thought bubble) "Hey, No problem...I was already happy". And that summed up Snoopy in a sentence - a perpetually happy dog.

The photo depicts a very late hour, too late to be served supper.

Answer: Lucy

Lucy had a mixed relationship with Snoopy. She was always annoyed when he performed his happy dance (a frequent event), she said that no-one should be that happy. Snoopy tried to win her over by repeatedly trying to kiss Lucy on the cheek or nose which only irritated her more as she hated "dog germs".

Lucy's brother Linus, Charlie Brown's best friend, by contrast had a good relationship with Snoopy. When Lucy kicked Linus out of their house, Snoopy let Linus stay in his "dorm" (his doghouse). Whenever Snoopy pretended to be the "World Famous Attorney", it was Linus that gave Snoopy advice about legal issues. There was one issue, they fought over - Linus' security blanket which the beagle wanted to have for himself. Snoopy frequently grabbed the security blanket with Linus still attached and dragged Linus around trying to make Linus let go.

Schroeder was Charlie Brown's second best friend and he was a massive fan of Beethoven and played his music on his toy piano nearly all the time he was depicted. He was also the catcher on Charlie Brown's baseball team. Snoopy was calmed by his music: One charming aspect of the strip was that the musical notes that Schroeder played took on a physical form. Snoopy, once decorated a Christmas tree using several of these notes, and has on occasion had been seen dancing atop the musical staff that contained the notes.

Peppermint Patty used to think of Snoopy as "the funny looking kid with the big nose" and she liked him a lot - she got excited when he kissed her. In 1974 when she found out that he was a dog, she continued to like him but in a different way

Charlie Brown's younger sister, Sally did not care for Snoopy originally but he wins her over eventually: When Snoopy helped her get an "A" on a school report on "Our Animal Friends". Sally bought Snoopy an ice cream cone with several scoops. Snoopy barked at anyone who vaguely might threaten Sally and he protected her from schoolyard bullies in August 1974 strips.

The photo depicts a set-up similar to Lucy's psychiatric 'practice'.

Answer: Spike

Snoopy had seven siblings, Spike, Belle, Marbles, Olaf, Andy, and two more who are only named once in the TV special "Snoopy's Reunion" (1991) as Molly and Rover. All the siblings were born at the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm.

Spike, Snoopy's older brother was seen the most: He had sad doe-like eyes, and whiskers which looked like a moustache. Spike always wore a hat. He lived in Needles, California. His low-energy look was to highlight Snoopy's more upbeat countenance.

In a 1987 interview, Schulz regretted introducing Snoopy's siblings into the strip, as it affected the unique relationship Snoopy had with the children in the strip. He later explained that it detracted Snoopy's uniqueness as the only anthropomorphic animal. Spike, persisted though, as long as he stayed in the desert and his appearance in the strip was infrequent.

The photo depicts spikes atop fence railings.

Answer: Sopwith Camel

Snoopy's most favoured alter-ego was the World War I Flying Ace. In this fantasy he donned his flying helmet, goggles and a scarf and then climbed on top of his doghouse which he believed was a Sopwith Camel (pictured) in his quest to shoot down the enemy with his catch cry of "Curse you, Red Baron".

Another favoured fantasy was when Snoopy became a college student called Joe Cool where he donned sunglasses (and sometimes a red sweatshirt stamped with "Joe Cool"). He then leans against his doghouse doing nothing channelling James Dean.

The photo depicts an actual Sopwith Camel.

Answer: "It was a dark and stormy night."

Snoopy first used his typewriter to write fiction on top of his doghouse on July 12, 1965. Somehow he puts his (heavy) typewriter, on his doghouse roof, then starts writing saying, "Here's the World Famous Author writing". Nearly every story starts the same way: "It was a dark and stormy night." (This is the archetype of bad writing [known as purple prose] and it first came from the opening sentence of English novelist Edward Bulwer-Lytton's novel "Paul Clifford" [1830]).

Linus and Lucy often offered to edit his work and gave him suggestions on how to improve his stories, usually without success. In one strip Linus said Snoopy's stories all began the same way, and told Snoopy that he should change that. Snoopy's revised version read, "It was a stormy and dark night." In another strip, Lucy said Snoopy's stories would be better if they had a "once upon a time" beginning. Snoopy responded with, "Once upon a time it was a dark and stormy night".

Snoopy had trouble getting his stories published.

Answer: Bill, Conrad, Fred, Harriet, Olivier, Raymond, Roy, Wilson, and Woodstock

It was Woodstock, not Charlie Brown, who was Snoopy's best friend. Woodstock was introduced in March 1966, when an unnamed bird made their nest on Snoopy's stomach, laid eggs, then left the nest and never came back, Snoopy initially cared for Woodstock and another newly-hatched bird who was born at the same time. After a while Snoopy made the two birds fly away, but Woodstock always had a lot of trouble flying and returned to Snoopy's doghouse. This annoyed Snoopy at first, but they soon became friends. Woodstock was officially named on June 22, 1970, and the two remained very close friends. Woodstock spoke a undecipherable language (depicted by a series of marks and lines) that Snoopy alone could understand.

Woodstock repaid Snoopy's kindness by becoming his sidekick. This occurred in several roles: by working as Snoopy's secretary when Snoopy assumed the role of The World Famous Attorney, and by working as Snoopy's mechanic when Snoopy played The World War I Flying Ace. Woodstock also caddied for Snoopy when he played golf; he played American football with Snoopy (but had great trouble both kicking and catching the football. When Snoopy played as a helicopter (his ears were the rotors), Woodstock was his pilot.

Snoopy was a Beagle Scout (a play on Eagle Scout - the highest level an American scout could achieve). In this role he wore a scout hat and a red kerchief around his neck. his scout troop consisted of a number of his bird friends that all looked identical: Bill, Conrad, Fred, Harriet, Olivier, Raymond, Roy, Wilson, and Woodstock, but some had distinct personalities. Harriet and Woodstock were smart birds. Olivier was the stupid one. The troop started having adventures in 1974 but were restricted by the all the birds being very scared of most things, often crowding on Snoopy's hat when fearful. The birds and Snoopy slept on top of their tents, just like Snoopy slept on top of his doghouse.

The birds often took inappropriate things with them on hikes, such as sundials and surfboards. However Snoopy's scouting prowess was limited by the fact he thought that the "N" on a compass stood for "Nowhere". He was also fond of quoting "You can always tell which way is west because the moon is always over Hollywood."

The award-winning photo is a famous depiction of Woodstock (the 1969 music festival).

Answer: False

It was a running gag from 1951-2000 that Charlie Brown never got to kick the football - Lucy would always pull it away at the last moment, or on the few occasions she did not, something would happen to Charlie Brown to prevent him from kicking it. (Charlie Brown was shown as having kicked the ball in the TV special "It's Magic, Charlie Brown". However, that never happened in the strip, so was not considered canonical by creator Schulz.)

The final strip in 2000 showed, in the first panel, Charlie Brown telling someone on the phone that "I think he is writing". The second panel showed Snoopy sitting on top of his doghouse with his typewriter, contemplating what to write. The rest of the strip is one huge panel showing Snoopy's thoughts featuring most of the major characters (including Charlie Brown failing to kick the football again). What follows is a missive from creator Charles M. Schulz signing off on the comic strip he had written and illustrated for fifty years, which was ghostwritten by Snoopy.