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2 Jim Henson quizzes and 30 Jim Henson trivia questions.
1.
  Jim Henson - The Man Behind The Muppets    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
My personal hero, Jim Henson - I took all the knowledge I had about him and put it into this quiz! Enjoy.
Difficult, 20 Qns, iluvsurvivor, Oct 17 18
Difficult
iluvsurvivor
Oct 17 18
1030 plays
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  Jim Henson - The Early Years    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
How much do you know about Jim Henson, the creator of the Muppets?
Difficult, 10 Qns, SilverMoonsong, Aug 21 05
Difficult
SilverMoonsong editor
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Jim Henson Trivia Questions
1. Jim Henson was born in 1936 in which small town?

From Quiz Jim Henson - The Early Years

Answer: Greenville, Mississippi

He grew up in nearby Leland.

2. What day is Jim Henson's birthday?

From Quiz Jim Henson - The Man Behind The Muppets

Answer: September 24th, 1936

He actually shares the same birthday with Steve Whitmire, a fellow Muppeteer and the voice of Kermit.

3. Henson was born on which day in 1936?

From Quiz Jim Henson - The Early Years

Answer: September 24

His father, Paul, was an agricultural research biologist with the US Department of Agriculture. His mother, Betty, stayed home with Jim and his older brother.

4. Where did he attend school?

From Quiz Jim Henson - The Man Behind The Muppets

Answer: University of Maryland

Though he grew up in Mississippi, he went to college out of state.

5. Jim had an older brother. What was his name?

From Quiz Jim Henson - The Early Years

Answer: Paul, Jr.

In April of 1956, Paul was killed in an automobile accident.

6. What was the first film he ever saw?

From Quiz Jim Henson - The Man Behind The Muppets

Answer: Wizard of Oz

He stated much later in his life that he was petrified of the MGM lion.

7. Henson's maternal grandmother was the key early influence on him. She was known simply as ____ ?

From Quiz Jim Henson - The Early Years

Answer: Dear

It was Dear who encouraged Jimmy to cherish the world of the imagination.

8. What is Jim's middle name?

From Quiz Jim Henson - The Man Behind The Muppets

Answer: Maury

James Maury Henson is his full name.

9. What was the name of the first film he saw?

From Quiz Jim Henson - The Early Years

Answer: The Wizard of Oz

He later reported being terrified by the MGM lion.

10. What was the last Muppet project Jim Henson worked on?

From Quiz Jim Henson - The Man Behind The Muppets

Answer: Muppetvision 3D

He was not alive to work on 'Muppet Christmas Carol', 'The Muppets take Manhattan' was made several years before his death, and 'Muppets in Disney World' was the 2nd to last thing he ever worked on.

11. What did Jim Henson die of?

From Quiz Jim Henson - The Man Behind The Muppets

Answer: Bacterial Pneumonia

He thought he just had a cold. He didn't want to bother anyone with his being sick. At about 4 in the morning he said "My heart's racing - I can't calm down. Okay, call a cab." He was dropped off at the wrong entrance, and walked the extra 2 blocks to get inside the hospital so as not to bother the cab driver. A few hours later, he was dead. The doctors said that if he had come in a few hours earlier he'd still be alive.

12. During the fall of 1954, Jim enrolled at the University of Maryland. That September, while Jim was a freshman, he met his future wife and his first performing partner. What was her name?

From Quiz Jim Henson - The Early Years

Answer: Jane Nebel

They were married in 1959. His mother was extremely unhappy about the idea of him being married with a beard, so he shaved it off and sent it to Jane with a note saying, "From Samson to Delilah."

13. What was NOT one of Jim's request for his funeral?

From Quiz Jim Henson - The Man Behind The Muppets

Answer: Harry Belafonte to perform

He wanted it to be a celebration of his life - not sad and teary. Harry Belafonte DID play at the service, singing a beautiful rendition of the song he did on the Muppet Show years before that - "Turn the World Around", but it wasn't a request of his.

14. After leaving WTOP, Jim Henson auditioned for WRC-TV, Washington's NBC station. What was Jim's new show called?

From Quiz Jim Henson - The Early Years

Answer: Sam and Friends

The show debuted on May 9, 1955 and ran until December 1961, winning a local Emmy in 1958.

15. The original Kermit (who was not yet a frog) was constructed by Jim in what year?

From Quiz Jim Henson - The Early Years

Answer: 1955

Kermit was constructed from a spring coat abandoned by his mother and two halves of a ping-pong ball.

16. How many children did Jim have?

From Quiz Jim Henson - The Man Behind The Muppets

Answer: 5

His sons Brian and John are puppeteers, and the rest of his children, Cheryl, Lisa, and Heather are all involved in the company in some fashion.

17. What was Jim Henson's favorite episode of the 'Muppet Show' ?

From Quiz Jim Henson - The Man Behind The Muppets

Answer: Harry Belafonte

As stated on the Muppet Show DVDs from Time Life by Brian Henson, Harry Belafonte and Jim shared the same vision of a peaceful world, and that episode was his favorite.

18. What was the first 'Muppet TV Show' that Jim did not have a full time performing role in?

From Quiz Jim Henson - The Man Behind The Muppets

Answer: Fraggle Rock

Though he had nothing to do with Muppet Babies aside from creating the characters, he did not perform regularily in Fraggle Rock. He occasionally made appearances as Cantus or Convincing John, but those were seldom. He of course hosted the Jim Henson Hour, and he had passed away by the time Muppets Tonight! landed on ABC.

19. What was Jim's first major TV show?

From Quiz Jim Henson - The Man Behind The Muppets

Answer: Sam and Friends

He had a timeslot on a Washington DC TV channel that was immediately before the 'Tonight Show', and that spawned his career.

20. What day did Jim Henson die?

From Quiz Jim Henson - The Man Behind The Muppets

Answer: May 16th, 1990

Less than a year later another major puppeteer, Richard Hunt, died of AIDS complications. This was a major blow to the 'Muppets', but they dusted themselves off and moved on.

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