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9 Chickweed Lane Trivia Quiz

"9 Chickweed Lane" : a quiz on a little-known, but witty strip with a devoted following.

A multiple-choice quiz by tjoebigham. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
tjoebigham

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
93,210

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
213

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. In what state is 9 Chickweed Lane located? Hint

Nebraska

Texas

New Hampshire

Oregon

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Question 2 of 10

2. What is the name of the family that are the main characters, their number and genders? Hint

The Barbellas, one man, two women

The Barbers, two men, one woman

The Burbers, three women

The Burbanks, three men

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the mother's name and occupation? Hint

Carmen, stripper

Delores, waitress

Juliette, biology professor

Hermoine, taxi driver

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Question 4 of 10

4. What pop culture hero does she daydream of? Hint

James Bond

Lone Ranger

Superman

Tarzan

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is her daughter's name? Hint

Edith

Courtney

Daphne

Edda

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Question 6 of 10

6. Where does she go to school and what are her majors? Hint

St. Camilla's, dance and piano

Manchester Academy, chess

Concord High, track and field

Dublin High, Irish step dancing

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Question 7 of 10

7. And who is her nerdy best friend? Hint

Andrew

Algernon

Aloysius

Amos

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Question 8 of 10

8. What is the grandmother's name, and that of her boyfriend? Hint

Gran, Thorax

Maebelle, Gideon

Bessie, Jimbo

Violet, Abraham

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Question 9 of 10

9. What animal lives at 9 Chickweed Lane and its name? Hint

Carmen, cocker spaniel

Solange, Siamese cat

Bigmouth, parrot

Kong, Kimodo Dragon

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who draws, writes, and created the strip and when? Hint

Hank McGruder, 1959

Sam McGillicuddy, 1980

Brooke McEldowney, 1993

Charley Fitzgerald, 1969

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In what state is 9 Chickweed Lane located?

Answer: New Hampshire

It's in an unnamed New Hampshire college town.

2. What is the name of the family that are the main characters, their number and genders?

Answer: The Burbers, three women

The Burbers are a grandmother, a divorced mother, and a teenage daughter.

3. What is the mother's name and occupation?

Answer: Juliette, biology professor

Divorced Juliette teaches biology at an unnamed New Hampshire university.

4. What pop culture hero does she daydream of?

Answer: Tarzan

Edgar Rice Burroughs' apeman often occupies Juliette's erotic fantasies.

5. What is her daughter's name?

Answer: Edda

Edda is a leggy, ponytailed, blonde beauty.

6. Where does she go to school and what are her majors?

Answer: St. Camilla's, dance and piano

St. Camilla's is a Catholic high school, where the headmistress is nicknamed "Sister Caligula". Edda studies ballet and classical piano, but she is also a bright academic student.

7. And who is her nerdy best friend?

Answer: Amos

The tousle-haired, bespectacled Amos (how many teenage boys you know with that name?) has been friends with Edda since childhood and he harbors a secret love for her.

8. What is the grandmother's name, and that of her boyfriend?

Answer: Gran, Thorax

We've never learned her true name. Thorax (yes, HIS real name!) runs a dairy and sells unusual knick-knacks in a roadside stand. He lives with his aged father.

9. What animal lives at 9 Chickweed Lane and its name?

Answer: Solange, Siamese cat

Solange doesn't talk or think like Garfield and his ilk.

10. Who draws, writes, and created the strip and when?

Answer: Brooke McEldowney, 1993

McEldowney, who grew up in and lives in Florida, debuted his strip in 1993 and it still has a small but faithful following to this day.

Source: Author tjoebigham

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