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1. Which comic strip has a cast of characters that includes Peter, Clumsy Carp, Thor, Wiley, And Grog?
2. This comic strip was one of the first in which the characters aged more or less normally. The central characters include Walt Wallet and his kids Skeezix, Corky, and Judy. What strip is it?
3. "Krazy Kat and Ignatz", by George Herriman, was so popular in the early part of the 20th century that a ballet was created based on it.
4. What comic strip is based in the frontier town of Grimey Gulch?
5. This strip is about two best friends, a pig and a rat. Together the pair offer commentary on mankind's quest for the unattainable. What comic strip is it?
6. This comic strip features a title character who was a college student for the first six months it was written. Sales floundered and the strip was in danger of being canceled. The character dropped out of college and joined the US Army and the strip's popularity sky-rocketed. What comic strip is it?
7. Charles Schulz, the creator of "Peanuts", called his strip that because he used to call his grandkids his 'little peanuts'.
8. What comic strip is centered around life in the small town of Bypass, North Carolina?
9. Dagwood Bumstead, the husband in Chic Young's "Blondie", is the son of a railroad tycoon.
10. Which comic strip portrays the trials and tribulations of the Patterson family, parents John and Ellie, and children Michael, Elizabeth, and April?
11. This comic strip stars a ne'er do well Englishman and his long suffering wife Flo. What strip is it?
12. This title character has a best friend named Ford, a co-worker known as Chris the Wookie, and a wife named Reine. What comic strip is it?
13. This comic strip detective has a wife named Tess and a sidekick named Pat Patton. Who is he?
14. This strip features a busy, modern woman trying to balance her career and relationships. She particularly struggles with weight gain and ever changing fashions. What comic strip is it?
15. In Bill Watterson's comic strip "Calvin and Hobbes", Calvin first captured Hobbes by using a peanut butter and jelly sandwich as bait.
16. Which comic strip details the exploits of teenagers in and around Westview High School?
17. This was the first continuity strip to feature prehistoric characters. It was originally set in the land of Moo, which was ruled by King Guzzle and Queen Umpateedle. What is the name of this comic strip?
18. This comic strip is centered around the staff of a newspaper called the "Treetop Tattler Tribune". What strip is it?
19. Which comic strip chronicled the endless battles against authority of twin brothers Hans and Fritz?
20. This comic strip includes characters Rob Wilco, Bucky Katt, and Satchel Pooch. What strip is it?
21. "Felix the Cat" was the first comic strip to later be turned into an animated cartoon.
22. This comic strip followed the (mis)adventures of a nineteen year old Kentucky mountain boy. It was set in Dogpatch. What strip was it?
23. The comic strip "Academia Waltz" originally ran in the "Daily Texan" at the University of Texas. It featured characters named Milo and Binkley. What was the name changed to when it debuted in the "Washington Post" in 1980?
24. Darryl and Wanda MacPherson of "Baby Blues" have three children. What are their names?
25. This strip emerged from an irregular strip called "Married Life". It started out on the sports pages and had a knock-kneed racehorse named Spark Plug. What was the strip called?
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