Deer Diary Trivia Quiz

Answer: Felix Salten

"Bambi, A Life in the Woods," written by Felix Salten, was released in 1923 in Austria, with an English translation appearing in the US in 1928. The book includes themes about the environmental impact of man's activities.

In the novel, Bambi is a roe deer, a smaller species of deer native to Europe and Asia Minor. The fawns have white spots as did the animated version, but Disney's Bambi was transformed for US audiences into a white-tailed deer. Roe deer vocalize with a sound that can only be described as a barking noise.

Answer: Archie

Archie Comics premiered in 1942. Per the company website, popular spin-off franchises include "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" and "Josie and the Pussycats." Moose Mason is the quintessential jock, but often has to take make-up exams to remain eligible to play. He is hopelessly devoted to his girlfriend, Midge Klump.

The moose is the largest member of the deer family, hence the use of its name as a moniker for oversized humans. Unlike most deer, it tends to be more solitary. In Europe it may be referred to as an elk; the word "moose" hails from the Algonquin family of languages so that term would not have been adopted by Europeans until after North American colonization efforts began.

Answer: Kansas

Oh, give me a home, where the buffalo roam, and the deer and the antelope play! The poem was originally written by Dr. Brewster M. Higley and set to music by a friend of his. It first appeared in print in 1873. Higley was born in Ohio, practiced medicine in Indiana, and absconded to Kansas to escape an unpleasant marriage.

Of course, the American "buffalo" is better called a bison, and pronghorn "antelope" aren't really antelope but instead are the only surviving members of a family called the Artilocapridae. The deer referred to in the song could be either mule deer or white-tailed deer if Higley spotted them in Kansas, but typically the mule deer is considered the western species. Its large, erect ears are the source of the "mule" in its name, and its tail has black edges evident as it runs away, in contrast to the "white flag" of a white-tailed deer.

Answer: Story

The story first appeared in a give away booklet, written by Robert L. May, provided to shoppers at Montgomery Ward stores in 1939. The song was written by the author's brother-in-law, and made famous by Gene Autry. The stop-motion animated television version was first broadcast in 1964 and has joined the pantheon of Christmas classics.

Reindeer are unique in the deer family because both sexes bear antlers. In North America, they are called caribou. Their coats are well adapted to their arctic environment - they have a thick, wooly undercoat and the top coat consists of hollow, air filled hairs that provide excellent insulation.

Answer: Bill Scott

Bullwinkle J. Moose was the brainchild of Bill Scott (writer) and Jay Ward (creator and producer). Scott voiced other Jay Ward characters, including Dudley Do-Right and Super Chicken. William Conrad narrated the show, and Edward Everett Horton narrated the Fractured Fairytales segments. Rocky was voiced by June Foray, who also portrayed Granny and Witch Hazel for Looney Tunes.

Moose spend a fair amount of time in the water and can swim quite well. Their diet includes aquatic plants as a source of sodium.

Answer: James Potter

The incantation for the charm is "expecto patronum." Harry's parents had a stag and doe as their patronus; Snape's secret pining for Lily Potter probably explains why his is also a doe.

The stag is probably a red deer, the largest species native to the UK where the books were written. This is the species likely represented in cave paintings found in Europe. The males have much thicker neck muscles compared to the females, giving the appearance of a mane.

Answer: Stefanie Powers

"Hart to Hart" aired from 1979-1984, with Robert Wagner and Ms. Powers playing the wealthy pair of amateur detectives.

The term "hart" generally applies to a mature stag, a male deer prized by hunters and celebrated in heraldry. Female deer may be referred to as a "hind" or doe.

Answer: The Deer Hunter

Robert DeNiro and Meryl Streep were nominated for Academy Awards for their work in the film, and Christopher Walken won for Best Actor in a Supporting Role; the film won Best Picture in 1979. The Deerslayer is the first of James Fennimore Cooper's Leatherstocking tales, a deerstalker is the hat sported by that other famous hunter, Elmer Fudd, and Deer Season is a time of year when hunting is legal.

As the movie was set near Pittsburgh, the deer being targeted would likely be white-tailed deer. This deer species ranges over much of North America and into South America. There are several subspecies, including the diminutive and endangered Key Deer.

Answer: Inspector Clouseau

Unleashed on the world in the movie "The Pink Panther," Inspector Clouseau continues to bumble through life in this film. Although "A Shot in the Dark" was released after the initial Pink Panther movie, filming actually started on it earlier but the movie was tweaked to focus more on the Clouseau persona. The name "Elke" is actually a variant of "Alice," and means "noble, or valiant."

Elk is a term used for many members of the Cervidae; in Europe the term refers to the animal many would call a moose, and in the US the term is applied to the animal also referred to as wapiti. Regardless, elk implies a large Cervid. The wapiti was once thought to be a North American strain of the European red deer, but genetic analysis has proven this wrong.

Answer: The Iran Contra Affair

Fawn Hall served as Lt. Colonel Oliver North's secretary, and shredded documents at his request. In Watergate, it was Nixon's assistant Rosemary Woods and the mysterious gaps in the tape recordings. Whitewater had no starring roles other than the Clintons and their other financial partners. Valerie Plame Wilson's role as a CIA operative was compromised by a leak.

"Fawn" is the term used to refer to the young of many Cervidae species, although not the moose - their young are called calves. The term may also refer to a color.