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20 Questions: Doonesbury Multiple Choice Quiz | Entertainment

Garry Trudeau's 'Doonesbury' has been one of my favorite comic strips for years. Here's a quiz about it. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by ashlybug. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
ashlybug

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
105,816

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
12 / 20

Plays
726

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Question 1 of 20

1. 'Doonesbury' was originally called 'Bull Tales' when it appeared in a college newspaper. What college was that? Hint

Harvard

Duke

Princeton

Yale

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Question 2 of 20

2. When 'Bull Tales' became 'Doonesbury', in how many newspapers did it first appear? Hint

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Question 3 of 20

3. One of the first characters to appear in the strip was B.D. On whom was the character based? Hint

Brian Dowling, Yale's starting quarterback

Benjamin Davenport, Trudeau's college roommate

Billy Daniels, Garry Trudeau's friend from high school

No one person in particular, he's a composite of several people.

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Question 4 of 20

4. Which of the following statements does NOT apply to Mike Doonesbury, whom the strip takes its name from? Hint

He thought he was "God's gift to women".

His daughter, Alex, was born in 1989.

He hailed from Tulsa, Oklahoma.

He played football with his roommate B.D.

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Question 5 of 20

5. "Uncle" Duke is one of the most colorful characters in the strip. Which of the following jobs has Duke NOT had? Hint

Ambassador to China

Governor of American Samoa

Hollywood Superagent

General Manager of the Washington Redskins

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Question 6 of 20

6. Has 'Doonesbury' creator Garry Trudeau ever won a Pulitzer Prize?

Yes

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Question 7 of 20

7. Which character in 'Doonesbury' won $23 million in a lottery? Hint

Alice Schwartzman

No one in the strip ever even dreamed of winning $23 million.

Joanie Caucus

Zonker Harris

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Question 8 of 20

8. In 1973, one of the Watergate conspirators resigned from office, causing Garry Trudeau to withdraw a weeks worth of 'Doonesbury' strips. Which Watergate figure was it? Hint

Richard Nixon

G. Gordon Liddy

John Dean

John Ehrlichman

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Question 9 of 20

9. Which 'Doonesbury' character revealed that he was gay on the radio? Hint

Mark Slackmeyer

Zipper Harris

Rick Redfern

Zeke Brenner

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Question 10 of 20

10. Who was the first gay character to appear in 'Doonesbury'? Hint

Mark Slackmeyer

Mike Doonesbury

Zonker Harris

Andy Lippincott

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Question 11 of 20

11. Who was Sid Kibbitz? Hint

Boopsie's agent

The President of Walden College

Mike Doonesbury's uncle

Investigative reporter for The Washington Post

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Question 12 of 20

12. Which 'Doonesbury' character developed a monthly contribution program, complete with buttons to signify whether or not the person had already given? Hint

Alice Schwartzman

"Uncle" Duke

Elmont

Rev. Scot Sloan

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Question 13 of 20

13. Which 'Doonesbury' character once staged a nine hour performance art piece titled 'Welcome to Artville'? Hint

Barbara Ann Boopstein

Joanie Caucus

Zonker Harris

J.J. Doonesbury

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Question 14 of 20

14. True or False: Sal Doonesbury is also known as "Dr. Whoopee".

True

False

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Question 15 of 20

15. Which of the following statements does NOT apply to B.D.? Hint

He was a Green Beret in Vietnam.

He got wounded by a beer can in Vietnam.

He was captured in Vietnam by 'Phred the Terrorist'.

He got his helmet autographed by Bob Hope in Vietnam.

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Question 16 of 20

16. The first time Mike Doonesbury met his lab partner Bernie, what did Bernie do? Hint

Kissed Mike on the lips.

Refused to speak to him.

Dove under the lab table screaming.

Turned himself into a werewolf.

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Question 17 of 20

17. What is the first name of "Uncle" Duke's long-time assistant? She was a 1974 graduate of Peking University.

Answer: (Think sweet.)

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Question 18 of 20

18. What is the name of the Justice Department attorney who was romantically involved (unsuccessfully) with a priest and a gay man? Hint

Virginia Slade

Kim Rosenthal

Lacey Davenport

Joanie Caucus

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Question 19 of 20

19. Garry Trudeau married newscaster Katie Couric.

True

False

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Question 20 of 20

20. Who played 'uptight end' for the Walden College football team when B.D. was the quarterback? Hint

Zonker Harris

Mark Slackmeyer

Calvin Butts

Kingston Brewer

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 'Doonesbury' was originally called 'Bull Tales' when it appeared in a college newspaper. What college was that?

Answer: Yale

Garry Trudeau is a graduate of Yale University and 'Bull Tales' was first seen in the Yale 'Daily News' on September 30, 1968.

2. When 'Bull Tales' became 'Doonesbury', in how many newspapers did it first appear?

Answer: 28

'Doonesbury' appeared in 28 newspapers when it debuted on October 26, 1970.

3. One of the first characters to appear in the strip was B.D. On whom was the character based?

Answer: Brian Dowling, Yale's starting quarterback

B.D. was a star quarterback just like the inspiration for his character, Brian Dowling. B.D. became the football coach at his alma mater, Walden College.

4. Which of the following statements does NOT apply to Mike Doonesbury, whom the strip takes its name from?

Answer: He played football with his roommate B.D.

Mike was not a football player. He married Kim and began to run a mom-n-pop software start-up in Seattle with the help of his wife and daughter.

5. "Uncle" Duke is one of the most colorful characters in the strip. Which of the following jobs has Duke NOT had?

Answer: Hollywood Superagent

Duke was never an agent. He became a key advisor to the Governer of Minnesota.

6. Has 'Doonesbury' creator Garry Trudeau ever won a Pulitzer Prize?

Answer: Yes

in 1975 Trudeau became the first comic strip artist to win the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning. The Editorial Cartoonist's Society promptly passed a resolution condemning the Pulitzer Prize committee. Trudeau supported the resolution.

7. Which character in 'Doonesbury' won $23 million in a lottery?

Answer: Zonker Harris

Zonker won the lottery, but it didn't change him one bit. He began working as a nanny, helping raise B.D. and Boopsie's daughter Sam.

8. In 1973, one of the Watergate conspirators resigned from office, causing Garry Trudeau to withdraw a weeks worth of 'Doonesbury' strips. Which Watergate figure was it?

Answer: John Ehrlichman

Ehrlichman later wrote Trudeau, "I hear that my resignation fouled up your series. Sorry. Next time let me know what you are planning and I'll try to cooperate".

9. Which 'Doonesbury' character revealed that he was gay on the radio?

Answer: Mark Slackmeyer

Slackmeyer, along with his life-partner Chase Talbot III, began to host a radio show on National Public Radio called 'All Things Being Equal'.

10. Who was the first gay character to appear in 'Doonesbury'?

Answer: Andy Lippincott

Lippincott first appeared in the strip in the 1970's. He eventually died from the AIDS virus.

11. Who was Sid Kibbitz?

Answer: Boopsie's agent

Sid was Boopsie's agent. He also tried to package Ronald Reagan and Tom Cruise together in a 'buddy' movie.

12. Which 'Doonesbury' character developed a monthly contribution program, complete with buttons to signify whether or not the person had already given?

Answer: Alice Schwartzman

Alice, a one-time New York debutante,was homeless for many years until Congresswoman Lacey Davenport left her estate to her. She and her husband Elmont had to get used to living indoors.

13. Which 'Doonesbury' character once staged a nine hour performance art piece titled 'Welcome to Artville'?

Answer: J.J. Doonesbury

J.J. married and divorced Mike Doonesbury. She became a sculptor living in Seattle.

14. True or False: Sal Doonesbury is also known as "Dr. Whoopee".

Answer: True

Mike's younger brother is "Dr. Whoopee", a condom delivering safe sex rep.

15. Which of the following statements does NOT apply to B.D.?

Answer: He was a Green Beret in Vietnam.

B.D. got his helmet autographed by Bob Hope after a Christmas show. He was wounded by a beer can when he and 'Phred the Terrorist' found a cache of Schlitz the Viet Cong had hidden in the jungle. He couldn't have been a Green Beret because he never took off his football helmet.

16. The first time Mike Doonesbury met his lab partner Bernie, what did Bernie do?

Answer: Turned himself into a werewolf.

Bernie later confided to Mike that he ate an outboard motor at the age of four. Years later he hired Mike's future wife, Kim, to work for him at Bernie's Byte Shack of Seattle.

17. What is the first name of "Uncle" Duke's long-time assistant? She was a 1974 graduate of Peking University.

Answer: Honey

Among other things, Honey Huan has been the translator for the U.S. Ambassador to China, the Dean and President of the Baby Doc College of Physicians, and the Social Director aboard Donald Trump's yacht.

18. What is the name of the Justice Department attorney who was romantically involved (unsuccessfully) with a priest and a gay man?

Answer: Joanie Caucus

Joannie got married to investigative reporter Rick Redfern and is the mother of Jeff.

19. Garry Trudeau married newscaster Katie Couric.

Answer: False

Trudeau married newscaster Jane Pauley.

20. Who played 'uptight end' for the Walden College football team when B.D. was the quarterback?

Answer: Zonker Harris

Zonker's habit of smoking marijuana in the huddle did not endear him to the straightlaced B.D. Zonker later turned up as a war correspondent in Vietnam while B.D. was there.

Source: Author ashlybug

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