Celebrity Pugs: Stars of Print & Screen Quiz

Answer: "Eloise" by Kay Thompson

Eloise is a high-spirited little girl who lives in the penthouse of the Plaza Hotel in New York. Her companions are Weenie, her pug "who likes his back scratched with a coathanger," and Skipperdee, a turtle.

Answer: False

Milo is an orange tabby cat, and Otis is a fawn pug. Actually, director Masanori Hata used several pugs (and cats) to film the movie because the script called for Milo and Otis to age from birth to maturity.

Answer: Clara

In her touching yet hilarious memoir, Kaufman beautifully describes the personality and demeanor of the pug breed. As she writes, "Pugs are living proof that God has a sense of humor". Anyone who has ever "owned" a pug can identify with the subtitle of the book: "The Story of the Pug Who Ruled My Life". Pug-lovers everywhere were saddened to learn of Kaufman's death in 2000 from breast cancer.

She was 46 years old.

Answer: Pocahontas

Percy, the pug, appears in "Pocahontas". In the film, Percy, voiced by Danny Mann, belongs to the greedy British Governor Ratcliffe, voiced by David Ogden Stiers. Percy is a spoilt, ill-mannered pup until near the end of the film, when he appears in native American dress, signaling that he intends to remain in the new world with his new friends, Meeko (a raccoon) and Flit (a hummingbird).

Answer: Phoebe Buffay

As most pug fans know, Phoebe received the pug puppy as part of a demonstration on how difficult parenting can be.

Answer: Wilson the Pug

Wilson the Pug, with the help of his person, Nancy Levine, is quite the accomplished author. According to his website, he is a "direct descendant and lineage bearer of Pug-tzu, companion of the ancient Chinese philosopher Lao-tzu who is widely credited with authoring the Tao-te Ching" (www.wilsonthepug.com). Now that's a pedigree...

Answer: "That 70s Show"

The character of Spence Olchin (Patton Oswalt) has a grey pug named Alan on "The King of Queens". On "The Drew Carey Show", Mimi Bobeck (Kathy Kinney) had a pug she named Antonio, after her favorite movie star, Antonio Banderas. The children's show, "The Life and Times of Juniper Lee", features Monroe Connery Boyd Carlyle McGregor Scott Lee V (shortened to Monroe), an enchanted pug that speaks with a Scottish accent. "That 70s Show" featured a dog named Schotzie, but he was a dachshund.

Answer: She can hypnotize people with her eyes

Molly Moon is an 11 ½ year old orphan who is the title character in Byng's "Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism", "Molly Moon Stops the World", and "Molly Moon's Hypnotic Time Travel Adventure". In the first book, Molly rescued Petula from the hateful Mrs. Adderstone, headmistress of the orphanage where Molly resides.

Initially, Petula is described as bad-tempered and lazy, however, after being hypnotized by Molly, the dog's personality improved. Up to this point in the series, Petula has displayed no special abilities (other than those associated with a typical pug).

Answer: a pug and a Boston Terrier

In the commercial, the Boston Terrier gets treated with Frontline and doesn't get fleas. The poor little pug, on the other hand, is given another "leading brand" and ends up with fleas. No fair! Some pug owners have complained of "pugism" (unfair treatment of pugs) in the ads.(http://samsontales.blogspot.com/2006/06/frontline.html).

Answer: Frank the Pug

In the immortal words of Frank the Pug in "Men in Black II", "I may look like a dog, but I only play one here on earth". Frank, of course, is actually an alien who assists Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith in catching trouble-making space aliens. In "Men in Black II", Frank has some of the funniest lines and gets to belt out the disco hit, "I Will Survive"! Frank is played by a very talented pug named Mushu.