Furred, Fleaed and Feathered Fictional Friends Quiz

Answer: Felix the Cat

Felix, who first appeared in silent films in the 1920s, was always getting into trouble, with his most usual antagonist being the professor and his canine henchman. It was revived in the '50s on TV screens and again in the late 1980s in a full-length movie.

Sources - Wikipedia.org (and trivia conversations with friends)

Contributed by: grisham

Answer: Fievel Mousekewitz

Fievel Mousekewitz was the starring animated mouse from the film "An American Tail" (1986). The story of the "American Tail" was written by David Kirschner, Judy Freudberg and Tony Geiss. This heartwarming story is about the Mouskewitz family's immigration into the United States from Russia. They were on a journey to freedom, but poor little Fievel Mouskewitz got lost when he fell overboard and had to float to New York City in a bottle. He encountered many adventures as he made his way to reunite with his family, including dealing with the Mott Street Maulers, a group of very mean and nasty cats. Along his way Fievel made new friends. Together, they all worked and found a way to deal with the cats. When Fievel got caught by the cats, Tiger, an orange cat, took a liking to Fievel and set him free. Fievel raced back to the pier, where the other mice were. When he arrived the other mice released a gigantic mechanical mouse to chase the cats. A battled ensued and poor Fievel ended up separated from his new found friends. He was alone and sad but he eventually heard his Papa's violin playing which led him straight back to his family. A very happy reunion was had by all!

Scrat was a saber-toothed squirrel in the animated series "Pinky and the Brain" (1995 to 1998).

Gadget Hackwrench was a mouse in the "Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers" (1989 to 1990) animated series.

Maximillian Acorn was a squirrel in the "Sonic the Hedgehog" (1993 to 1995) animated series.

Source - Wikipedia.org

Contributed by: funnytrivianna

Answer: Smokey Bear

Smokey was originally depicted wearing jeans and a park ranger hat while he was pouring water on a campfire. In 1947, Smokey was shown with the slogan, "Remember ... only YOU can prevent forest fires." In 1950, in the Lincoln National Forest of New Mexico, an orphaned black bear cub climbed a tree to escape a wildfire and was badly burned on his paws and hind legs. He was rescued by the firefighters and became the living symbol of forest fire prevention. This living Smokey Bear spent the rest of his life in the National Zoo in Washington D.C.

Sources - Wikipedia.org and smokeybear.com

Contributed by: Oldstuff28

Answer: The Littlest Hobo

It is, of course, "The Littlest Hobo". For those of you that never saw this programme, it was about a German shepherd dog who was a stray and travelled from place to place, helping those who needed it. He only stayed until his work was done, and then moved onto the next person in need. This was a Canadian programme, and the first series ran from 1963 to 1965. It was brought back for another series from 1979-1985 and this theme tune was from the second series. It was sung by Terry Bush who also co-wrote it. The theme was also used in a TV advert in the UK - for a well known paint brand, co-incidentally also featuring a dog, although this one was an Old English Sheepdog!

Sources - Wikipedia.org and www.thelittlesthobo.com

Contributed by: Tizzy741

Answer: Klingons

Tribbles do nothing but eat and reproduce. According to Dr McCoy, they are born pregnant - it saves time. David Gerrold, who wrote the episode "The Trouble with Tribbles" for Star Trek in 1967 originally intended it as an allegory on the ecological effects of an introduced species, with no natural predators, into a closed environment - much like the effects of the introduction of rabbits to Australia. If you look carefully, you might see a tribble purring in a cage in Montgomery Scott's office in the 2009 "Star Trek" film.

Source - Wikipedia and "The Trouble with Tribbles" by David Gerrold

Contributed by: turtle52

Answer: Tony the Tiger

Tony the Tiger is the mascot for Kellogg's Frosted Flakes breakfast cereal. Tony was originally one of four potential mascots, however Katy the Kangaroo, Newt the Gnu and Elmo the Elephant all lost out to Tony and he became the only mascot for Frosted Flakes. Martin Provensen designed Tony, and he has become an icon for many generations.

Sources - Wikipedia.org and "Ad Age Advertising Century: Icons: Tony the Tiger".

Contributed by: velvet_rain

Answer: Eeyore

Yup, it's our good friend Eeyore. The name Eeyore is supposed to be pronounced like "hee haw", which is the representation of the sound a donkey makes. Some fun facts about Eeyore are: he is much more sarcastic and pessimistic in the actual book as compared to the cartoons; he is made of sawdust; he was created on May 10, 1871, which is the day he celebrates as his birthday. Eeyore frequently loses his tail, and it always has to be pinned back on, kind of a running theme in the series playing on the game "pin the tail on the donkey".

Sources - Wikipedia.org and just-pooh.com

Contributed by: Benjihurlock

Answer: Puss in Boots

Puss in Boots has featured in the movies "Shrek 2", "Shrek 3" and "Shrek 4". He is known to have a very cute face, which manipulates everyone in "Shrek 2" to listen to him. However, in "Shrek 3", Shrek is used to the face, and chucks Puss in Boots out when he tries it. His entrance into the "Shrek" films is when Doris, the barmaid of the Poison Apple, suggests Puss in Boots to King Harold to assassinate Shrek. However, as Puss in Boots attempts to kill Shrek, he overpowers him, and Puss in Boots pleads to not be killed, and joins Shrek and Donkey. Puss in Boots was then in Shrek's debt, and sticks with them throughout the "Shrek" films. He is also the primary protagonist in the 2011 movie "Puss in Boots".

Source - Wikipedia.org

Contributed by: regandavey

Answer: Qagh

All of the above are Klingon words.

Qagh (pronounced 'gakh') was served to Riker, first officer on "The Next Generation" series. He was visiting the Klingons on an exchange program and had practiced eating qagh, Klingon worms, while still on the Enterprise. When he arrived at the Klingon ship, he was served qagh and noticed it was moving. When he mentioned this to the Klingons, he was given the above explanation - that 'qagh is always best served while live'.

A Klingon might not be too happy if you referred to his Targ as food. It is the Klingon equivalent of a dog - a loving house pet, though with a Klingon disposition.

Contributed by: grisham

Answer: Melman

Melman is a male giraffe who is one of the four friends in "Madagascar" (2005). He is a hypochondriac who talks about his frequent need for medication, injections and MRI scans. He is in love with Gloria the hippo, and is always kind and gentle with her. He is timid and often awkward, but there are times in the movie when he shows great insight and intelligence. Melman is voiced by actor David Schwimmer.

Source - Wikipedia.org and IMDb.com

Contributed by: velvet_rain

Answer: Tick-Tock

Tick-Tock the Crocodile is a character who has appeared in "Peter Pan" (1953), "Return to Never Land" (2002), "Mickey's House of Villains" (2002), as well as on several television programs such as "Jake and the Never Land Pirates" (2011) and "Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers" (1989-1992). He also is featured in some video games. This nasty crocodile wants to eat Captain Hook because long ago Peter Pan had cut off Hook's left hand and fed it to Tick-Tock. Tick-Tock constantly follows Captain Hook wherever he goes, in the hopes of satisfying his craving to finish eating him. At one time, Tick-Tock swallowed an alarm clock which allowed Hook to hear when the crocodile was approaching. Tick-Tock is green with dark green spikes on his back and tail. He had sharp teeth and menacing eyes.

Leatherhead is a crocodile featured in the animated "Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" (1987) series. He is strong, agile and fast with his razor-sharp claws and teeth.

Killer Croc is a fictional crocodile which appeared in comics. Killer Croc was a known enemy of superhero Batman. He first appeared in "Batman #357" (1983), with an alter ego of Waylon Jones. Killer Croc has speed, agility, strength, razor-sharp teeth and claws and is an alligator wrestler of great experience.
Sobek is the Crocodile God of Egypt. The Egyptians who traveled along the Nile River, long ago, prayed to Sobek in the hopes of being protected from crocodile attacks.

Source - Disney.wikia.com

Contributed by: funnytrivianna

Answer: Old Major

Old Major supposedly represents Vladimir Lenin, the leader of the Bolshevik Revolution and the first leader of the new Soviet Union. The novel begins with Old Major calling all the farm animals together and telling them about his dream and his subsequent plan to take over the farm. His speech is enough to convince the farm animals that it's time for change, but unfortunately Old Major never gets to see his plan become reality because he dies three days after giving the speech.

Contributed by: Benjihurlock

Answer: Babar

Babar the Elephant is a French fictional character who first appeared in "Histoire de Babar" by Jean de Brunhoff in 1931. He later debuted in an English version titled "The Story of Babar", which was first read in Britain and the United States.

Babar flees the jungle when his mother is shot by a hunter and travels his way to an unspecified city. An old lady befriends him, buys him clothes and enrolls him in a school. However, Babar's cousins Celeste and Arthur find him one day and help him return to the Elephant realm. The king had just recently died after eating poisonous mushrooms, and the elephant council decide that seeing as Babar had "lived among men and learned much," he would be suitable for the position. Babar is crowned King of the Elephants, and soon after marries his cousin Celeste, and founds the city of Celesteville. There are now over 30,000 publications of Babar in 17 different languages, and 78 TV series displaying different adventures that Babar and his friends have.

Source - Wikipedia.org

Contributed by: regandavey

Answer: Jones

Four identical cats were used to portray Jones in the movie "Alien". In order to get the cat to react to the alien, the director used a German shepherd behind a screen and removed the screen to get the shot of a very frightened, hissing feline.

Sources - Wikipedia.org and IMDb.com

Contributed by: turtle52

Answer: Huey, Dewey, and Louie

First appearing in 1937, these three identical triplets were usually portrayed as pranksters whose preferred victim was their beloved uncle, Donald. There were instances, however, where they were very helpful to Uncle Donald--and Uncle Scrooge.

Contributed by: grisham