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Quiz about A Very Merry Cricket
Quiz about A Very Merry Cricket

A Very Merry Cricket Trivia Quiz


Television doesn't run this special anymore, but it's available on video. If you've seen it, this should be easy for you.

A multiple-choice quiz by bravomoose. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
bravomoose
Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
58,275
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Very Difficult
Avg Score
4 / 10
Plays
352
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Question 1 of 10
1. What is the name of the Very Merry Cricket? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What legendary animator created 'A Very Merry Cricket'? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. To save his mouse buddy, the cricket plays a song to tell the stray cat where to find 'Three Blind Mice.' Complete the cat's lyric: 'Down by the old mill stream, where I first met mice...'

Answer: (Four Words)
Question 4 of 10
4. The cat and mouse in this cartoon are named? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. When the cat and mouse leave the train to find the cricket, the mouse is disappointed to find snow in Sunnyslope, Connecticut. What does he call the town instead?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 6 of 10
6. Where is the cricket sitting between when the cat and mouse find him? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. The trio are in danger of missing the train back to New York City, so the cat makes a birch bark sled. Complete their lyric: 'Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way. Oh what fun it is to ride in a....'

Answer: (Four Words)
Question 8 of 10
8. Which Christmas carol does the cricket NOT play in the city? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What happens to allow the people of New York City to hear the cricket play? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. At the beginning of the cartoon, there's a mechanical Santa Claus in a store window. What does he say as he moves?

Answer: (Three Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is the name of the Very Merry Cricket?

Answer: Chester

Chester the Cricket is the title character.
2. What legendary animator created 'A Very Merry Cricket'?

Answer: Chuck Jones

'Cricket' was created by Chuck Jones, the same man who gave us the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote! The characters are found in the book 'A Cricket in Times Square' by George Selden.
3. To save his mouse buddy, the cricket plays a song to tell the stray cat where to find 'Three Blind Mice.' Complete the cat's lyric: 'Down by the old mill stream, where I first met mice...'

Answer: and they tasted nice

'Down by the Old Mill Stream, where I first met mice. And they tasted nice' -- I still laugh at that one!
4. The cat and mouse in this cartoon are named?

Answer: Harry and Tucker

Harry the cat and Tucker the mouse.
5. When the cat and mouse leave the train to find the cricket, the mouse is disappointed to find snow in Sunnyslope, Connecticut. What does he call the town instead?

Answer: Sunnyslop

Because Connecticut was yellow on the map, Tucker expected it to be warm. When it wasn't, he called the town 'Sunnyslop.'
6. Where is the cricket sitting between when the cat and mouse find him?

Answer: headphones

When Harry and Tucker locate Chester, he's sitting between headphones and playing back the violin music he's hearing.
7. The trio are in danger of missing the train back to New York City, so the cat makes a birch bark sled. Complete their lyric: 'Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way. Oh what fun it is to ride in a....'

Answer: one cat open sleigh

'Oh what fun it is to ride in a one cat open sleigh!' Gotta love it!
8. Which Christmas carol does the cricket NOT play in the city?

Answer: O Holy Night

Chester plays 'Silent Night', 'It Came Upon the Midnight Clear', and 'Joy to the World'
9. What happens to allow the people of New York City to hear the cricket play?

Answer: a power failure

'It's a power failure! Those crazy humans have overloaded the grid again!'
10. At the beginning of the cartoon, there's a mechanical Santa Claus in a store window. What does he say as he moves?

Answer: Merry Christmas kiddies

'Merry Christmas kiddies' Merry Christmas to you, too!
Source: Author bravomoose

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