Hanna-Barbera Cartoons Trivia Quiz

Answer: Ruff & Reddy

William Hanna and Joseph Barbera gave birth to H-B Enterprises in 1944 when these two animation directors at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer joined forces to produce freelance TV commercials. When Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer closed their animation studio, Hanna and Barbera went into animation full time.

Their first Cartoon show was 'Ruff and Reddy' in 1957. They changed the name of their company to Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1960. William Hanna died in 2001 and Joseph Barbera died in 2006, but their production company lives on. Hanna-Barbera Productions is credited with 330 shows and features over the 50 years they've been in business.

Answer: The Yogi Bear Show

Yogi Bear was that pic-a-nick basket stealing bear. Both Yogi and his sidekick, Boo Boo lived in Jellystone Park. Yogi Bear was first seen in 1958 as a supporting character on the 'Huckleberry Hound Show' and was very popular, gaining his own show in 1961.

Answer: The Jetsons

'The Jetsons', set in the far future, first aired in September of 1962 and continued until 1988. Rosie was a robot maid that the Jetsons hired from U-Rent A Maid. The voice for Rosie was provided by Jean Vander Pyl.

Answer: The Flintstones

'The Flintstones' was probably Hanna-Barbera's most successful show, first airing in 1960. It was the first prime time cartoon designed to appeal to both adults and children. It has been said that the inspiration for 'The Flintstones' was 'The Honeymooners'.

Answer: Speed Racer

'Quick Draw McGraw' (1950), 'Jonny Quest' (1964) and 'Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!' (1969) were all Hanna-Barbera cartoons. 'Speed Racer', the American title for the Japanese anime titled 'Mahha gô gô gô' (1967) was the creation of Tatsuo Yoshida.

Answer: The Huckleberry Hound Show

Huckleberry Hound was the main character on Hanna-Barbera's third cartoon show, the second being 'Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks' which lasted only one season. 'The Huckleberry Hound Show' first aired in 1958 and ran through 1962. Huckleberry was a blue hound with a southern accent and who would also sing 'My Darling Clementine' even though he could not carry a tune.

Answer: Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!

Scooby-Doo was a mumble-speaking animated Great Dane that was owned by Norville Rogers, AKA Shaggy. They were just two of the five characters on 'Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!' The other characters were: Fred "Freddie" Jones, Daphne Blake, Velma Dinkley.

This show was created by Joe Ruby, Ken Spears and Iwao Takamoto for Hanna-Barbera Productions. It has been noted that the characters in 'Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!' parallel the main characters in 'The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis' as follows: Fred was based on Dobie Gillis, Shaggy on Maynard G. Krebs , Velma on Zelda Gilroy and Daphne on Thalia Menninger.

Answer: False

'Johnny Quest' was the story of a pre-teen boy who accompanied his father, Dr. Benton Quest, a research scientist, on adventures. They fought their arch rival, Dr. Zin, and other villains, solved mysteries and rescued those in need of their help. This show ran from 1964 through 1965 for 26 episodes.

These episodes were aired on Saturday mornings as reruns from 1967 through 1972. The original episodes were deemed too violent, were edited and again shown as reruns after 1972. It was revived in 1986 producing 12 new episodes.

Answer: Josie and the Pussycats

'Josie and the Pussycats' featured three female pop rockers who dressed in orange and black spotted body-suits with long cats' tails. The characters were: band members Josie McCoy with the spoken voice of Janet Waldo and the singing voice of Cathy Dougher, Melody Valentine with the spoken voice of Jackie Joseph and the singing voice of Cheryl Ladd, Valerie Brown with the spoken voice of Barbara Pariot and the singing voice of Patrice Holloway; Josie's boyfriend Alan voiced by Jerry Dexter, their manager Alexander voiced by Casey Kasem and his sister Alexandra voiced by Sherri Alberoni. 'Josie and the Pussycats' aired from 1970 through 1972.

Answer: The Magilla Gorilla Show

'The Magilla Gorilla Show' ran from 1964 through 1967. The main character was Magilla Gorilla voiced by Allan Melvin. Magilla was the only gorilla in Mr. Peebles's pet store. Magilla was seldom purchased, and usually only for short periods by ne'er-do-wells who wanted a gorilla to facilitate a crime.

They would always return him for a refund. The only character who honestly wanted to buy Magilla was a little girl named Ogee, voiced by Jean Vander Pyl. Mr. Peebles was voiced by Howard Morris. Each week's episode ended with the phrase, "We'll try again next week."