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 Doonesbury
| 'Doonesbury' was originally called 'Bull Tales' when it appeared in a college newspaper. What college was that? | Doonesbury
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Yale. Garry Trudeau is a graduate of Yale University and 'Bull Tales' was first seen in the Yale 'Daily News' on September 30, 1968.
| When 'Bull Tales' became 'Doonesbury', in how many newspapers did it first appear? | Doonesbury
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28. 'Doonesbury' appeared in 28 newspapers when it debuted on October 26, 1970.
| One of the first characters to appear in the strip was B.D. On whom was the character based? | Doonesbury
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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.
| Has 'Doonesbury' creator Garry Trudeau ever won a Pulitzer Prize? | Doonesbury
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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.
| Which character in 'Doonesbury' won $23 million in a lottery? | Doonesbury
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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.
| 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? | Doonesbury
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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".
| Which 'Doonesbury' character revealed that he was gay on the radio? | Doonesbury
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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'.
| Who was the first gay character to appear in 'Doonesbury'? | Doonesbury
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Andy Lippincott. Lippincott first appeared in the strip in the 1970's. He eventually died from the AIDS virus.
Boopsie's agent. Sid was Boopsie's agent. He also tried to package Ronald Reagan and Tom Cruise together in a 'buddy' movie.
| Which 'Doonesbury' character developed a monthly contribution program, complete with buttons to signify whether or not the person had already given? | Doonesbury
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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.
| Which 'Doonesbury' character once staged a nine hour performance art piece titled 'Welcome to Artville'? | Doonesbury
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J.J. Doonesbury. J.J. married and divorced Mike Doonesbury. She became a sculptor living in Seattle.
| The first time Mike Doonesbury met his lab partner Bernie, what did Bernie do? | Doonesbury
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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.
| What is the first name of "Uncle" Duke's long-time assistant? She was a 1974 graduate of Peking University. | Doonesbury
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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.
| What is the name of the Justice Department attorney who was romantically involved (unsuccessfully) with a priest and a gay man? | Doonesbury
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Joanie Caucus. Joannie got married to investigative reporter Rick Redfern and is the mother of Jeff.
| Who played 'uptight end' for the Walden College football team when B.D. was the quarterback? | Doonesbury
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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.
| J.J. once created a large mural for Donald Trump. Where was it? | Doonesbury
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His big, obnoxious boat. She felt she was selling out, painting a mural in a billionaire's boat (in the bathroom, no less).
| Barbara Ann Boopstein, aka Boopsie, sometimes channels the spirit of an ancient warrior. What's his name? | Doonesbury
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Hunk Ra. Boopsie grows fangs and a pointed tongue when she channels the Hunk.
| One trademark of the strip is the use of icons to represent famous people. How was Bill Clinton shown? | Doonesbury
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A waffle. Reagan was Max Headroom, Bush, Sr. was a point of light, Bush Junior an asterisks in a cowboy hat, Dan Quayle a feather, Newt Gingrich a bomb, and David Duke a swastika.
| Comics can have an effect on real life. The so-called 'Doonesbury Amendment' of Palm Springs dealt with what unfair practice? | Doonesbury
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The requirement of domestic employees to carry passcards.. In the 1980s, domestic employees of Palm Springs were required to carry a passcard. Since many of them were black or Hispanic, it essentially became a crime to be an undocumented minority. After the comic spoofed this law, it was quickly changed.
| After a serious injury in 2004, we got to see B.D. without his helmet for the first time. Which kind of helmet had he never worn? | Doonesbury
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batting. He never played baseball. He played football, both in college and professionally, was a veteran of Vietnam and both Iraqi wars, and was a motorcycle cop for a bit.
| Everyone's favorite character is Duke. What football team was he the assistant manager for? | Doonesbury
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The Redskins. After a little problem with his liberal distribution of pills to the players, he was forced to look for work elsewhere.
| What celebrity neighbor did Duke always fight with near his house in Colorado? | Doonesbury
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John Denver. He went after Denver with a gun on more than one occasion.
| Joanie once fell for a fellow legal student named Andy. Why didn't it work out? | Doonesbury
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He was gay. Joanie: "Are they sure?"
Andy: "Joanie, I'm sure."
| Several characters have died in the strip. Who died of a heart attack? | Doonesbury
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Dick. Dick died of a heart attack while birdwatching. His wife, Lacey, died about ten years later, of Alzheimers. Andy died of AIDS, Phil of old age.
| Who was B.D.'s buddy during both Iraq wars? | Doonesbury
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Ray Hightower. Ray was wounded in the first war.
| Zonker was one of those people who never grew up. Who where his imaginary friends that he always talked to? | Doonesbury
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His plants. His plants had names and distinct personalities.
| Who did Mike campaign for during the 1980 election? | Doonesbury
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John Anderson. Anyone remember him?
| Who is the embodiement of the tobacco industry? | Doonesbury
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Mr. Butts. Mr. Butts, a giant walking cigarette. His friend, Mr. Jay, is a giant joint.
| In the early 90s, Mark came out as being gay. Who is his partner? | Doonesbury
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Chase. He's a Republican, surprisingly.
Deng Xiaoping. Deng, later to oversee China's rise to its much-improved status, was purged and sent to a re-education camp during Duke's tenure; one of the old-time leaders who fell from grace in the Cultural Revolution. In the strip, his name was Romanized according to Wade-Giles as "Teng Hsiao-ping". Duke, hearing that he was in prison, paid a visit to his former diplomatic sparring partner.
Jiang Qing, Mao's wife, was a perpetrator of the afore-mentioned Cultural Revolution, and was also mentioned in the strip - Honey Huan was called to testify at her trial after her own fall from grace. Mao himself died during Duke's time in China, and Zhou Enlai, the second man of China's revolution, was already dead.
Dan Quayle. Possibly, just possibly, trying to imply that Quayle was a lightweight, Garry Trudeau portrayed him as a floating quail feather. This didn't annoy Quayle as much as did a series of strips about his DEA file, which got Trudeau into a certain amount of hot water.
Clinton was portrayed as a waffle (possibly, just possibly to imply that he had trouble taking a firm stand on the issues of the day), Schwarzenegger, struggling with a sexual harassment scandal, as a giant groping hand, and the hot-tempered Gingrich as a bomb with a lit fuse.
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