Some sample questions from this category:
* Long before he appeared on 'MAD' covers, what era did he first appear on the American scene?
* What issue did he first appear on?
* Who was the first artist to paint him on a cover?
* Who was his equally idiotic-looking girlfriend?
* What year did he first run for President?
* What TV comedian appeared with him on a cover?
* Name the comic book hero who appeared on five covers with Alfred.
* What classic 30's movie did he help spoof on a cover?
* What is NOT a facial trait of Alfred's?
* "Mad Magazine" has been around longer than you probably think. Who was the President of the United States when "Mad" published its first issue?
* Who, in 1952, described "Mad" as 'a short lived, satirical pulp'?
* Everyone recognizes "Mad's" mascot, the gap toothed, grinning Alfed E. Neuman. What celebrity won the Alfred E. Neuman look-alike contest?
* "Mad" is used to riding the edge of tastelessness. However, in 1990 "Mad" rejected a cover as too offensive. What did it show?
* In 1968, "Mad" had to alter a cover just before they went to press. Why?
* "Mad" isn't famous for reporting breaking news, and yet they were the first monthly magazine to report a major story. What was it?
* One of the great "Mad" artists passed away in 2002. His most famous column was 'The Lighter Side of...' which looked at middle American culture. Who was the artist?
* Who is the Mexican-American cartoonist who doodles the wordless jokes in "Mad's" margins?
* Which Madman is responsible for the 'fold-in,' the back cover that you can fold to form another picture?
* The Cuban-American artist Antonio Prohais started which long-running "Mad" feature?
* "Mad's" office is in a building on, fittingly, MADison Avenue. What weird mascot once graced the office?
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