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  'Blue Peter' Pets   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"Blue Peter" is Britain's longest-running children's TV show, celebrating fifty years in October 2008. This quiz is a celebration of the Blue Peter Pets that have made us laugh and cry over the years.
Average, 10 Qns, Supersal1, Jun 11 19
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Supersal1
Jun 11 19
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  "Blue Peter" Presenters    
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Match the first and last names of various BBC "Blue Peter" presenters from across the decades. I have included their years on the programme.
Easier, 10 Qns, KentQuizzer, Jun 11 19
Easier
KentQuizzer gold member
Jun 11 19
169 plays
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  'Blue Peter' Presenters    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
'Blue Peter' first hit our TV screens on 16th October 1958 and since that time has boasted over 30 presenters. Can you identify which ones are being described here?
Average, 10 Qns, sad-woman, Jun 11 19
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sad-woman gold member
Jun 11 19
370 plays

Blue Peter Trivia Questions
1. The first "Blue Peter" dog was Petra, who made her debut in 1962. What was the closely guarded secret regarding Petra?

From Quiz 'Blue Peter' Pets

Answer: She was a replacement, the original having died after one show

Pets were introduced into the programme to allow children without pets to experience some of the pleasures of pet ownership, and to teach proper pet care. Petra was a mongrel. The first puppy died after one appearance on the show and was hastily replaced with a lookalike so as not to upset the viewers. Presumably teaching the realities of pet ownership did not extend to telling the kiddies that puppies sometimes die! Presenter Peter Purves once lost Petra for four hours whilst walking her - he has said that he spent those four hours in a state of panic, wondering how he was going to break the news that he had lost the nation's favourite dog. Petra appeared on the show until June 1977 and died in September 1977. A statue of Petra is on display in the Blue Peter Garden. "Blue Peter" did have one gender-bending pet. Fred the tortoise became Freda after a sharp-eyed viewer spotted the mistake!

2. Petra had puppies in 1965, and one of the puppies was chosen to become a "Blue Peter" pet alongside his mum. What was his name?

From Quiz 'Blue Peter' Pets

Answer: Patch

Patch was cared for by presenter John Noakes. Sadly, Patch died of a bacterial infection in 1971.

3. Perhaps the most famous "Blue Peter" dog first appeared in 1971. What is the name of this dog, which is irrevocably linked with presenter John Noakes?

From Quiz 'Blue Peter' Pets

Answer: Shep

Shep was a lively Border Collie and John's refrain of "Get Down, Shep" became something of a catchphrase. He was very much a one man dog and was known to be quite surly with the other presenters. When John Noakes left the programme in 1978 Shep left with him, having been given to him by the BBC. A condition attached to the gift was that Shep was not used in any advertising. John appeared in an advert for dog food with a similar looking dog, named Skip! Shep also appeared with John in the programme "Go With Noakes". Shep died in 1987 and John Noakes tearfully announced his death on the programme "Fax" a few days later. I recently watched an interview with John Noakes, recorded recently as part of the "Blue Peter" fiftieth birthday celebrations. He was still tearful when talking about Shep.

4. What type of animals were Maggie and Jim, who first appeared on the show in 1974?

From Quiz 'Blue Peter' Pets

Answer: Tortoises

The first "Blue Peter" tortoise was named Freda and first appeared on the show in 1963. Maggie and Jim (named for Margaret Thatcher and James Callaghan) became regulars on the show in 1979, after Freda's death. It was part of the "Blue Peter" autumn routine to prepare a suitable habitat for the tortoises' winter hibernation. However, despite this, poor Maggie and Jim didn't survive the winter of 1981/1982.

5. The first "Blue Peter" cat was named Jason. What type of cat was he?

From Quiz 'Blue Peter' Pets

Answer: Siamese

Jason was a very laid back cat. In fact some people thought he was stuffed! There were also accusations that he was drugged. He first appeared on the show in 1964 at the age of three weeks, along with his mother and siblings. He died in 1976. Rather bizarrely, the Oxford Union held a two minute silence to commemorate his death.

6. To date I am the only presenter to have had two stints on 'Blue Peter', 1980 to 1984 and 1985 to 1986 and I was known for taking on daredevil stunts and following my time on 'Blue Peter' I took on the roll of 'Barnum' on the West End stage.

From Quiz 'Blue Peter' Presenters

Answer: Peter Duncan

Again following his daredevil stunts on Blue Peter he earned his own spin-off series, 'Duncan Dares'. In 2007 Peter was awarded a gold Blue Peter Badge, the highest award.

7. What 'first' did Willow the cat achieve?

From Quiz 'Blue Peter' Pets

Answer: First "Blue Peter" pet to be spayed

Willow was a Burmese cat. She was spayed to set an example - there were (and still are) far too many unwanted kittens and puppies rescued by animal societies every year. Willow suffered the ignominy of being fired by "Blue Peter". She was of uncertain temperament and wasn't above scratching and biting the presenters and guests. A favourite ploy by her trainer was to smother her paws with cream cheese before filming, so she would sit quietly and appear to be washing!

8. In 1977 Border Collie Shep attacked a famous "guest" animal on the show. Which animal was this?

From Quiz 'Blue Peter' Pets

Answer: K9, the robotic dog from Doctor Who

Shep obviously didn't like being upstaged, and tried to bite off K9's tail. So far as I know, three times Grand National winner Red Rum never appeared on the show. Shep attacking Lamb Chop (and Sherie Lewis) is just wishful thinking on my part, and Leonard the Laughing Llama is a figment of my fevered imagination

9. Jack and Jill were cats who appeared in the seventies and eighties. What were they famous for doing?

From Quiz 'Blue Peter' Pets

Answer: Running away from the presenters

Jack and Jill were brother and sister. They would be happily nestled in the presenters' laps, but as soon as the cameras rolled they would run off. Not really ideal studio cats, but they were very popular with viewers

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