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Quiz about Celebrity Penguins Cute and Cuddly 1
Quiz about Celebrity Penguins Cute and Cuddly 1

Celebrity Penguins "Cute and Cuddly" 1 Quiz


These fabulously formal feathered fowl are featured stars in film, television and other popular art forms. If you like things small, black and white and cool all over you found your quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by darthdragon. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
darthdragon
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
270,970
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
9 / 15
Plays
495
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Question 1 of 15
1. Tennessee Tuxedo and his buddy Chumley the walrus were residents of the Megapolis zoo. His misadventures at the zoo led to run ins with gangsters, evil kangaroo rats and one very irate zoo-keeper. Who provided the voice for this adventurous penguin? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. Created by Larry Ewing, Tux the penguin is the mascot of what multi million dollar company? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. Which of these famous video game icons has fought a villain named Chill Penguin? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. In this Newberry award winning book a house painter and his wife take in a dozen penguins. In order to support them he turns them into a performance act, before ultimately returning them to the wild. What was the title named owner of these penguins? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. What movie features a character named Jack, with a penguin as his power animal? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. In the mid 90s what beer company featured a very creepy penguin with a kleptomaniac urge for a certain brand of beer? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. What is the name of the large nosed, existentialist penguin who began life in Bloom County", and then moved on to his own self titled strip in 2003? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. "Happy Feet" was the story of a young penguin named Mumbles who preferred dance to song as his way of making his mark. Long before that movie there was a trio of tap dancing penguin waiters who also made a mark. Alongside what limber thespian did these elegant birds dance to their hearts content? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. One of my favorite penguins growing up was a cartoon penguin who was often paired with fellow Universal Studios creation Woody Woodpecker in a double bill. What is the name of this penguin whom part of his theme song went
"I shake until I'm blue.
My head is hot and my feet are cold.
Ha...Hee...Hachoo!"?
Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. Often times in movies it is not the main stars but smaller characters who steal the show. In "Madagascar" the same thing happened when a quartet of secret agent like penguins became so popular that they earned their owned short spin-off "The Penguins in a Christmas Caper". In that movie which penguin gets kidnapped while on a mission? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. What are the official names for all penguin representatives from Sea World? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. Massimo Fenati wrote the first of a planned series books about a pair of penguins named Gus and Waldo. The story used the cute and popular penguins to explore what important social issue? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. The 1996 movie "The Pebble and the Penguin" tells the story of a young penguin named Hubie who is in search of the perfect pebble to use to propose to the love of his life. What species of penguin is this story of courtship about? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. Nils Olav is a very special penguin residing in the Edingburgh Zoo in Scotland. Due to the fascination with the penguin exhibit by a visiting Norwegian what special position did this penguin achieve in Norway? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. My love of penguins first began due to the "Batman" villain Oswald Cobblepot, aka The Penguin. In 2006, a political figure was lampooned in an on-line video with the political figure's head superimposed on the body of the Penguin and surrounded by an assortment of real penguins. What politician was this? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Tennessee Tuxedo and his buddy Chumley the walrus were residents of the Megapolis zoo. His misadventures at the zoo led to run ins with gangsters, evil kangaroo rats and one very irate zoo-keeper. Who provided the voice for this adventurous penguin?

Answer: Don Adams

Don Adams was most famous for later providing the voice for "Inspector Gadget" and playing the role of Secret Agent 86 Maxwell Smart on "Get Smart". Larry Storch provided the voice of an associate and mentor of the duo, professor Phineas J. Whoopee.
2. Created by Larry Ewing, Tux the penguin is the mascot of what multi million dollar company?

Answer: Linux

The idea for a penguin mascot came from Linux creator Linus Torvalds after he claims to have received "penguinitis" from a bite by a little penguin in Australia.
3. Which of these famous video game icons has fought a villain named Chill Penguin?

Answer: Mega Man

Chill Penguin is one of the 8 bosses in the game Mega Man X. He is robot known as a Maverick whose weapon of choice is Shotgun Ice. Sonic has fought penguins but none have had a specific name attached.
4. In this Newberry award winning book a house painter and his wife take in a dozen penguins. In order to support them he turns them into a performance act, before ultimately returning them to the wild. What was the title named owner of these penguins?

Answer: Mr Popper

The name of the book was "Mr Popper's Penguins". The penguins were a gift from a antarctic explorer in response to a letter wrote to him by Mr Popper. Initially they stay in the freezer but when more are born he turns his basement into an artificial arctic zone.
5. What movie features a character named Jack, with a penguin as his power animal?

Answer: Fight Club

"Fight Club" is about a split personality anarchist. It is a psychological exploration of the power of one man over many and the realm of mental disorders (albeit in a slightly twisted way). Power animals are related to native concepts of universal connectedness and reveal the inner true essence of people.
6. In the mid 90s what beer company featured a very creepy penguin with a kleptomaniac urge for a certain brand of beer?

Answer: Budweiser

The penguin was brought in to promote Bud Ice but his tenure was short lived. He infamously warbled out "Dooby Dooby Doo" as he swiped each bottle, a rumored allusion to the last lines of the Frank Sinatra song "Strangers in the Night"
7. What is the name of the large nosed, existentialist penguin who began life in Bloom County", and then moved on to his own self titled strip in 2003?

Answer: Opus

Over the years Opus had one of the most eclectic resumes out there. He has been a legal secretary, heavy metal rock tuba player, farmer, garbage man, newspaper advice columnist, vice presidential candidate and even a stripper(don't ask me how though, as the most clothes I ever saw him wear was a bow tie).
8. "Happy Feet" was the story of a young penguin named Mumbles who preferred dance to song as his way of making his mark. Long before that movie there was a trio of tap dancing penguin waiters who also made a mark. Alongside what limber thespian did these elegant birds dance to their hearts content?

Answer: Dick Van Dyke

In "Mary Poppins" Bert (Dick) is a jack of all trades and good friends of Mary. They encounter the penguins at a restaurant where Bert joins them in a dance even doing his best to mimic their distinctive walking style.
9. One of my favorite penguins growing up was a cartoon penguin who was often paired with fellow Universal Studios creation Woody Woodpecker in a double bill. What is the name of this penguin whom part of his theme song went "I shake until I'm blue. My head is hot and my feet are cold. Ha...Hee...Hachoo!"?

Answer: Chilly Willy

Chilly Willy would have been unique as the only penguin to be native to the Northern hemisphere as he was a native of Alaska. His most co-stars often included Smedley the dog, Maxie the Polar Bear and Goony the albatross.
10. Often times in movies it is not the main stars but smaller characters who steal the show. In "Madagascar" the same thing happened when a quartet of secret agent like penguins became so popular that they earned their owned short spin-off "The Penguins in a Christmas Caper". In that movie which penguin gets kidnapped while on a mission?

Answer: Private Ryan

In the movie, Private notices that Ted the polar bear is lonely on Christmas eve and he sets out to get something to cheer him up. He is mistakenly bought by an old lady who intends him as a chew toy for her dog Mr Chew. His compatriots spot this happening and enact a rescue mission. Incidentally the title of this quiz was a quote by the Skipper in "Madagascar".
11. What are the official names for all penguin representatives from Sea World?

Answer: Pete and Penny

Just like their is a Shamu counterpart at every Sea World that is constantly replaced upon death, each park has a Pete and Penny. In most memorabilia Penny has a multicolored scarf and Pete has a blue snow cap.
12. Massimo Fenati wrote the first of a planned series books about a pair of penguins named Gus and Waldo. The story used the cute and popular penguins to explore what important social issue?

Answer: homosexuality

The first book was entitled "Gus and Waldo's Book of Love". Their epiphany occurs after going to a relationship counselor who erroneously informs them that all penguins mate for life. The second book "Gus & Waldo's Book of Fame" is scheduled for October 2007 release.
13. The 1996 movie "The Pebble and the Penguin" tells the story of a young penguin named Hubie who is in search of the perfect pebble to use to propose to the love of his life. What species of penguin is this story of courtship about?

Answer: Adelie

Adelie penguins are named after the wife of the discoverer. Adelie penguins choose mates based on rock piles.
14. Nils Olav is a very special penguin residing in the Edingburgh Zoo in Scotland. Due to the fascination with the penguin exhibit by a visiting Norwegian what special position did this penguin achieve in Norway?

Answer: colonel in chief of the royal guard

In 1961 Lieutenant Nils Egelien of the guard noticed the penguins and became enraptured. Upon the return visit in 1972 a penguin is adopted and renamed in honor of the Lieutenant and King Olav V of Norway. Each time the guard visited he has been promoted although the title is merely ceremonial.
15. My love of penguins first began due to the "Batman" villain Oswald Cobblepot, aka The Penguin. In 2006, a political figure was lampooned in an on-line video with the political figure's head superimposed on the body of the Penguin and surrounded by an assortment of real penguins. What politician was this?

Answer: Al Gore

The video made fun of Gore and his film "An Inconvenient Truth". The group behind it was a Republican PR firm who tried to undermine the message behind the film of the importance of understanding global warming. Oswald first appeared in "Detective Comics 58" in 1941.

This quiz is dedicated all the celebrity penguins who didn't make it here including the cats of "Happy Feet" and Surf's Up".
Source: Author darthdragon

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