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Bill Wellington: Radio WOOF Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz on the songs and stories of the musician Bill Wellington. Some of the questions are from different tapes. The first 8 questions are on 'WOOF Hits the Road', the next 10 on 'Forbidden Folklore', and the last 2 on 'Camp WOOF'. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by booktriv. Estimated time: 5 mins.

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Author
booktriv

Time
5 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
69,167

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
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Avg Score
14 / 20

Plays
128

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Question 1 of 20

1. According to 'WOOF Hits the Road', since time began, humans have had a restless urge to do what? Hint

sing

invent

travel

fly

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Question 2 of 20

2. 'Folklore is the land that's fun and ____ free.' Fill in the blank -- what goes in it? Hint

grown-up

worry

fancy

evil

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Question 3 of 20

3. Who sailed the sea without a compass (this is incredibly easy, so I don't know why I'm putting this out)?

Answer: (First and last name, please.)

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Question 4 of 20

4. What DOESN'T Laurence the Walrus say doesn't matter about you? Hint

if your skin was orange

if your skin was blue

if you lived in a zoo

if you had spaghetti on you

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Question 5 of 20

5. In which month did Doctor I.M. Anonymous marry his wife?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 6 of 20

6. What did his wife wash her feet in? Hint

the kitchen sink

her dad's old boot

the bathroom sink

the bathtub

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Question 7 of 20

7. What is the name of Doc's singer friend? Hint

Uncle Michael

Uncle Mike

Unc Michael

Michael

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Question 8 of 20

8. What did Doc's wife churn her butter in? Hint

the bathtub

her dad's boot

the kitchen sink

the bathroom sink

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Question 9 of 20

9. What is the first item pulled out of the trunk in 'Forbidden Folklore'? Hint

a cigar butt

a chicken feather

Rover Reporter

a box

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Question 10 of 20

10. According to Rover Reporter, what was in a dark box in a dark room in a dark basement in a dark house at the end of a dark street? Hint

Bill Wellington

a sixty-watt light bulb

an electrician

darkness

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Question 11 of 20

11. How big was the baking sheet in 'Cafeteria Food'? Hint

50 x 50 ft

75 x 75 ft

1,000 x 1,000 ft

100 x 100 ft

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Question 12 of 20

12. In 'The Marriage of Sir Gawain', what smelled besides the moat? Hint

None of them

King Arthur's boat

Lancelot's coat

The Green Knight's pet stoat

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Question 13 of 20

13. In 'The Marriage of Sir Gawain', who had very good manners? Hint

None of them

Sir Dancelot

Sir Thankalot

Sir Lancelot

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Question 14 of 20

14. What in the Forbidden Folklore trunk was followed by the story 'The Big Toe'? Hint

a bean

a can of beans

a rake

a toenail

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Question 15 of 20

15. What was the last word in Peter the Weather Poet's poem? Hint

rose

nose

nature

mosquito

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Question 16 of 20

16. When Doc I.M. Anonymous woke up on Monday, which bugs were playing ball on his wall? Hint

bedbugs and fleas

spiders and bedbugs

mosquitos and fleas

bedbugs and mosquitos

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Question 17 of 20

17. Who did the big hammer belong to? Hint

Evil John

Evil James

Wicked James

Wicked John

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Question 18 of 20

18. The owner of the hammer was so mean that if he looked at a big iron railroad spike, it would do what? Hint

grow legs and run away

start to shrink

bend right over

sink into the ground

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Question 19 of 20

19. The camper Shirley in 'Camp WOOF' gets frightened and sings a song. What is it called? Hint

There's A Bug In My Bed

Big Bug In My Bed Blues

Bug In My Bed Blues

There's A Big Bug In My Bed

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Question 20 of 20

20. What was the name of the king in 'Like Bread Loves Salt'? Hint

King Wilhelm

He's just 'the king'

King Lear

King William

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. According to 'WOOF Hits the Road', since time began, humans have had a restless urge to do what?

Answer: travel

This is part of the introduction to 'WOOF Hits the Road'. It explains that now Radio WOOF is traveling, and it's time to hit the road.

2. 'Folklore is the land that's fun and ____ free.' Fill in the blank -- what goes in it?

Answer: fancy

3. Who sailed the sea without a compass (this is incredibly easy, so I don't know why I'm putting this out)?

Answer: Christopher Columbus

The song goes 'Mr. Christopher Columbus, he sailed the seas without a compass, he used rhythm as a compass'.

4. What DOESN'T Laurence the Walrus say doesn't matter about you?

Answer: if your skin was orange

He is singing about if you want to be his friend, asking you and then saying it doesn't matter if... Here is a special fact I learned about Laurence the Walrus -- when Bill was a really little kid, Laurence was his big brother. He couldn't say 'Laurence', so he said 'Walrus'. So Laurence the Walrus was born.

5. In which month did Doctor I.M. Anonymous marry his wife?

Answer: June

Doc was singing a song that his singer friend had taught him, and he was on his way to see his friend, who lived in West Virginia.

6. What did his wife wash her feet in?

Answer: the kitchen sink

This is also part of the song that I.M. Anonymous sang as he drove.

7. What is the name of Doc's singer friend?

Answer: Uncle Michael

His friend was living in West Virginia, and Doc was driving to meet him.

8. What did Doc's wife churn her butter in?

Answer: her dad's boot

'She churned her butter in her dad's old boot, Kinckety knackety now now now! And for a dasher she used her foot, Knickety knackety now now now!'

9. What is the first item pulled out of the trunk in 'Forbidden Folklore'?

Answer: a chicken feather

The first item was the chicken feather, which prompted 'Fowl Murder', and the second was the cigar butt, followed by 'Oh, How He Lied'. Rover Reporter and the box were never pulled out.

10. According to Rover Reporter, what was in a dark box in a dark room in a dark basement in a dark house at the end of a dark street?

Answer: an electrician

11. How big was the baking sheet in 'Cafeteria Food'?

Answer: 100 x 100 ft

'Cafeteria Food' is a song about a bad dream a boy has. He dreams about a horrible new kind of food served at the schools: 'He put it on a cookie sheet, That measured one hundred, By one hundred feet'.

12. In 'The Marriage of Sir Gawain', what smelled besides the moat?

Answer: None of them

What really smelled as bad as the castle moat was a billy goat.

13. In 'The Marriage of Sir Gawain', who had very good manners?

Answer: None of them

It was really Sir 'Thanksalot' who had very nice manners. Sir Lancelot could joust well, and Sir Dancelot could dance well, but Sir Thankalot did not exist.

14. What in the Forbidden Folklore trunk was followed by the story 'The Big Toe'?

Answer: a can of beans

It was most certainly NOT a rake, that's all I'm saying.

15. What was the last word in Peter the Weather Poet's poem?

Answer: nose

After Peter finished that poem, he went on to say: 'Roses are red, Spiders are black, Don't look now but there's one on your back!'

16. When Doc I.M. Anonymous woke up on Monday, which bugs were playing ball on his wall?

Answer: bedbugs and mosquitos

His song started out: 'I woke up Monday morning, I looked upon the wall, The bedbugs and mosquitos, Were playing a game of ball.'

17. Who did the big hammer belong to?

Answer: Wicked John

18. The owner of the hammer was so mean that if he looked at a big iron railroad spike, it would do what?

Answer: bend right over

This was told in a story about Wicked John, who when he died became undead and wandered around with a coal.

19. The camper Shirley in 'Camp WOOF' gets frightened and sings a song. What is it called?

Answer: Bug In My Bed Blues

She sings about a 'six-winged six-legged orothropod, staring back at me!' in her bed.

20. What was the name of the king in 'Like Bread Loves Salt'?

Answer: King William

His name was King William, and he had 3 daughters -- Griselda, Matilda, and Gwendoline. He also had many lands, riches, and lots of cool stuff!

Source: Author booktriv

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