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1 "Nancy", a perennial comic strip, was first published in 1922. What is the name of Nancy's best friend (and sometimes boyfriend)?
Answer: Sluggo Smith

Sluggo was a character introduced into the strip by one of the strip's original cartoonists, Ernie Bushmiller. The comic strip had been started by another artist, Larry Whittington, and was known by another name, "Fritzi Ritz".

"Fritzi Ritz", Nancy's aunt Fritzi, was originally the main character, but by 1933, the character of "Nancy" was introduced to the strip. By 1938, hers was the dominant character with Fritzi nearly fading off into oblivion in the mid-1980s, but returning with a more modern characterization in the mid-'90s.

Sluggo Smith was introduced into the strip in 1938, as the "bad" boy from the wrong side of town. Mischievous, impish, yet appealing in his own way, in many episodes he appeared as a sort of boyfriend to Nancy. While she attempted to make improvements upon him, she was also competitive and jealous of any girl who attempted to even talk with him.

Nancy has appeared in comic book form, as well as in newspapers. In the U.K. the strip appeared in "The Topper" for over twenty years.

The strip has enjoyed international appeal in Japan, Norway and several South American nations where it is known by its Spanish name, "Periquita".
  From Quiz: We'll See You In The Funny Papers #2
2 "B.C." is a comic strip that was first created in 1958, by this gentleman. He passed away in 2007. Who created this US comic strip due to a dare by a friend?
Answer: Johnny Hart

Johnny Hart's friend dared him to created a comic strip based on prehistoric times and Johnny took him up on it. The result; "B.C."
And the rest, as they say, is history. Johnny's grandson took over as the head writer of the strip after his grandfather's death.
  From Quiz: We'll See You In The Funny Papers
3 Which cartoon strip features ants playing golf, a toothless crocodile, ducks that have to attend flying school, a pair of lazy toads named Mort and Wart, and rats who surf through sewer pipes?
Answer: Swamp

Old Man Croc and his constant, and annoying companion, the Nit-picking bird; Ding Duck, who wears learner-plates to flying school; filthy rats who call the local dump 'home'- 'Swamp' has them all!

Gary Clark, who hails from Brisbane, Queensland, is the author of this very funny strip, which is distributed throughout Australia, New Zealand and parts of Europe.

The three wrong answers are the product of my rather warped imagination.
    Your options: [ Swamp ] [ A Toad's Story ] [ Home Is Where The Cow-Pat Is ] [ Filth and Filthability ]
  From Quiz: Aussie Comic Strips
4 Can you name the unfortunate letter carrier who gets creamed regularly by Dagwood running for the bus or carpool?
Answer: Mr. Beasley

Winter, summer, it doesn't matter. Beasley gets creamed. You'd think he'd learn. Also, Dagwood used to rush to catch the bus but now he carpools.
  From Quiz: See Ya In The Funny Papers
5 Printed in the 'Evening Standard' and 'Express', what is the name of the cat who loves to eat lasagne?
Answer: Garfield

Like 'Peanuts', Garfield has travelled to the small screen with great success, and like many other newspaper cartoons, has also had a number of cartoon books published.
  From Quiz: English Newspaper Cartoons
6 This comic strip used to be called "Little Orphan Annie." What was its name changed to?
Answer: Annie

The situations are up to date, but the cast remains the same. Punjab, The Asp, Daddy, and Sandy all join a "modern" looking Annie in this classic strip.
  From Quiz: Comic Strip Name Changes
7 Which comic strip has a cast of characters that includes Peter, Clumsy Carp, Thor, Wiley, And Grog?
Answer: B.C.

Johnny Hart created "B.C.", which debuted in 1958. The strip is so popular that many of the Neanderthal characters have their own fan clubs. Hart also created "The Wizard of Id".
    Your options: [ B.C. ] [ Wizard of Id ] [ Thor ] [ Alley Oop ]
  From Quiz: A Stroll Through the Funny Papers
8 Who do we see in the photos from the Hubble Telescope?
Answer: aliens

The aliens wave at us.
  From Quiz: Crossing the Road to the "Far Side"
9 What was the first comic strip in it's traditional form?
Answer: 'The Yellow Kid'

Richard Outcault's 'Yellow Kid' first appeared in October, 1896 in the weekly comic supplement to the New York Journal newspaper. Outcault later went on to create the more successful 'Buster Brown'.
  From Quiz: The Golden Age of Newspaper Comics
10 What is the first name of the man Garfield lives with (pick the correct spelling)?
Answer: Jon

Jon knows what it's like to be owned by a cat. Jim Davis draws this classic strip.
  From Quiz: Morning Paper Chuckles
11 Whom did the Chicago Tribune-New York News Syndicate hire to write and draw 'Terry and the Pirates' after Milton Caniff left his creation?
Answer: George Wunder

Wunder took over the reigns of the highly successful strip and his first Terry appeared on December 29, 1946. Although many comic strip critics snub their nose at Wunder's work, the public seemed to enjoy it. With its great artwork, cheesey dialogue and an increasing hawkish attitude, Wunder's 'Terry and the Pirates' lasted until February 25, 1973.
  From Quiz: Ultimate Classic Comics Strips : II
12 What was the first date that Popeye appeared in Elzie Segar's Thimble Theatre?
Answer: January 17,1929

In replying to Castor Oil's question if in fact he was a sailor, Popeye's first utterance in history was, 'Ja think I'm a cowboy?'
  From Quiz: Ultimate Classic Comics Strips : I
13 A sassy racoon and his turtle sidekick take on suburbia!
Answer: Over the Hedge

'Over the Hedge' is by Michael Fry and T. Lewis. 'Kevin and Kell' is an online comic that is not distributed to newspapers.
    Your options: [ Kevin and Kell ] [ The Grizzwells ] [ Red and Rover ] [ Over the Hedge ]
  From Quiz: The Funny Pages
14 What was Daisy Mae Yokum's maiden name?
Answer: Scragg

Daisy Mae Yokum's maiden name was Scragg. She is a character from the classic comic strip Li'l Abner, created by cartoonist Al Capp. Daisy Mae is known for her unrequited love for the titular character, Li'l Abner, and for her beauty and charm. The comic strip was known for its satirical take on American culture and politics, and ran from 1934 to 1977.
  From Quiz: Classic Comic Strips
15 'It's not like I haven't done anything with my life... Oh wait, yes it is!
Answer: Garfield

Garfield talking to himself.
    Your options: [ Calvin and Hobbes ] [ Dilbert ] [ Garfield ] [ The Far Side ]
  From Quiz: Comic Strip Quotes
16 In 'Hagar the Horrible,' who is Hagar's fellow viking buddy?
Answer: Lucky Eddie

His name is Lucky Eddie. Ironically, the two of them get into the most unluckiest of situations.
  From Quiz: Comic Strips : Part III
17 In the Crankshaft comic strip, what does Crankshaft do for a living?
Answer: School bus driver

He is a grumpy school bus driver.
  From Quiz: Comic Strips : Part II
18 What are the names of Blondie and Dagwood's kids?
Answer: Cookie and Alexander

They are Cookie and Alexander. Cookie is the daughter and Alexander is the son. The comic strip recently (Oct 2000) celebrated its 70th anniversary.
  From Quiz: Comic Strips : Part I
19 ' Holey moley' is associated with which comic book hero?
Answer: Captain Marvel

The final answer is Captain Marvel
    Your options: [ Spiderman ] [ Superman ] [ Captain Marvel ] [ Batman ]
  From Quiz: Comic Strip Trivia
20 Schroeder is from which cartoon?
Answer: Peanuts

He loves to play the piano.
    Your options: [ Wizard of Id ] [ Momma ] [ Peanuts ] [ Drabble ]
  From Quiz: The Funnies
21 The strip "Nancy," written for decades by Ernie Bushmiller, would eventually be written by what pseudonymous author?
Answer: Olivia Jaimes

Following Bushmiller's death in 1982, the strip changed hands several times until landing in the hands of Guy and Brad Gilchrist; following their last strip in 2018 came a two-month hiatus before Jaimes' revival.
  From Quiz: Sunday Funnies
22 In the comic strip "Winky Ryatt", how many children were in the Ryatt family?
Answer: five

"The Ryatts" was a comic strip created by Cal Alley from Memphis, TN.
Winky was the youngest child, and the alternate name for the strip in the late '60s and early '70s was "Winky Ryatt". Missy, Kitty, Pam and Tad were his older siblings.
  From Quiz: We'll See You In The Funny Papers
23 Which comic strip takes its name from a dormant volcano and National Park in New South Wales?
Answer: Warrumbunglers

Warrumbungle National Park is in central New South Wales, about 600 kms north-west of Sydney, and is popular with rock-climbers.

The 'Warrumbunglers' features the Ritz Pie Cart (run by Gunna the goanna) with its totally inedible food, poor swagmen, and clever koalas.
    Your options: [ Warrumbunglers ] [ Bluey and Curly ] [ Beyond the Black Stump ] [ The Sundowners ]
  From Quiz: Aussie Comic Strips
24 "For Better or Worse" focuses on the Paterson family. What is the name of the magazine where son Michael is the editor?
Answer: Portrait

Michael is the editor and his friend, Weed, does some picture taking for Portrait.
  From Quiz: See Ya In The Funny Papers
25 When I was younger we named our two rabbits Andy Capp and Flo after the characters in Reg Smythe's cartoon, but can you remember which newspaper(s) published them?
Answer: Daily Mirror and Sunday Mirror

Andy Capp would spend all his time either asleep on the sofa or in the pub trying to chat up younger women. Coming home late at night, he would invariably find Flo waiting for him with a rolling pin at the ready.
    Your options: [ The Guardian ] [ The Sun and News of the World ] [ Daily Mirror and Sunday Mirror ] [ Daily Express ]
  From Quiz: English Newspaper Cartoons
26 Changed to "Adam@Home," what was this strip originally called?
Answer: Adam

The story of a stay-at-home dad has become the story of a stay-at-home dad with a stay-at-home business.
  From Quiz: Comic Strip Name Changes
27 This comic strip was one of the first in which the characters aged more or less normally. The central characters include Walt Wallet and his kids Skeezix, Corky, and Judy. What strip is it?
Answer: Gasoline Alley

"Gasoline Alley", by Frank King, started in 1918. Since the characters aged, the eldest boy Skeezix was 18 in 1939. He was one of the first comic strip characters in uniform during World War II.
    Your options: [ Gasoline Alley ] [ Abie the Agent ] [ Joe Palooka ] [ Skeets ]
  From Quiz: A Stroll Through the Funny Papers
28 What is "not funny, but better for you"?
Answer: "Far Side Lite"

All the people, cars, dog... everything is unnaturally skinny (for Larson's artwork).
  From Quiz: Crossing the Road to the "Far Side"
29 Taken almost directly from 'Max and Moritz', two rambunctuos literary scamps created by Willhelm Busch in 1865, Rudolph Dirks introduced these characters to the comics world in 1897 as:
Answer: 'The Katzenjammer Kids'

The Katzenjammers, Hans and Fritz, along with the good Captain, the long-suffering mother, the Inspector and others, is the oldest comic strip still in syndication, nowadays drawn by Hy Eisman.
    Your options: [ 'The Kin-Der-Kids' ] [ 'The Screcklichkinder' ] [ 'The Katzenjammer Kids' ] [ 'Les Enfants Terribles' ]
  From Quiz: The Golden Age of Newspaper Comics
30 In what country did "For Better or for Worse" originate?
Answer: Canada

Still another fine import from our neighbor to the north. As if Jim Carrey and Mike Myers weren't enough! Artist Lynn Ridgway was born in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada.
  From Quiz: Morning Paper Chuckles
31 Along with Johnny Hart, who helped create 'The Wizard of Id'?
Answer: Brant Parker

The strip was created in 1964. According to Hart, Parker and he spent three days in a New York hotel room creating the new strip. They taped their efforts to the room's walls. When the walls were filled, they called the syndicate up to come over and take a look. Amid a rubble of beer bottles, food containers and cigarette-filled ashtrays the men from Publishers-Hall syndicate worked their way around the walls reading the strip. The verdict was in. "We think you're disgusting", they said, "but the strip is great! We'll take it!"
  From Quiz: Ultimate Classic Comics Strips : II
32 Which comic strip did Frederick Opper not create?
Answer: Boob McNutt

Boob McNutt was created by another great cartoonist, Rube Goldberg, famous for those Rube Goldberg contraptions.
    Your options: [ Happy Hooligan ] [ Alphonse and Gaston ] [ Maud ] [ Boob McNutt ]
  From Quiz: Ultimate Classic Comics Strips : I
33 George Herriman is famous for what early comic strip?
Answer: Krazy Kat

Krazy Kat, created by George Herriman, is a comic strip that ran from 1913 to 1944. The strip was known for its surreal and whimsical nature, as well as its complex relationships between the three main characters: Krazy Kat, Ignatz Mouse, and Offissa Pupp. Despite its popularity with critics and other cartoonists, Krazy Kat never achieved widespread commercial success during its initial run. However, it has since been recognized as a groundbreaking work of art and has influenced many subsequent cartoonists.
  From Quiz: Classic Comic Strips
34 'Spare armadillo?... Spare armadillo?'
Answer: The Far Side

A bum on the corner of the street... Then we see a guy carrying several armadillos under his arms approaching him and thinking, 'Oh great, how am I going to get past this?'
  From Quiz: Comic Strip Quotes
35 In 'Zits,' what does Jeremy's dad do for a living?
Answer: Orthodontist

His dad is an Orthodontist.
  From Quiz: Comic Strips : Part III
36 In the Pooch Cafe comic strip, Poncho's owner's house was once burglarized. After this incident, where did Poncho's owners send him?
Answer: Guard dog school

He was sent to guard dog school where he was supposed to learn how to be a guard dog after failing to protect his owner's home from a burglary.
  From Quiz: Comic Strips : Part II
37 In the comic strip, Jump Start, what does Joe do for a living?
Answer: Law enforcement

Joe is a police officer. He has a weird partner called 'Crunchy.'
  From Quiz: Comic Strips : Part I
38 What is the name of Blondie and Dagwood's dog?
Answer: Daisy

Daisy wins this one.
  From Quiz: Comic Strip Trivia
39 What is the comic strip, Dilbert, about?
Answer: life at the office
  From Quiz: The Funnies
40 This one-panel strip which ran through the '80s was penned by Gary Larson and originally titled "Nature's Way;" the strip had no main characters and often focused on animals and other creatures. What was it called?
Answer: The Far Side

"The Far Side" was popular enough in scientific communities to earn its author the status of namesake for a louse commonly found on owls - strigiphilus garylarsoni.
    Your options: [ The Family Circus ] [ The Far Side ] [ Dennis the Menace ] [ Non Sequitur ]
  From Quiz: Sunday Funnies
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