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1 Charlie Brown is noted for two features. One is his sweater with the oversized tooth pattern which he almost always wears. The other is something that he was often teased about. Which one is it?
Answer: His large head

His sister is Sally, three years younger than Charlie; Snoopy is indeed his dog, and his favorite baseball player is Joe Schalbotnik. But it's his oversized head that he is tormented for: "Is that the Moon? No, it's just Charlie Brown's head!" It's also mentioned in "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!".
    Your options: [ His sister, Sally ] [ His large head ] [ His dog, Snoopy ] [ His baseball hero, Joe Schlabotnik ]
  From Quiz: Good Grief! It's "PEANUTS"
2 What is the title of this very first "Peanuts" Christmas special?
Answer: "A Charlie Brown Christmas"

This short animated films revolves around Charlie Brown trying to find the true meaning of Christmas while feeling depressed about the commercialism surrounding the holidays. Invited to direct the gang's Christmas play, he struggles to fill his role and inspire the other kids to find true holiday spirit.
  From Quiz: The Charlie Brownest Christmas
3 Which character has always believes in the 'Great Pumpkin'?
Answer: Linus

Linus has believed in the 'Great Pumpkin', but the others think he is a fool to believe in such a thing.
    Your options: [ Linus ] [ Charlie Brown ] [ Lucy ] [ Sally ]
  From Quiz: It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!
4 Which two people pick out a pumpkin in the opening sequence?
Answer: Lucy and Linus

Linus picks out a fairly good sized pumpkin, but it's not big enough for Lucy. She suggests a bigger one, which her little brother is forced to roll back to the house.
    Your options: [ Charlie Brown and Sally ] [ Lucy and Linus ] [ Charlie Brown and Linus ] [ Peppermint Patty and Marcie ]
  From Quiz: It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown
5 Who was tuning up a bike in the beginning of the movie?
Answer: Linus

Linus was tuning up his mother's bike, so that she can do her errands.
  From Quiz: 'It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown'
6 How many pumpkins does Linus pick before Lucy shows him the one she wants him to bring back?
Answer: Two

It's interesting to note that Linus picks up a small pumpkin, then a medium sized one. The one Lucy wants, however, is bigger than Linus!
  From Quiz: The Great Pumpkin of Sincerity
7 When Lucy asked Linus about getting rid of his blanket, what did Linus say he'd do with it in the future?
Answer: Make it into a sportcoat

I swear, that kid would take his blanket to college if he could.
  From Quiz: A Charlie Brown Christmas
8 Who is the first person Peppermint Patty invites over to Charlie Brown's house for Thanksgiving?
Answer: Herself

Her dad is out of town, so she heads over to Chuck's house.
  From Quiz: A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
9 When was the film originally aired?
Answer: 1965

It was first aired on December 9th, 1965, on US television. It has since been shown widely around the world as well.
  From Quiz: The Charlie Brownest Christmas
10 What does Charlie Brown keep getting put in his Tricks or Treats pillowcase?
Answer: A rock

Charlie Brown kept getting rocks in his candy bag while everyone else got candy and money!
  From Quiz: It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!
11 Finish this quote. "Never jump into a pile of leaves with a wet __________."
Answer: Sucker

Charlie Brown has just finished raking the leaves into a pile when Linus jumps into them. Leaves scatter all over the yard and many of them attach themselves to Linus' wet sucker.
    Your options: [ Lollipop ] [ Sucker ] [ Towel ] [ Tootsie Roll ]
  From Quiz: It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown
12 At the beginning of the program, what does Charlie Brown say that Christmas emphasizes?
Answer: The fact that nobody likes him

Charlie Brown makes the remark after looking in his mailbox for Christmas cards which, as we all know, he will never receive. Shortly afterwards, he sarcastically thanks Violet for her Christmas card.
  From Quiz: Charlie Brown Christmas Show
13 What is different about Linus on the trip home?
Answer: His blanket is missing

I find it interesting that he has the blanket all the way to the pumpkin patch, and then it seems to disappear while he's choosing pumpkins. Did he magically stash it somewhere?
  From Quiz: The Great Pumpkin of Sincerity
14 What kind of fear did Lucy say Charlie Brown had?
Answer: Pantophobia

Lucy concluded that Charlie Brown had pantophobia, or the fear of everything. Batophobia is the fear of heights, bibliophobia is the fear of books, and catoptrophobia is the fear of mirrors.
  From Quiz: A Charlie Brown Christmas
15 What time is Charlie Brown and his family supposed to be at his Grandmother's place for dinner?
Answer: 4:30

4:30 sharp!
  From Quiz: A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
16 The Browns have two children and the van Pelts have three; what are their names?
Answer: Charlie, Sally, Lucy, Linus and Rerun

Patty is Peppermint Patty, a real tom-boy who probably has a crush on Charlie. Marcie is Patty's bespectacled friend who always calls her 'sir'. Woodstock is Snoopy's bird friend and Snoopy is Charlie's dog.
  From Quiz: Good Grief! It's "PEANUTS"
17 Who was the film's musical director?
Answer: Vince Guaraldi

American jazz musician Vince Guaraldi conducted the music, played piano and composed the original score. Guaraldi composed the score for sixteen "Peanuts" television specials and the feature film "A Boy Named Charlie Brown".
  From Quiz: The Charlie Brownest Christmas
18 Which character stayed with Linus in the pumpkin patch on Tricks or Treats night?
Answer: Sally

Sally was in love with Linus and decided to stay with him to wait for the Great Pumpkin!
    Your options: [ Sally ] [ Lucy ] [ Charlie Brown ] [ Peppermint Patty ]
  From Quiz: It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!
19 Who says, "I had a little trouble with the scissors?"
Answer: Charlie Brown

One of my favorite lines in the special. During it, Charlie Brown is explaining to the other members of the gang why his ghost costume has multiple holes cut in it.
  From Quiz: It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown
20 According to Linus, the first Arbor Day was held in which state?
Answer: Nebraska

The first Arbor day was April 10, 1872 in Nebraska. Arbor means "Tree".
    Your options: [ Nebraska ] [ Maine ] [ California ] [ Ohio ]
  From Quiz: 'It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown'
21 Who refuses to eat December snowflakes, preferring to wait for the January snow?
Answer: Lucy

Linus responds to Lucy with one of my favorite lines. "I don't know, they look ripe to me."
  From Quiz: Charlie Brown Christmas Show
22 What else is different about the trip home that isn't included in the trip to the pumpkin patch?
Answer: They go through (or around) a fence

I don't remember them going through the fence to get TO the pumpkin patch!
  From Quiz: The Great Pumpkin of Sincerity
23 In the opening scene, what activity were the Peanuts gang seen participating in?
Answer: Ice skating

In the opening scene, the kids and Snoopy are seen ice skating.
  From Quiz: A Charlie Brown Christmas
24 What does Snoopy have a fight with while setting up the table out in the yard?
Answer: A chair

The chair gives him some pretty good licks!
  From Quiz: A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
25 Schroeder is known for his piano, Lucy for her doctor's office and Frieda for her natural curly hair. Who is the character known for raising a cloud of dust where ever he goes?
Answer: Pigpen

Pigpen has even been drawn attracting dust and dirt to himself when standing absolutely still and all cleaned up! Franklin is the African-American character and the other two are not "PEANUTS" characters.
  From Quiz: Good Grief! It's "PEANUTS"
26 What was Lucy's excuse for Charlie Brown to get a party invitation in the mail?
Answer: "There were two lists, Charlie Brown. One was to invite, and one was not to invite. You must of been put on the wrong list."

In the movie, Charlie Brown did the 'Happy Dance' when he found out that he got invited.
  From Quiz: It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!
27 What is Snoopy's costume?
Answer: World War I Flying Ace

Snoopy gets into his Sopwith Camel (actually his doghouse) and has a battle with the Red Baron, but is shot down behind enemy lines and forced to find his way across the French countryside.
  From Quiz: It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown
28 Where does Sally decide to plant her trees for Arbor Day?
Answer: Baseball field

Sally thought it was a good idea to plant her trees on the baseball field because there was a lot of space and dirt.
  From Quiz: 'It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown'
29 When questioned by Lucy, what does Linus say he will do with his blanket when he grows up?
Answer: Make it into a sport coat

Later on in the show, Linus shows that his blanket also makes a quality shepherd's hat.
  From Quiz: Charlie Brown Christmas Show
30 How many steps are there in front of the van Pelt household?
Answer: 3

It seems that all the houses in the Peanuts world have three steps leading up to (down from) them to the ground.
  From Quiz: The Great Pumpkin of Sincerity
31 What did Sally want Santa to bring her for Christmas?
Answer: Tens and twenties

Yep. Needless to say, big brother Charlie Brown wasn't happy about it.
  From Quiz: A Charlie Brown Christmas
32 According to the prayer said before the dinner, in what year did the pilgrims celebrate the first Thanksgiving feast?
Answer: 1621
  From Quiz: A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
33 Snoopy and his brother Spike were born where?
Answer: Daisy Hill Puppy Farm

Snoopy and Spike were born at the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm. The other three names are never mentioned in "PEANUTS". No one should frequent a puppy mill, please have your pets spayed and/or neutered to decrease the number of unwanted puppies or kittens in the world.
  From Quiz: Good Grief! It's "PEANUTS"
34 Which kid complains of always ending up playing a shepherd?
Answer: Shermy

I bet he's not the only one. Shermy was one of the original gang, and in fact delivered the first bit of dialogue on the strip. He was gradually seen less frequently and by the early '70s he'd altogether disappeared from the strip.
    Your options: [ Shermy ] [ Sally ] [ Lucy ] [ Violet ]
  From Quiz: The Charlie Brownest Christmas
35 How did Charlie Brown get used as a model?
Answer: Lucy drew a pumpkin design on the back of his face.

Lucy drew a pumpkin design on the back of his head with marker. Charlie Brown was steaming mad!
  From Quiz: It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!
36 During tricks or treats, Charlie Brown receives what item at the second house they visit?
Answer: A rock

Actually, Charlie Brown receives a rock at every house they visit...and after all that trouble with the scissors to create his costume.
  From Quiz: It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown
37 When Lucy decided help Sally, where does she plant the first tree?
Answer: The Pitcher's Mound

Lucy demanded Linus to dig a hole on the pitcher's mound. Lucy wanted to add some "class" to the baseball field.
  From Quiz: 'It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown'
38 What position is NOT filled by one of the "Peanuts" gang in the Christmas pageant?
Answer: Santa Claus

Lucy appoints herself as the Christmas Queen, Charlie Brown is asked to be the director, and Pigpen is cast as the innkeeper.
  From Quiz: Charlie Brown Christmas Show
39 There are how many children during the musical introduction to the special?
Answer: Five

It's the Peanuts gang that gathers at Lucy's house before heading out for tricks or treats... right down to Charlie Brown's much cut-up costume!
  From Quiz: The Great Pumpkin of Sincerity
40 In the Christmas play, what part was Shermy given?
Answer: A shepherd

According to Shermy, it was the same thing every year. He always ended up being a shepherd.
  From Quiz: A Charlie Brown Christmas
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