Dog, Cat, Other Trivia Quiz

Answer: Cat

Tigger is, of course, a tiger. He's the bouncy friend of Christopher Robin and Winnie the Pooh from the children's books by A.A. Milne, appearing first in "The House at Pooh Corner" (pub. 1928). He has appeared in a number of animated movies (many from the Disney studio) and television specials, as well as the video game "Tigger's Honey Hunt" (2000).

Answer: Cat

Garfield is an orange lasagna-loving, Monday-hating, house cat, who appears in daily comic strips in newspapers all over North America, as well as in weekend supplements. Created in 1978 by Jim Davis, Garfield continues to entertain in the 2020s. He has branched out into anthologies, television specials, movies and video games.

Answer: Cat

Hobbes is another tiger, this one the toy of a youngster named Calvin. In the "Calvin and Hobbes" comic strip, by Bill Watterson, the toy comes to life and joins the boy in many adventures. The strip's initial run was from 1985 until 1995, but syndication and the internet have kept the duo alive.

Answer: Cat

Snagglepuss is another 'big cat', this time a puma (or cougar). He's animated and pink, and wears a collar and bow tie and shirt cuffs, is a creation of Hanna-Barbera and was first voiced, from 1959 to 1988, by Daws Butler. First appearing on "The Quick Draw McGraw Show", he graduated to having a regular spot on "The Yogi Bear Show" and appearances in many other spots. If you have ever said "Heavens to Murgatroyd!" or "Exit, stage left!" you have quoted Snagglepuss.

Answer: Cat

Scar, voiced by Jeremy Irons, is the evil uncle of Simba in "The Lion King" (1994). Others have provided his voice in sequels, musicals and remakes. He is, of course, a lion and as Mufasa's brother has designs on the throne until Simba is born. Not to be thwarted, he plots to murder his brother and usurp authority. Of course, in the end good triumphs over evil.

Answer: Cat

There have been 29 published (and one unpublished) books by Lilian Jackson Braun in "The Cat Who..." series, spanning 1966-2006. Yum Yum and her male friend Koko are Siamese cats who live with reporter Jim Qwilleran, and help him solve mysteries, both in the city and in rural Moose County.
Though Koko is more active in mystery-solving, I've used Yum Yum here to avoid confusion with Koko the gorilla (who would fit in Other) or the Australian film actor Koko, who's a dog.

Answer: Cat

Morris is the spokes-cat for 9 Lives cat food, and is a ginger tabby. There have been at least four cats playing Morris in television advertisements, on product labels and promotional items since his first appearance in 1968. Like the original, who passed away in 1978 aged 17, all of them have been rescue cats.

Answer: Cat

Tony the Tiger is well known as the Kellogg's mascot who promotes their Sugar Frosted Flakes with the exclamation "They're gr-r-reat!" His voice for this was provided from 1953 until 2005 by Thurl Ravenscroft. Mostly seen in television advertisements, and on the side of cereal boxes, Tony (or possibly Thurl) appears in the 2024 movie "Unfrosted", played by Hugh Grant.

Answer: Dog

Toto is a little black dog created by L. Frank Baum and first appearing in "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" published in 1900. Illustrations by W.W. Denslow, and Baum's description suggest that he is a small terrier, possibly a Cairn or Yorkshire terrier.

In the 1939 movie "The Wizard of Oz" he is played by a female Cairn terrier named Terry. Other adaptations of "Oz" books have suggested other breeds.

Answer: Dog

Asta first appears in the novel "The Thin Man" by Dashiell Hammett as a female Schnauzer, in 1934. In the movie of the same name, in the same year, Asta becomes a male wire-haired fox terrier, played by a dog actor named Skippy (sometimes credited as Asta), who continued in the role in two subsequent movies in the series. Asta is, of course, the pet of Nick and Nora Charles, solvers of mysteries.

Answer: Dog

Murray, played by border collie mix Maui, is the lovable, dopey pet of Paul and Jamie Buchman (Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt) on the original run of "Mad About You" (1992-1999). In the 2019 reboot season, their daughter, Mabel, reveals that Murray died when she was six (but she didn't know until she was twelve).

Answer: Dog

Eddie is Martin Crane's dog in the television series "Frasier" (1993-2004). A Jack Russell terrier, Eddie is devoted to Martin and the feeling is mutual, while Frasier barely tolerates Martin and disdains Eddie. Two dogs - father and son - share the role of Eddie over the course of the series: Moose and Enzo.

Answer: Dog

Marmaduke is a Great Dane, created by Brad Anderson as a comic strip character first published in 1954. He is an exceptionally big dog, even for his breed, and consequently can be rather clumsy. He is the pet of the Winslow family, and his comic strip had been syndicated since the beginning, still going strong in the 21st century.

He has appeared in segments of an animated television series in 1980, and live action movies in 2010 and 2022, voiced by Owen Wilson in the first of these.

Answer: Dog

Pluto is a Disney dog, pet of Mickey Mouse. Unlike most Disney cartoon animals, Pluto does not speak or wear clothing, and generally acts like a regular dog, as much as a cartoon character can be said to do so. First appearing in 1930, unnamed to begin with, then as Rover, it is in "The Moose Hunt" (1931) that he's first called Pluto. He usually seems to be a happy pup.

Answer: Dog

Nana is the Newfoundland dog, nursemaid to the Darling children in J.M. Barrie's "Peter Pan" and is modelled on the author's own pet. The first actor to play Nana on stage is reported to have based his performance on observation of that animal. Later adaptations, including the Disney version (1953) represent Nana as a St.Bernard.

Answer: Dog

Freeway, the little dog from the television series "Hart to Hart" (1979-84) is described as a Lowchen, or "little lion dog". He's played by Charlie, and got his name in the series because the mystery-solving Harts found him on the side of the freeway.

Answer: Other

Winnie's real name is Edward Bear, but Christopher Robin and all his friends know him as Winnie the Pooh. Inspired by the story of a real bear who became mascot to a Canadian army unit during the First World War, A.A. Milne writes stories for his son about the adventures had by Winnie and friends in the Hundred Acre Wood.

The Disney version comes later, introducing all these characters to new generations.

Answer: Other

Buttermilk (1941-1972) is the male buckskin quarter horse who appears in movies and on television as the horse of Dale Evans, cowgirl wife of cowboy Roy Rogers. Like Roy's possibly more famous horse, Trigger, Buttermilk is stuffed after death to preserve his memory.

Answer: Other

Marcel is Ross's pet monkey on "Friends" (1994-2004), played by a white-headed capuchin named Katie in nine episodes between 1994-96. Marcel is mischievous, getting into many scrapes and eventually forcing Ross to give him up. Marcel ends up as a television star, though he still remembers Ross.

Answer: Other

Jumbo (1860-1885) the elephant was born in Sudan, and through devious ways found himself an attraction with P.T. Barnum's circus, appearing in various cities and towns in the US and Canada. It was in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada that Jumbo was hit by a locomotive and killed, possibly in the heroic act of saving a smaller elephant. A statue of Jumbo was unveiled in that city in 1985.

Answer: Other

While in the original novel, "Stuart Little", by E.B. White he is a tiny boy with mouse-like qualities, when the 1999 movie is made the description has been flipped, and Stuart becomes an anthropomorphic mouse with boy-like qualities, voiced by Michael J. Fox. This holds true for the sequels as well.

Answer: Other

His full name is Rocket J. "Rocky" Squirrel and he's a flying squirrel in the animated "The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends" on TV beginning in 1959. The show has had various titles in syndication. Most plots involve Rocky and his friend Bullwinkle (a moose) outsmarting baddies like Boris and Natasha. Movies, comics, video games and even a children's opera have been based on these characters.

Answer: Other

In the 1963 movie "Flipper" the title dolphin is played by Mitzie, who also appears in the following year's "Flipper's New Adventure". Luke Halpin also appears in both, as well as in the subsequent TV series (1964-67). Mitzie is replaced for the series by a dolphin now credited as Flipper, who is actually a number of different dolphins (mostly female) who perform different tricks.

Answer: Other

Flopsy is one of the three sisters of Peter Rabbit, all creations of Beatrix Potter, and all bunnies, of course. Flopsy, Mopsy and Cotton-tail are good little rabbits, who do not always approve of Peter's shenanigans. The sisters have their own book called "The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies" published in 1909.
Flopsy also appears, along with her sisters, on the Nickelodeon series "Peter Rabbit".