Tigers in Entertainment and the Media Quiz

Answer: The Hundred Acre Wood

Tigger was the beloved tiger character created by A.A. Milne in 1926. He lived in the Hundred Acre Wood with Rabbit, Piglet, Eeyore, Owl, Kanga and Roo, Christopher Robin and, of course, Winnie the Pooh!

Answer: Tony the Tiger

He was known for saying "They're grrreat!" He wore a red bandana. Kellogg's owned Frosted Flakes and Katy the Kangaroo, Newt the Gnu, and Elmo the Elephant were other nominees for the position of Frosted Flakes mascot.

Answer: Esso

Esso is owned by ExxonMobil, an oil company. The tiger first appeared as the company's logo in 1964. In 1996, Kellogg's filed a lawsuit against Exxon for using a tiger as a logo (Kellogg's was known for Tony the Tiger). Esso originated the saying: "Put a tiger in your tank!"

Answer: Mowgli

In "The Jungle Book" (1894) Shere Khan called Mowgli "man-cub". Baloo was the congenial bear, Mowgli's friend. Bagheera was a panther, very protective of Mowgli, and Kaa was a huge snake who also wanted to dine on poor Mowgli! This book was made into a Disney film in 1967.

Answer: Bill Watterson

"Calvin and Hobbes", (1985) a very popular comic strip about a boy and his tiger who seemed to come to life when nobody else was around, used to appear in over 2000 newspapers daily. It's not so popular now, but you can still buy treasuries of them; it was published for over ten years!

Jim Davis drew the famous lasagna-eating cat, "Garfield", Charles Schulz was famous for Charlie Brown in the comic strip "Peanuts" and Gary Larson created the ever-wacky "The Far Side". If you've never heard of or read any of these, I suggest you check them out!

Answer: Aladdin

"Aladdin" was a 1992 animated Disney feature film. Rajah was the lovable pet tiger of Jasmine, the pretty princess with whom Aladdin, a common street thief, fell in love.

Answer: Malaysia

The Federation of Malaysia came into being in 1963. The coat-of-arms featured two rearing, snarling tigers. The motto on the banner near the bottom of the coat-of-arms is "Bersekutu Bertambah Mutu," which means "Unity is Strength."

Answer: Hodori

When choosing a name for the mascot, over 2,295 names were submitted! In the name "Hodori," there are a few different parts.
The first is "Ho," the Korean word for "tiger", and the second is "dori," an endearing term for boys in Korea. A lesser-known female tiger mascot, "Hosuni," also existed, but she almost never appeared.

Answer: Detroit

The team, based in Detroit, Michigan became the 2006 league champions. The name comes from a military unit called the Detroit Light Guard, who were known as "The Tigers". They played important roles in a few Civil War battles and in the 1899 Spanish-American War. The Detroit Tigers also wear striped socks that look like tiger stripes.

Answer: Highest Army General

The Highest Army General is the present-day Defence Secretary. The Emperor of China was represented by a dragon, and the Empress by a phoenix. I completely made up the position of High Lieutenant!