Animal Crackers Trivia Quiz

Fox Mulder is one of the two protagonists in "The X-Files" (1993-2002). He is an FBI agent who, along with his partner Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson), specializes in the investigation of the paranormal.

He's been labelled "Spooky" Mulder by his colleagues because of his unconventional methods and his case-solving theories that are generally seen as outlandish. Mulder is driven by the loss of his sister, whom he believes was abducted by aliens. This has placed him on a mission to discover "the truth" about the existence of extraterrestrial lifeforms on Earth.

Based on the works of Rex Stout, "Nero Wolfe" ran for two seasons between 2001 and 2002. Described by his irreverent assistant, Archie Goodwin (Timothy Hutton), as the "world's greatest detective", Wolfe is a reclusive genius. He's also a man who lives for his fine food, classic books and his beloved orchids... heaven help anyone who gets in the way of these passions.

As you may have gleaned, he lives an opulent lifestyle and this does cause him some grief when it comes to bankrolling the wages of his exclusive, live-in staff. To this end, he takes to solving crimes that the police have been baffled by and, in return, he charges exorbitant fees.

In the "Supergirl" series (2015-21), we learn that Catherine J. "Cat" Grant rose from being a gossip columnist under Perry White at the Daily Planet to being the CEO of Catco Worldwide Media where Supergirl, as Kara Danvers (Melissa Benoist), worked. Danvers was, initially, Cat's assistant there. Cat would become the one who creates the brand name "Supergirl".

Ever the restless soul and always aiming higher, Cat would take a leave of absence from Catco and become the press secretary to a number of US Presidents. She eventually sells Catco to Lena Luthor.

Theodore Cleaver is the son of Ward and June Cleaver (Hugh Beaumont and Barbara Billingsley) in the television sitcom "Leave it to Beaver" (1957-63). A rather naïve and literally-minded child, he prefers to "hang" with his pals and read comic books rather than taking the dancing lessons his parents are pushing him to do, or to attend church on Sundays. The show is built around Beaver's propensity to get himself into trouble which, in turn, allows his parents to deliver a moral lesson.

The question then is... how did he manage to get the nickname Beaver? The final episode of season one ("Cat Out of the Bag" July, 1958) indicated that Theo's brother Wally, as a young child, mispronounced his name as "Tweeter", which then evolved into Beaver.

In the television adaptation of "A Game of Thrones", which ran from 2011 to 2019, Sandor Clegane, known as "the Hound" and brother of Ser Gregor Clegane, is appointed to the King's Guard to King Joffrey, despite not being a knight. His selection was attributed to his imposing presence and his extraordinary skill in battle. That said, he suddenly deserts his post during the Battle of the Blackwater and, as a fugitive, he finds himself travelling with Arya Stark.

He attempts to find some purpose with the Brotherhood Without Banners and, eventually, winds up fighting the White Walkers alongside John Snow and the armies of Daenerys Targaryen. At the close, the Hound returns to the castle at King's Landing and a final confrontation with Ser Gregor.

Dr. Frasier Crane first entered the small screen as a supporting character in "Cheers" (1982-93) during the third season of the show. The episode was "Rebound (Part 1)" (September, 1984) as Diane Chambers' (Shelley Long) love interest/fiancé. His appearance was only meant to be a three-episode event, but Grammar's performance was so well received that he was given a full season's run and then became a staple of the series thereafter. When "Cheers" ended, Frasier became the titular character of a spin-off that successfully ran from 1993 to 2004.

Frasier is a psychiatrist who was inspired into the career by his cultured mother, also a psychiatrist. As an individual, Frasier is pedantic, persnickety, and pontifical. He's also sophisticated and snooty, characteristics he exhibited with some profundity in "Frasier", but suppressed somewhat in "Cheers".

Captain Stephen Peacock (Thornton) is the senior floorwalker in the fictional department store Grace Brothers in the sitcom "Are You Being Served" (1972-85). In short, he is pompous, he is proud (pun not intended), insists on being called "Captain", is overly protective of his position in the store and is constantly leering at younger women.

The latter, in modern times, would be tantamount to sexual harassment. To complete his despicableness, he lies about being a member of an elite commando unit during World War II and brags about fighting Rommel in North Africa. Truth is, he was a member of the Royal Army Service Corps, in the logistics division, and it is highly likely he never even left England during the conflict.

Despite a celebrated 31-year career in show business, the role of Chief Wild Eagle, the leader (and CEO) of the Hekawi tribe in the TV comedy "F-Troop" (1965-67), is de Kova's best-known role. Wild Eagle could best be described as a somewhat untrustworthy leader who manages to get involved in numerous schemes created by Sgt. O'Rourke (Forrest Tucker) to make money. He also has a happy knack of creating proverbs that are usually prefaced by the words "wise old Indian saying" and do not make a great deal (if any) of sense. For example, in "Here Comes the Tribe" (Season 1, Episode 15, December, 1965) he laments that he's having buffalo steak (again) for dinner with "When field mouse see shadow it's time to string beads". When asked what it meant, he replied "not know... nobody ever asked before".

The series also produced two other regular characters with animal names;
- Crazy Cat: Wild Eagle's loyal assistant, played by Don Diamond and
- Roaring Chicken: an ancient medicine man, the son of Sitting Duck. He was played by Edward Everett Horton.

Aristotle Nostradamus "Bull" Shannon (Moll) is one of the bailiffs at "Night Court"'s (1984-92) Manhattan Municipal Criminal Court, and he appears in all of the show's episodes. A big hulk of a man with a gentle heart, he comes across as a naïve individual and, at times, a little dim-witted. This is exacerbated by his drawn-out catchphrase "Ohh-Kay" and the way he slaps his forehead every time he realizes that he's made a mistake. Ironically, in season five, episode three "Mental Giant" (January, 1989), it is revealed that Bull is a genius with an IQ of 181.

Bull becomes the visual anchor to the series, standing at six feet and eight inches in height; he towers over Judge Harry Stone (Harry Anderson), of whom he is very protective. He also forms a great dynamic with fellow bailiffs Selma Hacker (Selma Diamond) and Roz Russell (Marsha Warfield).

In Robert Altman's film version of "M*A*S*H" (1970), Benjamin Franklin "Hawkeye" Pierce is portrayed by Donald Sutherland and is shown to be a married man with children who offers other doctors advice on love. However, in the television version, Alan Alda has transformed him into a womanizing single man, who eventually evolves into a man of conscience. Alda also brought his own political ideals and morals to the character and becomes a man who sees his own stance on subjects as superior to those around him.

That said, "Hawkeye" would be the only character in the series to appear in all 256 episodes of the show, which ran from 1972 to 1983. With his anti-war position, coupled with his sharp wit, he became the core of the series and would be the major factor in shaping the show's identity, tone, and success.