Grin and Bear It! Trivia Quiz

Answer: "His Dark Materials" by Philip Pullman

Iorek Byrnison is an armored bear, which are similar in appearance to polar bears and wear armor. He was introduced in the first book of the series. He became a close friend of the main character, Lyra Belacqua.

The three books in the "His Dark Materials" series are: "Northern Lights" ("The Golden Compass" in North America) (1995), "The Subtle Knife" (1997), and "The Amber Spyglass" (2000). They took place in a parallel universe.

In the film version of the first book, "The Golden Compass" (2007), Iorek Byrnison was voiced by Ian McKellen.

Answer: Gentle Ben

"Gentle Ben" was aired from 1967-1969. It starred Clint Howard as Mark Wedloe. Ben was played by a bear named Bruno.

The show was based off of a 1965 book of the same name by Walt Morey, although some aspects were changed. For instance, the book took place in Alaska, but the show took place in Florida. Some character names and the species of the bear was also changed. Some movies have also been made based on the book.

Answer: Ted

"Ted" starred Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis as John Bennett and his girlfriend, Lori Collins. Ted was voiced by Seth MacFarlane. The movie was rated R. Throughout the movie, John tried to prove to Lori that he could live without his best friend, Ted, by helping him move out and get a job.

Answer: Animal Crossing

The "Animal Crossing" series involves the player moving into a town filled with anthropomorphic animal characters, including a number of bears. The players must earn money to pay off their mortgage and renovate their house. They are also able to interact with the animals, catch fish and insects, and find fossils, among other things.

The first four "Animal Crossing" games are: "Animal Crossing" (2001) for the Nintendo GameCube, "Animal Crossing: Wild World" (2005) for the Nintendo DS, "Animal Crossing: City Folk" (2008) for the Nintendo Wii, and "Animal Crossing: New Leaf" (2012) for the Nintendo 3DS.

Answer: Misha

The 1980 Summer Olympics took place in Moscow, Russia. Misha was a brown, friendly looking bear who wore a belt made out of the Olympic rings. He was designed by Victor Chizhikov, a Russian children's book illustrator.

Answer: Winnie-the-Pooh

Winnie-the-Pooh, and all of his other Hundred Acre Wood friends, were based off of stuffed animals owned by A.A. Milne's son, Christopher Robin Milne. There are two children's books with short stories about Pooh and his friends, "Winnie-the-Pooh" (1926), and "The House at Pooh Corner" (1928).

In 1961, Disney received some rights to "Winnie-the-Pooh". They have made many TV shows and movies based on the characters and stories.

Answer: The Cleveland Show

Tim the Bear is voiced primarily by Seth MacFarlane, the created of the show, but has also been voiced by Jess Harnell while Seth was unavailable. He is a neighbor and friend of the show's main character, Cleveland Brown.

"The Cleveland Show" is a spin-off of "Family Guy". It began in 2009.

Answer: Richard Adams

"Shardik", which is also the name of the bear in the story, was published in 1974. It is a fantasy novel full of adventure and symbolism. Shardik is a large bear who is thought by the Ortelgan people to be the reincarnation of a divine bear.

Other books by Richard Adams include "Watership Down" (1972) and "The Plague Dogs" (1977).

Answer: Brother Bear

"Brother Bear" was released in 2003. Kenai was voiced by Joaquin Phoenix. He was turned into a bear by the Spirits after he killed a bear, who he believed was the cause of his older brother's death. He then meet a bear cub named Koda and together they travel to a gathering of bears. Along the way, they became very close, and Kenai learned about love and family.

Answer: Teddiursa

Teddiursa is a small, normal-type Pokémon that looks like a bear cub with a crescent moon on it's forehead. It was introduced in the second generation of Pokémon. It was first seen in the "Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal" video game series. At level 30, Teddiursa evolves into Ursaring.