I Ain't Nothin' But a Hound Dog Quiz

Answer: Daws Butler

Daws Butler (1916-1988) was the voice actor for Huckleberry Hound from 1958 until his death. Created by Hanna-Barbera, Huckleberry Hound first appeared in "The Huckleberry Hound Show" (1958-1961) which appeared for 69 episodes over four seasons. Huckleberry's signature tune was "Oh My Darling, Clementine" in his trademark Southern accent.

In his television show, he was known for appearing in various situations in the past and present.

Answer: Joffrey Baratheon

Sandor Clegane is a character from George R. R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series of books which began in 1996. He also appears in the television series "Game of Thrones" (beginning 2011) which is based on the book series. In both, Sandor Clegane is a bodyguard to Prince (later King) Joffrey Baratheon, who refers to him as "the Hound". Later Sandor Clegane is named to King Joffrey's Kingsguard despite not being a knight.

In the television series, actor Rory McCann portrays Sandor Clegane.

Answer: Tod

Tod and Copper are the title characters from the Walt Disney film "The Fox and the Hound" (1981). The film was loosely adapted from a 1967 novel of the same name by Daniel Mannix. The film tells the story of the an orphan fox, Tod, who is raised on a farm, and Copper a hound owned by a nearby hunter who become unlikely friends. Kurt Russell (born 1951) voices Copper and Mickey Rooney (1920-2012) voices Tod.

Answer: Arthur Conan Doyle

"The Hound of the Baskervilles" was the third of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes novels and was published in installments between August 1901 and April 1902. The story features Watson and Holmes trying to assist Sir Henry Baskerville who is seemingly being haunted by a mysterious large dog. Eventually Holmes is able to solve the case which includes showing the dog was not supernatural, but an ordinary hound/mastiff mix. "The Hound of the Baskervilles" has been adapted for numerous television and film productions.

Answer: Willie Mae Thornton

Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton (1926-1984) was an American rhythm-and-blues singer. "Hound Dog", released in 1953, was her biggest hit, selling over two million copies and spending seven weeks at number one on the Billboard R&B chart. "Hound Dog" was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. "Hound Dog" was also recorded in 1956 by Elvis Presley who, along with Janis Joplin, considered himself one of Willie Mae Thornton's fans.

Answer: Alex Graham

Fred Bassett is the title character in the "Fred Bassett" comic strip created by Alex Graham in 1963. Fred is a Bassett Hound who lives in the home of a childless husband and wife in England. Unlike some other comic strips, "Fred Bassett" does not usually have story arcs that spread across multiple days.
"Fred Bassett" is syndicated in several countries under other names. A cartoon series based on the comic strip was briefly produced in 1976.

Answer: Jimmy Nelson

Farfel the Dog is a ventriloquist dummy that appears to be a hound dog and was voiced by ventriloquist Jimmy Nelson (born 1928). Farfel appeared in a series of television advertisements for Nestle's Quik that appeared in the 1950s and 1960s. Farfel was named for the Jewish pasta dish of the same name. Farfel was known for singing the last line of the Nestle's jingle--"Choc'late"--that appeared in the commercials.

Answer: The Morgan Family

"Sounder" was a 1972 film that was based on a 1969 novel of the same name by William Armstrong. Sounder is the name of a hound dog that lives with the Morgan family (so named in the film, they were unnamed in the book). The Morgans are a poor family of sharecroppers in the US South in the 1930s.

The movie was a success at its time of release making nearly seventeen million dollars (1972 US) on a roughly one million dollar budget.

Answer: "Take a bite out of crime"

McGruff the Crime Dog was created as the mascot of the National Crime Prevention Council and first appeared in public service announcements in 1980. McGruff was created by Sherry Nemmers and Ray Krivascy in 1979. Over the years, McGruff has been used in connection with a variety of personal safety and anti-crime messages from locking your door to anti-drug messages. McGruff is well known for his slogan "Take a bite out of crime".

Answer: Rosco P. Coltraine

Flash was a bassett hound and pet dog/police dog of Rosco P. Coltraine, the bumbling sheriff on the television show "The Dukes of Hazard" (1979-1985). Flash, nicknamed Velvet Ears by Rosco, appeared in the third through seventh seasons of the show. Although Flash was beloved by Rosco, Boss Hogg felt an antipathy for Flash that was mutual.

The members of the Duke family were generally more liked by Flash.