It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown - Quiz

1. In what year was the Peanuts comic strip first printed?

A) 1962
B) 1959
C) 1965
D) 1950

2. When did Schulz first introduce the Great Pumpkin in the comic strip?

A) 1959
B) 1950
C) 1960
D) 1962

3. Which television special was broadcast on CBS in December 1965?

A) Charlie Brown's All Stars!
B) A Charlie Brown Christmas
C) It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
D) Snoopy's Halloween

4. Who was the director of It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown?

A) Charles M. Schulz
B) Dean Spille
C) Lee Mendelson
D) Bill Melendez

5. How many people were on the team that formulated the plot for the Halloween special?

A) Two
B) Three
C) Four
D) Five

6. The storyline about Linus and Sally was based on comic strips from which year?

A) 1960
B) 1959
C) 1962
D) 1966

7. What persona did Snoopy adopt in the special that Schulz linked to a Halloween costume?

A) World War I flying ace
B) Beagle Scout
C) Joe Cool
D) Astronaut

8. What was the production budget for It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown?

A) $76,000
B) $50,000
C) $25,000
D) $100,000

9. Which word did Steinberg struggle to pronounce while recording her lines as Sally?

A) Trick-or-treat
B) Restitution
C) Pumpkin
D) Halloween

10. Who painted the backgrounds for the French countryside sequence?

A) Bill Melendez
B) Dean Spille
C) Lee Mendelson
D) Bill Littlejohn

11. What was the final runtime of the program?

A) 30 minutes
B) 20 minutes
C) 45 minutes
D) 25 minutes

12. How did Bill Melendez create the sounds for Snoopy?

A) Playing a real dog barking
B) Using a sound effects library
C) Having a child actor mimic a dog
D) Recording nonsense words and speeding them up

13. What was the primary reason Steinberg's lines were recorded in a rush?

A) The budget was running out
B) The network demanded early completion
C) She developed a loose tooth
D) She was moving away

14. What visual technique was used for the backgrounds in the flying ace sequence?

A) Hand-painted watercolors
B) Flat design
C) Linear perspective
D) Abstract expressionism

15. What specific request did the network executive make regarding the special?

A) It had to feature a new character
B) It had to exclude Snoopy
C) It had to be a blockbuster
D) It had to be under 20 minutes

16. Which individual described the film as Bill Melendez's animation masterpiece?

A) Lee Mendelson
B) Dean Spille
C) A critic from The Washington Post
D) Charles M. Schulz

17. In what year was It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown first released?

A) 1960
B) 1965
C) 1966
D) 1970

18. Who was the jazz pianist responsible for composing the music for the special?

A) Lee Mendelson
B) Charles M. Schulz
C) Vince Guaraldi
D) Bill Melendez

19. Which streaming platform became the exclusive home for the special starting in 2020?

A) Disney+
B) Hulu
C) Apple TV+
D) Netflix

20. What does Linus wait for in the pumpkin patch instead of trick-or-treating?

A) The Great Pumpkin
B) Santa Claus
C) The Red Baron
D) A Halloween ghost

21. What does Charlie Brown consistently receive while trick-or-treating?

A) Rocks
B) Candy
C) Nothing
D) Apples

22. How does Violet use Charlie Brown at her Halloween party?

A) To tell ghost stories
B) As a model for jack-o-lantern designs
C) To bob for apples
D) As a target for pranks

23. What happens when Linus and Sally hear a rustling noise in the patch?

A) They find candy
B) Sally runs away
C) The Great Pumpkin appears
D) Linus faints in excitement

24. Who pulls the football away from Charlie Brown?

A) Lucy Van Pelt
B) Sally Brown
C) Violet
D) Linus Van Pelt

25. What does Snoopy imagine his doghouse is?

A) A spaceship
B) A tank
C) A castle
D) A Sopwith Camel

26. What percentage of American television viewers watched the debut broadcast?

A) 49%
B) 25%
C) 60%
D) 33%

27. Who brings Linus home from the pumpkin patch at 4 a.m.?

A) Sally
B) Lucy
C) Charlie Brown
D) Snoopy

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