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It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown - Quiz
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  • 1. In what year was the Peanuts comic strip first printed?
A) 1959
B) 1962
C) 1965
D) 1950
  • 2. When did Schulz first introduce the Great Pumpkin in the comic strip?
A) 1950
B) 1960
C) 1959
D) 1962
  • 3. Which television special was broadcast on CBS in December 1965?
A) Snoopy's Halloween
B) It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
C) Charlie Brown's All Stars!
D) A Charlie Brown Christmas
  • 4. Who was the director of It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown?
A) Charles M. Schulz
B) Lee Mendelson
C) Dean Spille
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) 1962
B) 1959
C) 1960
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) $25,000
C) $100,000
D) $50,000
  • 9. Which word did Steinberg struggle to pronounce while recording her lines as Sally?
A) Restitution
B) Pumpkin
C) Halloween
D) Trick-or-treat
  • 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) 45 minutes
B) 25 minutes
C) 30 minutes
D) 20 minutes
  • 12. How did Bill Melendez create the sounds for Snoopy?
A) Using a sound effects library
B) Playing a real dog barking
C) Recording nonsense words and speeding them up
D) Having a child actor mimic a dog
  • 13. What was the primary reason Steinberg's lines were recorded in a rush?
A) She developed a loose tooth
B) She was moving away
C) The budget was running out
D) The network demanded early completion
  • 14. What visual technique was used for the backgrounds in the flying ace sequence?
A) Abstract expressionism
B) Linear perspective
C) Flat design
D) Hand-painted watercolors
  • 15. What specific request did the network executive make regarding the special?
A) It had to be under 20 minutes
B) It had to exclude Snoopy
C) It had to be a blockbuster
D) It had to feature a new character
  • 16. Which individual described the film as Bill Melendez's animation masterpiece?
A) Charles M. Schulz
B) A critic from The Washington Post
C) Lee Mendelson
D) Dean Spille
  • 17. In what year was It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown first released?
A) 1960
B) 1966
C) 1970
D) 1965
  • 18. Who was the jazz pianist responsible for composing the music for the special?
A) Bill Melendez
B) Charles M. Schulz
C) Lee Mendelson
D) Vince Guaraldi
  • 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 Red Baron
B) The Great Pumpkin
C) A Halloween ghost
D) Santa Claus
  • 21. What does Charlie Brown consistently receive while trick-or-treating?
A) Candy
B) Apples
C) Rocks
D) Nothing
  • 22. How does Violet use Charlie Brown at her Halloween party?
A) As a target for pranks
B) To bob for apples
C) To tell ghost stories
D) As a model for jack-o-lantern designs
  • 23. What happens when Linus and Sally hear a rustling noise in the patch?
A) The Great Pumpkin appears
B) They find candy
C) Linus faints in excitement
D) Sally runs away
  • 24. Who pulls the football away from Charlie Brown?
A) Violet
B) Linus Van Pelt
C) Sally Brown
D) Lucy Van Pelt
  • 25. What does Snoopy imagine his doghouse is?
A) A tank
B) A castle
C) A spaceship
D) A Sopwith Camel
  • 26. What percentage of American television viewers watched the debut broadcast?
A) 49%
B) 33%
C) 60%
D) 25%
  • 27. Who brings Linus home from the pumpkin patch at 4 a.m.?
A) Snoopy
B) Sally
C) Charlie Brown
D) Lucy
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