Stuff You Should Know's Muppet Quiz

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Stuff You Should Know's Muppet Quiz
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It's time to put on makeup; it's time to dress up right. It's time to raise the curtain on the Muppet quiz tonight!
It's generally believed that the name "Muppet" comes from a combination of what two words?
"miniature" and "puppet"
"multi-use" and "puppet"
"marionette" and "puppet"
What did Jim Henson use for Kermit's green outer layer on the first prototype?
a tapestry from his dorm room wall
his sister's sweater
his mother's coat
True or False: Muppets are now made from foam rubber.
True
False

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Within the Henson Company, the antron fleece used to make Muppet skin is called what?
skin
Muppet fleece
dermamupp
Which Muppet is the only one that utilizes actual human hands?
Swedish Chef
Animal
Big Bird
The special seamless stitch that Muppet designer Don Sahlin perfected was known as what?
the secret stitch
the Henson stitch
the Sahlin stitch

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True or false: The Muppet's hands and arms are considered by Muppeteers to be their most important feature.
True
False
Which feature helps to distinguish the age of a Muppet?
its nose
its pupils
its mouth shape
The shape formed by the eyes and nose of a Muppet is known as what?
Magic Triangle
Upstairs/Downstairs
The Triumvirate

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What feature has always been optional for Muppets?
clothing
hands
heads
What was the original name of the Muppet workshop?
Magic Factory
Creature Shop
Muppet Workshop
Grover is a classic example of what kind of puppet?
hand puppet
hand and rod puppet
rod modified puppet

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Burt's buddy Ernie is known as what kind of puppet?
hand-fed puppet
live-hand puppet
hand-to-elbow puppet
What is the smallest of all the Muppets?
Maggie the Maggot
Rizzo the Rat
Slimey the Worm
What kind of Muppet is Big Bird?
panta-Muppet
two-story Muppet
full-bodied Muppet

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"The Muppet Show" skit that featured an astronaut Miss Piggy was called what?
"Astro-Pig"
"Pigs in Space"
"The Adventures of Piggy-Naut"
"The Muppet Show," which ran for five seasons beginning in 1976, was produced in what country?
England
Canada
The United States
What was the name of the piano playing Muppet dog?
Ralph the Dog
Rowlf the Dog
Rolph the Dog

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Everyone remembers lab assistant Beaker, but what was the name of the head scientist at Muppet Labs?
Dr. Bill
Dr. Barker von Hammersmock
Dr. Bunson Honeydew
True or false: The name of the Muppet rock band from "The Muppet Show" was The Eclectic Mayhem.
True
False
Which Muppet plays bass alongside Dr. Teeth in The Electric Mayhem?
Sgt. Floyd Pepper
Janice
Zoot the Bassman

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Statler and Waldorf were known for sitting in the Muppet theater's box seats and doing what?
cheering on the show
ignoring the show
complaining about the show
The extra Muppets that aren't identified by name, but populate the background, are known as what?
Whatnots
Unsung heroes
Understudies
Which movie director got his start as Jim Henson's right hand man?
John Hughes
John Landis
Frank Oz

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Who was the Muppet monster who would eat other Muppets on "The Muppet Show"?
Gorgon Heap
Crazy Harry
Behemoth
"The Muppet Movie" garnered two Academy Award nominations in 1979. What were they?
Art Direction and Original Song
Score and Original Song
Art Direction and Sound Editing
Of the five theatrical release Muppet films, which one grossed the most money?
"Muppet Christmas Carol"
"Muppets Take Manhattan"
"The Muppet Movie"

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What HBO show in the early 1980s featured Muppets of three different "races"?
Land of Gorch
Sam and Friends
Fraggle Rock
What Christmas special for HBO featured Jim Henson's furry creatures from Frogtown Hollow?
"Kermit's Kristmas"
"The Muppet Christmas Carol"
"Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas"
What did no guest star of "The Muppet Show" ever do?
appear more than once
touch a Muppet
sing on the show

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