Jinkies!: The Scooby-Doo Quiz

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Jinkies!: The Scooby-Doo Quiz
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Scooby, Scooby-Doo - where are you? He's probably chowing down on some Scooby-Snacks with Shaggy and the gang. Let's see what you know about everybody's favorite Great Dane cartoon.
Who owns the Mystery Machine van?
Shaggy's uncle
Fred's mother
Daphne's father
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We all love the Mystery Machine, the flowery blue and green van that transports the crew from one adventure to the next.

Who is Norville Rogers in the Scooby-Doo universe?
Fred's uncle
The show's creator
Shaggy's real name
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Not many people know this off the top of their head, so don't feel bad if you didn't know Shaggy's real name.

True or False: The voice of Shaggy, DJ Casey Kasem, insisted that Shaggy become a vegan in recent years.
True
False
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Kasem requested that Shaggy become a vegetarian because he himself is one.

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The original incarnation of Scooby-Doo premiered in what year?
1971
1969
1968
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It was in 1969 that Hannah-Barbera Productions first created the now famous original cartoon.

What was Scooby's name in the original concept pitch?
Too Much
Scabby
Rolf
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Definitely a name inspired by the late 1960s, Scooby was originally named "Too Much."

What shows helped inspire the original idea behind Scooby-Doo?
"The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis"
"The Archie Show"
Both of the above
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Both "Dobie Gillis" and "Archie" were clear influences on the creators of Scooby-Doo.

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True or False: Scooby's original breed was a sheepdog.
True
False
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Scooby was both a German shepherd and a sheepdog at various times before they settled on Great Dane.

What Frank Sinatra song supposedly inspired the theme song from Scooby-Doo?
"That's Life"
"Strangers in the Night"
"New York, New York"
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The "dooby-dooby-doo" at the end of "Strangers in the Night" inspired the famous "Scooby-Doo, where are you?" theme.

What was the name of the first Scooby cartoon?
"Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!"
"Scooby, Scooby-Doo, Where are You?"
"The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour"
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There have been many versions of Scooby over the years, but the first was called "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!".

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Shaggy took part in which activity at his high school?
track team
wrestling team
basketball team
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In addition to being a gymnast, Shaggy was also on his high school's track team.

What is Velma's last name?
Dankley
Dinky
Dinkley
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Pay attention and you'll know that Velma's last name is Dinkley. She even looks like a Dinkley.

What is the name of Scooby-Doo's nephew?
Scooby-Dum
Scrappy-Doo
Scrappy-Dum
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The pint-sized wonder that was Scrappy-Doo was Scooby's nephew and one of the more devisive characters on the show.

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What kind of animation was the original Scooby-Doo cartoon?
"cut and paste" animation
cell animantion
stop-motion animation
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Like all kinds of early animation, Scooby-Doo was hand drawn on individual sheets of acetate called "cells."

What was the name of the first episode of "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!" ?
"Ghost of a Dog"
"Where are You?"
"What a Night for a Knight"
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The first case the gang cracked had to do with a spooky knight in shining armor.

What other iconic cartoon character aside from Scooby-Doo did actor Don Messick voice?
Yogi Bear
Josie of Pussycats fame
Papa Smurf
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Messick is a legendary voice actor who also tackled the iconic role of Papa Smurf.

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What version of Scooby-Doo featured such guests as Cher and The Harlem Globetrotters?
"The Scooby-Doo Show"
"The New Scooby-Doo Movies"
"Scooby and Friends"
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Not the best name ever, but "The New Scooby-Doo Movies" was the one with a host of famous guest stars.

What other cartoon character did Scooby-Doo share the spotlight with on a 1980-81 ABC show?
Richie Rich
Archie
Astro the Dog
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ABC aired "The Richie Rich/Scooby-Doo Show - and Scrappy Too!" from 1980-81.

Scooby-Doo had a brother who lived out West and solved crimes with Scrappy-Doo on a spinoff show. What was his name?
Scooby-Dum
Yabba-Doo
Scruffy-Doo
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It wasn't super popular, but Scooby's brother Yabba-Doo had a short run on TV in which he teamed up with cousin Scrappy-Doo.

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Which actor did such a fine job as Shaggy in the Scooby-Doo movies that he began to voice the character on the small screen as well?
Casey Kasem
Freddie Prinze Jr.
Matthew Lillard
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Matthew Lillard played the part of Shaggy on the big and small screens.

True or False: The inside joke of Scooby and Shaggy being under the inlfuence of marijuana was created by the orginal writers in the late 1960s.
True
False
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While a popular rumor, the creators of Scooby-Doo have always denied that there was any link between the munchie-starved characters and marijuana use. It's a kid's show after all.

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