The Hannah-Barbara (or Cartoon Network) Toon Quiz

Running with the popular quizzing theme, after the TV serials, its time for the cartoons. Cartoon Network has shaped our lives. I remember that when we were kids the channel used to alternate with TNT and then went on to have a complete channel on its own. This is a quiz on those cartoons we loved watching....

Q.1) Created by Christian Tremblay and Yvon Tremblay, this series features the adventures of Chance Furlong and Jake Clawson and was the number one syndicated animated show of 1994. Identify

Q.2) Although cartoon network is broadcast in more than 50 countries, Cartoon Network India(south asia) was the only one to broadcast the English dubded version of X. X is a 1974 anime series by Zuiyo Enterprises based on the Swiss novel "X's Years of Wandering and Learning" by Johanna Spyri. Identify X

Q.3) The characters of this show were inspired by the characters from the popular sitcom comedy The Phil Silvers Show.A frequnet plot line revolved around the local NYPD cop, Officer Charles Dibble. The name Dibble has passed into the vernaculaar as slang for police officers.

Name the cartoon series...

Q.4) X was usually depicted as a sheriff in the American Old West. He was often accompanied by his sidekick Baba Looey, both the characters parodying the legendary duo of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza. In some episodes, X would assume the identity of the masked vigilante Y (a parody for Zorro). Name X and Y.

Q.5)What is this list?

1.The Swiss Alps and Tokyo, Japan

2.Acapulco and England

3.Florida and China

4.The Sahara Desert and Scotland

5.France and Australia

6.Athens, Greece and the Ozarks

7.Italy and Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

8.Egypt and Sherwood Forest

9.Spain and the Himalayas

10.India and Israel

11.Africa and San Francisco

12.The Grand Canyon and Ireland

13.Hawaii and Norway

14.North Pole and Tahiti

15.Arizona and Holland

16.Quebec and Baghdad

Q.6) How are Major Glory, The Infraggable Krunk, and Valhallen better known as?

Q.7) His real name is Susan Astonomonov. His assumed name is the short form of monarch of darkness. His parents are Hippies and apparently his mother OceanBird gave birth to him in water. How is he better known?

Q.8) X lives in a cavern, which he constantly tries to make more habitable for himself and is best known for his famous catchphrase, "Heavens to Murgatroyd!" along with phrases such as "Exit, stage right!". X is also the co-host of the Laff-a-lympics. Identify X.

Q.9) X wears white gloves and boots, a blue suit with a white belt, and a long, wavy, purple cape. While he is portrayed as serious and arrogant, he is often used to make humorously long speeches or sarcastic statements, and has a tendency to rephrase a statement in different ways over and over again. Despite his high intelligence, he is known for planning his schemes badly. According to a countdown of the 10 worst villains in the series held by Cartoon Network, he's the number 1 worst villain in the series. Who is X?

Q.10) Which famous series based on a DC comic cartoon strip features Max 'Brilliant' Ray, Jake 'Rugged' Rockwell and Ace 'Daring' McCloud.

Q.11) It was initially launched as a one-off episode, 'The Chicken from Outer Space' which was nominated for the Oscars in 1996. Later on, it became a regular Cartoon Netowrk series. Identify the series.

Q.12)X is an ordinary human endowed by the sun god Ra with the ability to shoot solar rays from his fists and project “solar shields” to defend himself against attacks. He was recruited by a top-secret government agency, Inter-Nation Security, and now works full-time fighting crime, assisted by his sidekick Avenger. Who is X?

Q.14) The famous Belgian cartoonist Peyo, was once having a meal with his colleague and friend André Franquin in which, having momentarily forgotten the word "salt" Peyo asked him (in French) to pass the schtroumpf. Franquin replied: "Here's the Schtroumpf — when you are done schtroumpfing, schtroumpf it back" and the two spent the rest of that weekend speaking in schtroumpf language. What was the result?

Q.15) The James Bond film Dr. No inspired Joseph Barbera to develop an action-adventure program. Hanna-Barbera had originally intended to produce an animated adaptation of the radio serial Jack Armstrong. Hiring noted comic book artist Doug Wildey, the company began negotiations with Jack Armstrong's copyright owners, and produced a short (approximately two-minute) Jack Armstrong test animation sequence in 1962. Negotiations fell through, and the Jack Armstrong project was retooled into X. Working titles for the series included The Saga of Chip Baloo (the protagonist's original name) and _____ File 037, finally settling on X. Identify X.

Q.16) Identify(the easy part) and connect(the not so easy part)

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Q.17) (Not exactly a Hannah-Barbara question...) Identify this cartoon series that appears within another famous cartoon series. It is a parody of the Hannah-Barbara all time classic - Tom and Jerry.

Q.18) Identify both the characters....(used to be my favorites)

Q.19) This is the poster of a famous series that went on to inspire a famous cartoon. Identify the cartoon.

Q.20) Identify this spin-off cartoon series.

Q.21) Identify this producer who has won 7 academy awards.