List of Quizzes
Fun Stuff
1. In the 1960’s Linus had to wear glasses. How did he find out he needed
glasses?
[His eyes would water whenever he read and ate potato chips
simultaneously]
(2/8/62)
2. What is Sally’s nickname for Linus?
[Sweet Babboo]
(1/27/77)
2a. Once Eudora also had a crush on Linus—what was her
nickname for him?
[The cutest of the cute; she has also called him “sweet babboo”]
(2/12/81,
10/14/78)
3. All the kids got mad at Linus when their mothers neglected them to go
over to Linus’s house to play a game with Linus’s mother. What was the
game?
[Pool]
(11/23/62)
3a. What color was the “playing surface” they used in this game?
[Tangerine]
(11/19/62)
4. Linus’s mother used to put something special in his school lunches. What
was it?
[A note]
(10/10/62)
5. What kind of flannel is Linus’s blanket made from?
[Outing flannel]
(10/17/54)
6. Linus once wanted to send a security blanket to Caroline Kennedy. Why
couldn’t he?
[He didn’t know her last name]
(6/24/61)
7. Who is Linus’s favorite teacher?
[Miss Othmar]
(10/13/59)
7a. What is her married name?
[Hagemeyer]
(2/15/60)
7b. During the teacher’s strike of 1968 Linus brought something to this
teacher while she walked a picket line—what was it?
[A bowl of soup (or a bowl of rain)]
(2/25/69)
8. When Linus ran for school president he promised to appear before the
school board, but later said he could not. Why not?
[It was past his bedtime]
(10/16/64)
9. Snoopy and Linus form the most unique double play combination in the
history of baseball. What position does Linus play in this combination?
[Second base]
(5/1/65,
3/30/73)
10. On a related note, Linus’s blanket has on occasion been used as one of
the bases for a baseball game. Which base?
[Second base]
(3/31/61)
11. Linus’s blanket has on at least one occasion come to life and attacked
someone else in the strip. Who?
[Lucy]
(3/25/65)
12. How does the Great Pumpkin judge which pumpkin patch to appear in?
[It is the most sincere pumpkin patch]
(10/29/61)
13. What kind of snake is Linus afraid of?
[The queen snake]
(6/13/66)
14. For “show and tell” Linus once made a replica of some famous religious
documents. Which documents?
[The Dead Sea scrolls]
(12/23/62)
15. Who was Linus’s first disciple?
[Peppermint Patty] (Think Thinner, Snoopy,
10/24/75;
Snoopy was also later dubbed a “follower” of the
Great Pumpkin movement,
10/15/89)
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