1a. Which parent does Peppermint Patty talk about all the time?
[Her dad]
(4/10/83)
1b. What is this parent’s pet name for her?
[Rare gem]
(6/18/68)
2a. Peppermint Patty once entered a competition for which she obtained a
sequined dress and a wig. What competition was it?
[A skating competition]
(11/1l/74)
2b. Why did she get the wig and what did she eventually do with it?
[Charlie Brown’s dad thought she was a boy and cut her hair
accordingly so she bought the wig to hide her haircut. She
eventually gave it to Snoopy as payment for his coaching.]
(12/2/74,
12/7/74)
3a. The title of one comic collection is Don’t Hassle Me With Your Sighs,
Chuck! What was the occasion of this remark?
[Charlie Brown’s school committed suicide so he had to go to Peppermint
Patty’s school for a while. They shared the same desk and Peppermint
Patty kept complaining about Charlie Brown’s habits.]
(1/13/76,
2/5/76)
3b. What happened to Peppermint Patty’s mood ring?
[It exploded]
(2/6/76)
4a. When Peppermint Patty debuted in the strip, a common friend of her and
Charlie Brown introduced them to each other in an effort to help
Charlie Brown win some baseball games. Who was this friend?
[Roy]
(8/22/66,
8/23/66)
4b. In the first game that Peppermint Patty played on Charlie Brown’s team,
what was the score when she gave up in disgust?
[Thirty-seven to five]
(9/5/66)
5a. Peppermint Patty once entered a kids’ golf tournament. Who were the two
other principal contenders?
[Joe Richkid and the Masked Marvel]
(6/18/81,
6/29/81)
5b. Peppermint Patty and Marcie once caddied for two women. What were their
names?
[Mrs. Bartley and Mrs. Nelson]
(6/20/77)
6a. Peppermint Patty once stayed in Charlie Brown’s “guest cottage.” What
was this guest cottage?
[Snoopy’s doghouse]
(9/28/73)
6b. When she asked Charlie Brown what they usually did after dinner and was
told that they usually watched TV, she suggested several
alternatives—to no avail. State one of her suggestions.
[Talking, checkers, making fudge, catching fireflies, a puzzle,
popping corn, stamp collecting, water colors]
(10/4/73)
7a. Describe the occasion that Peppermint Patty first saw the little
red-haired girl.
[Marcie pointed her out to Peppermint Patty at camp and Peppermint Patty
cried and cried when she saw how beautiful the little red-haired girl was]
(6/21/72)
7b. Charlie Brown once got a letter from Peppermint Patty that he mistakenly
thought was from the little red-haired girl. What had led Peppermint
Patty to write this letter?
[She convinced herself that Charlie Brown liked her but she felt obliged
to write him a rejection letter]
(3/16/71)