Ready to play some Peanuts Trivia? The Camp Snoopy - Mall of America web site has a monthly Peanuts Trivia contest. They give away Snoopy and Peanuts merchandise to a winner every month. But before you run over to their site to try and win, you should check out the questions they have asked in the past.
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OCTOBER 2005
In the classic PEANUTS holiday television special “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown,” all of the PEANUTS characters (except Linus and Sally) go Trick or Treating and then to the big Halloween party. Please name the PEANUTS character that hosted the big Halloween party in the television classic “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.”
SEPTEMBER 2005
September means going back to school. Which PEANUTS character first fell asleep in class in the November 9th, 1972 PEANUTS comic strip? (HINT: This same character received their first, of many, “D-“ grades in a PEANUTS comic strip two months later.)
AUGUST 2005
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JULY 2005
Please name the PEANUTS movie that featured the songs “Fundamental-Friend-Dependability,” “At the Beach,” and “No Dogs Allowed.” The correct answer was: “Snoopy Come Home.”
JUNE 2005
Jazz legend Vince Guaraldi was the composer and performer of the music heard on the first 15 PEANUTS television specials and the first PEANUTS feature film “A Boy Named Charlie Brown.” Guaraldi wrote his first PEANUTS song in 1963 for a documentary about PEANUTS creator Charles M. Schulz. That documentary never aired on television. Please give us the title of the first PEANUTS song that Vince Guaraldi wrote.
MAY 2005
In the summer of 2004, the city of St. Paul, Minnesota honored the memory of Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz by placing 104 painted statues of Snoopy atop his doghouse across the city. These statues were cleverly painted by local artists. Four of the statues had a castle theme (including a sandcastle and an ice palace). Please give us the name of one of the castle style "Doghouse Days of Summer" statues.
APRIL 2005
In the PEANUTS television special, “It’s Arbor Day, Charlie Brown,” Sally learns about Arbor day in school and gets the whole PEANUTS Gang to help her “spruce up” Charlie Brown’s baseball field. Please tell us what Charlie Brown found planted in the direct center of his pitching mound in the PEANUTS television special, “It’s Arbor Day, Charlie Brown."
MARCH 2005
In the PEANUTS classic holiday television special, “It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown,” three of the PEANUTS characters wind up meeting at the local department store. While they are there, they pass a table of Christmas music boxes. They wind up all of the boxes and proceed to dance together in front of the display. Please name all three PEANUTS characters who danced to the Christmas music boxes in “It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown.
FEBRUARY 2005
In the 2002 PEANUTS holiday television special, “A Charlie Brown Valentine,” there is a Valentine’s Day Dance at Charlie Brown’s school. Charlie Brown waits until the last dance before getting up the courage to ask the little red-haired girl to ask her to dance with him. But, as usual, Charlie Brown is too late and someone else asks her to dance. Please tell us which PEANUTS character gets to dance the last dance with the little red-haired girl in “A Charlie Brown Valentine.”
On January 1st, 1953, Charles M. Schulz drew the first PEANUTS comic strip to acknowledge the New Year’s Day holiday. This particular comic strip featured only one of the PEANUTS characters and this character wished everyone a Happy New Year in a very unique way. Please name the PEANUTS character featured in the January 1st, 1953 PEANUTS comic strip.
DECEMBER 2004
In the PEANUTS classic holiday television special, “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” Lucy hands out parts and scripts for the annual Christmas play. When she gets to Snoopy she asks him if he can imitate three different animals. Please name two of the three animals Snoopy imitates for the Christmas play.
NOVEMBER 2004
In the Emmy Award winning PEANUTS holiday television special, “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving,” Snoopy and Woodstock come to help Charlie Brown and Linus cook an unusual Thanksgiving dinner. They arrive dressed up in costumes. Charlie Brown sends them away to change clothes before they can help in the kitchen. What kind of costumes were Snoopy and Woodstock wearing?
OCTOBER 2004
In the classic Peanuts holiday television special “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown,” the kids meet up to put on their Halloween costumes before heading out to go Trick or Treating. Please name the Peanuts character who said “A person should always choose a costume which is in direct contrast to her own personality,” in the television special “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.”
SEPTEMBER 2004
September means “back to school!” In the Broadway musical, “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” the Peanuts Gang is forced to write a book report. This scene contains the famous Peanuts song, “The Book Report.” What book does the Peanuts Gang have to write a report on (“in just three days”) in the Broadway musical, “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown?”
AUGUST 2004
August 11th is Camp Snoopy-Mall of America’s twelfth birthday! In March 2004 Camp Snoopy-Mall of America added its newest thrill ride “The Timberland Twister.” This first of its kind spinning roller coaster has been a favorite of guests all summer long. With the addition of “Timberland Twister,” please tell us how many “thrill rides” Camp Snoopy-Mall of America now features.
JULY 2004
When Snoopy pretends he is the World War I Flying Ace, sent into action to find the Red Baron and shoot him down, he thinks his doghouse is a plane. What kind of plane does Snoopy (as the World War I Flying Ace) fly in pursuit of the Red Baron? Please be specific.
JUNE 2004
In the summer of 2003, the city of St. Paul, Minnesota honored the memory of Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz by placing over 90 painted statues of Linus across the city. These statues were cleverly painted by local artists. Please give us the title of any three (3) of the Linus statues on display in St. Paul in the summer of 2003.”
MAY 2004
On June 13th, 1980, the Peanuts feature film, "Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown," opened to the public. This movie had Charlie Brown, Linus, Peppermint Patty, Marcie and Snoopy traveling to a foreign country as exchange students. Please name the country that the Peanuts kids visit in the feature film, "Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown."
APRIL 2004
In the Peanuts classic holiday television special "It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown," Sally, Charlie Brown's sister, is trying to get ready for Easter. She is missing a key item (in her opinion). Sally and Charlie Brown head down to the local department store to find this missing item. Please name the item Sally is looking for to be ready for Easter in the television special "It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown."
MARCH 2004
On March 15th, 2004, Camp Snoopy - Mall of America opened it's newest thrill ride, "The Timberland Twister." This roller coaster features a quarter mile of track with a roller coaster car that spins in circles throughout the ride. But "Timberland Twister" is not Camp Snoopy's first roller coaster. Please give us the full name of Camp Snoopy - Mall of America's original roller coaster.
FEBRUARY 2004
In February we celebrate Valentine's Day. In the classic Peanuts television special "Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown," Charlie Brown is offered one of those candy hearts with the short phrases on them. Please tell us the surprising phrase on the candy heart that Charlie Brown picks out.
January signifies the start of a new year. It also signifies the end of the holiday season. Please tell us which Peanuts character noted in the Peanuts comic strip that he hated writing thank-you notes for toys he has already broken?
DECEMBER 2003
In the classic Peanuts holiday television special "A
Charlie Brown Christmas," which Peanuts character said, "Charlie
Brown, you're the only person I know who can take a wonderful season like
Christmas and turn it into a problem."
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NOVEMBER 2003
At the end of the classic Peanuts holiday television special, "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving," Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang are off to Charlie Brown's Grandmother's house for Thanks giving dinner. The kids begin to sing "Over the river and through the woods, to Grandmother's house we go." At that point Charlie Brown interrupts and tells the kids that the song is not quite right. His Grandmother does not live in the woods. According to "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving," where does Charlie Brown's Grandmother live?
OCTOBER 2003
In the classic Peanuts holiday television special "It's
the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown," Linus sits in the local pumpkin patch to
await the arrival of the Great Pumpkin. According to Linus, what is the most
important thing the Great Pumpkin looks for when choosing a pumpkin patch on
Halloween night?
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SEPTEMBER 2003
September means "back to school!" In the "Peanuts" comic strip, on September 16th, 1991, Charlie Brown goes to school with one of the other Peanuts characters. Please name the surprising Peanuts character that goes to school with Charlie Brown
AUGUST 2003
On August 11th, 2003, Camp Snoopy - Mall of America will turn
11 years old! Inside the park there is a water ride called the Xcel Energy
Log Chute. There is a lake at the ride that leads to a small river that
actually winds it's way through Camp Snoopy. Please give us the name of
that lake inside Camp Snoopy - Mall of America.
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JULY 2003
In the summer of 2002, the city of St. Paul, Minnesota held a
public art tribute to Charles M. Schulz called "Looking For Lucy."
All across the city were specially designed and painted statues of Lucy.
Of the 109 five foot Lucy statues created, please tell us how many of them had a
patriotic or American theme.
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JUNE 2003
Of the over 50 prime time Peanuts television specials that have been broadcast since 1965, only two specials have ever premiered during the month of June. One of the specials featured a plot that had Charlie Brown's baseball team joining a real little league and getting real uniforms. The other special dealt with Charlie Brown's obsession with meeting the Little Red Haired Girl during the last two days of school. Please give us the title to one of these specials that came out during June. For extra credit, name both specials.
MAY 2003
In May we celebrate Mother's Day. On May 1st, 1991, the Peanuts television special "Snoopy's Reunion" featured all of Snoopy's siblings and even Snoopy's mother. This was the first (and perhaps only) time that Snoopy's mother ever had her name mentioned. Please give us Snoopy's mother's name according to the 1991 television special "Snoopy's Reunion."
APRIL 2003
In the Peanuts classic television special "It's the
Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown," the Peanuts characters enter a department
store to get stuff for Easter. They find what they are looking for but
they also see a huge sign that tells them that something is going to happen in
exactly 246 days. Name the event that will take place 246 days from now in
"It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown."
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MARCH 2003
Fifty years ago this March, in the Peanuts daily comic strip,
one of the Peanuts characters joined Charlie Brown's baseball team as the
catcher. This character would remain the team's catcher throughout the
history of the comic strip. Please tell us which Peanuts character debuted
as Charlie Brown's catcher on March 31st, 1953.
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FEBRUARY 2003
In February we celebrate Valentine's Day! In February
2002, a brand new Peanuts holiday television special debuted entitled "A
Charlie Brown Valentine." In this special, one of the Peanuts
characters invites Charlie Brown to a dance. Please tell us which
character asked Charlie Brown to a dance.
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This month we start a brand new year. There is plenty of advice and New Year's resolutions going around. Please tell us which Peanuts character said the following in a Peanuts comic strip: "Never take any advice that you can understand...it can't possibly be any good!"
DECEMBER 2002
In the classic Peanuts holiday television special, "A
Charlie Brown Christmas," what kind of Christmas tree does Lucy tell
Charlie Brown and Linus to get for the Christmas play."
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NOVEMBER 2002
In the 1973 Peanuts Special "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving," which Peanuts character helps Charlie Brown see that "Thanksgiving is more than eating?"
OCTOBER 2002
In the classic Peanuts Halloween television special "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown," two of the Peanuts characters are seen visiting a pumpkin patch, picking out the perfect pumpkin and then carving a jack-o-lantern. Name these two Peanuts characters from the Peanuts Halloween television special.
SEPTEMBER 2002
September means "back to school!" In the Broadway musical, "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown," Lucy sings a song where she dispenses many "little known facts" about trees, clouds, bugs, hydrants, birds, and snow. To which Peanuts character is Lucy trying to teach these things to in the musical "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown?"
AUGUST 2002
On August 11th, 2002, Camp Snoopy - Mall of America will celebrate its 10th birthday! For ten years, Camp Snoopy - Mall of America has been providing fun for millions of people and has been America's largest indoor theme park. How many acres does Camp Snoopy occupy inside of the Mall of America?
JULY 2002
In July we celebrate the Independence of the United States of America. In the Peanuts comic strip, a well known Peanuts character once said, "Security, like liberty, has been won and re-won many times." Name the Peanuts character who said that notable quote.
JUNE 2002
Lucy and Charlie Brown play on the same baseball team. Charlie Brown is the manager and starting pitcher. He gets into plenty of famous discussions and arguments with Lucy during the baseball games. What position does Lucy play normally on Charlie Brown's baseball team?
MAY 2002
Though adults were never featured in the Peanuts comic strip, new kid characters were introduced throughout the years. Some, like Sally and Linus were born into the comic strip as infants. Thirty years ago this month another Peanuts character was born. This character would not debut in the strip until 1973, but on May 23rd, 1972, the Peanuts gang all got notice that a new kid had joined the group. Name the Peanuts character that was born in the Peanuts comic strip on May 23rd, 1972.
APRIL 2002
In April the baseball season officially begins. Charlie Brown is a big baseball fan. Last summer, St. Paul held a tribute to Peanuts creator Charles Schulz called "Charlie Brown Around Town." Over 100 different statues of Charlie Brown were scattered across the city. Several of these Charlie Brown statues had a baseball theme. Please give us the title of ONE of the baseball themed "Charlie Brown Around Town" statues from St. Paul's 2001 summer tribute.
MARCH 2002
True or False: One of the over 50 Peanuts animated television specials and movies included a Peanuts St. Patrick's Day show entitled "It's the Luck of the Irish, Charlie Brown!
FEBRUARY 2002
This year on Valentine's Day, there will be a brand new Peanuts Valentine's Day television special entitled "A Charlie Brown Valentine." But the first Peanuts Valentine's Day television special was called "Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown," and it aired for the first time on January 28, 1975. When this special was first broadcast, what did hundreds of viewers send to Charlie Brown at Charles Schulz's studio?
In January many of us make New Year's resolutions. In the "Peanuts" comic strip, one of the Peanuts characters offered up some advice which would make a good New Year's resolution for all of us. Name the Peanuts character who said: "Be kind, don't smoke, be prompt, smile a lot, eat sensibly, avoid cavities and mark your ballot carefully; avoid too much sun, send overseas packages early, love all creatures above and below, insure your belongings and try to keep the ball low."
DECEMBER 2001
In the Peanuts Classic Holiday television special, "A Charlie Brown Christmas," Lucy has Charlie Brown direct the annual Christmas play. Before rehearsal, Lucy hands out scripts and parts to members of the Peanuts gang. Please tell us what part Pig Pen is assigned for the Christmas play.
NOVEMBER 2001
In the Peanuts classic holiday television special, "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving," Charlie Brown is forced to host an unusual Thanksgiving dinner for Peppermint Patty and the rest of the Peanuts gang. Snoopy and Woodstock help with the preparations, but while setting up, Snoopy gets in a fight with an object. Please name the object that Snoopy fights with in "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving.
OCTOBER 2001
This month marks the 35th anniversary of the first televised showing of the Peanuts classic holiday special, "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown." In this special, Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang dress up to go out trick-or-treating on Halloween night. Please tell us what Charlie Brown's costume was and why it was different than the other kid's costumes. Be as specific as you can.
SEPTEMBER 2001
Charlie Brown has had nothing but bad luck when it comes to flying his kites. Charlie Brown has lost kites in all sorts of ways including crashing to the ground, flying down a sewer, burning, exploding, and smashing into Lucy. But Charlie Brown looses more kites to one specific thing more than any other reason. Tell us the name of the object that takes most of Charlie Brown's kites.
AUGUST 2001
During the summer of 1974, Snoopy became the leader of a group that consists of himself, Woodstock and his other bird-buddies. This group takes hikes through the wilderness and then they have a picnic consisting of hot dogs and angle food cake with seven-minute frosting. Please tell us the name of this troop that Snoopy leads.
JULY 2001
On August 3rd, 1977 another Peanuts animated feature film hit theaters across the country. This film featured Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the whole Peanuts gang as they attended summer camp. In fact, Peanuts creator Charles Schulz actually went white-water rafting as research for the film. Please name this Peanuts animated movie.
JUNE 2001
In the month of June we celebrate Father's Day. Peppermint Patty is very close to her father. Peppermint Patty's father has a nick-name for her. Peppermint Patty likes the nick-name as it describes her "diamond in the rough" qualities. Please tell us what Peppermint Patty's father calls her.
MAY 2001
Peanuts Current Events: On May 17th, 2001 the first ever United States postage stamp featuring the Peanuts comic strip will have its first day of issue in Santa Rosa, California and will be available to the public on May 18th. The stamp design was unveiled at the Mall of America on September 30th, 2000. Please tell us which Peanuts character is featured on the 34 cent first class stamp and what the character is doing.
APRIL 2001
In the Peanuts animated television special "It's The Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown," the Easter Beagle is played by Snoopy. The Easter Beagle gives out painted Easter eggs to the kids of the Peanuts gang. But Snoopy didn't paint the eggs. He took them from one of the Peanuts characters. Please name the Peanuts character who's Easter eggs are taken by Snoopy (the Easter Beagle).
MARCH 2001
In the summer of 2000, the city of St. Paul, Minnesota held a public art project that featured Snoopy. The project was called "Peanuts on Parade," and featured larger than life statues of Snoopy that were turned into themed Snoopy's by local artists. The statues were then placed around the city for public display. There were more than 101 Snoopy statues around St. Paul. Please give us the names of 5 of these statues. Please be specific.
FEBRUARY 2001
In the Peanuts classic holiday television special "Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown," Charlie Brown's school class participates in a Valentine exchange. Please name the Peanuts character assigned to pass out the Valentine's in Charlie Browns class.
In a specific episode of the animated Peanuts mini-series, "This is America, Charlie Brown," Schroeder and Franklin perform a tribute to great American musicians, but they are interrupted by Snoopy and Lucy who begin a presentation of famous American heroes including Martin Luther King. Please tell us the title of this specific episode of the mini-series that highlighted the life of Marin Luther King.
DECEMBER 2000
In the Peanuts Classic Holiday Television Special, "A Charlie Brown Christmas," Sally Brown asks her big brother Charlie Brown to help her write a letter to Santa Claus. In the letter, Sally asks Santa for presents, then says, "If it seems too much for you, make it easy on yourself. Just send ________." What does Sally ask Santa to send her instead of presents?
NOVEMBER 2000
In the Peanuts Classic Holiday Television Special, "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving," one of the Peanuts characters invite themselves over to Charlie Brown's house for Thanksgiving, despite the fact that Charlie Brown is going over to his Grandparent's house on Thanksgiving. Please name the Peanuts character who invited themselves to Thanksgiving dinner.
OCTOBER 2000
In the classic Peanuts animated television special, "It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown," Snoopy decides to dress up in a costume for Halloween too. Please name the character that Snoopy dresses up as in "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown."
SEPTEMBER 2000
On October 2nd, 1950 the very first "Peanuts" comic strip debuted in seven newspapers across the country. Please name all three of the Peanuts characters who appeared in the very first "Peanuts" comic strip on October 2, 1950.
AUGUST 2000
August is the month of Camp Snoopy's Birthday and it is also a traditional month for camping vacations. Snoopy is the leader of his troop of Beagle Scouts, and the troop is made up entirely of Woodstock and his other bird friends. Please name three of the six other members of the Beagle Scouts (other than Snoopy and Woodstock).
JULY 2000
Besides Independence Day, July is known as the month Hollywood debuts their blockbuster movies for the summer. On July 14th, 1972, Snoopy and the Peanuts Gang were back on the big screen of movie theaters across the nation. Please tell us the title of the Peanuts movie that opened on July 14th, 1972.
JUNE 2000
In June we celebrate Father's Day. Adults, including the parents of the Peanuts gang, were not mentioned very much in the "Peanuts" comic strip over the years. However, Charles Schulz, creator of "Peanuts," did provide some details about Charlie Brown's father. In fact, Schulz's own father and Charlie Brown's father had quite a bit in common. Please tell us what Charlie Brown's father did for living.
MAY 2000
In May we celebrate Memorial Day. The Peanuts Television Special "What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown?" was a Memorial Day salute. In this adventure Charlie Brown, Linus, Marcie, Peppermint Patty, Sally, Snoopy, and Woodstock visit World War I and World War II battle sites in France. This Peanuts Special was actually an epilogue to one of the four Peanuts Feature Films. Please tell us the name of the Peanuts movie that preceded the events of "What Have We Learned, Charlie Brown?"
APRIL 2000
In the Peanuts animated television holiday special, "It's The Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown," Peppermint Patty tries to teach Marcie how to make Easter eggs. This takes several attempts since Marcie keeps cooking the eggs in different ways. Please name three of the five ways that Marcie cooks the eggs.
MARCH 2000
In memory of Charles Schulz. When Charles Schulz created the "Peanuts," comic strip, he was working at a Minneapolis art instruction school. He wound up giving some of the characters in his strip the names of his co-workers. Please name three of the Peanuts characters who were named after Schulz's co-workers.
FEBRUARY 2000
In February we celebrate Valentine's Day. Sally has a crush on Linus. Though Linus hates it, Sally has a pet name for Linus. Please tell us what Sally's pet name for Linus is.
In the Peanuts animated television special, "Happy New Year, Charlie Brown," everyone is excited to attend the New Year's Eve party except for Charlie Brown. Charlie Brown had to finish a book assigned to him over the holiday vacation and write a book report. Please name the book that Charlie Brown had to finish.
DECEMBER 1999
In the Peanuts animated television special, "A Charlie Brown Christmas," Snoopy enters his dog house in the neighborhood holiday lights and display contest, much to the disappointment of Charlie Brown. In what place does Snoopy finish?
NOVEMBER 1999
In the Peanuts animated television special, "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving," Charlie Brown, Snoopy and Linus are forced to cook the most unusual Thanksgiving dinner since 1621 for their friends. Please name three of the unusual items they serve for Thanksgiving Dinner.
OCTOBER 1999
In the Peanuts animated television special, "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown," all of the Peanuts gang go around the neighborhood for Tricks and Treats on Halloween night. What does Charlie Brown receive at each and every house he goes to for Tricks and Treats?
SEPTEMBER 1999
September is the traditional month of the start of school. Which Peanuts character always gets a "D-" on their homework assignments and tests?
AUGUST 1999
In August, Camp Snoopy celebrates it's birthday. In the 1997 Peanuts animated video special, "It Was My Best Birthday Ever, Charlie Brown," which Peanuts character was celebrating their birthday.
The new Tony Award winning Broadway production of "You're A Good Man Charlie Brown" closed on June 13th, 1999. Name three of the featured cast members that appeared in this Broadway production and the characters they played.
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