Barking Brilliant

#20 Week 5

Author

Sigrun Sørumgård
January 28, 2025

From loyal sidekicks to mischievous mutts, what do you know about Cartoon Dogs?

  1. What is the name of the dog, the somewhat stupid but good friend of Garfield

  2. Snoopy is a spotted white Beagle, but what is the name of the character that is Snoopy´s owner?

  3. In the movie Lady and the Tramp, we met Lady who is a purebred American Cocker Spaniel, and a mix breed stray mutt called Tramp. What year is the movie from?

  4. Spike and Tyke ("father and son") are dogs from the animated film series Tom and Jerry. What type of dog breed are Spike and Tyke?

  5. What is the name of Tintin's dog?

  6. One Hundred and One Dalmatians (also known as 101 Dalmatians) is a 1961 American animated adventure comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions, adapted from Dodie Smith's 1956 novel of the same name. It features Pongo and Perdita, two dalmatians who give birth to a litter of how many puppies, who are later kidnapped by the obsessive socialite Cruella de Vil, wanting to make their fur into coats.

  7. Scooby Doo is a Great Dane and a big part of the Scooby-Doo gang, along with Shaggy, Velma, Daphne and Fred. But what is the name of Scooby Doo´s nephew, who also is a Great Dane?

  8. What breed of dog is Gromit, from Wallace and Gromit, supposed to be?

  9. What is the name of the two dogs associated with Mickey Mouse? One is Mickey Mouse´s dog, the other one his best friend.

  10. The fictional white terrier dog that is a companion of Obelix in the Asterix comics is called Dogmatix in English, and is a pun on the words dogmatic. But what is his original name in French, which itself is a pun on a French expression?

The Wonder Wall

  • Scooby Doo’s name was conceived on an airplane by Fred Silverman. He was listening to a Frank Sinatra recording of Strangers in the Night and the phrase “scooby dooby doo” stuck with him. That’s when Silverman decided to switch the lead of the “cat show” he was working on to a dog and that dog would be called Scooby Doo.

  • Bonzo the Dog is a fictional cartoon character first created in 1922 by British comic strip artist George Studdy. Bonzo the Dog is counted as the oldest cartoon dog.

  • Lassie was not just a star of film and television; the world's favourite collie starred in comic book adventures by Dell from 1950 to 1962; then Western picked up the series until 1969.

Yesterday´s Questions & Answers

  1. The Mississippi River is the second-longest river in the United States. Which is the longest?

    Missouri River

  2. Which is the primary river that flows through Paris, France?

    Seine

  3. Which African river crosses the equator twice?

    Congo, formerly also known as the Zaire River.

  4. Which river is Europe’s longest?

    The Volga, it has a length of 3,531 km.

  5. Where can you find the river Murry? Which country?

    Australia.

  6. Which river is known as the "Yellow River" in China?

    Huang He. It is the second-longest river in China and the sixth-longest river system on Earth, with an estimated length of 5,464 km.

  7. How long is the river Nile?

    6,650 km

  8. Which is the UK’s longest river?

    The Severn

  9. Which river (2850 Km) known to history as one of the long-standing frontiers of the Roman Empire, flows through or acts as part of the border of ten European countries?

    The Danube

  10. The Victoria Falls in southern Africa is on which river?

    Victoria Falls is a waterfall on the Zambezi River, located on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe.