Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. What is being swept away according to the opening stanza of the "Sesame Street" theme song?
Written by Joseph Raposo, Jon Stone, and Bruce Hart, the "Sesame Street" theme song begins, "Sunny day, sweepin' the clouds away."
- Multiple Choice
2. Beginning in 2019, what premium cable channel aired new episodes of "Sesame Street" one week before the same episodes aired on PBS?
The need for additional funding to offset production costs is the primary reason that "Sesame Street" moved to HBO in 2019. However, the show is still available for free on PBS; the episodes just air one week later.
- Multiple Choice
3. What is Mr. Snuffleupagus's first name?
Though he is commonly referred to on the show as "Snuffy," Mr. Snuffleupagus's mother calls him by his proper name, Aloysius.
- Multiple Choice
4. The late Caroll Spinney puppeteered both Big Bird and _______________ for nearly fifty years on "Sesame Street."
FUN FACT
Carroll Spinney took his inspiration for Oscar the Grouch from a cab driver who drove him to the Children's Television Workshop studios.
- Multiple Choice
5. Which First Lady of the United States was the only one to NOT drop by "Sesame Street" between 1990 and 2020?
Barbara Bush was the first First Lady to appear on the show, which she did in 1990. Each of the next four First Ladies also dropped by "Sesame Street."
Melania Trump, however, never did.
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