• The full name of breakfast cereal mascot Cap’n Crunch is Horatio Magellan Crunch. The cereal was created by Quaker. The character was created by Jay Ward Productions, which also gave us the cartoons “The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends,” “Dudley Do-Right” and “George of the Jungle.”

• Guinea pigs are not related to pigs, and they’re not from the nation of Guinea. They come from South America, where they’re bred as domestic animals. While many people around the world keep them as pets, guinea pigs are also commonly grilled and eaten. In the 19th and 20th centuries, they were scientists’ lab animals of choice, used as test subjects in the study of diseases and the development of vaccines. That’s why today, we often refer to a person who’s the subject of medical testing as a guinea pig.

1. What was the profession of cartoon character Dudley Do-Right?

A) Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer

B) Scientist

C) Superhero

D) Tax collector

2. Traditional Himalayan butter tea is made with butter from the milk of what animal?

A) Goat

B) Sheep

C) Water buffalo

D) Yak

3. Coprophagy refers to the unappealing habit of eating what?

A) Dirt

B) Hair

C) Poop

D) Rotten fruit

4. In 1785, which U.S. Founding Father succeeded Benjamin Franklin as diplomatic minister to France?

A) John Adams

B) Alexander Hamilton

C) Thomas Jefferson

D) Roger Williams

5. The hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse is called what?

A) Dorse

B) Honkey

C) Mule

D) Whinny

6. Possibly the first reference to “heavy metal” in a song lyric is in which band’s 1968 song “Born to Be Wild”?

A) Black Sabbath

B) Judas Priest

C) Motorhead

D) Steppenwolf

Answers

1) Cartoon character Dudley Do-Right was a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer.

2) Traditional Himalayan butter tea is made with yak butter.

3) Coprophagy is the unappealing habit of eating poop.

4) Thomas Jefferson succeeded Benjamin Franklin as the American diplomatic minister to France.

5) The hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse is a mule.

6) Steppenwolf’s “Born to Be Wild” refers to “heavy metal thunder.”

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