The Ultimate Elmo Quiz

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The Ultimate Elmo Quiz
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About This Quiz

Elmo of "Sesame Street" is a bright red puppet with a melodic falsetto voice who has captured the hearts and imaginations of scores of children throughout the world. Test your knowledge of Elmo with this quiz.
In the early days Elmo went by a different name. What was it?
Baby Monster
Little Red
Furry red monster
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

His original moniker was "Baby Monster." Elmo was put in storage for several years and then reintroduced with a new puppeteer, Kevin Clash, who gave Elmo his distinct voice and personality.

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How old is Elmo?
2 and a half
3 and a half
4 and a half
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Three and a half: "Children often gravitate to Muppets around their own age, who act like they do and are going through same experiences they are. Elmo represents a preschooler, and much of our audience is made up of preschoolers," says Rosemary Truglio, Ph.D., vice president of "Sesame Street" Education and Research.

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What's the name of Elmo's pet fish?
Gladys
Daisy
Dorothy
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In an interview with the Sun Online, Elmo said, "Elmo's best friend is his goldfish Dorothy. Elmo goes to the movies with Dorothy, Elmo plays checkers with Dorothy, Elmo even goes to dinner with Dorothy, but Elmo never orders seafood!"

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What phrase is Elmo more likely to say?
Elmo loves you!
Play! Play! Elmo wants to play!
Elmo loves tickles!
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

When puppeteer Kevin Clash created the persona for Elmo, his inspiration was love, which is one of the things that Elmo expresses the most.

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The finale of each episode of "Elmo's World" concludes with Elmo singing a song to the tune of:
Jingle Bells
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
The alphabet song
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Jingle Bells -- with the lyrics changed based on the words of the day featured in the "Sesame Street" episode.

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How many versions of Elmo does "Sesame Street" use?
3
5
8
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Wrong Answer

There are eight Elmo clones in the "Sesame Street" New York studio, each with different features and functions.

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What are Elmo's favorite sports?
Rollerblading, miniature golf
Bowling, cricket
Putt-putt, ping-pong
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In addition to rollerblading and miniature golf,Elmo also enjoys tap dancing.

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What is Elmo's scientific name?
Roseus Monstrum
Furrius Childus
Furrius Monstrum
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Furrius Childus, of course.

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Elmo's favorite food is:
Brussels Sprouts
French Fries
Pizza
Correct Answer
Wrong Answer

Pizza is the Red One's favorite food, and brussels sprouts are his least favorite.

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Elmo lives on the third floor of the 123 Sesame Street apartment building with his mother Gladys, his father Louie Monster, and his baby sister Daisy. Who are Elmo's fellow monster friends?
Grover and Zoe
Grover and Big Bird
Zoe and Cookie Monster
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Wrong Answer

Elmo's monster friends are Grover and Zoe, with Zoe being his BMFF, best monster friend forever.

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You Got:
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