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What was the name of the famous children's television show that aired throughout the late twentieth century in which Fred Rogers starred and wrote the music for?
Captain Kangaroo
The Joy of Painting
The Reading Rainbow
Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood
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Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood aired continuously new content on television in what time frame?
1968-2001
1972 - 2005
1954 - 1999
1960 - 2012
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Fred Rogers also happened to be an ordained minister in which of the following religions?
The Presbyterian Church
The Methodist Church
The Church of the Latter Day Saints
The Catholic Church
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In how many different American Congressional cases did Fred Rogers participate because of his television expertise?
Zero
Two
Four
Six
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What was Rogers' middle name, which also happened to be the name of the mailman on his show?
Maxwell
Mortimer
Macintyre
McFeely
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Throughout his life, how many honorary degrees was Fred Rogers awarded thanks to his impressive work?
Thirty-Five
Forty
Forty-Nine
Fifty-Six
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The Smithsonian Museum displays what item that belonged to Fred Rogers as an "American Treasure"?
His red bicycle
His book of imagination
His spectacles
One of his sweaters
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Fred Rogers was the first foreigner allowed on a show whose translated name was "Good Night Little Ones," that aired in what country?
The Soviet Union
China
Cuba
Argentina
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Rogers famously entered broadasting after his first experience of television was watching what odd programming that made him vow to improve the medium for children?
People throwing pies at each other
A slapping fight
Someone juggling for thirty minutes straight
An hour long special on bowling
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In his show, Mister Rogers would have his viewers take what vehicle to his puppet portion of the show that he called, "The Neighborhood of Make Believe"?
A steamboat
A train
A trolley
A blimp
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In what year did Rogers famously testify before a Senate subcommittee to secure more funding for public television?
1969
1974
1978
1985
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Most, if not all, of Rogers' sweaters that he wore on his show were hand-knitted by whom?
His wife
His mother
His grandmother
His sister
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In 2016, a historical marker was placed near Rogers' birth place in what state?
Pennsylvania
New Mexico
New York
Alabama
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Andrew Nicholas is a passionate reader and writer on the subjects of history and mankind. He is a published author, critic, and poet who grew up in the friendly scenery of rural Ohio. He is a graduate of Wright State University and a regular student of historical curiosities.