Vintage Comic Strips

About Vintage Comic Strips

Test your knowledge of classic newspaper comic strips! Vintage Comic Strips packs 15 multiple-choice questions with a mix of 6 easy, 5 medium, 4 hard questions into a relaxed session of roughly 7 minutes — no sign-up, no timer pressure. An explanation appears after every answer, and finishing once a day keeps your streak alive.

A few sample questions

1. 1. What is the name of Charlie Brown's pet beagle in the comic strip 'Peanuts'?

   Answer: Snoopy

   Snoopy, Charlie Brown's imaginative beagle, first appeared in Peanuts on October 4, 1950. Created by Charles M. Schulz, Snoopy became one of the most beloved comic strip characters of all time.

2. 2. Which comic strip, created by Mort Walker in 1950, followed the misadventures of a lazy Army private?

   Answer: Beetle Bailey

   Beetle Bailey debuted on September 4, 1950. The strip followed the titular character's efforts to avoid work at Camp Swampy and became one of the longest-running comic strips in history.

3. 3. In the comic strip 'Blondie,' what is Dagwood Bumstead's favorite food creation?

   Answer: A towering sandwich

   Dagwood's enormous multi-layered sandwiches became so iconic that the term 'Dagwood sandwich' entered the dictionary. The comic strip, created by Chic Young in 1930, ran for over 90 years.

4. 4. Which comic strip featured a sailor with a fondness for spinach who first appeared in 1929?

   Answer: Popeye

   Popeye first appeared in E.C. Segar's 'Thimble Theatre' comic strip on January 17, 1929. His spinach-fueled strength became so popular that spinach consumption reportedly increased 33% in the United States.

5. 5. What was the name of Dick Tracy's iconic two-way communication device?

   Answer: Two-Way Wrist Radio

   Dick Tracy's Two-Way Wrist Radio, introduced in the strip in 1946 by Chester Gould, was remarkably ahead of its time. It was later upgraded to a Two-Way Wrist TV in 1964, predicting smartwatches by decades.

Things you'll learn along the way

• ✓Li'l Abner ran from 1934 to 1977 and featured the residents of Dogpatch, Kentucky. The strip was famous for its social satire and introduced Sadie Hawkins Day into American culture.
• ✓The Far Side, which ran from 1980 to 1995, was famous for its surreal, absurdist humor often featuring anthropomorphic animals, mad scientists, and cavemen in bizarre situations.
• ✓Garfield, the lasagna-loving orange tabby created by Jim Davis, debuted on June 19, 1978. The strip quickly became the world's most widely syndicated comic strip, appearing in over 2,500 newspapers.