Smokey Bear

Smokey Bear Trivia and Quiz

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When was Smokey Bear Born?select answer9/7/19588/9/19449/8/1948

Who’s the artist that “created” Smokey?select answerRudy WendlinSamuel ClemensPeter Max

Why was Smokey created?select answerSave forests from fire during the war effortTo teach children about bearsTo help protect bears from fires

Who preceded Smokey as the symbol of fire prevention?select answerDonald DuckMighty MouseBambi

What year was the living symbol of Smokey found?select answer194519501976

How many acres was the fire the bear cub was orphaned in?select answer170017,000170,000

What was the original name given to the bear cub that became Smokey?select answerYogiBrownieHotfoot

What was the name of the Game Warden & his daughter who cared for Smokey?select answerRay & Judy BellE.M. & P.T. GriffithJohn & Julie Carpenter

In what state was the living symbol of Smokey found?select answerCaliforniaWisconsinNew Mexico

In what national forest was the living symbol of Smokey found?select answerLincoln National ForestCheqwaumegon National ForestOlympic National Forest

Where did this living Smokey live?select answerBalboa Zoo, San Diego, CaliforniaHenry Vilas Zoo, Madison, WisconsinNational Zoo, Washington DC

What kind of plane did they fly Smokey to Washington in?select answerPiper CubBoeing 747Boeing 757

Where is the Smokey Bear Museum?select answerCapitan, NMWashington DCFort Atkinson, WI

What was Smokey’s “wife’s” name at the zoo?select answerGoldieMinnieCuddles

What year was Goldie found as an orphaned cub in New Mexico?select answer198019821984

What kind of bear is Smokey?select answerGiant PandaBrownAmerican Black Bear

How many kinds of bears are there in the world?select answer8919

Who was the official voice of Smokey?select answerBill BaileyJackson WeaverJackie Gleason

Who was Smokey Bear’s band for radio shows in the 1950s?select answerThe Oakridge BrothersThe Sons of the PioneersThe Jacksons

What is Smokey Bear’s zip code?select answer202521005220052

Who wrote the smokey bear song?select answerThe Oakridge BrothersSteve Nelson and Jack Rollins (1952)(Hill & Range Songs)The Jacksons

Under what record label was it first recorded?select answerAtlanticRCA-Victor, Columbia, Decca, Peter Pan & Golden records.Black Bear Records

What was printed on the back of the song sheet?select answerA picture of SmokeyThe Pledge of AllegianceThe Conservation Pledge

Smokey Bear Trivia

KIND OF BEAR: American black bears live in the United States along with brown orgrizzly bears and polar bears.CURRENT WEIGHT: 300 plus lb. Smokey has black bear relatives who weigh asmuch as 800 pounds. Some of his grizzly bear cousins weigh almost a ton!WEIGHT AT BIRTH: About 1-1/2 pounds. In other words, he weighed about asmuch as a big loaf of bread.FAVORITE CLOTHES: Smokey Bear hat, blue jeans and belt. Smokey canfrequently be seen standing upright, with feet planted on ground, shovel in handFAVORITE SAYING: “Only you can prevent forest fires.”FAVORITE FOODS: Forest takeout: ants, insects, salmon or trout, bark, plants,roots and berries.FAVORITE WINTER ACTIVITY? Heavy sleep accompanied by slow heart rate.This is sometimes called hibernation. Smokey will awake if the weather is warm orhe is disturbed. He eats a year’s worth of food in 6-8 months so he has a layer of fatwhich can keep him fed during his winter sleep.WHAT SMOKEY NEEDS: Your help! Smokey and his forest pals need greenforests. If they’re destroyed by fire, Smokey and his pals have no home.THE CONSERVATION PLEDGE: ” I give my pledge as an American to save and faithfully todefend from waste the natural resources of my country-its soil and minerals, its forests,waters and wildlife.”