Mister Rogers Neighborhood Trivia Questions About the TV Show
What is Mister Rogers' Neighborhood?
A: Mister Rogers' Neighborhood is a half-hour children's
television series.
Who created and hosted the show?
A: Fred Rogers.
The series originated in 1963 as what?
A: Mister Rogers on CBC Television.
It was later debuted in 1966 as what?
A: Mister Rogers' Neighborhood on the regional Eastern Educational Network (EEN, a
forerunner of today's American Public Television).
When was its' US network debut?
A: On February 19, 1968.
The show aired on NET and its successor, PBS, until when?
A: August 31, 2001.
The series is aimed primarily at children of what age?
A: Preschool ages 2 to 5, but has been stated by PBS as "appropriate for all
ages".
The series had its genesis in 1953, when public television
station WQED debuted what show?
A: The Children's Corner.
It was a program featuring Rogers as puppeteer and Josie
Carey as host, in a what?
A: An unscripted live television program.
It was this program where many of the puppets, characters
and music used in the show were what?
A: Developed, such as King Friday XIII, and Curious X the
Owl.
It was also the time when Rogers began wearing his famous
what?
A: Sneakers, as he found them to be quieter than his work shoes.
The show won a Sylvania Award for what?
A: Best children's show.
The show was briefly broadcast nationally on what network?
A: National Broadcasting Company (NBC).
In 1963 Rogers went to work on a new series based on The
Children's Corner which was called what?
A: Mister Rogers, a 15-minute program on CBC Television.
Mister Rogers aired on CBC for how many years?
A: Three.
Rogers appeared on camera in the new show instead of
appearing through what?
A: Puppets or characters.
Who persuaded Rogers to appear on camera in the new show?
A: Fred Rainsbury, head of Children's Programming at CBC.
He did so after seeing Rogers do what?
A: Interact with children.
In 1966, Rogers acquired the rights to his program from the
CBC and moved the show to where?
A: WQED in Pittsburgh, where he had worked on The Children's Corner.
The show was in production from February 19, 1968 to
February 20, 1976, and again from August 27,
1979 until when?
A: August 31, 2001.
The studio in Pittsburgh where the series was taped was
later renamed what, in honor of Rogers himself?
A: "The Fred Rogers Studio".
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood was characterized by its what?
A: Quiet simplicity and gentleness.
Episodes consisted of Rogers doing what?
A: Speaking directly to the viewer about various issues.
Mr. Rogers would take the viewer on what?
A: Tours of factories, demonstrating experiments, crafts, and music, and
interacting with his friends.
Rogers also made a point to simply behave naturally on
camera rather than what?
A: Acting out a character.
The half-hour episodes were punctuated by a puppet segment
chronicling what?
A: Occurrences in the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.
During the opening sequence of each episode the camera pans
slowly over a model of what?
A: Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.
Fred Rogers enters his television studio house,
singing
what?
A: "Won't You Be My Neighbor?"
Mr. Rogers hangs his coat in a closet, puts on a sweater,
and removes his dress shoes to put on what?
A: A pair of blue sneakers.
One of Rogers' sweaters now hangs where?
A: In the Smithsonian Institution, a testament to the cultural influence of his
simple daily ritual.
In the closing of each episode, Fred sings what
song?
A: "It's Such a Good Feeling" .
As he sings what else does he do?
A: He removes his sneakers and puts his shoes back on, and then switches out of
his sweater and back to his coat.
He signs off as he walks out the door, usually by saying
what?
A: "I'll be back next time. Bye-bye!".