Grin And Bear It

Congratulations to Paddington Bear creator Michael Bond who today celebrates his eighty-fifth birthday. The lovable figure Bond added to the pantheon of truly iconic characters in children's literature is himself a little younger than his maker having appeared in his first outing in the 1958 book 'A Bear Called Paddington'. Since then, Paddington has featured in a string of books, starred in a number of TV adaptations and been the subject of numerous pieces of merchandise. His global status can be judged from the fact that Google featured his image worked into their logo on their search engine page the day in 2008 that marked the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of the first Paddington book, while Warner Brothers are working on a live action movie featuring a computer generated image of the marmalade sandwich munching bear. Highly Questionable? salutes the duffel coat wearing Peruvian and his creator with today's quiz which takes the theme of bears.
Bear Quiz
1 What is the surname of the family that adopts Paddington on his arrival in London from 'darkest Peru'?
2 US cartoon character Yogi Bear lives in which American national park?
3 Children's soft toy teddy bears are named after which American president?
4 Who told us that he didn't want to be a tiger because they were too rough in his 1957 hit single 'Teddy Bear'?
5 Which bear lives in the Hundred Acre Wood?
Answers to our bear themed quiz will be published along with tomorrow's quiz questions.
National Holidays Quiz Answers
1 The fourth of July.
2 France.
3 Mexico.
4 China.
5 To mark the anniversary of the signing of New Zealand's founding document.


The author of the highly Questionable quiz blog, Harry Reid is a freelance question setter, writer and blogger. He can be contacted at harryreid@btinternet.com.