Homestar Quiz

Prinicpal Strong Bad offers cookies for a job well done

This quiz tests fans' knowledge of the first 18 months of Homestar Runner toons and games.

Page Title: Smell that purple ink!!

Date: June 27, 2001, or earlier

Transcript

Questions

{A stack of papers is shown on a patterned desktop, alongside a pencil. The topmost, titled "Homestar Runner Pop Quiz", contains the current question and its multiple-choice answers.}

{Select the footnotes to view the correct answer for each question.}

1. In the theme song video, Bubs is dancing in front of which of these arcade games?[#endnote_1 [1]] a. Seicross b. The Adventures of David Hasslehoff c. Dokle II d. Clu-Clu Land
2. According to his bio, where does Bubs attend night classes?[#endnote_2 [2]] a. Woodrow Roosevelt High b. Disco Tech c. Easy Living Candy Store d. Canada
3. On the beach menu page, what does the plane's sign say?[#endnote_3 [3]] a. Dansk! What's that staunch b. eat at bubs'! c. take your shirt off! d. wear a bikini!
4. Who did the Cheat dress up as for Halloween?[#endnote_4 [4]] a. Garfield b. Pikachu c. Heathcliff d. Nermal
5. In the luau episode, how many glasses of melonade did Homestar say he drank?[#endnote_5 [5]] a. thirty-two b. twenty-two c. forty-two d. tooty-two
6. Which of these songs does not appear on "Strong Bad Sings?"[#endnote_6 [6]] a. The Ladies in My Town All Know My Name b. You've got an Ugly and Stupid Butt c. Why Must You Suck So Bad? d. The Only Thing Wrong with You is Everything
7. According to the tape he gives Coach Z, how many times does Strong Sad say "job?"[#endnote_7 [7]] a. 194,285 b. 285,194 c. a million d. 2,167
8. Where in the world is the Hairstyle Runner maufactured?[#endnote_8 [8]] a. Prance b. Dortugal c. Potamia d. Bungary
9. Why doesn't the Poopsmith talk?[#endnote_9 [9]] a. The smell is too much b. Creative differences c. He thinks his voice sounds funny d. He took a vow of silence
10. Marzipan warns herself not to let Homestar eat any leftovers of what?[#endnote_10 [10]] a. strudel b. bon bons c. tort d. meringue

Results

{After taking the quiz, Strong Bad analyzes the results and tells you how you did. In all cases, he sits behind a desk, wearing a white button-down shirt and red tie. On his desk are a microphone, a piece of paper, and a plaque that reads "Prinicpal Strong Bad". Tacked to the wall behind him is a piece of notebook paper ripped from a ringed notebook with "strong bad's diploma from crazy go nuts university." written on it. He then responds with one of the following phrases depending on the number of correct answers.}

All ten correct answers

STRONG BAD: Well, you obviously cheated, which means you're my kind of person. Have a cookie.

{Strong Bad holds up a cookie sheet with some cookies on it. An index card comes onto the screen with a recipe:}

>The Poopsmiths Super Deluxe You-Know-What Cookies
>1 1/2 cup flour
>1 cup sugar
>1 tsp vanilla
>1 tsp cinammon
>2 cups YOU-KNOW-WHAT
>Mix everything together in a toilet bowl. Spoon onto ungreased, rusty cookie sheet.
>Bake at 800 degrees until golden black.

Eight or nine correct answers

STRONG BAD: Oh, man. I knew you had crap for brains, but, I mean, it's like the {beating fist on desk} crap in your brains {stops hitting desk} has crap for brains.

Seven correct answers

STRONG BAD: {in a mother's voice} Sweetheart, wake up! It's time for diaper school, where it's okay to be as stupid as you are!

Five or six correct answers

STRONG BAD: {singing} Da-da da-da da da! You're the stupidest guy and you probably eat stupid pie, so go home and cry, you very stupid GU-UY!

Three or four correct answers

STRONG BAD: Oh, brother. I know kids in diaper school that are smarter than you, man!

One or two correct answers

STRONG BAD: Okay, that does it. You're the stupidest guy in the world. Oh, or stupidest girl. Hey, you'll have to pardon me. {squints} I can't see very well from here without my glasses.

No correct answers

STRONG BAD: {clears throat, then collapses onto the desk laughing, pounding his fist} You're so stupid! What a moron! You're so dumb! You didn't get any right! That's so pathetic! {sits back up and clears throat again}

Answers

{Answers are immediately indicated to be correct or incorrect, with a check mark and "ding" sound or with an X mark and "buzzer" sound respectively. There is no running count visible and the total results are not revealed until all questions have been answered.}

1. [#ref_1 ^] c. Dokle II From Theme Song Video.
2. [#ref_2 ^] b. Disco Tech "His bio" refers to the Yearbook Character Page. In mid-2003, the Character Videos replaced the Yearbook (it is still online, but not linked to from anywhere on the site) — notably, Bubs's character video does not mention his education which can make this difficult to answer.
3. [#ref_3 ^] d. wear a bikini! From Main Page 3, triggered by hovering over "Store".
4. [#ref_4 ^] a. Garfield Seen in Homestarloween Party (the only Halloween toon at the time this quiz was made).
5. [#ref_5 ^] a. thirty-two From The Luau.
6. [#ref_6 ^] c. Why Must You Suck So Bad? From Strong Bad Sings.
7. [#ref_7 ^] b. 285,194 From A Jorb Well Done.
8. [#ref_8 ^] a. Prance From Hairstyle Runner.
9. [#ref_9 ^] d. He took a vow of silence At the time, this was only indicated in Who Said What Now?. In subsequent years this has been frequently referenced, most prominently in The Poopsmith's character video.
10. [#ref_10 ^] a. strudel From Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 2.0, Message 4.

Easter Eggs

The mouse can be moved over the name plate, microphone and "diploma" in Strong Bad's office to make Strong Bad say a line of dialogue. This cannot be accessed if all ten answers are answered correctly, as the card will obscure the objects.

• Name plate: STRONG BAD: Hey, keep your greasy fingers off that.
• Microphone: STRONG BAD: Hey, don't touch that!
• Diploma: STRONG BAD: Pretty impressive, huh? I bet you're pretty impressed.

Fun Facts

Explanations

• Ditto machines were a popular, inexpensive way to make copies of paper documents, frequently used in schools during the 20th century. Copies made from a ditto machine had a distinctive smell (referenced in the page title) and purple ink color.

Trivia

• Canada is often referenced, though the characters never attend night classes there.
• Though illegible normally, the paper on Strong Bad's desk can be read if zoomed in:

>Strong Bad isn't so strong after all. If he tried hard, which of the following could he lift?
>
>a. an ounce c. a week
>b. a weak d. pepper

• This is the first mention of cinnamon.
• This is the first time an index card has appeared.

Remarks

• The second Dokle cabinet in Theme Song Video used the numeral "2", while the quiz refers to its name with the Roman numeral "II".
• Question 4 spells "the Cheat" with a lowercase integral article.
• The sign on Strong Bad's desk is misspelled as "Prinicpal Strong Bad". This spelling reappears in CGNU and Teen Girl Squad Issue 8, establishing it as the "correct" spelling for Strong Bad's academic title.

Goofs

• Cinnamon is spelled incorrectly as "cinammon" on the recipe card.
• Manufactured is misspelled as "maufactured" on question number 8.

Glitches

• If you really are Strong Bad's kind of person, there's a glitch in the quiz that will allow you to cheat. Simply hold the mouse button down on an answer and it'll tell you if it's right or wrong. Keep holding the mouse button and move your mouse away from the answers before you let go. It won't count it as an answer, so you can pick again. The red X or check mark that appears will remain, however.
• Very rarely, even without earning a perfect score, Strong Bad will stop in the middle of his line and start saying the "perfect score line".

Inside References

• The paper below all of the question papers is only partially visible. If decompiled, a phrase referencing Coach Z's "more than two problems" can be found:

>If Homestar drank 18 glasses of melonade, if coach z really had bkbkbkbkbkkbmore than
>hjhjhjhjhj b problems, hjhkhjkhjkhs does he have?

• The name "Crazy Go Nuts" University is a reference to the line "Things were just about to start getting crazy-go-nuts" from The Luau.
• The phrase "Dansk! What's that staunch?" is from in the song "Poot-Slap".
• Melonade is Homestar Runner's favorite drink.
• The nonsense number "tooty-two" had previously been mentioned in Strong Bad Sings, and continues to be referenced.
• Prance, Dortugal, and Potamia are all Far Off Lands seen on a map in In Search of the Yello Dello
• The oven mitts that Strong Bad wears when offering the cookies are the same ones he wore in In Search of the Yello Dello.
• Strong Bad's voice going high at the end of his song may be a reference to when he does the same thing in his song "How Awesome I Am" in Strong Bad Sings.
• "You-know-what" is another, rarely used name for whatsit.
• Strong Bad uses the term "diaper school" when insulting low-scoring players.
• Strong Bad insinuates that players who got one or two answers wrong have crap for brains.

Real-World References

• Seicross and Clu Clu Land are NES games.
  • The Adventures of David Hasselhoff is not a real video game.
• Question 2 contains several references to the 60s Batman TV show:
  • Woodrow Roosevelt High is the school that Dick Grayson (Robin) attends.
  • The Easy Living Candy Store is the location of the Joker's hideout in "The Joker Goes to School", an episode referenced many times by The Brothers Chaps.
  • Disko Tech (note the different spelling) is a rival school that competes against Woodrow Roosevelt High.
• Pikachu is a Pokémon species, a specific individual of which is often used as a mascot for the series. The Cheat has occasionally been compared to Pikachu as they share certain visual similarities.
• Heathcliff is a comic strip, occasionally compared to Garfield as both star mischievous orange cats.
• Nermal is a character in the Garfield series who teases Garfield about his age, appearance and size.

Fast Forward

• Two of the songs in the question about Strong Bad Sings toon, "The Ladies in My Town All Know My Name" and "You've Got an Ugly and Stupid Butt", would later appear on the similarly-named album Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits.
• Bubs wears a Disco Tech hoodie in rated, the only easily-accessible reference to his alma mater currently on the site.
• Though The Cheat has never dressed as Heathcliff for Halloween, he would eventually dress as Heathcliff character Riff-Raff in 2022 Costume Pack Now Available.
• Strong Bad's "alma mater" of Crazy Go Nuts University would go on to be greatly expanded upon, beginning with the Strong Bad Email CGNU.

External Links

• play "Homestar Quiz"
• play "Homestar Quiz" on the old Flash site
• view the Flash file for "Homestar Quiz"