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Question 1: The show was conceived in 1966 during discussions between television producer ________ and Carnegie Foundation vice president Lloyd Morrisett.
Joan Ganz CooneySesame WorkshopColumbia UniversityBoston College

Question 2: Sesame Street premiered on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) on November 10, 1969, with a combination of Jim Henson's ________, animation, live shorts and cultural references.
Kermit the FrogThe Muppet ShowSesame Street Presents Follow That BirdThe Muppets

Question 3: ________ later reported that Sesame Street has endured criticism of its frenetic pacing, which was thought to induce epilepsy in its preschool audience.
NewsweekThe New RepublicThe New York Times MagazineThe New Yorker

Question 4: [102] New human and Muppet characters were introduced, including Zoe (performed by Fran Brill), baby Natasha and her parents Ingrid and Humphrey, and Ruthie (played by comedian ________).
Ruth BuzziPolly HollidayBarbara StanwyckSue Ane Langdon

Question 5: "Somebody Come and Play" and "Sing", which became a hit for ________ in 1973,[82] were also written by Raposo for Sesame Street.
The CarpentersThe Carpenters discographyRichard Carpenter (musician)Karen Carpenter

Question 6: As author ________ has stated, "Sesame Street was built around a single, breakthrough insight: that if you can hold the attention of children, you can educate them".
Henry Louis GatesMalcolm GladwellOutliers (book)New York (magazine)

Question 7: [68] Henson owned the ________ to the Muppet characters, and he was reluctant to market them at first.
Genericized trademarkPublic domainTrademarkUnited States trademark law

Question 8: [78] Frank Oz created ________.
Kermit the FrogSesame StreetCookie MonsterThe Muppets

Question 9: In 1984, the ________ (FCC) deregulated commercial restrictions on children's television.
Federal Communications CommissionCBSMobile televisionUltra high frequency

Question 10: [7] An exception was Captain Kangaroo, which was created and hosted by ________ and had, as described by Davis, a "slower pace and idealism" that most other children's shows did not have.
Howdy DoodyBabylon (village), New YorkDartmouth CollegeBob Keeshan
















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