Mr. Roger's Characters
Mr. Roger's Personal Life
Mr. Roger's Career
Movie Facts
100
Which Character is this?
Daniel Stripped Tiger
100
Where was Mr. Rogers born?
Latrobe, Pennsylvania
(outside of Pittsburgh)
100
Name two topics Mr. Rogers talked about on the show?
Caring for a pet, recycling, sharing, getting a haircut, does a shot hurt, assuring children they are too big to fit down the bathtub drain
Difficult topics include: divorce, war, the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy, Civil Right Acts
100
Who played Mr. Rogers in the Movie?
Hint: he voices Woody in Toy Story
Tom Hanks
200
What Character was named after Fred's Grandfather?
Mr. McFeely
200
Growing up Fred had an older friend named George Allen who introduced Fred to the different interests he had. Name one of those interests.
Photography, Jazz, Becoming a pilot
200
What event made Fred want to go into the Television business?
His parents bought a television
200
What does Mr. Rogers like to do when he meets someone new?
Takes a picture with them/of them to show his wife later
300
How did Fred's friendship with Jim help him?
He became more confident and outgoing
300
Why did Mr. Rogers take Child Development classes at the University of Pittsburgh?
He was interested in learning about young children's feelings and why they thought and acted the way they did.
300
What award did Fred win at the Daytime Emmys?
Lifetime Achievement award
300
What happens when Lloyd and Mr. Rogers go onto the subway?
Children notice Mr. Rogers and they begin singing his theme song "Won't You Be My Neighbor?"
400
Which character was invited to soak his feet in a pool with Mr. Rogers?
Why was this a big deal for him to do this?
Officer Clemmons
Before the show aired, it had been perfectly legal to prevent black people from sharing the same swimming pools or beaches with whites.
400
What did Mr. Rogers pass away from in 2003, and name one thing people around the country did to honor him?
Stomach Cancer
Multiple statues, named a star after him
400
Why did Fred go to speak in front of the Senate?
President Nixon cut the funding for public television by half and Fred was invited to speak to help save the funding
400
Why does Mr. Rogers not want other people to set up the tent for him?
He said that children need to know that when adults make plans that sometimes they don't turn out the way we hope.