The Mad Magazine Cover Site Quiz Archive

If you're new to MAD or somehow missed it growing up,
take this 20 question basic knowledge quiz to learn some of the basics.

Kelly Freas' famous Crust Gum Paste ad on the back of issue #43 shows a toothless delinquent holding up his school principal's note to the kid's parents. The principal's name is Herman Klotz. Why did Freas pick that name?

How many times has
William M. Gaines
made a cover
appearance on
his beloved rag?

Hello Mr. Gilford,
I found your website when I was doing research about "nose art" on a Korean War B-29 vintage aircraft. The nose art was applied in 1952 or some time later. I read that the "lovely" guy adorning the B-29 was adopted from an early MAD Magazine.
My questions are:
Was that really a MAD figure and if it was, what was its name and in which issue did it appear?
If it is not part of the MAD Magazine world then what are its origins?
Christoph


	What's the direct connection between this stamp and Mad Magazine?

How many Mad front covers have their artwork
wrap around seamlessly to the back cover?


	Aapo from Finland wants to know: Has legendary Mad artist, Don Martin, ever drawn Alfred's face?

What is that series of dashes and dots
under the title of every
Spy vs. Spy article?

What Mad sport
should be included
in the Olympics?

Doug,
I had a publicity client by the name of Oscar Jordan, who was a Nikita Khrushchev look-a-like. Mad did some photo art of my client ripping up a copy of "Mad". My framed picture is pretty faded. I would like to find the issue... It's hard, because I can't remember the exact date.

Is this rare 'Double-A'
issue of Mad
really worth $3000?!

Which former Saturday Night Live cast member
has a Mad Magazine writing credit?

Since Norman Mingo's famous representation of Alfred on issue #30,
how many covers have not depicted Alfred's head?

Mad #80 from July 1963
featured Mad's first use
of a comic strip
panel format for the cover.
How many times
have they done this?

What is a POIUYT?

I'd walk a mile
for an aeolipile...

What is it and
what does it have
to do with Mad?

Has Alfred ever appeared on a Mad cover with a full set of teeth?

What does Alfred's father look like?

Which of these U.S. Presidents has NOT appeared on the front cover of Mad Magazine?

I had heard that someone wrote a letter to Mad, pointing out the irony of a tobacco company owning a life insurance company. I'd like to get a copy of the MAD with this letter, but I don't know what issue it is. Can you point me in the right direction?

Paul W. asks, "Is there a Latin translation of
What, Me Worry?"


	How many times has the empty outline of Alfred's head been featured on Mad covers?

TRUE or FALSE?

Alfred played the piano on at least one regular issue cover.


	Which rock star or group has had the most regular cover appearances?

How long had Dave Berg
been a Mad staple?

When did he first show his
Lighter Side?

Has our mild-mannered Alfred ever been truly worried?

Was there ever an instance in which Mad altered
a cover it was prepared to publish
due to a national tragedy?

I recently picked up a MAD Magazine #44 Jan. '59 in decent condition. The cover looks just as it does on your web page (which is a great resource by the way!!! Don't get rid of it ever!!!), but my question has to do with the back cover of this issue. I swear it doesn't look flawed, but it almost appears that maybe there is an impression from another issue on the back cover, almost like the inks from another issue stuck to the backside of this issue from stacking other MAD mags??!??!?? I honestly can't tell for sure. Thank you very much for your time on this mystery of mine.
James

How many times has actress Kate Jackson
graced the cover of Mad Magazine?
Can you name the issue(s)
or at least describe the cover(s)?


	Does having the Mad Fold-In folded reduce the value of the magazine?

What Star Wars characters
from the first three movies
has Alfred appeared as
on past regular covers?

How many times has the
New York City skyline
been featured on Mad covers?

On what food items has Alfred left his distinctive mark?

Al Jaffee's 3rd Fold-In (for issue #88) was unusual
for what reason besides featuring The Beatles?

Can you help settle this urgent research question?
Did or did not the word "axolotl" appear
from time to time in inexplicable places in Mad??
Thank you from an actual axolotl researcher.
Susan

How many regular issue covers contain at least four
different versions of Alfred?

What's the connection between legendary Mad artist, Don Martin
and legendary jazz artist, Miles Davis?

Why does the
Totally Mad CD-Rom set
show wadded-up pages
in place of some of
the earlier Mad articles?

Issue #30
shows the first
appearance of Alfred
on a Mad cover...

Right?

What
war-related
covers
has Mad
done over
the years?

How many
Mad regular issue covers
have featured
Valentine's Day
references?

Besides Star Wars, what movie series can claim over three cover appearances?

How many Mad regular issues covers have featured
the sport of American style football?

How many times has "real" art
been misrepresented
on regular
Mad covers?

Why and on what issue did change their logo from
the straight up and down to the slightly diagonal logo? -- Chris

Trick Question
I don't remember which issue or year, but the issue with Alfred E. dressed in Lt. Calley's uniform with the
"What, My Lai?"
motto is the best.
--Larry

How many times has Mad used
the cheap gimmick of multiple covers
to sell more issues?

On how many covers
has Sergio Aragones
employed his
"marginal" talent?

Five Card Dud:
On how many covers
has Alfred appeared
on or with
playing cards?

Besides the Wacky Packages sticker parody of MAD called MUD,
have there been any other sticker parodies of the magazine?

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