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Sesame Street

Quiz: How much do you know about Sesame Street?

The iconic kids show is being ‘reimagined’ for a move to streaming giant Netflix.
10.01pm, 9 Nov 2025
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THE BELOVED CHILDREN’S show Sesame Street is coming to Netflix and it will be “reimagined” with a brand new look.

Sesame Street debuted in 1969 and soon after moved to US public television provider PBS.

It remained with PBS for some 46 years, before moving to HBO, under the ownership of Warner Bros. Discovery, in 2016.

However, in late 2024, Warner Bros. Discovery decided not to renew its deal with Sesame Street and into the breach stepped Netflix.

From Monday, new episodes of Sesame Street will arrive on Netflix, with Miley Cyrus acting as one of the celebrity guests.

Ahead of its reboot on Netflix, we want to test your knowledge of the iconic show:

Which season of Sesame Street will debut as part of the new Netflix deal?
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55
56

57
58
Who was the designer of Sesame Street’s core cast of puppet characters, the Muppets, including Big Bird, Bert and Ernie, and the Cookie Monster?
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Frank Oz
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Carroll Spinney

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Bill Barretta
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Jim Henson
Elmo is one of the show’s most beloved characters, but wasn’t part of the original cast and first joined the show as a background character. In what year did Elmo first appear on Sesame Street?
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1980
1981

1982
1983
Cookie Monster loves cookies, but what is he actually eating on-screen?
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Cookies
Rice cakes

Polystyrene
Cardboard
In her role as US First Lady, Michelle Obama appeared on the show to promote children’s health and exercise. In what year did she make her appearance?
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2009
2010

2011
2012
Who is Big Bird’s best friend?
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Ernie
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Cookie Monster

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Mr. Snuffleupagus (Snuffy)
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Oscar the Grouch
Julia is a fictional character on Sesame Street who is autistic and made her debut in an episode that aired on World Autism Day. In what year did this episode air?
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2016
2017

2018
2019
True or false: Bert and Ernie were named after the characters in It's a Wonderful Life.
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True
False
We all know Oscar as the green Grouch, but what was his original colour?
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Pink
Brown

Yellow
Orange
Miley Cyrus will appear as a celebrity guest on the Netflix shows, but who was the first celebrity guest way back in 1969?
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Jimi Hendrix
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Elizabeth Taylor

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James Earl Jones
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John Wayne
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Jim Henson
The man behind many of the beloved characters
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Big Bird
Big Bird and big quiz score
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Rice cakes
Cookie Monster want real cookie instead!
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Oscar the Grouch
You'll be grouchy after that score
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