120 Scooby-Doo Trivia Questions & Answers

Grab a Scooby Snack and check behind the bookcase. These 120 Scooby-Doo trivia questions cover Mystery Inc., meddling kids, classic monsters, talking dogs, strange relatives, live-action movies, and the only van I would trust for both road trips and amateur ghost investigations.

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Mystery Inc., the Mystery Machine & the Original Series

The basic setup is still perfect: four teenagers, one expressive Great Dane, and apparently unlimited gas money. I would join them, but only if Velma handled the clues and Shaggy handled the snack cooler.

Q: What is Scooby-Doo’s full name?
A: Scoobert Doo.

Q: What kind of dog is Scooby-Doo?
A: A Great Dane.

Q: Who is Scooby’s best friend?
A: Norville “Shaggy” Rogers.

Q: What are the five core Mystery Inc. members?
A: Scooby, Shaggy, Fred, Daphne, and Velma.

Q: What color is Shaggy’s usual shirt?
A: Green.

Q: What color are Shaggy’s usual pants?
A: Brown.

Q: What does Velma often say after losing her glasses?
A: “My glasses! I can’t see without my glasses!”

Q: What color is Velma’s sweater?
A: Orange.

Q: What is Fred’s surname?
A: Jones.

Q: What is Daphne’s surname?
A: Blake.

Q: What is Velma’s surname?
A: Dinkley.

Q: What is Shaggy’s real first name?
A: Norville.

Q: What vehicle does the gang drive?
A: The Mystery Machine.

Q: What colors dominate the Mystery Machine?
A: Blue-green, green, and orange with flower designs.

Q: What food motivates Scooby to take risks?
A: Scooby Snacks.

Q: Who usually shares Scooby’s enormous appetite?
A: Shaggy.

Q: What phrase does Scooby use when agreeing?
A: “Ruh-roh” is his famous worried reaction, while “Reah” means yes.

Q: What does Scooby often shout at the end of an adventure?
A: “Scooby-Dooby-Doo!”

Q: What is the title of the original 1969 series?
A: Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!

Q: Which network debuted the original series?
A: CBS.

Q: Which animation studio created the original show?
A: Hanna-Barbera Productions.

Q: Who created the series for Hanna-Barbera?
A: Joe Ruby and Ken Spears developed it.

Q: Which producers led the studio behind it?
A: William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.

Q: Who designed the original Scooby-Doo character?
A: Iwao Takamoto.

Q: Who first voiced Scooby-Doo?
A: Don Messick.

Q: Who originally voiced Shaggy?
A: Casey Kasem.

Q: Who originally voiced Fred?
A: Frank Welker.

Q: Who originally voiced Daphne?
A: Stefanianna Christopherson.

Q: Who originally voiced Velma?
A: Nicole Jaffe.

Q: What kind of cases does Mystery Inc. investigate?
A: Supposedly supernatural mysteries, usually involving disguised criminals.

Classic Monsters, Unmaskings & Meddling Kids

A classic Scooby mystery runs on trapdoors, suspicious caretakers, and villains who invest heavily in costumes. Their plans might work better if they spent that budget on ordinary business improvements, but then we would lose the chase song.

Q: What usually happens to the monster at the end?
A: The gang captures and unmasks it.

Q: What is beneath most classic monster disguises?
A: A human culprit using tricks to scare people away.

Q: What complaint do captured villains often make?
A: They blame “those meddling kids” and their dog.

Q: Who usually explains the villain’s plan?
A: Velma often lays out the evidence and motive.

Q: Who frequently builds the capture trap?
A: Fred.

Q: How do Fred’s traps frequently go wrong?
A: Scooby and Shaggy accidentally trigger or redirect them.

Q: What do Scooby and Shaggy commonly do when danger appears?
A: Run away, hide, or disguise themselves.

Q: What surprising tactic do they use on monsters?
A: They improvise costumes and briefly fool the villain.

Q: Who is the villain in “What a Night for a Knight”?
A: Mr. Wickles, disguised as the Black Knight.

Q: What museum object seems to come alive in that episode?
A: The Black Knight armor.

Q: Who is the villain in “A Clue for Scooby-Doo”?
A: Captain Cutler.

Q: How does Captain Cutler create his glowing ghostly look?
A: He uses a diving suit coated with luminous seaweed.

Q: Who is the villain in “Hassle in the Castle”?
A: Bluestone the Great, posing as the Phantom.

Q: What island do the gang members visit in “Hassle in the Castle”?
A: Haunted Isle.

Q: Who is the Creeper?
A: Mr. Carswell in disguise.

Q: What clue helps expose the Creeper?
A: A blank paper contains hidden evidence when heated.

Q: Who is the Ghost Clown?
A: Harry the Hypnotist.

Q: What weapon does the Ghost Clown use against the gang?
A: Hypnosis.

Q: Who is the Space Kook?
A: Henry Bascomb in a glowing alien disguise.

Q: What sound makes the Space Kook especially memorable?
A: A mechanical, echoing laugh.

Q: Who is the Miner Forty-Niner?
A: Hank, an old prospector.

Q: What location does the Miner Forty-Niner haunt?
A: A western ghost town and mine.

Q: Who is the Ape Man?
A: Carl the stuntman.

Q: Where does the Ape Man mystery occur?
A: On a movie set.

Q: What villain stalks the gang in “Jeepers, It’s the Creeper”?
A: The Creeper.

Q: What headless figure appears in “Haunted House Hang-Up”?
A: The Headless Specter.

Q: Who is behind the Headless Specter disguise?
A: Penrod Stillwall.

Q: Why do classic villains use hauntings?
A: Usually to conceal theft, claim property, find treasure, or scare away witnesses.

Q: How does the original series usually explain apparently supernatural creatures?
A: It reveals humans using costumes, machinery, and other tricks.

Q: What makes an unmasking satisfying?
A: Earlier clues suddenly connect to the culprit’s costume, access, and motive.

Scrappy, Famous Guests & Scooby’s Expanding Family

Scooby’s family tree gets wonderfully crowded, and several relatives seem to speak with regional accents. My family reunions have fewer ghosts, although the snack table disappears just as quickly.

Q: Who is Scooby-Doo’s small, fearless nephew?
A: Scrappy-Doo.

Q: What catchphrase does Scrappy shout?
A: “Puppy power!”

Q: What does Scrappy often want to do to monsters?
A: “Splaat” them or fight them directly.

Q: Who is Scrappy’s mother?
A: Ruby-Doo, Scooby’s sister.

Q: What is Scooby’s country-speaking cousin called?
A: Scooby-Dum.

Q: What color hat does Scooby-Dum wear?
A: A red cap.

Q: Who is Scooby’s desert-dwelling brother?
A: Yabba-Doo.

Q: Who is Scooby’s tiny nephew seen with Yabba-Doo?
A: Scrappy-Doo often joins him; Deputy Dusty is their human companion.

Q: Who is Scooby’s sister and the mother of Scrappy?
A: Ruby-Doo.

Q: What is Scooby’s mother’s name?
A: Mumsy-Doo.

Q: What is Scooby’s father’s name?
A: Dada-Doo.

Q: Which series introduced Scrappy-Doo in 1979?
A: Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo.

Q: Which series featured celebrity guest stars?
A: The New Scooby-Doo Movies.

Q: Which comedy trio appears as recurring guest stars?
A: The Three Stooges.

Q: Which singing duo joins a mystery in the guest-star series?
A: Sonny and Cher.

Q: Which caped superhero teams up with the gang?
A: Batman, accompanied by Robin.

Q: Which famous family band appears with Mystery Inc.?
A: The Addams Family, presented as guest characters.

Q: Which basketball team’s players guest-starred?
A: The Harlem Globetrotters.

Q: Which animated dog has a spooky relative named Scooby-Dum?
A: Scooby-Doo.

Q: What 1980s series made Daphne, Shaggy, Scooby, and Scrappy a core team?
A: The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show.

Q: What preschool-age version of the gang debuted in 1988?
A: A Pup Named Scooby-Doo.

Q: What does young Fred obsessively blame in A Pup Named Scooby-Doo?
A: His neighborhood rival, Red Herring.

Q: Why is Red Herring’s name a joke?
A: A red herring is a misleading clue.

Q: What is the gang’s hometown in A Pup Named Scooby-Doo?
A: Coolsville.

Q: Which 1985 series sends the gang after 13 escaped ghosts?
A: The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo.

Q: Who is the young con artist who joins that series?
A: Flim-Flam.

Q: Which horror actor voices Vincent Van Ghoul?
A: Vincent Price.

Q: What must the heroes recover in The 13 Ghosts?
A: Thirteen dangerous ghosts released from the Chest of Demons.

Q: How do some later Scooby stories depart from the fake-ghost formula?
A: They feature genuinely supernatural creatures and magic.

Q: What long-running trait connects nearly every version?
A: Friendship, comic fear, clues, chases, and a final explanation drive the mystery.

Movies, Modern Series & Hard Scooby-Doo Trivia

Later Scooby stories range from zombie islands to live-action theme parks and surprisingly layered serialized mysteries. The franchise can get dark, but somebody eventually drops a sandwich and restores the natural order.

Q: What 1998 movie features genuinely supernatural cat creatures?
A: Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island.

Q: Where does Zombie Island take the gang?
A: Moonscar Island in Louisiana.

Q: What phrase from Zombie Island’s song became a fan favorite?
A: “It’s terror time again.”

Q: What food does Lena serve Scooby and Shaggy on the island?
A: Hot peppers and Louisiana cooking, including crawfish dishes.

Q: What 1999 movie involves a witch’s ghost in New England?
A: Scooby-Doo! and the Witch’s Ghost.

Q: Who are the Hex Girls?
A: A gothic rock band led by Thorn.

Q: What is Thorn’s real name?
A: Sally McKnight.

Q: What 2000 movie sends the gang into a video game?
A: Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase.

Q: Who is the villain in Cyber Chase?
A: The Phantom Virus.

Q: Which actor plays Shaggy in the 2002 live-action movie?
A: Matthew Lillard.

Q: Who plays Fred in the 2002 movie?
A: Freddie Prinze Jr.

Q: Who plays Daphne?
A: Sarah Michelle Gellar.

Q: Who plays Velma?
A: Linda Cardellini.

Q: What resort hosts the 2002 movie’s mystery?
A: Spooky Island.

Q: Who is revealed as the main mastermind in the 2002 movie?
A: Scrappy-Doo.

Q: What is the 2004 live-action sequel called?
A: Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed.

Q: What museum displays costumes from past cases?
A: The Coolsonian Criminology Museum.

Q: Who is the masked villain in Monsters Unleashed?
A: Heather Jasper Howe, working in a larger revenge plot with Jonathan Jacobo.

Q: Which animated series began in 2010 with a serialized plot?
A: Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated.

Q: What town is home base in Mystery Incorporated?
A: Crystal Cove.

Q: What title does Crystal Cove advertise for itself?
A: “The Most Hauntedest Place on Earth.”

Q: What talking animal becomes a major villain in Mystery Incorporated?
A: Professor Pericles, a parrot.

Q: Who is Scooby’s love interest in that series?
A: Nova, a female dog.

Q: Which series uses a highly angular, comedic visual style?
A: Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!

Q: Which series pairs the gang with celebrities in nearly every episode?
A: Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

Q: Who voices Scooby in many productions after Don Messick?
A: Frank Welker.

Q: What role has Frank Welker voiced since the original 1969 series?
A: Fred Jones.

Q: Who became the regular voice of Shaggy after playing him in live action?
A: Matthew Lillard.

Q: What inspired Scooby-Doo’s name?
A: The “doo-be-doo-be-doo” ending in Frank Sinatra’s recording of “Strangers in the Night.”

Q: Why does Scooby-Doo trivia never run out?
A: Decades of shows, relatives, masks, movies, guest stars, and contradictory timelines keep adding clues.

How Did You Score?

If Captain Cutler, the Creeper, Scooby-Dum, Red Herring, Moonscar Island, the Hex Girls, Spooky Island, and Professor Pericles all felt like old friends, your Mystery Inc. badge is earned. I would have gotten away with a perfect score too, if not for one question about those meddling relatives.