True or False: Jim Henson's first muppet was Kermit the Frog.
True
True or False: Muppets are all hand-controlled and held over performers’ heads.
True
True or False: Oscar the Grouch, Cookie Monster, Grover, Bert and Ernie, and Big Bird are part of the Muppet Show.
False (They are the first characters from Henson's children show - Sesame Street)
True or False: Most Muppets are right-handed.
False (Performers are right-handed so they use their right hand to work the Muppet’s mouth from inside, they control the muppet’s LEFT hand with a rod.)
True or False: The actors and puppeteers who controlled Muppets were often referred to as Muppeteers.
True (But Jim Henson reportedly despised the name, he preferred “Muppet performer.”)
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