Chuck Quizmo

"Chuck Quizmo's the name, and quizzes are my game! You want quizzes, I got 'em! If you can manage to answer my brain-busting questions correctly, then... Y... Yaa... Yaaaaaahooo! I'll give you a Star Piece! Want to try a quiz?"

- Chuck Quizmo

Chuck Quizmo is a character in the Nintendo 64 game Paper Mario. A multi-colored worm wearing a yellow bow tie and a purple top hat, Chuck Quizmo hosts a quiz game which Mario can participate in to receive sixty-four Star Pieces. His name may be a reference to the game show host.

Paper Mario
Quizmo appears throughout Paper Mario in different towns and villages, and if Mario speaks with him, Quizmo will transport him to a stage and, along with his assistant Vanna T., ask Mario a question. If Mario answers Chuck's quiz correctly, he will be rewarded with a Star Piece, and if he answers wrong, he will receive nothing. In the latter case, the same question will be asked the next time Mario speaks with him, thereby still allowing the player to receive all the Star Pieces. After quizzing Mario, Quizmo will teleport away to a different location. In all, Quizmo will ask sixty-four questions, provided Mario makes the effort to find him and accept his quizzes.

If Mario answers all of his questions correctly, Quizmo states that, now that he has found someone with all the answers, he can finally retire as quiz master. After Mario defeats Bowser, Quizmo, along with Vanna T., can be seen in Toad Town outside the dojo; when spoken to, Quizmo will jokingly ask Mario if he wants to participate in another quiz before stating he is in Toad Town merely to attend the festival celebrating the defeat of the Koopa Troop. Quizmo can also be seen in the parade that plays during the Paper Mario credits, expelling fireworks from his hat.

Other appearances and references
In the original Japanese script of Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and most translations of the game, the final RDM e-mail mentions that Chuck Quizmo (revealed to be 44-years old) was set to return in a new quiz show named 『しょうじきものは　ダレだ！？』 ("Who’s the Honest One!?"), but it took so long in the planning stages that it did not come to fruition in the end. This is an allusion to the fact that he was planned to make an appearance in the final game. The English translation of the game removed the portion of the e-mail where Chuck Quizmo is mentioned, while the French translation substitutes his name with Vanna T.

In Super Paper Mario, one of the Sammer Guys is named "Quizmo Question That Has No Answer".

Areas Chuck Quizmo can be found

 * Goomba Village, southwest of the Toad house.
 * Koopa Village, near the Save Block.
 * Koopa Village, near the blue Warp Pipe.
 * Toad Town, under the tree next to Harry T.'s Shop.
 * Toad Town, near Merlon's House.
 * Toad Town, southeast of Club 64.
 * Dry Dry Outpost, near the Entrance.
 * Dry Dry Outpost, near the Toad House.
 * Yoshi's Village, to the left of the Yoshi Leader.
 * Yoshi's Village, south of the Toad House
 * Shiver City, between Herringway and the warehouse buildings.
 * Shiver City, to the right of the mayor's house
 * Shiver City, in front of the item store
 * Star Haven, under the first archway near the entrance.

List of questions and answers
The number of questions available depends on how much progress Mario has made in the storyline. All the questions are available after Chapter 7.

Goombario's tattle

 * He's Chuck Quizmo. He tries to quiz anybody who speaks to him. He pops up in various towns and villages, but that doesn't mean he's easy to find. What do you think his deal is? Personally, I'm a little more interested in his assistant. She's cute!

Trivia

 * Luigi, a Ninjakoopa, Yoshi, Goompapa, and Jr. Troopa can be seen among the audience, along with a Bumpty, Lakitu, Shy Guy, Koopa Troopa, Raven, and a Toad.
 * Chuck Quizmo's quiz was the beginning of the running gag of quizzes in the Paper Mario series taking place in a game show stage, despite Mario never moving from where he found Quizmo (such as Koopa Village). This quiz also had the first audience in a Paper Mario game, though it had no function.
 * MC Ballyhoo from Mario Party 8 bears a resemblance to Chuck Quizmo, mostly because of the huge top hats the two characters wear.