Which mouse is the famous mascot of the Disney studios?
Answer : Mickey Mouse
Created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, Mickey became the face of the company, appearing in films, theme parks and merchandise around the world.
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What is the name of the young lion hero of The Lion King?
Answer : Simba
Simba is the son of King Mufasa, and his name means lion in Swahili. The film came out in 1994 and was a huge box-office success.
In Frozen, what is the name of the cheerful snowman who dreams of summer?
Answer : Olaf
Olaf was brought to life by Elsa's magic in Frozen, released in 2013. Kristoff is the ice harvester and Sven is his loyal reindeer.
What is the name of the cowboy hero of Toy Story?
Answer : Woody
Woody is a pull-string sheriff doll and Andy's favorite toy. After a rivalry, he becomes best friends with Buzz Lightyear, the space ranger.
What kind of animal is Nemo in Finding Nemo?
Answer : A clownfish
Nemo lives in a reef near the Great Barrier Reef. His father Marlin crosses the ocean, helped by Dory, to bring him back home.
What does Cinderella lose as she leaves the ball at midnight?
Answer : A glass slipper
In Charles Perrault's tale, the slipper lets the prince find Cinderella again. Disney's animated version came out in 1950.
What poisoned fruit does the wicked queen offer Snow White?
Answer : An apple
Disguised as an old peddler, the queen offers a poisoned apple. Snow White falls into a deep sleep in the 1937 film.
In The Jungle Book, what is the name of the boy raised by a pack of wolves?
Answer : Mowgli
Mowgli is a man-cub taken in by wolves in the Indian jungle. Baloo the bear and Bagheera the panther guide him in the 1967 film.
Easy
In what year was the first Toy Story film released?
Answer : 1995
Released in 1995, Toy Story was the first feature film made entirely with computer animation. Pixar produced it and Disney distributed it.
What is the name of Elsa's sister in Frozen?
Answer : Anna
Anna is the younger princess of Arendelle. She sets out to find her sister to put an end to the eternal winter gripping the kingdom.
Which character is Simba's villainous uncle in The Lion King?
Answer : Scar
Scar covets the throne of his brother Mufasa and plots his death. Simba, weighed down by guilt, goes into exile before returning to challenge him.
Which Swahili phrase, turned into a song in The Lion King, means no worries?
Answer : Hakuna matata
Hakuna matata is sung by Timon and Pumbaa and means no worries in Swahili. Rafiki, the name of the wise mandrill, means friend in the same language.
Which Mexican holiday is at the heart of the story of the film Coco?
Answer : Día de los Muertos
Young Miguel enters the land of the dead during Día de los Muertos, in early November, when families honor their departed relatives with offerings.
In Up, what lifts Carl's house into the air?
Answer : Balloons
Carl ties thousands of colorful balloons to his house to fulfill his dream of adventure in South America, joined by the young scout Russell.
At the start of Monsters, Inc., what powers the city of Monstropolis?
Answer : Children's screams
The monsters collect children's screams, but the film reveals that laughter produces far more energy, which transforms the city's whole industry.
In which Pacific island chain do Lilo and the alien Stitch live?
Answer : Hawaii
Lilo & Stitch (2002) is set on the island of Kauai, in Hawaii. Lilo adopts Stitch, a creature who escaped from space, thinking he is a dog.
Medium
In what year was Steamboat Willie released, the short film seen as Mickey's debut?
Answer : 1928
Released in November 1928, Steamboat Willie was one of the first cartoons with a synchronized soundtrack and made Mickey a star with the public.
Which was the first full-length animated feature from the Disney studio, released in 1937?
Answer : Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Walt Disney's risky bet was a commercial success and launched his studio's regular production of animated feature films.
Which pet keeps Rapunzel company in her tower?
Answer : A chameleon
Pascal, a small chameleon who can change color, keeps Rapunzel company in her tower. The film Tangled came out in 2010.
In Ratatouille, which late, famous chef is the role model of Remy the rat?
Answer : Auguste Gusteau
Auguste Gusteau, whose motto says that anyone can cook, appears to Remy as an imaginary conscience. The story is set in Paris.
Which French writer wrote the novel behind the film The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)?
Answer : Victor Hugo
The film is based on Notre-Dame de Paris, a novel by Victor Hugo published in 1831, but it greatly softens the story and its ending.
Which author wrote the original tale that The Little Mermaid is based on?
Answer : Hans Christian Andersen
In the tale published in 1837, the mermaid does not marry the prince. The 1989 film adopts a happy ending instead.
In what year did the first Disneyland park open in Anaheim, California?
Answer : 1955
Opened on July 17, 1955, in Anaheim, this was the first park of its kind created by Walt Disney, who wanted a place of leisure for the whole family.
In what year did Disneyland Paris open, at first under the name Euro Disney Resort?
Answer : 1992
Opened on April 12, 1992, in Marne-la-Vallée, the resort took the name Disneyland Paris in 1995. A second park, Walt Disney Studios, opened in 2002.
Hard
Which Disney film was the first animated film nominated for the Best Picture Oscar?
Answer : Beauty and the Beast
Released in 1991, Beauty and the Beast was nominated for Best Picture at the 1992 ceremony, a first for an animated film.
Which animator drew Mickey Mouse from Walt Disney's ideas in 1928?
Answer : Ub Iwerks
Ub Iwerks, an early collaborator of Walt Disney, designed Mickey and personally animated most of the character's first short films.
Which character, created by Walt Disney before Mickey, slipped away from him in 1928 when the rights went to his distributor?
Answer : Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
Deprived of Oswald, Walt Disney created Mickey Mouse the same year. Oswald eventually came back to Disney in 2006.
Pixar began as the computer division of which company, before Steve Jobs bought it in 1986?
Answer : Lucasfilm
Pixar grew out of the computer department of Lucasfilm, sold to Steve Jobs in 1986. Disney later acquired Pixar in 2006.
Which French composer wrote The Sorcerer's Apprentice, the piece Mickey acts out in Fantasia?
Answer : Paul Dukas
Written in 1897 after a ballad by Goethe, Paul Dukas's The Sorcerer's Apprentice accompanies Mickey in Fantasia (1940), conducted by Leopold Stokowski.
What is the name of the imaginary city where the film Aladdin takes place?
Answer : Agrabah
Agrabah is a fictional desert city invented for the 1992 film, inspired by the world of the Arabian Nights.
Which Shakespeare play is often cited as an inspiration for The Lion King?
Answer : Hamlet
A prince, a usurping uncle who killed the king and a father's ghost demanding justice: the plot of The Lion King (1994) strongly echoes Hamlet.
Which film was Pixar's second feature, released in 1998?
Answer : A Bug's Life
After Toy Story (1995), Pixar released A Bug's Life in 1998, in which an ant seeks help against grasshoppers who plunder his colony.
Expert
Which 1932 Silly Symphony short was the first commercial film in three-strip Technicolor and won an Oscar?
Answer : Flowers and Trees
Flowers and Trees won the first Academy Award for animated short film. Disney then secured exclusive use of the process for animation for a few years.
Which pioneering sound system, an ancestor of multichannel stereo, was developed for Fantasia in 1940?
Answer : Fantasound
Developed with RCA, Fantasound used several tracks to place sounds around the auditorium. Very costly, it was installed in only a few theaters.
Which composer wrote the scores for The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin?
Answer : Alan Menken
Alan Menken also composed Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Hercules, while Hans Zimmer wrote the score of The Lion King.
Which of Snow White's dwarfs never speaks a word?
Answer : Dopey
Dopey communicates only through facial expressions and sound effects. He is also the only one of the seven dwarfs without a beard.
Which 1988 Pixar short was the first computer-animated film to win the Oscar for animated short film?
Answer : Tin Toy
Tin Toy, by John Lasseter, won the Oscar in 1989. Its hero, a toy fleeing a baby, inspired the idea of Toy Story.
Which 1950 film was the first entirely live-action feature produced by Disney?
Answer : Treasure Island
Treasure Island, based on Robert Louis Stevenson's novel, was shot in the United Kingdom and launched Disney's live-action film production.
Which code, referring to a classroom at CalArts, is hidden in many Pixar films?
Answer : A113
A113 is the number of a classroom at CalArts where several future animators of the studio studied. The nod shows up on plates or props in the scenery.
Which vehicle from Toy Story makes a hidden cameo in many other Pixar films?
Answer : The Pizza Planet truck
The delivery truck of the Pizza Planet restaurant, first seen in Toy Story, is a Pixar running gag slipped into the scenery of many of the studio's films.
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