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If
you're like me, Disney trivia contests bore you to death. They are made
for the general public and ask you to name the seven dwarfs over and over.
You can usually answer all but one, which is usually not only trivial in
nature but of no interest, like "How many logs made up the original
Frontierland fort entrance at Disneyland?" Most Disney trivia
contests ask you to regurgitate what is available in books. You can look
up the answers. If
you think you have the answers to all the questions, email me your answers
at: peter@disada.com . the
first to do so with all the correct answer will win, I'll
supply the answers when someone answers all the questions. ------------------------------- 2)
The opening music to THE JUNGLE BOOK
gives a mysterious jungle feel to the start of the film. But George Bruns
actually composed and used this same music in an earlier Disney production
that had nothing to do with jungles. What was the earlier production and
in what scene was it used? 3)
There are lots of painting errors in Disney (and others') films that
jar the film watching experience. But there can be filming errors as well.
In the Mickey Mouse cartoon short THE WHOOPEE PARTY (1932) there is a
dancing couple, which disappears and pops on again when the cameraman shot
a few frames forgetting to place their cels under the camera, then resumed
shooting their cels again. This same thing happens in BAMBI at one point.
What is the scene and to which character(s) does this happen? 4)
In one Disney animated feature there is a visual tribute to a 5)
Long ago Jimmy MacDonald, a sound effects artist,
voiced Mickey Mouse. Currently there is a Disney character that is not
voiced by an actor, but by one of their animators. He or she does this
character’s voice from time to time. Who is the animator and 6)
An actor in THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965) supplied the voice for a major
supporting character in a Disney animated feature. Name the voice talent. 7)
What is the legal relationship between
Donald Duck and Huey, Louie and Dewey? In what film is this relationship
legally described and how? 8)
Two different Disney songs shared the same title though they were very
different. What two very different singers sang their respective songs,
and in which two films did they sing them? 9)
What is the name of the circus Dumbo
appears in and what is the significance of the name? 10)
Two Disney features have dedications at the end of their opening titles.
What are the films and to whom are they dedicated?
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11) It has always been written that Uncle $crooge was first seen in the 1947 comic book story A CHRISTMAS ON BEAR MOUNTAIN, but his prototype, a Scottish-accented tightfisted duck looking very close to $crooge appeared years before Carl Barks' story in which film? 12)
Some characters from LADY AND THE TRAMP actually appeared in a later film.
Who were they and what was the film? 13)
While everyone imagines they see naughty things in Disney animation from
sky writing to ministers' crotches, you never read about a naughty thing
that actually did happen. In one short Donald Duck clearly says the F word
in anger. It was so clear that it was rerecorded when the film was brought
back to theaters in the 1980s. Yet all the video copies and broadcast
copies to this day have the original recording at that moment. What is the
film and on what occasion was it brought back to theaters? 14)
In the 1950s, years after World War Two ended, an ordinary run of the mill
Disney storybook has a prominent swastika as part of a visual design on
its cover. I've never seen anyone else notice it, but it is clearly and
prominently there. The book has nothing to do with the war, the military
or history, but is a normal Disney cartoon book. It was even reprinted
some years later with the swastika still there. If anyone else has
noticed, what is the book? 15)
Four youths, sons of prominent Disney animation creative 16)
In the opening of his television shows, especially those with 17)
One well-known Disney actor appeared mute in two productions but spoke in
a third. Who was actor and what were the productions? 18)
One Disney songwriter was nominated that year for the Academy Award not as
a songwriter, but for acting in the same year the Disney film was
released. Name the songwriter, the name of the Disney film, and the film
that earned the songwriter 19)
One of Walt Disney's daughters can be seen in which feature? 20)
Two fairly well known Disney actors went on to become producers at the
studio. Who were they? Well,
there it is. There are no trick questions. All films, features Peter Adamakos is an animation producer and director who founded an animation company 31 years ago. Peter has also been a collector of original animation artwork for over 35 years. His collection has formed the basis of major museum exhibitions in cities like Montreal, New York, Toronto, Tampa, Paris, Atlanta, Brussels and many more. He also teaches in animation. Peter can be reached by e-mail at peter@disada.com or by snail mail at: Peter Adamakos
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