Animated Disney Movie Quiz -- updated 6/4

[englishboy]

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6/4

>>People, people, let's get this thread shaking. To encourage this, I'm putting up some pretty easy questions today. How can you spin through a Disney DVD discussion board and not take a stab at these:

EASY
Aside from crazy gray hair and a big nose, what do the Mad Hatter and Uncle Albert have in common?

Hint: Uncle Albert is from Mary Poppins, recently re-released on DVD

EASY
Above which building in Disneyland is Walt's original apartment?

ALREADY ANSWERED: Above the fire station

MEDIUM
Where in Disneyland--actually in a Disneyland attraction, though hidden from guests--is a basketball court? (Hint: it's situated dozens of feet above ground! And yes, people actually use it.)

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6/3

So very sad--only one of the five questions from yesterday has been answered correctly so far. So today, I'll add only two new one. But in the thread, I've added some hints for yesterday's questions.

Very Easy
In the alphabet of family, Ariel's sisters--all, and I mostly quote, who are well named by their father--share this vowel at the start of their names.

Alreaday Answered: They all begin with A

Hard
Outside Autopia in Disneyland, there is one car on display, significantly smaller and older than the cars used in Autopia. This car once belonged to an early Disneyland attraction that, after its closing, Walt donated to his hometown of Marceline, Missouri. Name the old attraction.


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June 2nd

I've been in kind of a Disneyland mood today, planning out a trip there on July 17th. So--those I'm breaking my own rules--here are a few quiz questions about Disneyland.

VERY EASY

Which of the following names doesn't belong and why. Only one doesn't belong.

Buff. First Mate of the Mark Twain. Big Al. Fritz. The broken bust.

(Here's a clue: From Bust to Buff. Uncover the famous broken bust at Disneyland, which is in an E-ticket ride. Close your eyes and listen to his "mello" voice, and then figure out what connects the bust to Buff.)


Very Easy

Which of the following names doesn't below and why. Only one doesn't belong.

Ghost Host. A score of pirates. The voice of Innerspace. Tom Morrow.


EASY:
The Haunted Mansion ballroom contains an organ that, before it made its way to the theme park, was used as a prop in a rather famous live action Disney film. Name it. (Hint: this same organ was once featured in a very early, walk-through Tomorrowland attraction as well, before finally finding a home in the Haunted Mansion in the late 1960s.)

MEDIUM:
When American Sings, the Tomorrowland attraction, closed in the mid-1980s, many of the characters were re-costumed and placed in Splash Mountain. HOWEVER, two of the barbershop quartet geese were stripped of their features and placed in a different Tomorrowland attraction. Name the attraction and the new identites of the former American Sings geese.

ALREADY ANSWERED: Two of the A.S. Geese were plucked and skinned and retooled at repair robots in the Star Tours preshow area.

HARD:
The windows on Main Street contain many names of Disney Legends (both those who worked on films and on theme parks). Walt Disney's own father is even included, his name stenciled on a window along with the title "Contractor." Walt's name is not commemorated on a Main Street Window. It is, however, included elsewhere in the park in a similar fashion on a window. Where?

Note: there are still many unanswered questions below.

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JUNE 1st

Here's a few more for Snow White fans.

Easy:
Name the dwarf that, on TV, Walt affectionally described as "your basic woman-hater."

ALREADY ANSWERED CORRECTLY: Grumpy

Medium:
Shortly before production began on the audio for Snow White, Dopey had a slightly different--and very politically UNcorrect--name. Name it.

Hard:
In an early version of the script the Queen/Witch would visit Snow White multiple times, attempting to kill her. In one such meeting, which is taken from the Grimm brother's version, the Queen/Witch would give Snow White a poison comb. Of course this scene was not included in the final shooting script for Snow White. But the poison comb does still briefly appear somewhere in the actual film--mixed in on a piece of art produced very early for the movie. Find it.

UPDATE: Hints given in the discussion thread.

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MAY 31st

Compelling:
In the original novel (not the play) by Barrie of PETER PAN, what unique metal object grows at the end of Peter's arm after he takes charge of the pirate ship for good?

ANSWERED: A HOOK

Easy:
What animated disney heroine makes a cameo appearance in the first few minutes of Hunchback of Notre Dame?

ANSWERED: BELLE

Medium:
The brother of a famous child actor / hollywood director briefly supplied the voice of Roo for the longest of the four Winnie the Pooh theatrical releases. Name him.

ANSWERED: CLINT HOWARD (brother to Ron)

Hard:
In the late 1930s, Walt kept ponies for polo, which was a sport of choice among hollywood celebrities. Why was Walt forced to give up Polo and his Polo ponies?

STILL UNANSWERED--6/1

Tricky:
How many fingers does Pinocchio have?

ANSWERED: AS A PUPPET, FOUR--BUT AS A "REAL BOY," FIVE

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MAY 30st

Question 1:

For Snow White, the studio worked around the clock to finish the film before its release date. Over the years, Walt expressed great disappointment with the visual rendering of one character in Snow White? Name that character.

ANSWERED: The Prince

Question #2

In the early 1930s, in a Mickey Mouse cartoon, a gorilla escapes from the zoo to terrify Minnie in her house. Fourteen years later, in a Donald Duck short, a different escaped gorilla breaks into Donald's house.

Name BOTH gorillas.

NOT YET ANSWERED


Question #3.

This minor Disney character--appearing in at least three animated shorts along side Donald, Chip & Dale, and Goofy--is believe to have been named after Walt's personal secretary.

That's it until we get some correct answers! Have fun.

OH STILL NOT ANSWERED--6/1

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Question #4

Name the two actual animators who appear, in caricature, as vaudeville comedians in the Mickey Mouse short, Nifty Nineties. (Hint: their segment lasts about one minute, in which they are featured characters. There's no chance you could miss them. )

ANSWERED: WARD KIMBALL AND FREDDIE MOORE
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[memnv]

is #3 Clarabell

[Timon/Pumbaa fan]

Answer to question 1 is I think Prince Charming.

Not sure about the other 2.

[Disneykid]

There's a reason the "edit" button was invented.

1. The Prince
2. I've seen the shorts, but I didn't even know the gorillas had names...
3. I honestly have no idea. Daisy's been in far more than three shorts, Clarabelle's only shared shorts with Donald and Goofy, the female chipmunk from "Two Chips and a Miss" whose name escapes me only shared that short with Chip and Dale, and I can't think of any other females all of these characters have interacted with, unless Walt's secretary was a man...

[englishboy]

Uncle Walt's secretary, definitely a woman.

The Prince -- CORRECT

The female chipmunk is Clarise, and she's only in that one short, two chips and a miss.

[englishboy]

Question #4

Name the two actual animators who appear, in caricature, as vaudeville comedians in the Mickey Mouse short, Nifty Nineties. (Hint: their segment lasts about one minute, in which they are featured characters. There's no chance you could miss them. )

[Disneykid]

Ward Kimball and Fred Moore.

[englishboy]

Oh well, DisneyKid, I thought this would be fun thread. But it looks like it's only me and you. No biggie.

[chaychay102royal]

Well, I think the reason why few people are playing is because the questions are hard and the subject title is misleading. The subject title says that the questions are about Disney's forty-something animated classics, but you've been asking difficult, detailed questions about shorts and animators.

[Disneykid]

Well, to keep the ball rolling (and to prevent me from answering some more), here are a few more questions:

1. Of the three segments of The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, which was Walt Disney personally involved with?

2. After seeing this film, Walt publically wished that he could make films just like it (which later influenced the birth of Touchstone Pictures). What was the film?

3. Of the fab four (The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King), which started out in development by Walt and his staff, but were later canned?

My questions are far too easy...

[chaychay102royal]

Well, to keep the ball rolling (and to prevent me from answering some more), here are a few more questions:

1. Of the three segments of The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, which was Walt Disney personally involved with?

2. After seeing this film, Walt publically wished that he could make films just like it (which later influenced the birth of Touchstone Pictures). What was the film?

3. Of the fab four (The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King), which started out in development by Walt and his staff, but were later canned?

My questions are far too easy...

2. Beaches? I remember hearing about the first movie made by Touchstone, and I think that was it. I'm not sure if that's the right answer to your question, though.
3. The Little Mermaid

[Timon/Pumbaa fan]

1. Winne the Pooh and the Honey Tree

2. You got me!

3. Little Mermaid

[Timon/Pumbaa fan]

2. Beaches? I remember hearing about the first movie made by Touchstone, and I think that was it. I'm not sure if that's the right answer to your question, though.

That couldn't be right since:
1. How could Walt have seen it!

2. It wasn't the first Touchstone film, "Splash" was.

[memnv]

Question #3 is Beauty and the Beast

[memnv]

Beaches was made in 1988 so that is not right

[chaychay102royal]

2. Beaches? I remember hearing about the first movie made by Touchstone, and I think that was it. I'm not sure if that's the right answer to your question, though.

That couldn't be right since:
1. How could Walt have seen it!

2. It wasn't the first Touchstone film, "Splash" was.

Oh! Okay. I was thinking of the first comment, but I didn't know Splash was the first Touchstone picture.

[Timon/Pumbaa fan]

Question #3 is Beauty and the Beast

Well actually both Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast are right so it should be which 2 movies started out in development by Walt Disney.

[Disneykid]

Timon's half-right on #1. Walt participated in the production of Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree, but he also was part of another segment of the film. Chay, Timon, and memnv are all right on #3: Both The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast were developed by Walt, but were later discarded (and if you read my question carefully, I used the word "were" instead of "was" indicating more than one film).

As for #2, it's not a Disney movie. It's a drama from the 60's that Walt saw. He's been quoted as saying that he wish he could make films of this sort but knew he couldn't because of the Disney family image (hence why 20 years later, Touchstone was born).

[Timon/Pumbaa fan]

Cool I got 1 1/2 right!

I apologize if anyone else wanted to go first but I've been dying to go(by the way mine are pretty easy):

1. True or False: Walt was unhappy with the finished project of Dumbo. In fact some resources say it was his least favorite film by his studio because he considered it "boring".

2. True or False: Walt hated Alice In Wonderland so much that he "blamed" the poor box office scores on the animators because they didn't put any heart in the movie.

3. What Disneyland ride did Walt Disney design himself.

4. True of False: Walt Disney's favorite Disneyland attraction was Pirates of the Carribean.

5. Ron Clements and John Musker wanted to work on what 2 films after they finished "The Great Mouse Detective".

6. What was the first Disney film Sterling Holloway(Voice of Winnie The Pooh) and Verna Felton(Flora from Sleeping Beauty)got to voice.

7. What was originally going to be Mickey Mouse's first cartoon.

8. True or False: After seeing Snow White, Edgar Rice Burroughs(the author of Tarzan) tried to contact Walt and ask him to make an animated version of his book, "Tarzan" but the film never got to be made until nearly 60 years later.

[Disneykid]

1. False. I honestly have no idea what Walt thought of Dumbo, but I've read from several sources that Alice in Wonderland was his least favorite because he felt it had no heart and warmth.

2. True, see above.

3. I think it was the Alice in Wonderland dark ride.

4. No idea. I could guess, but I'll let someone who definitely knows the answer a shot at this.

5. The Little Mermaid and Aladdin. For bonus points, they also worked on Hercules and Treasure Planet.

6. Dumbo. Sterling was the Stork and Verna was the head elephant.

7. Plane Crazy, but the sound era kicked in, and Steamboat Willie was released first to give them time to add sound to Plane Crazy.

8. True