Q 01/05

Who narrates the 1964 Rankin/Bass special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer as Sam the Snowman?

A) Burl Ives

B) Fred Astaire

C) Jimmy Durante

D) Bing Crosby

Answer · why

A) Burl Ives

Burl Ives was hired to give the sponsor a big name; Sam was originally going to be voiced by Larry D. Mann, who ended up as Yukon Cornelius instead.

Q 02/05

What career does Hermey the elf abandon Santa's workshop to pursue in the 1964 Rudolph special?

A) Toy design

B) Dentistry

C) Prospecting

D) Medicine

Answer · why

B) Dentistry

Dentistry: Hermey wants to be a dentist rather than make toys, and he proves it by pulling every tooth from the Abominable Snow Monster, who is then t...

Q 03/05

Which company sponsored the first broadcasts of Rudolph in 1964 under its own Fantasy Hour title?

A) Kodak

B) Coca-Cola

C) General Electric

D) Westinghouse Electric

Answer · why

C) General Electric

General Electric sponsored the special, which premiered on NBC on December 6, 1964 as the General Electric Fantasy Hour; its production budget was abo...

Q 04/05

In which city was the 'Animagic' puppet footage for Rudolph actually filmed?

A) Toronto

B) New York

C) London

D) Tokyo

Answer · why

D) Tokyo

Tokyo: the 'Animagic' puppet footage was shot in Japan at Tadahito Mochinaga's Tokyo studio, while the voice cast recorded its dialogue in Toronto.

Q 05/05

Roughly how much did the original 1964 Rudolph and Santa puppets fetch at auction in 2020?

A) $368,000

B) $36,800

C) $96,000

D) $1.2 million

Answer · why

A) $368,000

$368,000: the Rudolph and Santa puppets, rediscovered in a family attic after a Rankin/Bass secretary gave them away, sold at auction in November 2020...