Q 01/05

Who narrates the 1964 Rankin/Bass Rudolph special as Sam the Snowman?

A) Burl Ives

B) Fred Astaire

C) Jimmy Durante

D) Bing Crosby

Answer · why

A) Burl Ives

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

His skills pay off when he pulls every tooth from the Abominable Snow Monster, who is tamed and put to work trimming a Christmas tree.

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

GE covered the special's $500,000 cost, but the deal only covered a pair of broadcasts. A GE executive also had the song 'We're a Couple of Misfits' r...

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

The concept came from New York, the voices were mostly Canadian, the music was recorded in England and the puppets were animated in Japan by Tadahito ...

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

They had been given to a secretary's nieces and nephews and spent years in an attic. After the sale they were donated to the Center for Puppetry Arts ...