Q 01/05

What name is Walt Disney said to have first wanted for Mickey Mouse, before his wife suggested Mickey?

A) Marvin

B) Mortimer

C) Milton

D) Maurice

Answer · why

B) Mortimer

Mortimer: Lillian Disney is said to have disliked it, and the name later went to Mickey's rival for Minnie in a 1936 short.

Q 02/05

Which 1928 cartoon was the first Mickey Mouse short to go on general release?

A) Plane Crazy

B) Steamboat Willie

C) The Band Concert

D) The Gallopin' Gaucho

Answer · why

B) Steamboat Willie

Steamboat Willie: Plane Crazy and The Gallopin' Gaucho were made first, but only came out, with added sound, after Willie.

Q 03/05

Mickey Mouse was created to replace which earlier cartoon character?

A) Julius the Cat

B) Oswald the Lucky Rabbit

C) Felix the Cat

D) Bosko the Talk-Ink Kid

Answer · why

B) Oswald the Lucky Rabbit

Oswald the Lucky Rabbit: Disney lost him to Universal in 1928, and only won him back in 2006 by releasing sportscaster Al Michaels to NBC.

Q 04/05

What colour are Mickey Mouse's famous shorts?

A) Red

B) Orange

C) Yellow

D) Purple

Answer · why

A) Red

Red, with two white buttons; his white gloves came later, added so his black hands would show up against his black body.

Q 05/05

In 1978 Mickey became the first cartoon character to receive what honour?

A) A Macy's parade balloon

B) A Walk of Fame star

C) An honorary Oscar

D) A postage stamp

Answer · why

B) A Walk of Fame star

A Walk of Fame star, marking 50 years since his 1928 debut; Minnie had to wait 40 more years for her own, in 2018.