Q 01/05

Who directed the popular Disney Channel Original Movie 'High School Musical'?

A) Adam Shankman

B) Rob Marshall

C) Kenny Ortega

D) Garry Marshall

Answer · why

C) Kenny Ortega

Kenny Ortega choreographed 'Dirty Dancing' before directing all three films; his way into movies was 'Xanadu', where his idol Gene Kelly befriended hi...

Q 02/05

Which duo created Disney Channel's 'Phineas and Ferb' after meeting on 'The Simpsons'?

A) Seth MacFarlane and Matt Groening

B) Dan Povenmire and Jeff 'Swampy' Marsh

C) Butch Hartman and John A. Davis

D) Craig McCracken and Genndy Tartakovsky

Answer · why

B) Dan Povenmire and Jeff 'Swampy' Marsh

Dan Povenmire and Jeff 'Swampy' Marsh pitched 'Phineas and Ferb' for years before Disney bit; the two had met working on 'The Simpsons' and later 'Roc...

Q 03/05

Which future pop star played teenage wizard Alex Russo on 'Wizards of Waverly Place'?

A) Miley Cyrus

B) Demi Lovato

C) Hilary Duff

D) Selena Gomez

Answer · why

D) Selena Gomez

Selena Gomez played Alex Russo for all four seasons; the middle Russo child ends the series by winning the siblings' contest to become the family wiza...

Q 04/05

Which bear's puppet-suit series debuted with Disney Channel in 1983?

A) Baloo the Bear

B) Winnie the Pooh

C) Humphrey the Bear

D) Little John

Answer · why

B) Winnie the Pooh

Winnie the Pooh led 'Welcome to Pooh Corner', played by actors in full-body puppet suits; it began the day the channel signed on, April 18, 1983, when...

Q 05/05

Which actress became a teen idol playing the title character in Disney Channel's early-2000s middle-school series 'Lizzie McGuire'?

A) Brenda Song

B) Hilary Duff

C) Christy Carlson Romano

D) Raven-Symoné

Answer · why

B) Hilary Duff

Hilary Duff played Lizzie from 2001 to 2004; a Disney+ revival with her began filming in 2019, stalled when its creator left the project, and was canc...

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