Q 01/05

Who co-created Mickey Mouse with Walt Disney in 1928?

A) Ub Iwerks

B) Carl Barks

C) Norm Ferguson

D) Marc Davis

Answer · why

A) Ub Iwerks

Ub Iwerks animated the first Mickey cartoon, Plane Crazy, in a matter of weeks, turning out about 700 drawings a day.

Q 02/05

According to Disney legend, what did Walt first want to name Mickey Mouse?

A) Mortimer

B) Marvin

C) Milton

D) Marcus

Answer · why

A) Mortimer

Mortimer is the name in the studio legend, and it came back in 1936 on a rival who competes for Minnie's affections in the short Mickey's Rival.

Q 03/05

According to Disney legend, who talked Walt out of his first name for Mickey Mouse?

A) Walt's wife, Lillian

B) Walt's mother, Flora

C) Walt's brother Roy

D) Walt's daughter Diane

Answer · why

A) Walt's wife, Lillian

Walt's wife, Lillian, is said to have rejected his first choice on the 1928 train ride home from New York and suggested Mickey instead.

Q 04/05

Mickey Mouse was created as a replacement for which earlier Walt Disney character?

A) Oswald the Lucky Rabbit

B) Julius the Cat

C) Felix the Cat

D) Bosko the Talk-Ink Kid

Answer · why

A) Oswald the Lucky Rabbit

Oswald the Lucky Rabbit belonged to Universal, so when Walt lost him in 1928 he set out to create a character whose rights he could keep.

Q 05/05

In 2006 Disney won back an early Walt Disney cartoon character by releasing which sportscaster to NBC?

A) Bob Costas

B) Al Michaels

C) Cris Collinsworth

D) Mike Tirico

Answer · why

B) Al Michaels

Al Michaels wanted out of his ABC and ESPN contract to rejoin John Madden on NBC's Sunday night NFL games, so NBC Universal handed over the character'...