Q 01/05

Which 1928 cartoon, one of the first with fully synchronised sound, is regarded as Mickey Mouse's official debut?

A) Plane Crazy

B) Steamboat Willie

C) The Skeleton Dance

D) The Gallopin' Gaucho

Answer · why

B) Steamboat Willie

Steamboat Willie counts as the official debut of both Mickey and Minnie; Walt had seen The Jazz Singer and was set on making a sound cartoon.

Q 02/05

Who provided the voice of Mickey Mouse in his early years?

A) Walt Disney

B) Ub Iwerks

C) Cliff Edwards

D) Mel Blanc

Answer · why

A) Walt Disney

Walt Disney himself was Mickey's voice, and kept at it through the 1940s before returning for The Mickey Mouse Club segments.

Q 03/05

Mickey Mouse was almost given what name before Walt's wife suggested 'Mickey'?

A) Marvin

B) Maurice

C) Milton

D) Mortimer

Answer · why

D) Mortimer

Lillian Disney thought Mortimer sounded too pompous; the name later went to Mickey's rival.

Q 04/05

Which animator co-created Mickey Mouse with Walt Disney?

A) Norm Ferguson

B) Ward Kimball

C) Ub Iwerks

D) Fred Moore

Answer · why

C) Ub Iwerks

Ub Iwerks met Walt at a Kansas City art studio in 1919 and drew most of the first Mickey shorts single-handedly, including Steamboat Willie.

Q 05/05

Which character did Walt Disney lose the rights to in 1928, prompting him to create Mickey?

A) Felix the Cat

B) Oswald the Lucky Rabbit

C) Bosko the Talk-Ink Kid

D) Farmer Al Falfa

Answer · why

B) Oswald the Lucky Rabbit

Disney only got Oswald back in 2006, in a trade that sent sportscaster Al Michaels to NBC.