Q 01/05

Which comedian ad-libbed an estimated 52 different characters while voicing the Genie in Disney's Aladdin?

A) Jim Carrey

B) Robin Williams

C) Steve Martin

D) Rodney Dangerfield

Answer · why

B) Robin Williams

Robin Williams recorded the part during breaks from filming Hook and Toys. Animator Eric Goldberg then went through the tapes and picked the best line...

Q 02/05

Two of Quasimodo's three gargoyle friends in Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame are named after which French novelist?

A) Alexandre Dumas

B) Jules Verne

C) Émile Zola

D) Victor Hugo

Answer · why

D) Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo wrote the 1831 novel behind the film. The trio were first going to be Chaney, Laughton and Quinn, after actors who had played Quasimodo, u...

Q 03/05

Which Disney sidekick debuted in the 1932 cartoon Mickey's Revue under the name Dippy Dawg?

A) Goofy

B) Pluto

C) Horace

D) Donald

Answer · why

A) Goofy

Goofy was drawn at first as an old man with a white beard and a puffy tail. He made six appearances as Dippy Dawg, most of them cameos, before the new...

Q 04/05

Which comedian recorded his lines as the tiny dragon Mushu in Disney's Mulan from a studio in his own home?

A) Chris Rock

B) Will Smith

C) Eddie Murphy

D) Martin Lawrence

Answer · why

C) Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy was suggested for the part by Disney chief Michael Eisner. Scheduling conflicts kept him away from the studio, so the guardian dragon was...

Q 05/05

Which Disney sidekick is appointed by the Blue Fairy to serve as Pinocchio's official conscience?

A) Stromboli

B) Jiminy Cricket

C) Gideon the Cat

D) Monstro the Whale

Answer · why

B) Jiminy Cricket

Jiminy Cricket is a nameless minor character in Carlo Collodi's original novel, where Pinocchio kills him. Disney remade him as a wisecracking travell...