Q 01/05

In which California city is Disneyland?

A) Los Angeles

B) Anaheim

C) San Diego

D) San Francisco

Answer · why

B) Anaheim

Anaheim. Walt hired researchers to find the best place for his park, and Anaheim came out on top; it was then a small town about 25 miles from Los Ang...

Q 02/05

What was on the land before Disneyland was built?

A) A dairy farm full of cows

B) Orange groves and walnut trees

C) An old Hollywood movie studio

D) A big lake with fishing boats

Answer · why

B) Orange groves and walnut trees

Orange groves and walnut trees. Walt bought 160 acres of the farmland, and once the park opened, hotels and houses soon replaced the farms around it.

Q 03/05

What was Walt Disney doing when he first got the idea for Disneyland?

A) Riding a Coney Island rollercoaster

B) Visiting the San Diego Zoo

C) Watching his daughters on a merry-go-round

D) Reading fairy tales at bedtime

Answer · why

C) Watching his daughters on a merry-go-round

Watching his daughters on a merry-go-round. Walt sat on a bench while the girls had all the fun, and wondered why there was no place parents and kids ...

Q 04/05

Walt Disney first planned to build Disneyland across the street from what?

A) His childhood home

B) His movie studio

C) The Hollywood sign

D) A famous zoo

Answer · why

B) His movie studio

His movie studio, in Burbank. Walt pictured a little park for visitors to the studio, but his ideas soon grew far too big for the plot.

Q 05/05

How long did it take to build Disneyland?

A) About one month

B) About one year

C) About five years

D) About twenty years

Answer · why

B) About one year

About one year. Walt borrowed against his own life insurance to help pay for it, and the park opened just a year and a day after building began.