Q 01/05

In which 1934 Silly Symphony did Donald Duck make his first screen appearance?

A) The Wise Little Hen

B) The Band Concert

C) Orphans' Benefit

D) Three Little Pigs

Answer · why

A) The Wise Little Hen

He and Peter Pig fake bellyaches to dodge the hen's chores and are rewarded at the end with castor oil.

Q 02/05

What date does the Walt Disney Company officially recognise as Donald's birthday?

A) March 13

B) June 9

C) November 18

D) September 5

Answer · why

B) June 9

It is the release date of his debut cartoon; the comics later gave him a separate in-universe birthday of Friday the 13th.

Q 03/05

What is Donald's middle name?

A) Fitzgerald

B) Ferdinand

C) Fauntleroy

D) Francis

Answer · why

C) Fauntleroy

It was revealed on his draft card in the 1942 short Donald Gets Drafted.

Q 04/05

Who voiced Donald for roughly half a century, from 1934 until his death in 1985?

A) Pinto Colvig

B) Mel Blanc

C) Jimmy MacDonald

D) Clarence Nash

Answer · why

D) Clarence Nash

He was nicknamed 'Ducky' and produced the voice with buccal speech, using the inner cheek rather than the larynx.

Q 05/05

According to legend, Donald's voice actor originally developed the sound as an impression of what animal?

A) A nervous baby goat

B) An angry rooster

C) A frightened lamb

D) A hungry piglet

Answer · why

A) A nervous baby goat

Walt Disney heard it and decided it sounded like a duck instead.