Q 01/05

In what year was Disney's animated Dumbo released?

A) 1941

B) 1943

C) 1945

D) 1950

Answer · why

A) 1941

It came out on October 23, weeks before Pearl Harbor pushed the elephant off the cover of Time.

Q 02/05

What is Dumbo's real name?

A) Timothy

B) Jumbo Jr.

C) Casey Jr.

D) Elmer

Answer · why

B) Jumbo Jr.

The other elephants coin "Dumbo" as a mocking nickname after he sneezes and reveals his enormous ears.

Q 03/05

Who is Dumbo's only true friend besides his mother?

A) A stork named Mr. Stork

B) A crow named Dandy

C) A mouse named Timothy

D) A clown named Skinny

Answer · why

C) A mouse named Timothy

The pairing parodies the stereotype that elephants are terrified of mice.

Q 04/05

How long is Dumbo, making it one of Disney's shortest animated features?

A) 88 minutes

B) 75 minutes

C) 48 minutes

D) 64 minutes

Answer · why

D) 64 minutes

It was deliberately simple and cheap, made to recoup the losses of two expensive predecessors.

Q 05/05

Dumbo was based on a story written for the prototype of what novelty toy?

A) A Roll-a-Book

B) A wind-up circus train

C) A View-Master reel

D) A pop-up book

Answer · why

A) A Roll-a-Book

Merchandise chief Kay Kamen showed Walt Disney the prototype in late 1939.