Q 01/05

Which was Walt Disney's first animated feature, four years before Dumbo?

A) Pinocchio

B) Snow White

C) Fantasia

D) Bambi

Answer · why

B) Snow White

Snow White. Dumbo itself was first planned as a short cartoon, until the people making it decided the story could carry a full-length feature.

Q 02/05

What is Dumbo's real name?

A) Goliath Jr.

B) Jumbo Jr.

C) Samson Jr.

D) Elmer

Answer · why

B) Jumbo Jr.

Jumbo Jr. is the name his mother gives him; the other circus elephants, laughing at his enormous ears, rename him Dumbo.

Q 03/05

Which Oscar-nominated lullaby plays as Dumbo's caged mother cradles him in her trunk?

A) La La Lu

B) Stay Awake

C) Baby Mine

D) Hushabye Mountain

Answer · why

C) Baby Mine

Baby Mine. His mother has been locked in a wagon for spanking a boy who pulled Dumbo's ears, so she can only reach her trunk through the bars to rock ...

Q 04/05

What comes crashing down when Dumbo trips over his ears during the elephant pyramid stunt?

A) The big top

B) The trapeze rig

C) The lion cages

D) The bandstand

Answer · why

A) The big top

The big top. The stunt was his mouse friend's idea, whispered into the sleeping ringmaster's ear, and its failure gets Dumbo demoted to the clowns' ac...

Q 05/05

Which European film festival gave Dumbo its top prize for animation in 1947?

A) Venice

B) Cannes

C) Berlin

D) Locarno

Answer · why

B) Cannes

Cannes. War had delayed the festival's launch until 1946, so the six-year-old Dumbo competed at only its second edition and won the Grand Prix for ani...

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