Q 01/05

In Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Hermey quits Santa's workshop to follow which career dream?

A) A baker

B) A veterinarian

C) A dentist

D) A tailor

Answer · why

C) A dentist

A dentist is what Hermey longs to be, and the dream pays off: he pulls the Abominable Snow Monster's teeth, leaving the beast harmless.

Q 02/05

Staff from Topcraft, animators of Rankin/Bass's The Last Unicorn, went on to form which famous company?

A) Toei Animation

B) Studio Ghibli

C) Gainax

D) Madhouse

Answer · why

B) Studio Ghibli

Studio Ghibli grew out of Topcraft: after the Rankin/Bass jobs, Hayao Miyazaki hired the studio to make Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, and its co...

Q 03/05

Which comedian narrated Rankin/Bass's Frosty the Snowman, having recorded the song himself back in 1950?

A) Red Skelton

B) George Burns

C) Jackie Gleason

D) Jimmy Durante

Answer · why

D) Jimmy Durante

Jimmy Durante made the special his final film role. He tells the story, sings the title song, and a cartoon version of him marches in the closing para...

Q 04/05

Which star replaced the first voice of Sam the Snowman in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer to please NBC?

A) Burl Ives

B) Bing Crosby

C) Perry Como

D) Pete Seeger

Answer · why

A) Burl Ives

Burl Ives took over the part from Larry D. Mann, who stayed on as Yukon Cornelius. Hiring a famous narrator became the studio's habit for later specia...

Q 05/05

In Frosty the Snowman, where does Professor Hinkle lock Frosty inside, causing the snowman to melt?

A) A bakery

B) A boiler room

C) A greenhouse

D) A barn

Answer · why

C) A greenhouse

A greenhouse was meant as a kindness: Frosty carries his freezing young friend inside to warm her up, and Hinkle shuts the door behind them.