Q 01/05

Which studio produced Rise of the Guardians?

A) Pixar Animation

B) Illumination

C) Blue Sky Studios

D) DreamWorks Animation

Answer · why

D) DreamWorks Animation

It was the studio's last film distributed by Paramount Pictures before a move to 20th Century Fox.

Q 02/05

In what year was Rise of the Guardians released in theaters?

A) 2012

B) 2014

C) 2016

D) 2018

Answer · why

A) 2012

It opened in the US on November 21, after a premiere at the Mill Valley Film Festival in October.

Q 03/05

Who directed Rise of the Guardians?

A) Chris Sanders

B) Dean DeBlois

C) Peter Ramsey

D) Tom McGrath

Answer · why

C) Peter Ramsey

It was his feature debut, and he became the first African American to direct a big-budget CG animated film.

Q 04/05

Whose book series, The Guardians of Childhood, inspired the film?

A) William Joyce

B) Cressida Cowell

C) Chris Van Allsburg

D) Maurice Sendak

Answer · why

A) William Joyce

He also made the short film The Man in the Moon that introduced the idea, and won an Oscar for another short, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris...

Q 05/05

Who wrote the screenplay for Rise of the Guardians?

A) Charlie Kaufman

B) Aaron Sorkin

C) David Lindsay-Abaire

D) Tony Kushner

Answer · why

C) David Lindsay-Abaire

The Pulitzer-winning playwright also wrote the lyrics to the end-credits song "Still Dream".