Q 01/05
A) Brad Bird
B) Andrew Stanton
C) Pete Docter
D) Dan Scanlon
Answer · why
Docter had previously directed Monsters, Inc., Up and Inside Out, and became Pixar's chief creative officer in 2018.
Q 02/05
A) Jamie Foxx
B) Questlove
C) Daveed Diggs
D) Donnell Rawlings
Answer · why
Docter noted Foxx is himself a classically trained pianist, which made him a natural fit for a jazz musician.
Q 03/05
A) Amy Poehler
B) Maya Rudolph
C) Tina Fey
D) Kristen Wiig
Answer · why
Fey also helped write her character's lines, contributing to the screenplay.
Q 04/05
A) Double bass
B) Piano
C) Trumpet
D) Saxophone
Answer · why
Animators captured MIDI data from Jon Batiste's sessions so every on-screen key press matched the note played.
Q 05/05
A) He is hit by a taxi
B) He falls down an open manhole
C) He slips on a subway platform
D) He collapses on stage
Answer · why
His excitement after landing the gig with Dorothea Williams distracts him on the walk home.
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