Q 01/05

Dave Stutler's runaway mops in The Sorcerer's Apprentice pay homage to which classic Disney animated film?

A) Fantasia

B) Pinocchio

C) Dumbo

D) Bambi

Answer · why

A) Fantasia

Fantasia supplied the title and the premise: in its best-known segment a wizard's young helper tries his master's magic and cannot control it.

Q 02/05

Which actor plays Balthazar Blake in The Sorcerer's Apprentice, a film that grew from his own idea?

A) Johnny Depp

B) Nicolas Cage

C) John Travolta

D) Keanu Reeves

Answer · why

B) Nicolas Cage

Nicolas Cage wanted to play a character with magical powers, and a producer friend suggested making a feature out of the old Disney segment.

Q 03/05

Balthazar Blake's flying steel eagle in The Sorcerer's Apprentice is a gargoyle from which Manhattan skyscraper?

A) Empire State Building

B) Woolworth Building

C) Chrysler Building

D) Flatiron Building

Answer · why

C) Chrysler Building

The Chrysler Building has real steel eagles jutting from its 61st floor, put there as a nod to the bald eagle, America's emblem.

Q 04/05

Which electrical device does Dave Stutler use to stun Horvath in The Sorcerer's Apprentice?

A) A Leyden jar

B) A cathode ray tube

C) A Jacob's ladder

D) A Tesla coil

Answer · why

D) A Tesla coil

A Tesla coil, a high-voltage transformer designed in 1891, saves the day twice: Dave later builds a bigger one out of lamp posts and power lines.

Q 05/05

Which make of sports car crashed into a restaurant window while The Sorcerer's Apprentice was filming?

A) Ferrari

B) Lamborghini

C) Porsche

D) Maserati

Answer · why

A) Ferrari

A Ferrari driven by a stuntman skidded out of control and mounted the pavement, leaving two pedestrians with minor injuries; rain-slicked roads were b...