Q 01/05

In which California city was Tim Burton born and raised?

A) Burbank

B) Pasadena

C) Glendale

D) Anaheim

Answer · why

A) Burbank

He was born there on August 25, 1958. His father had been a minor league baseball player who worked for the city's parks department.

Q 02/05

What kind of business did Burton's mother later own?

A) A used bookstore

B) A cat-themed gift shop

C) A costume rental store

D) A dog grooming salon

Answer · why

B) A cat-themed gift shop

His father was a former minor league baseball player. Burton has said his suburban Burbank childhood inspired the pastel neighborhood in Edward Scisso...

Q 03/05

Which student short film got Burton noticed by Walt Disney Productions?

A) Stalk of the Celery Monster

B) The Island of Doctor Agor

C) King and Octopus

D) Doctor of Doom

Answer · why

A) Stalk of the Celery Monster

Disney offered him an apprenticeship at its animation division on the strength of it. His other student film was King and Octopus.

Q 04/05

At which art school did Burton study before joining Disney?

A) Rhode Island School of Design

B) Art Center College of Design

C) CalArts

D) Pratt Institute

Answer · why

C) CalArts

CalArts classmate Rick Heinrichs later handled the stop-motion scenes in Pee-wee's Big Adventure and became a longtime collaborator.

Q 05/05

Which of these Disney films did Burton work on as an animator or concept artist?

A) The Little Mermaid

B) The Great Mouse Detective

C) The Fox and the Hound

D) Oliver & Company

Answer · why

C) The Fox and the Hound

He also contributed to Tron and The Black Cauldron in an early-1980s stint that he found a poor creative fit.