Q 01/05

Which Disney character first appeared in 1932 as a nameless old-timer whose raucous laugh stole a Mickey cartoon?

A) Pluto

B) Goofy

C) Horace Horsecollar

D) Clarabelle Cow

Answer · why

B) Goofy

Goofy's laugh came from story man and former circus clown Pinto Colvig; it so tickled Walt that the bit player was given more cartoons, at first under...

Q 02/05

In which U.S. state was Walt Disney born?

A) California

B) Missouri

C) Kansas

D) Illinois

Answer · why

D) Illinois

Illinois: Walt was born in Chicago in 1901, in a house his father had built with his own hands; the family left for a Missouri farm when he was four.

Q 03/05

Which 1950 animated feature restored the fortunes of Walt Disney's studio?

A) Peter Pan

B) Bambi

C) Lady and the Tramp

D) Cinderella

Answer · why

D) Cinderella

Cinderella ended a run of cheaper package films made while the studio was deep in debt; the gamble paid off, and its success kept Walt's feature anima...

Q 04/05

Which futuristic transport system began daily service at Disneyland in 1959, the first of its kind in America?

A) Hovercraft

B) Hydrofoil

C) Monorail

D) Moving walkway

Answer · why

C) Monorail

The monorail was opened by Vice President Richard Nixon and his family; two years later it was extended to the Disneyland Hotel, turning a ride into w...

Q 05/05

What was Mickey Mouse first going to be called, before Walt Disney's wife is said to have suggested Mickey?

A) Martin

B) Maxwell

C) Mortimer

D) Milton

Answer · why

C) Mortimer

Mortimer was later recycled as the name of Mickey's smug rival.