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It's ended up being a somewhat mammoth, 50-question affair, split into ten rounds of five with a variety of themes and question styles to hopefully keep things magical. I'll explain each round as I go along, but a general thing to keep in mind is that anything Disney is fair game, and so there may be one or two Disney-Pixar collaborations lurking down there. I've tried to keep things fairly accessible, so even if you're not a Disney Dork you hopefully won't wind up feeling like a Disney Doofus. That said, this is very much written with either fans, or teams, in mind - if you find it tough by yourself you can at least be sure you're well placed for any future Disney quiz questions! Good luck!
Round 1: Disney 101
There are some facts that may not be the most interesting, but nevertheless you have to know them for the occasional Disney-loving quizmaster. Here are five Disney essentials to kick things off.
1) When he first came up with the idea of a mouse character, what name did Disney have in mind before settling on Mickey?
2) Released in December 1937, what was the first Disney theatrical animated feature?
3) Walt Disney founded the Disney company in 1923 with Roy Disney - what relation were Roy and Walt?
4) Beginning with 'E', what was Walt Disney's middle name?
5) Perhaps the most essential of Disney trivia to finish: Mickey Mouse was first seen in a single test screening of the animated short Plane Crazy, but which 1928 cartoon is considered his debut as it was the first to be distributed?
The answers
Round 2: Disney lands
Time to get really stuck into the movies with the first 'quick-fire' round. In this one, I'll give you the names of five locations that appear in five Disney (or Disney-Pixar) films. You just have to name the film. (And before you get smart, while many of these appear in sequels, it's the originals I'm after.)
1) Elephant graveyard
2) Thebes
3) Radiator Springs
4) The Scarefloor
5) The Man Village
The answers
Round 3: fun facts!
Next up are five questions about some of the facts I found particularly fun or interesting. That counts as a theme, right?
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2) With the exception of Lyndon B. Johnson, Mickey Mouse has met every US President since Harry Truman, but which one remarked "It's always nice to meet a world leader who has bigger ears than me."?
3) How many different countries boast a Disney resort?
4) For which film was Walt Disney presented this unique Academy Award?
5) Which Disney theme park is an experimental prototype community of tomorrow?
The answers
Round 4: who wrote that?
If you think things are getting a little low-brow then prepare to have your brows raised. Here are five Disney classics; I want you to tell me the authors of the stories or books which primarily inspired them. (Surnames alone will suffice.)
1) Alice in Wonderland
2) One Hundred and One Dalmatians
3) Cinderella
4) Peter Pan
5) Tangled
The answers
Round 5: villainous pictures!
It's time for the first picture round! Below you'll find five naughty Disney characters, you just have to name their respective films. (Click for a bigger version!)
Round 6: Frozen solid
There's no escaping Disney's Frozen, especially at this time of year, and as the highest-grossing animated film of all time it only seems fair to devote an entire round to it. Don't groan, you'll be thanking me when these start popping up on pub quizzes (if they haven't already).
1) Which Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale inspired Frozen?
2) The setting of Frozen is primarily based on which country? Some of its landmarks, including the Akershus Fortress and the Nidaros Cathedral are represented in the film.
3) As the co-writer of Oscar-winning Let It Go, Robert Lopez became the 12th - and by far the quickest - person to date to win all four major American entertainment awards (the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony). The first of these was a Tony Award in 2004 for his work on which musical, featuring songs including The Internet is For Porn and What Do You Do With a B.A. in English?
4) What 11-letter word describes Elsa's power to psychically control and create ice and cold temperatures?
5) Not adjusting for inflation, Frozen is (at time of writing) the fifth highest-grossing movie of all time. Name three of the four movies that currently beat it.
The answers
Round 7: quick-fire songs
While a Disney film is still yet to win the Best Picture Oscar, they have put in a remarkably strong showing for Best Original Song over the years. For each of the films below, tell me which of its songs won the gong.
1) The Little Mermaid
2) The Lion King
3) Pinocchio
4) Song of the South
5) Mary Poppins
The answers
Round 8: two words
In this round every answer is precisely two words. That may not sound like much of a theme, but it could give you the extra hint you need.
1) The central castle at Walt Disney World, Florida belongs to Cinderella. Also know as Aurora, and Briar Rose, whose castle sits at the centre of the original Disneyland Park in California?
2) Subsequent imitators included Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies from Warner Bros., and Happy Harmonies from MGM, but what was the name of the Disney animated short films originally intended as accompaniments to pieces of music?
3) Deriving from Walt Disney's use of theatrical analogies when referring to park operations, what term describes any employee at the various Disney theme parks?
4) The Karnival Kid was the ninth film in the original Mickey Mouse film series, and the first in which he speaks. What food was his first words?
5) As Cinderella Castle becomes taller, its proportions get smaller, making it appear larger than it actually is. What term describes this technique?
The answers
Round 9: you've got a friend in me
In the final quick-fire round, I'm going to give you the names of five Disney 'companions'. Each of them is associated with a title character, can you tell me who? As a bonus hint, they're all from movies with one-word titles.
1) Mushu the dragon
2) Meeko the raccoon
3) Abu the monkey
4) Timothy Q. Mouse the mouse
5) Penny Forrester the human
The answers
Round 10: where in the (Walt Disney) World?
You're almost there! To finish off I've got five photos of locations from Walt Disney World's World Showcase. Each of these is from a pavilion dedicated to a specific country, and your final task is to name each one. (Again, you can click for a bigger version!)
The answers
Phew. Hopefully that wasn't too much of a slog. If you got this far (and managed to keep count) then you can use the poll below to show off both your Disney knowledge and your stamina!
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