By Bruce Deachman, CANWEST NEWS SERVICE, The StarPhoenixIn 1928, aviator Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly accross the Atlantic, an iron lung was used for the first time, the only Academy Award was given for Best Title Writing and Gordie Howe was born.
As well, a small rodent -- "a little fellow trying to do the best he could," according to creator Walt Disney. -- made his debut in American Theatres.
It is Mickey Mouse's 80th birthday today! "Yay! Mickey!!
Here is some trivia:
1. Which of the following was not a Mouseketeer?
A. Christina Aguilera
B. Annette Funicello
C. Ryan Gosling
D. Britney Spears
E. Justin Timberlake
2. How many people are credited for providing the voice of Mickey Mouse in the past 80 years?
A. 1
B. 3
C. 5
D. 8
E. 15
3. Mickey Mouse's first appearance was in Plane Crazy on May 15, 1928. The Walt Disney Company considers today Mickey's birthday, commemorating the release of what cartoon?
A. The Barn Dance
B. The Opry House
C. The Gallopin' Gaucho
D. Mickey's Follies
E. Steamboat Willie
4. Walt Disney created Mickey Mouse to replace which animated character?
A. Felix the Cat
B. Dog the Bounty Hunter
C. Minnie the Moocher
D. Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
5. To whom did Walt Disney give credit for the inspiration for Mickey's personality?
A. Charlie Chaplin
B. Woodrow Wilson
C. Shoeless Joe Jackson
D. Hoagy Carmichael
E. Stan Laurel
6. What were Mickey's first spoken words?
A. "Put her down!"
B. "Jeepers!"
C. "Eeek! A cat!"
D. "You know what they say about big hands, Minnie!"
E. "Hot dogs!"
7. On March 28, 1929, what happened to Mickey for the first time?
A. He met Minnie
B. He asked Minnie out
C. He kissed Minnie
D. He danced with Minnie
E. He wore gloves
8. The first piece of Mickey Mouse merchandise appeared in 1929. It was:
A. A lunchbox
B. A beanie cap with large ears
C. A school writing tablet
D. Suspenders
E. A video game
9. In 1932, Walt Disney received a special Academy Award for creating Mickey Mouse. How many Oscars has Mickey won?
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
E. 5
10. Who said: "Brake! Brake! Brake now, you Mickey Mouse piece of s--!"
A. Charles Lindbergh
B. Neil Armstrong
C. Sylvester Stallone
D. Henry Ford
E. Minnie Mouse
11. Match the event with the year:
1. The first Mickey Mouse watch is sold
2. Mickey gets his own entry in Encyclopedia Britannica
3. Minnie first turns down Mickey in favour of Peg Leg Pete
4. Mickey's eyes get pupils
5. Mickey leads Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade in New York
a. 1929
b. 1933
c. 1934
d. 1935
e. 1940
12. Who once famously put a black bra on top of his head to imitate Mickey, and said "I'm the mascot of an evil corporation."
A. Walt Disney
B. Scrooge McDuck
C. John Belushi
D. Dan Aykroyd
E. Bart Simpson
13. True or False: In a 2007 children's television show titled Tomorrow's Pioneers, the Hamas used a Mickey Mouse clone named Farfour to encourage children to use AK-47 assault rifles and grenades, telling them that "We will return the Islamic community to its former greatness, and liberate Jerusalem, God willing, liberate Iraq, God willing, and liberate all the countries of the Muslims invaded by the murderers." Following intervention by the Palestinian government, the character was beaten to death by an Israeli and replaced by Nahoul, his bumblebee cousin.
14. Another first: 30 years ago today, Mickey became the first cartoon character to:
A. Receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
B. Win an Emmy Award
C. Sing during the Super Bowl halftime show
D. Be charged for impaired driving
E. Appear in a porn film
15. Has Disney's Mickey Mouse ever appeared in the same film as Warner Brothers' Bugs Bunny?
16. Who said:
"Well, it's time they got their act together. They're ruining the whole league. They had better stop running a Mickey Mouse organization and put somebody on the ice."
A. Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner
B. Hockey Night in Canada analyst Don Cherry
C. Emilio Estevez, in the movie The Mighty Ducks
D. Bugs Bunny
E. Wayne Gretzky
© The StarPhoenix (Saskatoon) 2008
Below are the answers.
1. None. All five were Mouseketeers.
2. B. Three. Walt Disney voiced Mickey from 1928-47, when Jim MacDonald took over. In 1977, Wayne Allwine, the current voice of Mickey, took over from MacDonald.
3. E. Steamboat Willie. Plane Crazy and The Gallopin' Gaucho preceded Steamboat Willie, which was the first Mickey film with sound.
4. D. Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.
5. A. Charlie Chaplin. Said Disney: "I think we are rather indebted to Charlie Chaplin for the idea. We wanted something appealing, and we thought of a tiny bit of a mouse that would have something of the wistfulness of Chaplin -- a little fellow trying to do the best he could."
6. E. "Hot dogs!" In 1929's The Karnival Kid, Mickey sells hot dogs.
7. E. Mickey first wore gloves in The Opry House.
8. C.
9. B. Mickey won his only Oscar for 1941's Lend A Paw, which starred not Mickey, but Pluto.
10. C. In the movie Demolition Man, Stallone shouts those words to his police car.
11. 1b; 2c; 3a; 4e; 5d
12. E. Bart Simpson in The Simpsons Movie.
13. True.
14. A.
15. Yes, they appeared together in 1988's Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
16. E. Gretzky said it in 1984 after his Edmonton Oilers defeated the New Jersey Devils 13-4.
1. None. All five were Mouseketeers.
2. B. Three. Walt Disney voiced Mickey from 1928-47, when Jim MacDonald took over. In 1977, Wayne Allwine, the current voice of Mickey, took over from MacDonald.
3. E. Steamboat Willie. Plane Crazy and The Gallopin' Gaucho preceded Steamboat Willie, which was the first Mickey film with sound.
4. D. Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.
5. A. Charlie Chaplin. Said Disney: "I think we are rather indebted to Charlie Chaplin for the idea. We wanted something appealing, and we thought of a tiny bit of a mouse that would have something of the wistfulness of Chaplin -- a little fellow trying to do the best he could."
6. E. "Hot dogs!" In 1929's The Karnival Kid, Mickey sells hot dogs.
7. E. Mickey first wore gloves in The Opry House.
8. C.
9. B. Mickey won his only Oscar for 1941's Lend A Paw, which starred not Mickey, but Pluto.
10. C. In the movie Demolition Man, Stallone shouts those words to his police car.
11. 1b; 2c; 3a; 4e; 5d
12. E. Bart Simpson in The Simpsons Movie.
13. True.
14. A.
15. Yes, they appeared together in 1988's Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
16. E. Gretzky said it in 1984 after his Edmonton Oilers defeated the New Jersey Devils 13-4.
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1 comment:
I always suspected Dog the Bounty Hunter was an animated character.
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