Right Answers of Dreams Come True Contest, Tour I
Right Answers of “Dreams come true” Contest, Tour I
Section A
1Complete the quote. “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”
2Mickey Mouse make his firstappearanceMickey debuted in the cartoon«Plane Crazy» on May 15, 1928. The first sound cartoon “Steamboat Willie” helped Mickey gain the popularity. So, Walt Disney announced its release date, November 18th, 1928, Mickey's birthday.
3How many Academy Awards(“Oscars”) did Walt Disney receive? Walt Disney holds the record for both the most Academy Award nominations (59) and the number of Oscars awarded (22). He also earned four honorary Oscars.
4What was the name of the first Disney color cartoon?The first Disney color cartoon was «Flowers and Trees»
5When and where did Disney say these words……: Walt Disney gave this speech at the opening of the first Disneyland on July 17, 1955 inAnaheim,California
6During the World War II the Walt Disney Studios was commissioned to produce training and propaganda films; even the studio's characters battled with the enemies. By whom of them a tomato is thrown at Hitler's face?At the end of “Der Fuehrer's Face” animated cartoon a tomato was thrown by Donald Duck at Hitler's face, and formed the words “THE END”
7Sergey Eisenstein called this classic Disney film the greatest film ever made. Which film was that?“Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”
8Whatdoes'Hakuna Matata' mean?“There are no worries”
9When were the Disney parks opened? Disneyland (California, USA) was opened in 1955, Walt Disney World (Florida, USA) – in 1971, Tokyo Disneyland (Japan) - in 1983, Disneyland Paris (France) - in 1992, The Hong Kong Disneyland (LantauIsland, Hong Kong)- in 2005. Shanghai Disney Resort (China) is expected to open in 2014. In 2009 Disney Со. received approval from the central government of China; a groundbreaking ceremony took place on April 7, 2011.
10Mickey can often be seen hanging out with his girlfriend, Minnie. Minnie became so popular that Disney theme parks dedicated a year as "Minnie's Year". What year was this?1986
Section В
1Where is this plaque located? As people walk through the gates
onto Main Street of Disneyland(California), this plaque greets them.
2Walt Disney said: “…The special secret, it seems to me, can be summarized in four C's.” What are the four C’s?
“They are Curiosity, Confidence, Courage, and Constancy and the greatest of these is Confidence”
3This construction is situated at one of Disney theme parks. Which his cartoon was this object taken from?
It is designed to look like the hat worn by Mickey in the animated
classic “Fantasia” ( segment The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
4When did Disney make his first live action film? What was its title and what was it about?
Disney's first all-live action feature was “Treasure Island”(1950). It is a tale of “pirates and buried gold”.
5What were the names of the dwarfs in “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”?Doc, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, Bashful, Sneezy, and Dopey
6Two fawns were kept at the Walt Disney Pictures – what for?They grew there during the making of the movie “Bambi”. The animators studied their habits in order to draw fawns with perfection.
7"I am a notorious pirate who had two good hands, until a nasty crocodile came along and ruined my plans." Which Disney villain can say that about himself / herself? Captain Hook from “Peter Pan”
8For three months every year, the HauntedMansion in Disneyland is taken over by the characters of “The Nightmare before Christmas”. When does that happen? October, November, December
9Which castle inspired Disney during the creation of Sleeping Beauty’s castle in Euro Disneyland?Neuschwanstein Castle in Hoenshvangau (Bavaria, Germany)
Section С
1.What kind of out-of-class activities did Walt take a great interest in at school in Kansas City and later in Chicago?
Walt staged and directed specialty acts, took part in amateur theatrical contests;gave attention to drawing and photography, contributing both to the school paper,was the cartoonist there.
2.Disney is noted as an innovator inanimation. What novelties appeared firstly in his films?
W. Disney was the first to use a click track during the recording session, which produced better synchronism; he produced the first cartoon in 3 strip Technicolor; he used the multiplane cameras, stereophonic sound in Fantasia (1940), widescreen processes (1955); he created the first large format animated film, using realistic animation of special effects and human characters (for Snow White); he combined live action with the cartoon animation. Walt Disney was a pioneer in character animation, in the field of television programming.
3.Walt Disney worked in collaboration with a very famous European artist at one time, who was the artist? Salvador Dali worked with Disney on the short animation movie “Destino”
4. In which Disney films is the music by Russian composers used?
In “Fantasia”the following music of Russian composers was used:
Nutcracker Suite by Pyotr Tchaikovsky.
The Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky.
Night on Bald Mountain by Modest Mussorgsky.
“Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers”- The Romeo and Juliet love theme by Pyotr Tchaikovsky was sampled to the song "Love, so Lovely".
“Sleeping Beauty” : music is adapted from Pyotr Tchaikovsky's ballet.
“Make Mine Music”:an animated dramatization of the musical composition“Peter and the Wolf”bySergei Prokofiev.
“Peter and the Wolf”- an animated dramatization of the musical compositionbySergei Prokofiev.
“Maestro Minnie” - Flight of the Bumblebee by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
“The Opry House” - Prelude in C-sharp Minorby Sergei Rachmaninov. After watching Mickey himself playing the Prelude in C-sharp Minor Sergei Rachmaninov told Walt Disney: "I have heard my inescapable piece done marvelously by some of the best pianists, and murdered cruelly by amateurs, but never was I more stirred than by the great Maestro Mouse!"
“The Emperor's New Groove” - Saber Dance by Aram Khachaturian.
5.Which theme areas are there in Disneyland and in Walt Disney World?
Disneyland has 8 theme areas: 1)Main Street, U.S.A. 2) Adventureland 3) New Orleans Square 4) Frontierland 5) Critter Country(opened in 1972 as "Bear Country) 6) Fantasyland 7) Mickey's Toontown 8) Tomorrowland
Walt Disney World has 4 theme areas: 1)MagicKingdom 2) Epcot (Spaceship Earth) 3) Disney's Hollywood Studios 4) Disney's Animal Kingdom
6.There are many schools across theUSA with Disney’s namesake. In1957 Walt Disney visited one of them in Anaheim,CA and surprised all of its students by his present. What was it? Walt Disney invited the entire student body to a free day at Disneyland.
7.Which character traits helped Walt Disney to build his astonishing business empire?Creativity, novel approach, openness , capacity for work, perseverance, morality, optimism, self-dependency, boldness, ability to learn from his mistakes, a keen commercial sense of what would appeal to the public.
8.What Portmanteau word was adopted by Walt Disneyfor illustrators, architects, engineers, designers, show writers, and many more who deal with designing and building Disney theme parks, cruise ships, and other entertainment projects of Disney Co.?The “Imagineers” from the term Imagineering, ablendof two words: imagination and engineering.
9.What do pop music stars Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake have in common with one of the popular Disney character? TV show “Mickey Mouse Club”
10.Please, name all these Disney characters (right to left, top to bottom)
1. Tarzan2. Jiminy Cricket 3. Tinker Bell 4. Peter Pan 5. Snow White 6. Princess Jasmine 7.Pocahontas 8. Cinderella 9.Little MermaidAriel 10. Princess Aurora 11. Belle 12. The Beast 13. Winnie-the-Pooh 14. Tigger 15. Piglet 16. Eeyore 17. Marie 18.Alice. 19. Dumbo 20. Mickey Mouse 21. Goofy 22. Donald Duck 23. Bambi 24. Lady 25. Tramp 26. Simba 27. Mowgli 28. Baloo 29. Stitch 30. Lilo 31.Dalmatian32.Pinocchio.
Bonus Section:
We suggestholding an essay contest«My favorite Disney Film» at your school(essays
could be either about a film made by Walt Disney or the one made at Disney Studio after his death; up to350 words). Each school can submit three best essays. Each of these essays could give your team up to three points!