Pixar History - Part 0

Pixar started out as a computer company selling what and for what purpose?

• They created the Apple II computer to edit photographs.

• They created the iPad to sell more advertisements.

• They created the Pixar Box computer to make animations.

• They created the Mark I for government to use in the World War II effort.

After seeing the 15-minute Tron animation, what Disney employee got fired after saying, "Computer animation is the future"?

• Steve Jobs

• Steve Wozniak

• Bill Gates

• John Lasseter

What were the Pixar shorts originally used as and why?

• They were used to promote more jobs in animation.

• They were used for advertisements to sell more computers.

• They were used to teach students in school.

• They were used by the government to send messages.

What short film went on to win an Oscar in 1988?

• Toy Story

• Tin Toy

• Knick Knack

• Red's Dream

Pixar started as a division of what company in early 1979?

• Microsoft

• Apple

• Disney

• Lucasfilm

Who bought Pixar from George Lucas and how much did he pay for it?

• Bill Gates, $20 million

• Steve Wozniak, $3 million

• Steve Jobs, $5 million

• Gottfried Leibniz, $7 million

Who did Steve Jobs sell Pixar to in the 1990s and for how much?

• Disney, $7 billion

• Animatronics, $3 billion

• Microsoft, $5 billion

• Apple, $2 billion