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History of Animation

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Leonardo da Vinci’s drawing which showed

multiple angles, implying movement.

a)

VITRUVIAN MAN

b)

VENUS MAN

c)

ANGLE HEAD

2.

The Magic Lantern, an image projector using pictures on sheets of glass, was invented in...

a)

1653

b)

1603

c)

1623

3.

_______ Studios helped launch the careers of the cartoonists that created Mighty Mouse, Betty Boop, and Woody Woodpecker.

a)

Clay

b)

Disney

c)

Bray

4.

_____ was considered by some as the first animated movie star.

a)

Gertie the Dinosaur

b)

Felix the Cat

c)

Doggo the Dog

5.

_________ became the first cartoon with the sound printed on the film, and is the first notable success for Walt Disney Studios.

a)

Steamboat Willie

b)

Gumby and Pokey

c)

Minnie Mouse

6.

Walt Disney himself was the original voice of...

a)

Goofy.

b)

Daffy Duck.

c)

Mickey.

7.

In the year ____ Merrie Melodies was created by Warner Brothers.

a)

1910

b)

1920

c)

1930

8.

The first hand-drawn animated feature film was...

a)

Cinderella.

b)

Sleeping Beauty.

c)

Snow White.

9.

The length of time it took to come up with the final rendering of the Seven Dwarfs.

a)

About one month

b)

Almost 2 years

c)

One week

10.

_____ was the first animated series on prime-time television.

a)

Bugs Bunny

b)

Felix the Cat

c)

The Flintstones

11.

In 1964, _____ was released—the first animated

adult (X-rated) feature film.

a)

Fatboy the Cat

b)

Felix the Cat

c)

Fritz the Cat

12.

CGI stands for...

a)

constant gaming intelligence.

b)

computer generated imagery.

c)

cranky grandpa insists.

13.

This short film was the first fully CGI-animated film,

created by The Graphics Group, the precursor to Pixar.

a)

THE ADVENTURES OF WALLACE & GROMIT

b)

THE ADVENTURES OF ANDRE & WALLY B

c)

THE ADVENTURES OF MRS. MOOSE & PD. 8 GRAPHICS

14.

Longest running animated program

a)

Family Guy

b)

There is one?

c)

The Simpsons

15.

The first fully computer-animated

feature film

a)

Toy Story

b)

Monsters, Inc.

c)

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