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Cartoons

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A special type of puppet show in China, India, and Iran used what to create a sort of early cartoon?

a)

Water Color

b)

Animation

c)

Shadow

d)

Dance

2.

An early invention called the Phenakistiscope used an early form of animation to make a horse look like it was moving. The word "Phenakistiscope" means--

a)

Animated Shapes

b)

Using illusions

c)

Mystery image

d)

To trick the eye

3.

The Phenakistiscope was an important invention in animation, but it had one problem--

a)

Only one person could use it at a time

b)

They were too expensive for people to afford

c)

Factories had trouble producing them

d)

People got bored of them too quickly

4.

The world's first cartoon was created after a cartoonist was inspired by something he saw at a museum. What was it?

a)

A mummy exhibit

b)

Dinosaur bones

c)

A World War 1 airplane

d)

A statue of a caveman

5.

What was the name of the first animated cartoon character created in 1914?

a)

Felix the Cat

b)

Mickey Mouse

c)

SpongeBob Squarepants

d)

Gertie the Dinosaur

6.

Growing up, Walt Disney liked to draw animals. Where did he see the animals that inspired him?

a)

The zoo near his house

b)

The circus that visited his town

c)

He lived on a farm

d)

His grandmother took him hiking

7.

During World War 1, Walt Disney helped by doing this-

a)

Joining the army.

b)

Delivering mail to soldiers in France.

c)

Driving an ambulance for the Red Cross.

d)

Piloting airplanes for the Air Force.

8.

It was here where Walt Disney and his brother Roy first started becoming successful with their animations.

a)

Chicago, Illinois

b)

Florida

c)

New York City

d)

California

9.

Before Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney created a very popular character that he lost to another animator. This made him angry and sad. Who was the animated character Disney lost?

a)

Oswald the Lucky Rabbit

b)

Mighty Mouse

c)

Mr. Magoo

d)

Conrad the Clumsy Camel

10.

What was the name of the first animated cartoon featuring Mickey Mouse?

a)

Mickey and the Dinosaur Bone

b)

Mickey Mouse in Steamboat Willy

c)

Mickey Mouse and the Haunted Mansion

d)

Mickey the Pirate