Popcorn Pop Quiz Winner and Answers

Holy Grail of Monty Python! I forgot to post this on Tuesday. My apologies everyone. Well, it was a close one between my cousin and a friend I haven’t seen in years. But our PPQ winner this week is

JUSTIN NIERER!!

Congratulations Justin. Send me your address and you’ll be having popcorn arrive shortly (though past winners will tell you I took forever to get prizes sent off…).

And here are the answers:

1. The very first Herbie movie was simply called The Love Bug.

2. Cinderella lost a shoe three times in her movie. Once when delivering breakfast, once when running away from the ball, and once at her wedding.

3. Julie Andrews didn’t play the lead inAngela Lounsbury did.

4. When Walt Disney was a young boy he carelessly killed an owl. This was the beginning of his interest in personalizing animals as well as his concern for them (note how Bambi makes you feel about killing animals).

5. Mickey Mouse’s official birthday is Nov 18, 1928, which was the release date of Steamboat Willie

6. In 2014, the American Film Institute (AFI) released a list of the top movie songs of all time. Coming in at #7, and ranking the highest amount Disney animated feature films was “When You Wish Upon a Star” from Pinocchio.

7. A Muppet Christmas Carol was the first Muppet Movie made under the Disney name? It was also the first one made without the voice talent of Jim Henson.

8. The Pizza Planet truck makes an appearance in every Disney/Pixar movie except The Incredibles.

9. In, Sassy the cat is voiced by Sally Field, not Diane Keaton.

10. The first animated Disney feature film to be released on DVD was Pinocchio.

11. In 2008, AFI released a top ten list of the greatest animated films. A whopping 9 out of 10 were Disney movies!

12. Of the live action Disney flicks listed, Pete’s Dragon was released in 1977. I had the book and tape for my 7th birthday, and LOVED it. Hadn’t seen the movie til years later though. (Correct me if I’m wrong on which birthday that was Mom. It was at McDonald’s.)

13. The third time in history that Disney World was closed was because of Hurricane Floyd.

14. Aerosmith is the focus of Disney World’sOne of the greatest roller coaster rides in the world (imho) and one of the greatest bands of all time.

15. When Walt Disney passed away in 1966, his last words were the first and last name of an actor who just signed a 10-year contract with Walt Disney Studios: Kurt Russell

16. Each year Disney World’s electricity bill averages $0 as they own their own power plant.

17. Wreck-It Ralph was released exactly 75 years to the day after the first ever Walt Disney animation film.

18. When the popular weekly TV program aired it had a different name: Disney Land

19. ABC was the first TV network to air which is interesting seeing as Disney bought the network a little over 40 years later in 1996.

20. The only Disney animated feature film to reach the 2-hour mark? Fantasia, of course. I must say, I had a hard time making it through the whole thing.

Good job everyone! And by everyone, I mean all 3 of you. WordPress told me I had 90 people view the quiz. Guess it’s a good thing I’m not in marketing…