Trivia Quiz on Animation History
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
A ready-made film-tv and pop-culture quiz that you can use in virtual and in-person events (Zoom, Teams, YouTube Live, Twitch, conferences, meetings, classrooms, etc.)
Journey through the evolution of cartoons with 50 questions spanning early theatrical shorts, Golden Age icons, TV classics, and fun behind‑the‑scenes trivia. Perfect for animation buffs and casual fans alike who love everything from ink-and-paint pioneers to Saturday-morning favorites.
Get your crew ready for a fast-paced group challenge that celebrates the art, characters, and milestones of animation history. This quiz works great in team meetings, classrooms, pub-quiz nights, family game nights, or livestreams—screen-share on Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, YouTube Live, Twitch, or Kick and let the nostalgia kick in. Split into teams, set a timer (30–45 seconds per question), and sprinkle in bonus rounds or sudden-death tie-breakers for extra excitement. The mix of easy, tricky, and deep-cut questions keeps newcomers engaged while giving animation aficionados plenty to flex. Encourage discussion before locking in answers, rotate team captains each round, and reveal leaderboards at checkpoints to keep the energy high. Whether you’re hosting a themed movie night or looking for a creative icebreaker, this trivia delivers a lively, replayable experience for any group size.
1. What was the first Hanna-Barbera cartoon
A) The Flintstones
B) Ruff and Reddy
C) Huckleberry Hound
D) The Jetsons
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2. Who is Warner Brothers oldest cartoon character
A) Bugs Bunny
B) Elmer Fudd
C) Porky Pig
D) Daffy Duck
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3. Which flying mouse, a cross between Superman and Mickey Mouse, appears in over seventy short cartoons in the Terrytoons series
A) Super Mouse
B) Mighty mouse
C) Captain Mouse
D) Whisker Wonder
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4. Who first appeared in the film A Tale of two Kitties in 1942
A) Tweety Pie
B) Sylvester the Cat
C) Porky Pig
D) Daffy Duck
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5. Who received 800000 fan letters in 1933
A) Betty Boop
B) Popeye
C) Mickey Mouse
D) Donald Duck
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6. What was the first x-rated animated cartoon film
A) The Adventures of Prince Achmed
B) Heavy Metal
C) Wizards
D) Fritz the cat
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7. Menace What Disney film do Parisians know as Blanche Neige Aet les Sept Nains
A) Snow White
B) Cinderella
C) Snow
D) Beauty and the Beast
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8. Sterling Holloway was original voice of which Disney character
A) Mickey Mouse
B) Donald Duck
C) Goofy
D) Winnie the Pooh
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9. Mickey Mouse's Pluto had what name when he first appeared
A) Fido
B) Spot
C) Rover
D) Copper
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10. After who was Mickey Mouse named
A) Mickey Mantle
B) Walt Disney
C) Minnie Mouse
D) Mickey Rooney
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11. Who was the voice of Scooby Doo
A) Don Messick
B) Mickey Dolenz
C) Scott Innes
D) Frank Welker
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12. What year was Walt Disney born
A) 1899
B) 1903
C) 1901
D) 1910
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13. In the USA what was the first prime time cartoon show
A) The Jetsons
B) Rocky and Bullwinkle
C) The Flintstones
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14. What was the first mickey mouse cartoon
A) Steamboat Willie
B) The Gallopin' Gaucho
C) Plane crazy
D) The Band Concert
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15. Casey Kasem was the original voice of what cartoon character
A) Scooby-Doo
B) Shaggy on Scooby Doo
C) Fred Jones
D) Captain Planet
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16. What was the first name of the cartoon character Mr Magoo
A) Walter
B) Quincy
C) Harold
D) Archie
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17. Name the first cartoon character made into a parade balloon
A) Felix the Cat
B) Mickey Mouse
C) Bugs Bunny
D) Scooby-Doo
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18. Who was the first athlete to have an animated cartoon series
A) Pelé
B) Michael Jordan
C) Babe Ruth
D) Mohamed Ali
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19. Wiley E Coyote chases roadrunner what does the E stand for
A) Elmer
B) Ethelbert
C) Edgar
D) Ezra
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20. What was Bugs Bunnies original name
A) Peter Rabbit
B) Hoppy Hare
C) Harvey Hare
D) Happy Rabbit
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21. Bambi was the first Disney film without what
A) Talking animals
B) Human characters
C) Color
D) Songs
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22. Who spoke for the first time in a Bugs Bunny cartoon in 1951
A) Elmer Fudd
B) Daffy Duck
C) Roadrunner
D) Yosemite Sam
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23. As Nick Park drove to the 1996 Oscar ceremony on a Wallace and Gromit-style red motorcycle and sidecar, why was he cautioned by the police
A) Not wearing a crash helmet
B) No license plate on the motorcycle
C) Running a red light
D) Driving without insurance
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24. What Cartoon Character Was Created, Inspired by The Frank Sinatra Song Strangers In The Night
A) Mickey Mouse
B) Popeye
C) SpongeBob SquarePants
D) Scooby Doo
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25. What colour was Tweety Bird originally
A) Yellow
B) Pink
C) Blue
D) Green
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26. Where did you see Fancy, Spook and Choo-Choo
A) In a Tom and Jerry cartoon
B) In Top Cat
C) In Scooby-Doo
D) In The Flintstones
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27. Which cartoon character's vital statistics were 19-19-19 -in inches
A) Betty Boop
B) Jessica Rabbit
C) Ariel
D) Olive Oyl
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28. Which eponymous, or title female, cartoon character was created by Max Fleischer
A) Minnie Mouse
B) Olive Oyl
C) Betty Boop
D) Jessica Rabbit
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29. Which company produced the syndicated mouse factory series
A) Hanna-Barbera
B) Warner Bros.
C) Walt disney
D) Pixar
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30. What was the first cartoon character called
A) Mickey Mouse
B) Felix the Cat
C) Oswald the rabbit
D) Betty Boop
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31. What was Walt Disney's first cartoon character
A) Mickey Mouse
B) Donald Duck
C) Mortimer Mouse
D) Oswald the Rabbit
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32. Which cartoon character has a girlfriend named Petunia
A) Mickey Mouse
B) Sylvester the Cat
C) Porky Pig
D) Daffy Duck
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33. What Disney character was voiced by Pinto Colvig
A) Grumpy
B) Dopey
C) Bashful
D) Sleepy
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34. Who created the cartoon character Droopy
A) Walt Disney
B) Chuck Jones
C) Bob Clampett
D) Tex Avery
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35. What film was the last featuring mel blanc's voice
A) Jetsons
B) Space Jam
C) Gremlins 2: The New Batch
D) Who Framed Roger Rabbit
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36. Dinner Time by Paul Terry was which cartoon first
A) Talkie
B) Steamboat Willie
C) Gertie the Dinosaur
D) Felix the Cat
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37. What motto ends merrie melodies cartoons
A) Until next episode, goodbye
B) That's all folks
C) See you in the next frame
D) Stay tuned for more adventures
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38. In the scrolling final credits of Disney's ________, the sorcerer's name is listed as "Yensid" (Disney spelt backwards).
A) Cinderella
B) The Sword in the Stone
C) The Little Mermaid
D) Fantasia
E) Beauty and the Beast
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39. What Disney animated feature was the first with end credits
A) Alice in Wonderland
B) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
C) Cinderella
D) Peter Pan
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40. What is the first line on Mel Blanc's tombstone
A) That’s All Folks
B) That's All Folks
C) That’s All Folks!
D) That’s All Folks.
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41. Disney: The original name of Goofy was ___________
A) Dinky Dawg
B) Buzzy Dawg
C) Gus Goof
D) Dippy dawg
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42. Who did the voices of bugs bunny, sylvester and tweety pie
A) Daws Butler
B) Jim Cummings
C) Frank Welker
D) Mel blanc
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43. What was the name of Felix the Cats girlfriend
A) Lola
B) Phyllis
C) Daisy
D) Mona
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44. Before Cartoon Characters "Tom & Jerry" Were Made Famous Tom Was Called By Another Name What Was It
A) Tom
B) Tommy
C) Jerry
D) Jasper
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45. What show was a spin-off of Transformers?
A) Transformers Rescue Bots
B) Transformers: Cyberverse
C) Go-Bots
D) Beast Wars
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46. ________ was the first feature length production which was created by Walt Disney feature Animation, Florida, which is located at Disney/MGM Studios at Walt Disney World.
A) Mulan
B) The Lion King
C) Beauty and the Beast
D) Aladdin
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47. In 1933, mickey mouse, an animated cartoon character, received 800,000 of these
A) greeting cards
B) Fan letters
C) telegrams
D) autographs
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48. What is the name of Porky Pigs nephew
A) Cedric
B) Milo
C) Porky Jr.
D) Cicero
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49. The maiden names of which two cartoon characters are slaghoople and mcbricker
A) Betty Rubble and Wilma Flintstone
B) Daphne Blake and Velma Dinkley
C) Marge Simpson and Lisa Simpson
D) Wilma flintstone and betty rubble
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50. What role does mickey mouse play in "fantasia"
A) The Conductor
B) Sorcerer's apprentice
C) The Dancing Mouse
D) The Evil Wizard's Minion
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