Do You Pay Attention Quiz – Answers

Before I give you the answers to my quiz, I want to wish Disneyland a happy 57th birthday today. Hurray!

This quiz is designed to see how well you pay attention when visiting Walt Disney World. All of the answers can be seen or heard easily while visiting the four theme parks and the various attractions found within.

Like all of my quizzes, no winners will be announced and no prizes awarded. This is just for fun.

The answers will appear in tomorrow’s column.

Good luck.

1. In “Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room” at the Magic Kingdom, four macaws play host to the show. Which is NOT the name of one of these hosts?

A. Jose
B. Michael
C. Pierre
D. Friedrich

Letter D is the correct answer. Fritz is the fourth host, not Friedrich.

It’s interesting to note, the bird’s feather colors represented their nationalities. Jose (voiced by Wally Boag) was covered in red, white, and green feathers, the colors on the Mexican flag. Michael (voiced by Fulton Burley) donned green and white feathers to represent his Irish background. Pierre (voiced by Ernie Newton) sported blue, white, and red for his French nationality. And Fritz (voiced by Thurl Ravenscroft) was covered in red, white, and gold feathers for his German heritage (FYI – the Germany flag colors are black-red-gold).

2. Within the queue for “It’s Tough to be a Bug” at the Animal Kingdom there are a number of theatrical playbills. Which one is NOT part of the “Tree of Life Repertory Theater Group” productions?

A. Antie Get Your Gun
B. Beauty and the Bees
C. Barefoot in the Bark
D. The Dung and I

Letter A is the correct answer.

Here is a list of all of the playbills:

A Cockroach Line (A Chorus Line)
A Stinkbug Named Desire (A Streetcar Named Desire)
Antie (Annie)
Barefoot in the Bark (Barefoot in the Park)
Beauty and the Bees (Beauty and the Beast)
Little Shop of Hoppers (Little Shop of Horrors)
My Fair Ladybug (My Fair Lady)
The Dung and I (The King and I)
The Grass Menagerie (The Glass Menagerie)

3. In the “Universe of Energy” at Epcot, Ellen plays Jeopardy against her old college roommate, Judy Peterson. What is Ellen’s nickname for Judy?

A. Dumb Judy
B. Stupid Judy
C. Know-it-all Judy
D. Smarty-pants Judy

Letter B is the correct answer.

Although Ellen calls Judy both “Know-it-all Judy” and “Smarty-pants Judy,” her actual nickname was “Stupid Judy.” Judy’s nickname for Ellen is “Stupid Ellen.”

4. What is the name of the ship moored on Echo Lake at Disney’s Hollywood Studios?

A. S.S. Down the Hatch
B. Min & Bill’s
C. U.S.S. Anchors Away
D. S.S. Echo Leak

Letter A is the correct Answer.

Min & Bill’s Dockside Diner is the name of the counter service restaurant located inside the ship. “Min and Bill” was an MGM movie released in 1930. It starred Marie Dressler and Wallace Beery and tells the story of a dockside innkeeper (Min) who, while raising her adopted daughter, has an ongoing love/hate relationship with a boozy fisherman (Bill) who lives at the inn. Dressler won the Academy Award for her portrayal of Min in 1931.

5. What is the name of the flooded town seen on “Big Thunder Mountain Railroad” found in Frontierland at the Magic Kingdom.

A. Rainbow Ridge
B. Nugget Way
C. Dry Gulch
D. Tumbleweed

Letter D is the correct answer.

Rainbow Ridge was the name of the mining town at Disneyland’s now defunct Nature’s Wonderland attraction. Nugget Way is the name of the pathway that leads to the observation area for Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. And Dry Gulch was to be the name of the town guests would float by on the never-built Western River Expedition.

6. Name the two counter service restaurants found on Discovery Island in the Animal Kingdom.

A. Restaurantosaurus and Yak & Yeti
B. Yak & Yeti and Pizzafari
C. Pizzafari and Flame Tree Barbeque
D. Flame Tree Barbeque and Restaurantosaurus

Letter C is the correct answer.

Restaurantosaurus is located in Dinoland U.S.A. and Yak & Yeti is located in Asia.

7. Most of us are familiar with the four main parking sections of Epcot: Journey, Discover, Amaze, and Create. However, on extremely busy days, three other lots are used to handle the extra vehicles. Which is NOT one of the Epcot parking lots?

A. Imagine
B. Explore
C. Communicate
D. Wonder

Letter C is the correct answer.

Here is a list of all seven Epcot lots and their corresponding row numbers.

Journey – Rows 1 – 10
Discover – Rows 11 – 25
Amaze – Rows 26 – 38
Create – Rows 39 – 54
Imagine – Rows 55 – 67
Explore – Rows 68 – 83
Wonder – Rows 84 – 103

8. What is the name of the gas station found on Hollywood Boulevard at Disney’s Hollywood Studios? (I’ve removed all references from the photograph.)

A. Sid’s
B. Oscar’s
C. Walt’s
D. Oswald’s

Letter B is the correct answer.

Oscar’s serves as a stroller and wheelchair rental shop.

9. The queue for the “Haunted Mansion” at the Magic Kingdom was recently enhanced. One of the new additions in this area is a pipe organ. What is the brand name emblazoned above the keyboard? (Once again, I have removed the name from the photograph.)

A. Ravenscroft
B. Gracey
C. Xavier
D. Culpepper

Letter A is the correct answer.

Thurl Ravenscroft (voice of Tony the Tiger) is a Disney Legend and can be heard in many Disney attractions. He’s Buff in Country Bear Jamboree, the lead vocalist of the singing busts in the Haunted Mansion, and Fritz, the German-accented parrot in the Tiki Room.

10. What tour company operates the expeditions to the Himalayans and Everest at the Animal Kingdom?

A. Expedition: Everest
B. Tashi’s Tours
C. Hillary’s Conquests
D. Himalayan Escapes

Letter D is the correct answer.

Expedition: Everest is the name of the attraction. Tashi is the name of the gentleman who runs the supply store and Yeti Museum. Hillary is the name of the first man to reach the top of Everest.

11. At “Mission Space,” NASA has joined with what other organization to help guests prepare for their trip to Mars?

A. Earth/Mars Exploration Compound
B. National Aeronautics Guidance Complex
C. International Space Training Center
D. Exploration Planetary Coordination Orbital Training

Letter C is the correct answer.

During the mission briefing, Gary Sinise often refers to the International Space Training Center by its initials, ISTC. In case you didn’t notice, the initials for choice D spell EPCOT.

12. Inside the “One Man’s Dream” exhibit at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, a life-size two-dimensional figure of Walt Disney can be seen. What is he standing in front of?

A. A replica of his Burbank Studio office
B. Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland
C. An early map of Walt Disney World
D. A filmstrip of Mickey Mouse

Letter C is the correct answer.

On October 27, 1966, Walt made a 25 minute film, describing his plans for Walt Disney World. The purpose of the film was to convince American corporations to buy into the idea of EPCOT and ultimately, invest in the project. This was the last film Walt would ever make as he died on December 15th of that year.

13. While riding “Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin” at the Magic Kingdom you see dozens and dozens of batteries. What type batteries are these?

A. Ion Distillation Batteries
B. Crystolic Fusion Batteries
C. Plasma Induction Batteries
D. Dilithium Crystal Batteries

Letter B is the correct answer.

I threw in Dilithium Crystal for you Star Trek fans.

14. At the entrance of the Animal Kingdom are three buildings where guests can buy admission tickets. On top of each building is the head of a creature. An elephant anchors the middle building. What two creatures are seen on the other two buildings?

A. Unicorn & T-Rex
B. Dragon & Triceratops
C. Unicorn & Triceratops
D. Dragon & T-Rex

Letter B is the correct answer.

The elephant represents the animals of today. The triceratops represents the prehistoric creatures of our past. And the dragon represents the mythical creatures of earth and were originally planned to be showcased in a land to be called Beastly Kingdom.

15. Who is the current chairman of the Imagination Institute at Epcot?

A. Dr. Nigel Channing
B. Professor Ned Brainard
C. Dean Eugene Higgins
D. Inventor Wayne Szalinski

Letter A is the correct answer.

The character of Dr. Nigel Channing (Eric Idel) was created specifically to host the Epcot attraction, “Honey, I Shrunk the Audience.”

Professor Brainard (Fred McMurray) could be seen in the Disney movies “The Absent-Minded Professor (1961) and “Son of Flubber (1963).

Dean Higgins (Joe Flynn) could be seen in the Disney movies “The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes” (1969), “Now You See Him, Now You Don’t” (1972), and “The Strongest Man in the World” (1975).

Wayne Szalinski (Rick Moranis) was a character in “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids” (1989), “Honey, I Blew Up the Kid” (1992), and “Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves” (1997).

16. In what year did lightning strike the Hollywood Tower Hotel in Disney’s Hollywood Studios?

A. 1936
B. 1937
C. 1938
D. 1939

Letter D is the correct answer.

On a television set located in the Library of the hotel, Rod Serling tells guests: “Hollywood, 1939. Amidst the glitz and the glitter of a bustling young movie talent at the height of its golden age, the Hollywood Tower Hotel was a star in its own right. A beacon for the show business elite. Now, something is about to happen that will change all that.”

17. In the first act of “Carousel of Progress,” grandma can be seen listing to a new talking machine. What song is being played?

A. “The Best Time Of Your Life” (also known as “Now is the Time”)
B. “Yankee Doodle”
C. “Stars and Stripes Forever”
D. “There’s a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow”

Letter D is the correct answer.

“There’s a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow” was the original theme song for “Carousel of Progress” at both the New York World’s Fair (1964-1965) and at Disneyland (1967-1973). When the attraction moved to Walt Disney World (1975), the theme song was changed to “The Best Time of Your Life.” In 1996, the original “There’s a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow” returned to the show.

18. The “Maharajah Jungle Trek” at the Animal Kingdom takes guests through what nature reserve?

A. The Imperial Himalayan Lowlands Park
B. The Colonial Forest of Harambe
C. Anandapur Royal Forest
D. Rajah Disampati Royal Reserve

Letter C is the correct answer.

A sign near the trail reads: Anandapur Royal Forest — Since very ancient times, the rajahs of Anandapur have hunted tigers in the forest. In A.D. 1544, King Bhima Disampati decreed the forest a royal preserve closed to all save his guests and built a royal hunting lodge whose ruins lie nearby. After 1948, the royal forest was given to the people of Anandapur. Today the forest protects not only the remaining tigers and other wildlife but is a valuable watershed of the Chakranadi River and some of the last remaining virgin forest in the region.

19. While riding “Spaceship Earth” at Epcot, we reach the information age near the top of the attraction. In this scene, we discover a standing woman surrounded by computers. What is she holding?

A. Clipboard
B. Spool of magnetic tape
C. Electronic Calculator
D. Notebook

Letter A is the correct answer.

On July 9, 2007, Spaceship Earth closed for its fourth major rehab. When it reopened in February 2008, a computer room replaced the previous scene of an American boy and Japanese girl communicating via two-way video screens.

20. In “The Great Movie Ride” at Hollywood Studios, we see John Wayne sitting on his horse. In one hand he holds the reins. What is he holding in the other hand?

A. Revolver
B. Rifle
C. Rope
D. Nothing

Letter B is the correct answer.

This tableau of John was designed to represent films of the Western genre rather than one specific movie.

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