"Pinocchio": He's a Real Boy! Trivia Quiz

Answer: New clothes

When we first see Jiminy, he wears old clothes, tattered and torn from the top of his tall hat to the tips of his toes sticking out from his battered shoes. The Blue Fairy must have thought his attire unsuitable for his important job and endows him with beautiful new clothes.

From the very start of the film, Jiminy is given the duty by the Blue Fairy to accompany Pinocchio as he strives to become a real boy. Sometimes, Jiminy finds it very hard to keep up with Pinocchio, as he's quite an active puppet. Pinocchio's troubles begin when Jiminy fails to wake up and accompany the live puppet to school.

Answer: Carlo Collodi

Walt Disney got his idea from the 1883 story by Collodi, when it was serialized in a magazine. He thought it would make a great picture to follow his "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", and rightly so, it seems. The character, Pinocchio, has appeared in many stories and media through the last centuries.

As often happens, the Disney film strays far from the original book.

Answer: whale, Monstro

We must ask, what DID happen to Monstro? No one knows for sure, but I would guess that he swam away, looking for a better meal and peacefully pursuing his whale's life. (Although we last see Monstro when he crashes into some rocks while trying to kill our heroes).

In the movie, the trio plus Pinocchio and Jiminy are sneezed out of the whale after setting a fire in his stomach.

Answer: In Geppetto's bed

Figaro begins the night in his own cozy bed, but Geppetto asks him to open the window. When he does they notice a beautiful object in the sky, which leads to a significant wish. After things calm down, Figaro cuddles in with Geppetto.

Figaro would never sleep in Cleo's castle - in a fishbowl. And I don't believe sleeping bags were in use during the time in which "Pinocchio" is set.

From time to time in my life, I have obtained a black and white kitten. His or her name has always been none other than "Figaro". My present Figaro is about 14 years old, and has never met a whale.

The operatic character of Figaro has figured in popular operas, one of the most famous being, "The Barber of Seville".

Answer: Donkeys

Today, some critics fear that this part of the movie is politically incorrect. Perhaps, if the movie was made today, this scene would not occur. Others wonder what the flap is about - it's just a movie. What do you think?

The change of form takes place when the boys are taken to "Pleasure Island" where at first they have fun by being naughty and doing such things as smoking cigars. They soon wish the fun hadn't ended in such a horrible way.

Answer: In a room with a large volume of the book "Pinocchio".

The movie opens with the song in the background of the credits. The first scene begins with Jiminy beginning to tell us the story of "Pinocchio".

The song, especially the first few notes of the melody, has become a theme for all things Disney, from the theme parks to the cruises, and everything in between. The song by Ned Washington and Leigh Harline has become a true classic.

Eddie Carrol replaced Cliff Edwards, the original voice of Jiminy Cricket, as the voice of Jiminy after the l960's and Edwards' death.

Answer: conscience

In the view of the Blue Fairy, to learn right from wrong is the only way that Pinocchio can become a real boy. And is he ever tested! He finds many tests ahead of him, such as kidnapping and imprisonment. Then comes the real test... can he pass?

Answer: A wishing star

People have often wished on stars, through the ages. Gepetto's cat does have a snuggly bed, but alas, there is no dog named Moonbeam.

It is when Geppetto wishes upon the star that the Blue Fairy pays a visit to the workshop. She brings Pinocchio to life, but still as a puppet. She stops short of making him a real boy, until he can earn that great prize.

Answer: "Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee, an actor's life for me"

"Zip-a-Dee-Do-Dah" is from the movie "Song of the South", "I've Got a Loverly Bunch of Coconuts" was a hit for a young Merv Griffin, and "Catch a Falling Star" was a hit for the laid-back crooner, Perry Como.

Honest John was a sleazy fox, who leads Pinocchio astray by convincing him that being an actor will be much more fun than going to school. Gideon is his partner, a very goofy ding-bat cat. He has a big mallet with which he likes to hit people on the head.

Answer: By saving Geppetto, Cleo and Figaro from the whale, Monstro.

Pinocchio saves Geppetto, Figaro and Cleo from the whale, then saves Geppetto from drowning, giving up his own life in the process. The Blue Fairy saves Pinocchio and restores his life, this time making him a real boy.

And so, in the end, we see that a former "naughty boy" can become a worthy person by being brave, truthful and unselfish. Hooray for the Blue Fairy!