The Reluctant Dragon Trivia Quiz

Answer: Robert's wife

When the movie started, Robert Benchley's wife was reading the book "The Reluctant Dragon" written by Kenneth Grahame. Mrs. Benchley wanted her husband to option the book to Walt Disney as a Disney movie. Mr. Benchley wasn't pleased about it, but went along with his wife.

Answer: Elephant

All the artists in the art class were drawing an elephant. Each student had a different take on the animal. A female artist even added Robert Benchley's face into her drawing of the elephant.

Answer: Train

Mr. Benchley walked into the foley department and watched men and women make the sound effects for Casey Junior from "Dumbo". A staff employee named Doris was doing the voice of Casey Junior using a sonovox, an instrument that modified her vocal chord sounds.

Answer: Donald Duck

Mr. Benchley was able to watch a movie scene with Donald Duck being made. A cut out of Donald Duck was put on top of another one to simulate Donald Duck walking. When the scene was done, Mr. Benchley was able to see Donald Duck carrying a pale of water to a trough.

Answer: He spoke as an adult.

When Baby Weems was born, he began talking as an adult while in the nursery. He was never allowed to see his parents. The only time the parents could see him was if the baby was in a parade or in a movie. When Baby Weems came down with a fever, it was televised nationally.

The parents weren't allowed to visit him so they sat outside the hospital waiting for word. When Baby Weems recovered, a press conference was held so people could hear him speak. Instead of speaking in sentences, Baby Weems spoke baby talk. Baby Weems was returned to his parents to live.

Answer: Goofy

Mr. Benchley was able to be one of the first viewers of a Goofy "How-to" movie. There would be several more in years to come. Before he was able to watch the movie, Mr. Benchley was able to see how the pages of the movie were drawn.

Answer: Yes

After visiting each department, Mr. Benchley was finally escorted to the projection room where Walt was sitting with several people. They were getting ready to view a new movie for the first time and Walt asked Mr. Benchley to stay and watch it with them.

Answer: Recite poetry

When the boy discovered that people and animals were running away from a dragon, he stopped reading his book and went to investigate. He found a dragon bathing in a waterfall. The dragon didn't want to fight; instead, he wanted to share his picnic lunch with the boy and recite poetry.

Answer: Sir Giles

The dragon shared his picnic with Sir Giles until he found out that Sir Giles was the knight sent to kill him. When Sir Giles explained that he loved to recite poetry, the dragon changed his mind and shared his picnic. Both the knight and the dragon came up with an idea to fool the town's citizens. Sir Giles and the dragon faked a fight and Sir Giles faked the dragon's death.

Answer: False

The movie had already been made. Mrs.Benchley was upset that Mr. Benchley wasted time in getting "The Reluctant Dragon" made into a movie that Walt Disney did it and now they cannot make any profit from it. Mr. Benchley was so fed up with his wife that he answered 'phooey' in his Donald Duck voice.