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Quiz about The Reluctant Dragon
Quiz about The Reluctant Dragon

The Reluctant Dragon Trivia Quiz

The 1941 Disney movie took viewers on a behind the scenes tour of how a Disney movie was made.

A multiple-choice quiz by pennie1478. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
pennie1478
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
395,345
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
178
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Question 1 of 10
1. Whose idea was it for Robert Benchley to take the book "The Reluctant Dragon" to Walt Disney as a movie idea? Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. When Mr. Benchley strayed from the studio guide and followed an art student into an art class, what animal were they drawing? Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. When Mr. Benchley walked into the foley department, he watched how they made sound effects. For what were the sound effects being made? Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. Upon entering the camera department, Mr. Benchley went from black and white to technicolor. Which Disney character explained to Mr. Benchley how the photography worked on a movie being made about him? Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. After sneaking into the story department, Mr. Benchley was told the story of Baby Weems. What was extraordinary about Baby Weems? Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. In the animation department, Mr. Benchley was given a viewing of an animated short about how to ride a horse. Who was learning how to ride the horse? Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. Did Mr. Benchley get to meet Walt Disney while at Disney Studios?


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Question 8 of 10
8. In "The Reluctant Dragon" movie, what did the boy discover the dragon liked to do instead of fighting? Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. What was the name of the knight that the boy tried to talk out of killing the dragon in "The Reluctant Dragon"? Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. On the ride home, Mr. Benchley told Mrs. Benchley that he was successful in getting Walt Disney to make "The Reluctant Dragon" into a movie.



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Whose idea was it for Robert Benchley to take the book "The Reluctant Dragon" to Walt Disney as a movie idea?

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.
2. When Mr. Benchley strayed from the studio guide and followed an art student into an art class, what animal were they drawing?

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.
3. When Mr. Benchley walked into the foley department, he watched how they made sound effects. For what were the sound effects being made?

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.
4. Upon entering the camera department, Mr. Benchley went from black and white to technicolor. Which Disney character explained to Mr. Benchley how the photography worked on a movie being made about him?

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.
5. After sneaking into the story department, Mr. Benchley was told the story of Baby Weems. What was extraordinary about Baby Weems?

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.
6. In the animation department, Mr. Benchley was given a viewing of an animated short about how to ride a horse. Who was learning how to ride the horse?

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.
7. Did Mr. Benchley get to meet Walt Disney while at Disney Studios?

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.
8. In "The Reluctant Dragon" movie, what did the boy discover the dragon liked to do instead of fighting?

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.
9. What was the name of the knight that the boy tried to talk out of killing the dragon in "The Reluctant Dragon"?

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.
10. On the ride home, Mr. Benchley told Mrs. Benchley that he was successful in getting Walt Disney to make "The Reluctant Dragon" into a movie.

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.
Source: Author pennie1478

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