1. In which year was Brenda Chapman born?
a) 1959
b) 1962
c) 1965
d) 1970
Answer: b) 1962
2. What is Brenda Chapman’s profession?
a) Actress and singer
b) Film editor and producer
c) Animator, screenwriter, storyboard artist, and director
d) Costume designer
Answer: c) Animator, screenwriter, storyboard artist, and director
3. Which film marked Brenda Chapman as the first woman to direct an animated feature from a major studio?
a) The Lion King
b) The Prince of Egypt
c) Brave
d) Beauty and the Beast
Answer: b) The Prince of Egypt
4. In which year did Brenda Chapman direct The Prince of Egypt?
a) 1994
b) 1996
c) 1998
d) 2000
Answer: c) 1998
5. Which Disney/Pixar film did Brenda Chapman co-direct in 2012?
a) Cars
b) Up
c) Brave
d) Wall-E
Answer: c) Brave
6. What award did Brenda Chapman win for her work on Brave?
a) Emmy Award
b) Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
c) Golden Globe for Best Director
d) BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay
Answer: b) Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
7. Where was Brenda Chapman born?
a) Los Angeles, California
b) Beason, Illinois
c) New York, New York
d) Chicago, Illinois
Answer: b) Beason, Illinois
8. Which college did Brenda Chapman attend to earn her Associate of Arts degree?
a) Lincoln College
b) California Institute of the Arts
c) University of Illinois
d) Columbia College
Answer: a) Lincoln College
9. Where did Brenda Chapman study animation?
a) New York University
b) Rhode Island School of Design
c) California Institute of the Arts (CalArts)
d) School of Visual Arts
Answer: c) California Institute of the Arts (CalArts)
10. What was Brenda Chapman’s first professional role in animation?
a) Character designer
b) Story trainee on The Little Mermaid
c) Voice actress
d) Background artist
Answer: b) Story trainee on The Little Mermaid
11. Which Disney film did Brenda Chapman work on as a storyboard artist?
a) Beauty and the Beast
b) Aladdin
c) Mulan
d) Pocahontas
Answer: a) Beauty and the Beast
12. What role did Brenda Chapman have in Disney’s The Lion King?
a) Voice actress
b) Head of story
c) Character animator
d) Background designer
Answer: b) Head of story
13. What award did Brenda Chapman win for her work on The Lion King?
a) Oscar for Best Story
b) BAFTA for Best Animated Film
c) Annie Award for Best Individual Achievement for Story Contribution
d) Golden Globe for Best Screenplay
Answer: c) Annie Award for Best Individual Achievement for Story Contribution
14. Which studio did Brenda Chapman help launch in 1994?
a) Pixar Animation Studios
b) DreamWorks Animation
c) Blue Sky Studios
d) Illumination Entertainment
Answer: b) DreamWorks Animation
15. Who were Brenda Chapman’s co-directors on The Prince of Egypt?
a) John Lasseter and Joe Ranft
b) Mark Andrews and Kevin Lima
c) Steve Hickner and Simon Wells
d) Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff
Answer: c) Steve Hickner and Simon Wells
16. Which film was Brenda Chapman initially set to direct for Sony Pictures Animation?
a) Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
b) Tam Lin
c) Hotel Transylvania
d) The Smurfs
Answer: b) Tam Lin
17. Why did Brenda Chapman leave Pixar in 2012?
a) To start her own animation studio
b) To pursue live-action filmmaking exclusively
c) Due to creative disagreements over Brave
d) To retire from the animation industry
Answer: c) Due to creative disagreements over Brave
18. Who replaced Brenda Chapman as the director of Brave?
a) John Lasseter
b) Mark Andrews
c) Steve Purcell
d) Pete Docter
Answer: b) Mark Andrews
19. Which studio did Brenda Chapman join as a consultant after leaving Pixar?
a) Lucasfilm Animation
b) Universal Animation
c) Sony Pictures Animation
d) Warner Bros. Animation
Answer: a) Lucasfilm Animation
20. What was the title of Brenda Chapman’s live-action directorial debut?
a) Ghost Squad
b) Come Away
c) Rumblewick
d) Strange Magic
Answer: b) Come Away
21. Which actors starred as the parents in Brenda Chapman’s film Come Away?
a) Johnny Depp and Keira Knightley
b) Angelina Jolie and David Oyelowo
c) Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett
d) Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep
Answer: b) Angelina Jolie and David Oyelowo
22. What is the name of the production company Brenda Chapman co-owns with her husband?
a) Chapman Lima Productions
b) Brave Entertainment
c) Twas Entertainment
d) DreamWorks Classics
Answer: a) Chapman Lima Productions
23. Who is Brenda Chapman married to?
a) John Lasseter
b) Kevin Lima
c) Mark Andrews
d) Steve Hickner
Answer: b) Kevin Lima
24. What inspired the character of Mérida in Brave?
a) Brenda Chapman’s sister
b) Brenda Chapman’s daughter, Emma
c) A Scottish folk tale
d) Brenda Chapman’s childhood friend
Answer: b) Brenda Chapman’s daughter, Emma
25. Which Disney film did Brenda Chapman contribute to as a story artist?
a) The Hunchback of Notre Dame
b) Hercules
c) Tarzan
d) Lilo & Stitch
Answer: a) The Hunchback of Notre Dame
