Clyde Geronimi Quiz Questions and Answers
1. What was Clyde Geronimi’s birth name?
A) Clyde Henry Geronimi
B) Clito Enrico Geronimi
C) Gerry Walter Geronimi
D) Enrico Clyde Geronimi
Answer: B) Clito Enrico Geronimi
2. In which Italian town was Clyde Geronimi born?
A) Chiavenna
B) Milan
C) Rome
D) Florence
Answer: A) Chiavenna
3. At what age did Clyde Geronimi immigrate to the United States?
A) Seven
B) Twelve
C) Three
D) Fifteen
Answer: A) Seven
4. Which studio did Geronimi first work for in the animation field?
A) Walt Disney Productions
B) J.R. Bray Studios
C) Universal Pictures
D) Hearst Studios
Answer: B) J.R. Bray Studios
5. Who did Clyde Geronimi work with at J.R. Bray Studios?
A) Walt Disney
B) Walter Lantz
C) Ub Iwerks
D) Max Fleischer
Answer: B) Walter Lantz
6. In which year did Geronimi join Walt Disney Productions?
A) 1928
B) 1931
C) 1935
D) 1924
Answer: B) 1931
7. What role did Geronimi initially take at Walt Disney Productions?
A) Animator
B) Director
C) Storyboard Artist
D) Producer
Answer: A) Animator
8. Which Disney short directed by Geronimi won an Academy Award in 1941?
A) The Ugly Duckling
B) Lend a Paw
C) Pluto’s Playmate
D) The Tortoise and the Hare
Answer: B) Lend a Paw
9. Which other Disney short directed by Geronimi won an Academy Award in 1939?
A) The Old Mill
B) Snow White
C) The Ugly Duckling
D) Ferdinand the Bull
Answer: C) The Ugly Duckling
10. During which period did Geronimi direct propaganda films for Disney?
A) World War I
B) World War II
C) Korean War
D) Vietnam War
Answer: B) World War II
11. Which propaganda feature film did Geronimi direct during World War II?
A) Victory Through Air Power
B) Saludos Amigos
C) The Three Caballeros
D) Make Mine Music
Answer: A) Victory Through Air Power
12. Which Disney feature film did Geronimi NOT direct?
A) Cinderella
B) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
C) Peter Pan
D) Sleeping Beauty
Answer: B) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
13. Which Disney film did Geronimi serve as supervising director for?
A) Alice in Wonderland
B) Sleeping Beauty
C) Lady and the Tramp
D) One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Answer: B) Sleeping Beauty
14. In which year did Geronimi leave Walt Disney Productions?
A) 1955
B) 1959
C) 1963
D) 1967
Answer: B) 1959
15. Which studio did Geronimi primarily work for after leaving Disney?
A) UPA
B) Warner Bros.
C) MGM
D) Hanna-Barbera
Answer: A) UPA
16. Which animated TV series did Geronimi direct episodes for in 1967?
A) The Flintstones
B) Spider-Man
C) Scooby-Doo
D) The Jetsons
Answer: B) Spider-Man
17. What other TV cartoon character did Geronimi direct episodes for in the 1960s?
A) Yogi Bear
B) Tom and Jerry
C) Mister Magoo
D) Bugs Bunny
Answer: C) Mister Magoo
18. Which award did Geronimi receive in 1978 for his contributions to animation?
A) Winsor McCay Award
B) Annie Award
C) Emmy Award
D) Golden Globe
Answer: A) Winsor McCay Award
19. Who presented Geronimi with the Winsor McCay Award?
A) Walt Disney
B) Walter Lantz
C) Roy Disney
D) Ub Iwerks
Answer: B) Walter Lantz
20. In which year was Geronimi posthumously inducted as a Disney Legend?
A) 2010
B) 2017
C) 2005
D) 2020
Answer: B) 2017
21. Where did Geronimi die?
A) Newport Beach, California
B) Los Angeles, California
C) New York, New York
D) Chicago, Illinois
Answer: A) Newport Beach, California
22. What was Geronimi’s age at the time of his death?
A) 85
B) 87
C) 90
D) 83
Answer: B) 87
23. Which Disney film directed by Geronimi was nominated for a Golden Lion at Venice in 1950?
A) Alice in Wonderland
B) Peter Pan
C) Cinderella
D) Lady and the Tramp
Answer: C) Cinderella
24. Which Disney film directed by Geronimi features a segment called “Pecos Bill”?
A) Melody Time
B) The Three Caballeros
C) Make Mine Music
D) The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
Answer: A) Melody Time
25. Which Disney short did Geronimi direct featuring Donald Duck and Pluto?
A) Donald’s Vacation
B) Beach Picnic
C) Pluto’s Surprise Package
D) The Riveter
Answer: A) Beach Picnic