Wolfgang Reitherman Quiz Questions and Answers
1. What was Wolfgang Reitherman’s nickname at Disney?
A) Woolie
B) Wolfie
C) Wally
D) Willie
Answer: A) Woolie
2. In which city was Wolfgang Reitherman born?
A) Berlin, Germany
B) Munich, Germany
C) Hamburg, Germany
D) Frankfurt, Germany
Answer: B) Munich, Germany
3. In what year was Wolfgang Reitherman born?
A) 1907
B) 1909
C) 1911
D) 1913
Answer: B) 1909
4. To which country did Reitherman’s family relocate when he was a child?
A) United Kingdom
B) Canada
C) United States
D) Australia
Answer: C) United States
5. Where did Wolfgang Reitherman grow up after moving to the United States?
A) Sierra Madre, California
B) Kansas City, Missouri
C) New York, New York
D) Chicago, Illinois
Answer: B) Kansas City, Missouri
6. Which college did Reitherman attend before pursuing art?
A) Stanford University
B) UCLA
C) Pasadena Junior College
D) California Institute of the Arts
Answer: C) Pasadena Junior College
7. Where did Reitherman study art, leading to his Disney career?
A) Otis College of Art and Design
B) Chouinard Art Institute
C) ArtCenter College of Design
D) Rhode Island School of Design
Answer: B) Chouinard Art Institute
8. In what year did Wolfgang Reitherman begin working for Disney?
A) 1930
B) 1933
C) 1936
D) 1939
Answer: B) 1933
9. Reitherman was part of which group of core Disney animators?
A) The Nine Old Men
B) The Seven Artists
C) The Disney Dozen
D) The Animation Pioneers
Answer: A) The Nine Old Men
10. Which Disney legends did Reitherman work alongside when he joined Disney?
A) Ub Iwerks and Les Clark
B) Ward Kimball and Milt Kahl
C) Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston
D) Marc Davis and Eric Larson
Answer: B) Ward Kimball and Milt Kahl
11. What was the first Disney feature film Reitherman animated for?
A) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
B) Pinocchio
C) Dumbo
D) Fantasia
Answer: A) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
12. Which character did Reitherman animate in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs?
A) The Evil Queen
B) The Magic Mirror
C) Dopey
D) The Huntsman
Answer: B) The Magic Mirror
13. What iconic sequence did Reitherman animate in Fantasia?
A) The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
B) The Nutcracker Suite
C) The Rite of Spring (dinosaur fight)
D) Night on Bald Mountain
Answer: C) The Rite of Spring (dinosaur fight)
14. Which character did Reitherman animate in Pinocchio?
A) Jiminy Cricket
B) Monstro the Whale
C) Geppetto
D) The Blue Fairy
Answer: B) Monstro the Whale
15. During which war did Reitherman serve in the United States Army Air Forces?
A) World War I
B) World War II
C) Korean War
D) Vietnam War
Answer: B) World War II
16. What military honor did Reitherman receive for his service?
A) Distinguished Flying Cross
B) Purple Heart
C) Medal of Honor
D) Bronze Star
Answer: A) Distinguished Flying Cross
17. In which year did Reitherman make his directorial debut with a Disney short?
A) 1955
B) 1957
C) 1959
D) 1961
Answer: B) 1957
18. What was Reitherman’s first directorial Disney short?
A) The Truth About Mother Goose
B) Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
C) The Reluctant Dragon
D) Donald in Mathmagic Land
Answer: A) The Truth About Mother Goose
19. Which Disney animated feature was Reitherman’s first as a sole director?
A) Sleeping Beauty
B) The Jungle Book
C) One Hundred and One Dalmatians
D) The Sword in the Stone
Answer: D) The Sword in the Stone
20. Which Disney film directed by Reitherman won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short?
A) Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree
B) Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
C) The Truth About Mother Goose
D) Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too
Answer: B) Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day
21. Which of Reitherman’s sons voiced Mowgli in The Jungle Book?
A) Richard Reitherman
B) Robert Reitherman
C) Bruce Reitherman
D) Rickie Reitherman
Answer: C) Bruce Reitherman
22. Which film did Reitherman’s sons Robert and Richard voice Arthur in?
A) The Jungle Book
B) The Aristocats
C) The Sword in the Stone
D) Robin Hood
Answer: C) The Sword in the Stone
23. Which Disney film did Reitherman direct in 1970?
A) The Rescuers
B) The Aristocats
C) Robin Hood
D) The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Answer: B) The Aristocats
24. What was a notable trademark of Reitherman’s directorial style?
A) Minimalist character designs
B) Reusing animation from older films
C) Exclusively hand-drawn backgrounds
D) Avoiding musical sequences
Answer: B) Reusing animation from older films
25. Which sequence in Sleeping Beauty was animated by Reitherman?
A) Maleficent as a dragon
B) The fairy godmothers’ gift scene
C) Aurora’s dance in the forest
D) The spinning wheel scene
Answer: A) Maleficent as a dragon