Disneyland trivia quiz

Published 2:15 am PDT Sunday, May 1, 2005

 

     
  Test your knowledge of Disneyland trivia. Circle the correct answer or answers.

1. Walt Disney created buzz for his new park with the "Disneyland" television show. It premiered in:
a. October 1954
b. July 1955
c. January 1956

2. How many orange trees were removed to make way for the Happiest Place on Earth?
a. 12,000
b. 2,000
c. 25,000

3. Which of these early emporiums on Main Street did not actually sell the products implied in the name?
a. Pharmacy
b. Tobacco Shop
c. Wizard of Bras

4. Which was the first "dark ride" at Disneyland?
a. Goofy's Tunnel of Love
b. Snow White's Adventures
c. Sleeping Beauty's Dungeon

5. When the Matterhorn Bobsled ride opened in 1959, it was the first roller coaster to:
a. Run on tubular metal tracks.
b. Pass through an interior space
c. Have two trains running at the same time.

6. The newly renovated Enchanted Tiki Room is sponsored today by Dole. Who was the sponsor when the attraction opened in 1963?
a. The Frito Co.
b. United Airlines
c. Good Humor ice cream

7. Yippies invaded the park in August 1970 and raised a Viet Cong flag over which attraction?
a. The Matterhorn
b. Tom Sawyer's Island
c. Sleeping Beauty's Castle

8. What major feature of the park is almost never noticed by guests?
a. Subliminal advertising in the "pre-show" queues
b. Landscaped berm shutting out views of the world beyond the park.
c. Mouse ears embedded in the sidewalks

9. Which is considered the ultimate make-out ride at Disneyland?
a. Haunted Mansion
b. Pirates of the Caribbean
c. It's a Small World

10. Disney cast members use what euphemism for the mess created by queasy visitors after a dizzying ride:
a. Protein spill
b. Cookie toss
c. Beet blow

11. Which song haunts visitors for the rest of their lives after they leave the park?
a. "Baroque Hoedown"
b. "It's a Small World"
c. "Pirates of the Caribbean"

12. How many flying elephants are on the Dumbo ride?
a. 12
b. 14
c. 16

13. If you bring Fido with you to Disneyland, you can:
a. Take him into the park on a leash
b. Leave him in your car with a window cracked
c. Board him in the Disneyland kennels

14. The Davy Crocket Explorer Canoes in Frontierland originally were called:
a. Boats of the Wild Frontier
b. Indian War Canoes
c. Spin and Marty's Getaway

15. What is the longest ride at Disneyland, in minutes?
a. It's a Small World
b. Haunted Mansion
c. Pirates of the Caribbean

 

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