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 |