Brain Teaser: Animals in Films

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1. Which 1942 animated feature film told the story of a young fawn whose friends included Thumper and Flower?

2. In “The Wizard of Oz”, Dorothy said to her dog “I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas any more!” What was the name of her dog?

3. Leo the lion roars at the beginning of each movie made by which film company?

4. Which cartoon animal was featured in Walt Disney’s first sound cartoon, “Steamboat Willie”?

5. What was the title of the 1995 film adapted from Dick King-Smith’s novel “The Sheep-Pig”, about a pig who discovers it can herd sheep?

6. “Ring of Bright Water” was a 1969 film based on Gavin Maxwell’s life with which kind of animals?

7. Which 1993 movie featured an orca whale calf called Keiko?

8. “National Velvet” was a 1945 film starring Elizabeth Taylor in which Velvet, a butcher’s daughter, wins what in a raffle?

9. What kind of fish was Nemo in the 2003 film called “Finding Nemo”?

10. What was the name of the Siamese cat that appeared in the 1958 film “Bell, Book and Candle”?

How did you do?

0 – 1 Mmmm, not exactly brilliant.
2 – 5 A reasonable stab.
6 – 8 A good showing. But there’s still room for improvement!
9 – 10 You really know your stuff. Well done!

Questions set by Tony Augarde (www.augardebooks.co.uk)

It’s Mickey Mouse’s Birthday

Mickey Mouse’s Birthday

Eighty years ago on November 18, Steamboat Willie premiered in movie theaters. The animated movie with sound featured a cartoon character named Mickey Mouse. Mickey Mouse and the movie were the first of many Walt Disney characters and animated movies to follow and was an immediate hit.

From this humble beginning, Walt Disney created an entertainment empire that included a long list of feature-length animated movies as well as Disneyland, Walt Disney World, and other theme parks. Most adults can link their childhood to a long list of Disney animated films and the characters and music that captured their imagination, entertained, and even enchanted them.

BookCart Learning Activity

eLibrary Elementary BookCarts are flexible lesson plans for inquiry-based learning activities. Instead of sending students out to search eLibrary elementary, and often waste time in finding and selecting topic appropriate, assign students to open a BookCart activity that minimizes searching and maximizes learning.

BookCarts include all the information and resources that students need to complete the learning activity:

• Essential Questions for Critical Thinking that guide and motivate students
• Student Directions that list what students are expected to do with the resources
• Correlated Print Resources provide call numbers for students to include in their research
• Quizzes when appropriate to assess student knowledge of content

ProQuest has created a BookCart learning activity for your students to use: “Disney Animated Movies and Characters.”

This Cart includes three models of essential questions for critical thinking that you can assign to your students. You can even create more or substitute others if you wish.

This BookCart can easily be edited for most effective use:

• Click the new BookCart Title with the prefix “Copy of.”
• Delete “Copy of” and then type your first and last name in the Author boxes.
• Type your email address in the box next to Author.
• Edit the sample of STUDENT DIRECTIONS in the Description box.
• Option: type call #s for print resources related to this topic.
• Scroll down and click Save.
• Click My Local Carts tab to see your newly edited and ready to use learning activity.

Source to use: eLibrary Elementary