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Animation History Quiz

Test your animation knowledge, from optical toys to Oscars.

Original 1914 ink drawing of Gertie the Dinosaur next to a round boulder

Original drawing, 1914: Winsor McCay, Public domain

1. Who invented the rotoscope?

2. What is the oldest surviving animated feature?

3. Which date is International Animation Day?

4. Where is Aardman Animations based?

5. Animating on twos means...

6. Which was the first feature made entirely with computer animation?

7. Who created Astro Boy?

8. Which Disney short first used the multiplane camera?

9. The Annecy festival's top prizes are called...

10. Which pair did Chuck Jones create with Michael Maltese?

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