Mickey Mouse Trivia

0:03 Callarogus Shark Media Greeting's animation Officionados. I'm journey Joe Mitchell, and welcome to a magical edition of five daily trivia questions. Today marks the ninety sixth anniversary of Mickey Mouse's debut in Steamboat Willie, so let's explore some lesser known tales about Disney's iconic mouse. Question one. Before Mickey Mouse made his synchronized sound debut in Steamboat Willie, Walt Disney lost the rights to his first successful character, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. What specific contract clause did Universal Studios exploit to take Oswald? And how many Disney animators were poached in the process that led to Mickey's hasty creation. Question two. While Mickey's voice is instantly recognizable, many don't realize that Walt Disney himself voiced the character from nineteen twenty eight to nineteen forty seven. What severe throat can do and forced Disney to finally give up the role and which unlikely studio janitor became Mickey's voice for the next thirty years. Question three.

1:13 During World War Two, Mickey Mouse became an unexpected military codeword. What top secret Allied invasion plans used Mickey Mouse as their official password and how did this seemingly playful choice actually help identify a German spy? Question four. In nineteen thirty five, the League of Nations awarded Walt Disney a special medal for creating Mickey Mouse. What global crisis was Mickey credited with helping to address and how many countries reported using Mickey's films for this specific purpose. Question five. When Disneyland opened in nineteen fifty five, what technical problem with Mickey's costume nearly derailed the character's presence at the park and what innovative solution did imagineer Bill Justice developed thats still used in character costumes today. Time to reveal our magical answers. Before Mickey Mouse made his synchronized sound debut in Steamboat Willie, Walt Disney lost the rights to his first successful character, Oswald, the Lucky Rabbit. What specific contract clause did Universal Studios exploit to take Oswald and how many Disney animators were poached in the process that led to Mickey's hasty creation. Answer. Universal had secretly copyrighted Oswald's character design and lured away twenty one of Disney's twenty four animators with higher salaries. Question two. While Mickey's voice is instantly recognizable, many don't realize that Walt Disney himself voiced the character from nineteen twenty eight to nineteen

2:46 forty seven. What severe throat condition forced Disney to give up the role and which unlikely studio janitor became Mickey's voice for the next thirty years. Disney developed nodules on his vocal cords from smoking and performing Mickey's high pitched voice, leading him to discover Jimmy MacDonald, a janitor who had been secretly practicing Mickey's voice while cleaning the sound studio. McDonald continued cleaning the studio for two more years while also voicing Mickey, before becoming head of the sound effects department. Question three. During World War Two, Mickey Mouse became an unexpected military code word. What top secret Allied invasion plans used mickey mouse as their official password and how did this seemingly playful choice actually help identify a German spy.

3:31 The D Day Invasion used Mickey Mouse as a verification code for paratroopers, and a German spy was caught when he pronounced it Mickey Mouse using the German spelling. Allied commanders chose Disney characters because they knew German soldiers would have difficulty pronouncing them correctly. Question four asked in nineteen thirty five, the League of Nations awarded Walt Disney a special medal for creating Mickey Mouse. What global crisis was Mickey credited with helping to address and how many countries reported use Mickey's films for this specific purpose. Answer. Mickey Mouse films were credited with reducing childhood trauma during the Great Depression, with thirty two countries officially using Mickey cartoons in children's mental health programs. Psychiatrists reported that children who watched Mickey cartoons showed significantly lower rates of depression and anxiety.

4:20 Question five asked when Disneyland opened in nineteen fifty five, what technical problem with Mickey's costume nearly derailed the character's presence at the park and what innovative solution did Imagineer Bill Justice developed that still used in character costumes today. Answer. The original Mickey head was so heavy it caused performers to become dizzy and nauseous after just fifteen minutes, So Justice created a revolutionary counterweight system using fishing line and pulleys inside the costume. This head balancing system became the standard for all character costumes worldwide and was even adapted by professional sports mascots. That concludes our celebration of everyone's favorite mouse. As wal Disney said, I only hope that we never lose sight of one thing, that it was all started by a mouse.