Disney History
What was Disney's first character?
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
Is Mr. Cutler always in his office?
NO
In The Hobbit, what is the name of the hobbit the story follows?
Bilbo Baggins
What is the name of the island where Jurassic Park is located?
Isla Nublar
Why can't you hear sound in space, even from a massive explosion like a star going supernova?
Sound requires molecules to travel through. It works by compressing and releasing particles in a medium like air or water. Space is nearly a perfect vacuum — there's almost nothing there. So no matter how violent the explosion, there's no medium to carry the vibration to your ears.
What are the names of Cinderella’s two wicked stepsisters?
Anastasia and Drizella.
What animal is the Harvard-Westlake mascot?
The Wolverine
In Harry Potter, what is the name of the bank run by goblins in Diagon Alley?
Gringotts
What color pill does Neo take in The Matrix?
Red
Why do you see lightning before you hear thunder — even though both happen at the exact same moment?
Light travels at 186,000 miles per second, while sound only travels at about 1 mile per second. Both leave the lightning bolt simultaneously, but light arrives almost instantly while sound crawls behind.
What is the name of the faithful, flying magic carpet in Aladdin?
He doesn't have an official name
Which rival schools are commonly considered major athletic competitors of Harvard-Westlake?
Loyola High School, Brentwood School, and Sierra Canyon School
In the Harry Potter books, who does Bill Weasley marry?
Fluer
What was the first film ever to gross $1 billion at the box office?
Titanic, 1997
Why can't you tickle yourself?
Your brain has a region called the cerebellum that predicts the sensations your own body is about to create. When you touch yourself, your brain sees it coming and cancels out the sensation.
Which Disney character is the only official member of the "Disney Princess" franchise who is never actually shown singing a song in her original movie?
Mulan
Name 9 Harvard Westlake math teachers
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In The Hunger Games, what are the names of the two tributes from District 1?
Marvel and Glimmer
What was the first feature-length film to be entirely computer-animated?
Toy Story 1995
What language did Jesus most likely speak in daily life — and why is it almost never the language his words are recorded in throughout the New Testament?
Aramaic — but the entire New Testament was written in Greek. Almost everything Jesus said was translated before it was ever written down. We have virtually no record of his actual words in his actual language.
What specific type of food did Walt Disney notoriously ban from being sold inside Disneyland because he believed it would ruin the park's clean environment, yet he secretly ate it constantly out of his own pockets?
Shelled Peanuts
Name one NBA player who attended Harvard-Westlake.
Jrue Holiday
(also acceptable: Jalen Green or Johnny Juzang)
In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, what is the exact wand movement required to perform the Summoning Charm?
It is never specified — trick question
How many live-action movies has Disney made throughout its history?
over 350 films
In what year did Hungary and Bulgaria simultaneously celebrate the 1,100th anniversary of their founding — and why is this historically paradoxical?
1996. Both countries held major 1,100th-anniversary celebrations that year, implying they were both founded in 896 AD. Hungary and Bulgaria were founded by invading each other's territory simultaneously. The Magyar tribes (proto-Hungarians) crossed the Carpathians into the Pannonian Basin in 896, displacing and conquering local Slavic and Bulgarian populations. Bulgaria, meanwhile, traces its statehood to the same era in the same region. Both nations essentially claim their national birth from the same geopolitical upheaval — so they're celebrating the same chaotic event from opposite sides.