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Sleeping Beauty

Clyde Geronimi, Eric Larson, Wolfgang Reitherman and Les Clark

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1. What song repeats throughout the dialogue and orchestrations of Sleeping Beauty?

(A) “Once Upon a Dream”

(B) “Theme from the Forest”

(D) “Dance of the Sugarplum Fairies”

2. What's one reason Briar Rose flees from the mysterious rider after they first dance?

(A) She knows she's betrothed to a prince

(B) It's time to return for her birthday party

(D) The owl and the rabbits tell her to run

3. What does Maleficent create to prevent Prince Phillip from returning to Stefan's castle?

(A) A forest of thorns

(B) A swirling gaseous green cloud

(D) A gauntlet of blathering goons

4. What is Hubert trying to tell Stefan just as the fairies put him to sleep?

(A) That he's built a castle for Phillip and Aurora

(B) That the page is passed out under the table

(D) That Phillip wants to marry a peasant guy

5. What will cause Aurora's death, according to Maleficent's initial curse?

(A) The collapse of her forest cottage

(B) The kiss of Prince Phillip

(D) Natural causes, since Aurora will be locked away in Maleficent's dungeon

6. What does Maleficent wear atop her head?

(A) A crown

(B) Two horns

(D) Evil extensions

7. Which animal does NOT listen to a main character speak?

(A) An owl

(B) A dog

(D) A raven

8. Why is Maleficent surprised when she captures Phillip at the fairies' cottage?

(A) She expected him to be a peasant

(B) She expected him to arrive later

(D) She expected him to be with the fairies

9. What color are the dresses of Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather, respectively?

(A) Blue, Pink, Green

(B) Pink, Blue, Green

(D) Pink, Green, Blue

10. How much is shown of the period between Aurora's birth celebration and the day of Aurora's sixteenth birthday?

(A) None of it

(B) One episode of Stefan's kingdom glumly waiting

(D) One episode of Phillip learning to ride Samson

11. How does Maleficent draw Aurora away in Stefan's castle?

(A) By changing her voice into Phillip's singing voice

(B) By ordering her henchmen to kidnap Aurora

(D) By creating a vision of Phillip beckoning Aurora

12. With which two visions does Maleficent taunt Phillip when he's chained in her dungeon?

(A) Aurora asleep in Stefan's castle; Aurora marrying another prince

(B) Aurora asleep in Stefan's castle; Phillip a hundred years older

(D) Aurora pricking her finger; Snow White asleep in the castle

13. With what “Weapons of Righteousness” do the fairies arm Phillip?

(A) Shield of Virtue; Sword of Truth

(B) Shield of Stefan; Sword of Hubert

(D) Shield of Country; Sword of God

14. How do Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather make Briar Rose cry on her sixteenth birthday?

(A) Fauna ruined the birthday cake

(B) They had to tell her the truth of her life

(D) They didn't buy her a car

15. Which female character employs a walking stick?

(A) Aurora

(B) Merryweather

(D) Maleficent

16. How do the fairies hide themselves?

(A) They make themselves invisible

(B) They put all the goons to sleep

(D) They walk very quietly

17. Why does Stefan allow the fairies to raise Aurora in the forest?

(A) The strain of his responsibility makes it difficult for him to raise a child

(B) To keep Aurora away from Prince Phillip

(D) They can provide for her better with their magic

18. Who is Briar Rose dancing with when the stranger cuts in?

(A) Forest animals

(B) Herself

(D) Her father

19. Why couldn't Maleficent's henchmen find Aurora in sixteen years?

(A) They were looking only in Stefan's castle

(B) They were looking only in the forest

(D) They were looking only in caves

20. How do Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather clean the cottage on Rose's birthday?

(A) They don't have time to clean it

(B) They use a maid service

(D) They use their magic wands

21. Which fairy is the most aggressive?

(A) Flora

(B) Fauna

(D) They're all equally aggressive

22. In what form does Maleficent finally confront Phillip?

(A) As a swirling cloud of gas

(B) As a dragon

(D) As a raven

23. At what time of day is Aurora supposed to appear at Stefan's castle?

(A) Sunset

(B) Sunrise

(D) After lunch

24. What is Aurora named in honor of?

(A) The kingdom

(B) The stars

(D) The dawn

25. How many times does Aurora speak after Phillip wakes her with a kiss?

(A) Once, to say “Thank you”

(B) Once, to say “I love you”

(D) She doesn't speak at all

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