WEEKLY QUIZ: How well do you know your Czech animators?

Test your knowledge of important figures of Czech animation that are on a creative par with Walt Disney.

Ioana Caloianu

Written by Ioana Caloianu Published on 20.10.2023 16:04:00 (updated on 25.10.2023) Reading time: 1 minute

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This week marked a century since the founding of The Walt Disney Company, which is a good time to shed a spotlight on Czech animators who distinguished themselves through their talent and imagination. Test your knowledge of the creative minds behind beloved animations such as Krtek, the Little Mole, Pat a Mat, as well as contemporary animated films, with our quiz below.

Question 1 / 10

Who is the Czech animator who created the Večerníček television program?

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  • Paul Fierlinger
  • Milan Nápravník
  • Jan Švankmajer
  • Jan Pinkava
Question 2 / 10

Who is the creator of the beloved animated character Krtek, the Little Mole?

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  • Zdeněk Miler
  • Karel Zeman
  • Břetislav Pojar
  • Jan Švankmajer
Question 3 / 10

Which Czech animator was dubbed the “Disney of the East” for the feature-length animated films he produced?

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  • Karel Zeman
  • Jiří Barta
  • Jiří Trnka
  • Břetislav Pojar
Question 4 / 10

Who is the author of Dimensions of Dialogue, which was selected as the #3 film on the Annecy Festival’s 100 Films for a Century of Animation?

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  • Paul Fierlinger
  • Pavel Koutský
  • Břetislav Pojar
  • Jan Švankmajer
Question 5 / 10

What was U.S. animator Gene Deitch, who lived and worked in Prague for most of his life, best known for?

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  • The Jetsons
  • The Flintstones
  • The Tom and Jerry series
  • The Smurfs
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Question 6 / 10

Which Prague-born animator became known internationally for his work for Pixar, including Geri’s Game, and Ratatouille, which both won Oscars?

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  • Jan Pinkava
  • Jan Křesadlo
  • Jan Švankmajer
  • Paul Fierlinger
Question 7 / 10

Which Czech animator was an Academy Award nominee for Best Animated Short Film at the 92nd Academy Awards in 2020?

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  • Vlasta Pospíšilová
  • Aurel Klimt
  • Jan Pinkava
  • Daria Kashcheeva
Question 8 / 10

Which late Czech illustrator was known for cartoons such as Pat a Mat and Bob a Bobek?

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  • Vladimír Jiránek
  • Lubomír Beneš
  • Václav Bedřich
  • Vlasta Pospíšilová
Question 9 / 10

Which Czech animator is known for drawing inspiration from the novels of French author Jules Verne?

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  • Jiří Barta
  • Jiří Trnka
  • Paul Fierlinger
  • Karel Zeman
Question 10 / 10

Which animation studio was founded by puppet theater operators Eduard Hofman and Jiří Trnka in 1945, marking the beginning of the Czech "Golden Age" of animation?

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  • Barrandov Studio
  • Bratři v triku
  • Čtyřlístek
  • Kosí bratři
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