Tron - Quiz
Tron
  • 1. Who wrote the 1982 novelization of Tron?
A) Steven Lisberger
B) Brian Daley
C) William Kallay
D) Michael Bonifer
  • 2. What did the 1982 novelization of Tron include?
A) Behind the scenes interviews
B) Concept art sketches
C) Eight pages of color photographs
D) A digital copy of the film
  • 3. Who authored the book titled The Art of Tron?
A) Michael Bonifer
B) Brian Daley
C) William Kallay
D) Walt Disney
  • 4. When was The Making of Tron: How Tron Changed Visual Effects and Disney Forever published?
A) 2011
B) 1982
C) 2002
D) 1998
  • 5. When did Tron make its television debut on the Disney Channel?
A) January 15, 2002
B) May 19, 1998
C) April 18, 1983
D) December 1, 1982
  • 6. On which of the following formats was Tron NOT originally released in 1982?
A) LaserDisc
B) VHS
C) DVD
D) Betamax
  • 7. What was the aspect ratio of the original 1982 home video releases?
A) 2.35:1 anamorphic
B) 4:3 pan and scan
C) 2.20:1 widescreen
D) 16:9 widescreen
  • 8. Which release featured the first widescreen 2.20:1 format for Tron?
A) 1998 DVD release
B) Archive Collection LaserDisc box set
C) 2002 Collector's Edition
D) 1982 VHS release
  • 9. How much had Tron grossed in video rentals by 1991?
A) $5 million
B) $25 million
C) $10 million
D) $17 million
  • 10. When was the first DVD release of Tron?
A) May 19, 1998
B) December 1, 1982
C) April 5, 2011
D) January 15, 2002
  • 11. What was included in the 20th Anniversary Collector's Edition DVD set?
A) A soundtrack CD
B) A 90 minute documentary
C) A digital copy of the sequel
D) The original 1982 theatrical trailer only
  • 12. What was the subtitle used for the 2011 re-release of Tron?
A) The Original Classic
B) 20th Anniversary Edition
C) Special Remastered Edition
D) Legacy Edition
  • 13. When was the Tron 4K Ultra HD Steelbook released?
A) September 16, 2025
B) June 27, 2011
C) January 15, 2002
D) April 5, 2011
  • 14. What was the original film negative scanned at for the 4K restoration?
A) 4K
B) 6K
C) 8K
D) 1080p
  • 15. Who supervised the 4K restoration of Tron?
A) Michael Bonifer
B) Lisberger
C) Brian Daley
D) William Kallay
  • 16. In which section of the Disneyland PeopleMover were Tron projections added?
A) Space Mountain
B) The Game Grid
C) Tomorrowland Station
D) SuperSpeed Tunnel
  • 17. What was the name of the roller coaster opened in Shanghai Disneyland in 2016?
A) TRON Lightcycle / Run
B) Lightcycle Velocity
C) The Game Grid Coaster
D) Tron Lightcycle Power Run
  • 18. In which year did Walt Disney World open TRON Lightcycle / Run?
A) 2016
B) 2023
C) 2011
D) 2025
  • 19. Where are the Tron-themed roller coasters located within the Disney parks?
A) Frontierland-themed areas
B) Fantasyland-themed areas
C) Adventureland-themed areas
D) Tomorrowland-themed areas
  • 20. What format was the 1998 DVD release of Tron?
A) 4K Ultra HD
B) Anamorphic
C) Blu-ray
D) Non-anamorphic
  • 21. Which animation studio was founded by Tron animators including Chris Wedge in 1987?
A) Blue Sky Studios
B) Industrial Light & Magic
C) Pixar
D) DreamWorks
  • 22. What award did Ken Perlin win in 1997 for his work on Tron?
A) Academy Award for Technical Achievement
B) Lifetime Achievement Award
C) Best Visual Effects
D) Best Original Score
  • 23. What did Ken Perlin invent that contributed to the film Tron?
A) 3D rendering
B) Perlin noise
C) Digital lighting
D) Motion capture
  • 24. Who stated that without Tron, there would be no Toy Story?
A) Chris Wedge
B) Ken Perlin
C) George Lucas
D) John Lasseter
  • 25. What group scored the Tron sequel and had a cameo in it?
A) Gorillaz
B) Regurgitator
C) Daft Punk
D) Infernal
  • 26. Which fictional drummer wears an Encom hat in a music video?
A) Noodle
B) Murdoc
C) 2-D
D) Russel
  • 27. In which Gorillaz music video does the drummer wear an Encom hat?
A) Dare
B) Feel Good Inc.
C) Clint Eastwood
D) Dirty Harry
  • 28. What rank was Tron given in The Boston Globe's 2010 list of top 20 cult films?
A) 10th
B) 20th
C) 13th
D) 1st
  • 29. Which Danish group's 2006 music video was heavily inspired by Tron?
A) Gorillaz
B) Daft Punk
C) Infernal
D) Regurgitator
  • 30. The music video for which Regurgitator song recreates scenes from Tron?
A) Everyday Formula
B) Feel Good Inc.
C) Toy Story
D) From Paris to Berlin
  • 31. In what year was Tron nominated by the American Film Institute for its Top 10 Science Fiction Films list?
A) 2008
B) 2006
C) 1997
D) 2010
  • 32. Which company did Ken Perlin work for when he won his Academy Award?
A) Mathematical Applications Group, Inc.
B) Blue Sky Studios
C) Pixar
D) Disney
  • 33. What was Chris Wedge's role during the production of Tron?
A) Lead animator
B) Producer
C) Director
D) Composer
  • 34. According to the text, what is Tron considered to be in addition to a cult film?
A) A sequel
B) Groundbreaking
C) An animated film
D) A box office failure
  • 35. Who composed the soundtrack for the film Tron?
A) Wendy Carlos
B) Danny Elfman
C) John Williams
D) Hans Zimmer
  • 36. Which band provided the song 'Only Solutions' for the Tron soundtrack?
A) Queen
B) Supertramp
C) The Beatles
D) Journey
  • 37. Why was the London Philharmonic Orchestra hired for the Tron score?
A) The director insisted on an orchestral sound
B) To replace the synthesizers
C) Disney feared Carlos might not finish on time
D) Wendy Carlos refused to work alone
  • 38. Which band originally planned to contribute to the Tron soundtrack but pulled out?
A) Journey
B) Pink Floyd
C) Led Zeppelin
D) Supertramp
  • 39. Which critic described Tron as a 'dazzling movie from Disney'?
A) Roger Ebert
B) Janet Maslin
C) Gary Arnold
D) Jay Scott
  • 40. Which magazine review stated that the film loses excitement on the small screen?
A) Imagine
B) Variety
C) Chicago Sun-Times
D) The New York Times
  • 41. What was the Rotten Tomatoes score for Tron?
A) 40%
B) 100%
C) 58%
D) 61%
  • 42. What grade did audiences polled by CinemaScore give to Tron?
A) B+
B) F
C) A+
D) C-
  • 43. Why did Steven Lisberger believe Tron failed to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects?
A) The visual effects were deemed too simple
B) Voters thought the production cheated by using computers
C) The film was not eligible for the category
D) The director declined the nomination
  • 44. Which of these was a category in which Tron received an Oscar nomination?
A) Best Director
B) Best Screenplay
C) Best Costume Design
D) Best Picture
  • 45. Which digital synthesizer was used in the Tron soundtrack?
A) Roland Juno
B) Yamaha DX7
C) Crumar's GDS
D) Moog
  • 46. Which critic called Tron 'a trip, and a terrifically entertaining one at that'?
A) Gene Siskel
B) Deborah Wise
C) Janet Maslin
D) Roger Ebert
  • 47. What specific game did InfoWorld's Deborah Wise mention the characters playing?
A) Chess
B) Basketball
C) Poker
D) Jai alai
  • 48. What label released the Tron soundtrack album in 1982?
A) Warner Bros. Records
B) Disney Music Group
C) Disneyland Records
D) Columbia Records
  • 49. In what year did Disney decide to film Tron predominantly in the Super Panavision format?
A) 1979
B) 1981
C) 1980
D) 1982
  • 50. What was the aspect ratio of the 70mm prints of Tron?
A) 2.20:1
B) 16:9
C) 1.85:1
D) 2.40:1
  • 51. Who was the main set and costume designer for the film?
A) Peter Lloyd
B) Syd Mead
C) Richard Taylor
D) Jean Giraud
  • 52. Which industrial designer created the light cycles and solar sailer?
A) Bill Kovacs
B) Syd Mead
C) Jean Giraud
D) Peter Lloyd
  • 53. What computer was used by Information International, Inc. for the film?
A) Super Foonly F-1
B) IBM System/360
C) Apple II
D) Cray-1
  • 54. Approximately how many minutes of computer animation were used in the final film?
A) 5 to 10 minutes
B) Over an hour
C) 30 to 40 minutes
D) 15 to 20 minutes
  • 55. What was the motto used by Computer Effects Supervisor Richard Taylor?
A) More color, more power!
B) Keep it bright, keep it light!
C) Digital is the way!
D) When in doubt, black it out!
  • 56. What process was used to fade things out at a distance in the computer backgrounds?
A) Color keying
B) Depth cueing
C) Motion blurring
D) Frame blending
  • 57. What was the unique animation process used for live-action scenes inside the computer world?
A) Rotoscoping
B) Claymation
C) Backlit animation
D) Stop-motion
  • 58. How many passes did a typical backlit animation shot require?
A) 12
B) 5
C) 100
D) 50
  • 59. Who was responsible for the film's sound design?
A) Richard Taylor
B) Peter Lloyd
C) Frank Serafine
D) Steven Lisberger
  • 60. What device was used to create the voice for the character 'Bit'?
A) A vocoder with live keyboard input
B) A human actor's voice
C) Votrax speech synthesizer
D) A custom programmed AI
  • 61. Where were 85 of the 200 inkers and hand-painters for the film located?
A) Japan
B) United Kingdom
C) South Korea
D) Taiwan
  • 62. Which laboratory served as a filming location for ENCOM laser bay scenes?
A) Los Alamos National Laboratory
B) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
C) Sandia National Laboratories
D) Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • 63. What was the original color scheme for 'good' programs?
A) Yellow
B) Red
C) Green
D) Blue
  • 64. Which arcade game character appears as an Easter egg behind Sark?
A) Space Invaders
B) Donkey Kong
C) Asteroids
D) Pac-Man
  • 65. What is the name of the process used to add colors to matte paintings using gelatin filters?
A) Similar to the Kodalith procedure
B) Hand painting cels
C) Direct dye application
D) Digital color grading
  • 66. In what year did the genesis for Tron originate?
A) 1978
B) 1976
C) 1977
D) 1980
  • 67. Which game did Steven Lisberger encounter that helped inspire Tron?
A) Pong
B) Pac-Man
C) Asteroids
D) Space Invaders
  • 68. The prototype Tron character was compared to characters from which TV series?
A) Star Trek
B) Buck Rogers
C) Doctor Who
D) Battlestar Galactica
  • 69. How long was the original cel animation featuring the Tron character?
A) Thirty seconds
B) Ten seconds
C) One minute
D) Five minutes
  • 70. Who was the producer that moved to the West Coast with Lisberger to develop Tron?
A) Richard Taylor
B) Alan Kay
C) Tom Wilhite
D) Donald Kushner
  • 71. The developers borrowed against the anticipated profits of which animated television special?
A) Animalympics
B) Fantasia
C) Tron Origins
D) The Lion King
  • 72. Which computer scientist convinced Lisberger to use computer-generated imagery?
A) Steven Lisberger
B) Richard Taylor
C) Tom Wilhite
D) Alan Kay
  • 73. Approximately how much money did Lisberger invest in the film's development?
A) $50,000
B) $1 million
C) $4 million
D) $300,000
  • 74. In what year did Walt Disney Productions acquire the project?
A) 1977
B) 1980
C) 1982
D) 1976
  • 75. Who was the Disney vice president for creative development who supported the project?
A) Donald Kushner
B) Tom Wilhite
C) Ron Miller
D) Alan Kay
  • 76. Who wrote the first drafts of the Tron script?
A) Alan Kay
B) Donald Kushner
C) Steven Lisberger
D) Bonnie MacBird
  • 77. Which actor did Bonnie MacBird suggest for the role of Kevin Flynn?
A) Mark Hamill
B) Harrison Ford
C) Jeff Bridges
D) Robin Williams
  • 78. Which actor portrays Kevin Flynn?
A) Bruce Boxleitner
B) Jeff Bridges
C) Barnard Hughes
D) David Warner
  • 79. What kind of program is Clu?
A) A hacking program
B) A compound interest program
C) A security program
D) An actuarial program
  • 80. Who created the original chess program that became the MCP?
A) Dr. Walter Gibbs
B) Ed Dillinger
C) Kevin Flynn
D) Alan Bradley
  • 81. Which character is an actuarial program?
A) Crom
B) Tron
C) Dumont
D) Ram
  • 82. Who portrays Dr. Lora Baines?
A) Barnard Hughes
B) Bruce Boxleitner
C) Cindy Morgan
D) Jeff Bridges
  • 83. Which executive vice president stole Kevin Flynn's work?
A) Walter Gibbs
B) Ed Dillinger
C) Peter
D) Alan Bradley
  • 84. What program did Lora Baines develop?
A) Yori
B) Sark
C) Tron
D) Clu
  • 85. What program is matched against Flynn on the Game Grid?
A) Ram
B) Sark
C) Crom
D) Clu
  • 86. Who is the User of the program Ram?
A) Ed Dillinger
B) Alan Bradley
C) Roy Kleinberg
D) Kevin Flynn
  • 87. Which character serves as the MCP's second-in-command?
A) Tron
B) Sark
C) Clu
D) Dumont
  • 88. What device was created by Dr. Walter Gibbs and Lora Baines?
A) Mainframe monitor
B) SHV 20905 digitizing laser
C) Game Grid terminal
D) Encryption key
  • 89. Who provides the voice of the Master Control Program?
A) Jeff Bridges
B) Bruce Boxleitner
C) Barnard Hughes
D) David Warner
  • 90. What was the original purpose of the MCP?
A) A chess program
B) A security program
C) A digitizing program
D) A hacking program
  • 91. In which year was the original Tron film released?
A) 2025
B) 2010
C) 1976
D) 1982
  • 92. What is the name of the software corporation in the film?
A) Master Control Program
B) ENCOM
C) Grid Systems
D) Ares
  • 93. What program does Kevin Flynn use to hack into ENCOM?
A) MCP
B) Ares
C) Tron
D) CLU
  • 94. Which actor portrays the character Tron?
A) Bruce Boxleitner
B) Joseph Kosinski
C) David Warner
D) Jeff Bridges
  • 95. What does 'derezzing' mean in the context of the film?
A) Being digitized
B) Being promoted
C) Being upgraded
D) Being erased
  • 96. What is the title of the video game that Flynn is the original author of?
A) Tron
B) Space Paranoids
C) Recognizer
D) Light Cycle
  • 97. Who directs the sequel Tron: Legacy?
A) Joseph Kosinski
B) Jeff Bridges
C) Steven Lisberger
D) Donald Kushner
  • 98. At the end of the movie, what position does Flynn take at ENCOM?
A) Board Member
B) Security Advisor
C) CEO
D) Lead Programmer
  • 99. What was the occupation of Kevin Flynn before he owned an arcade?
A) Animation director
B) Security guard
C) Software engineer
D) Film critic
  • 100. What is the primary way programs in the grid view the human creators?
A) As Users
B) As Programs
C) As Bosses
D) As Enemies
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