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2 Tim Burton quizzes and 35 Tim Burton trivia questions.
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  The Life and Movies of Tim Burton    
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
Do you know Tim Burton? His childhood? His movies? His relationships? If you think you know everything there is to know about Tim Burton, then this quiz is for you.
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  Tim Burton (His Life and Work)    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is to test your knowledge on Tim Burton. Burton is best know as an Animator, Director, Producer, and Screenwriter. Have Fun !
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Tim Burton Trivia Questions
1. What is Tim Burton's middle name?

From Quiz The Life and Movies of Tim Burton

Answer: Walter

That makes him TWB.

2. What is Burton's middle name?

From Quiz Tim Burton (His Life and Work)

Answer: Walter

3. When was Tim Burton was born?

From Quiz The Life and Movies of Tim Burton

Answer: August 25, 1958

He is a Virgo.

4. Who did the score, songs and lyrics in Burton's 'Nightmare Before Christmas'?

From Quiz Tim Burton (His Life and Work)

Answer: Danny Elfman & Elfman

5. Who did he marry in 1989?

From Quiz Tim Burton (His Life and Work)

Answer: Lena Gieseke

He married the German artist Lena Gieseke in 1989 (while in the middle of production on Batman), and separated shortly after filming of 'Batman Returns'.

6. What genre of movies did Tim Burton most commonly watch as a child?

From Quiz The Life and Movies of Tim Burton

Answer: horror

Tim Burton has always loved monster movies such as "The Creature From The Black Lagoon," and "The Brain That Wouldn't Die."

7. What is the name of the movie starring Johnny Depp, with references to the 'worse director' of all times?

From Quiz Tim Burton (His Life and Work)

Answer: Ed Wood

8. Who was Tim Burton's idol as a child?

From Quiz The Life and Movies of Tim Burton

Answer: Vincent Price & Price

He actually wrote to Vincent Price telling him he was a big fan and Vincent agreed to be the narrator of Tim Burton's first short. This sparked a relationship similar to the one displayed in Burton's "Ed Wood" between Ed Wood and Bela Lugosi.

9. What was the first name of Ryder's character in 'Edward Scissorhands' (1990)?

From Quiz Tim Burton (His Life and Work)

Answer: Kim

Winona Ryder played the character Kim Boggs.

10. Tim Burton won an award for designing what kind of poster in ninth grade?

From Quiz The Life and Movies of Tim Burton

Answer: anti- litter

He won ten dollars and first prize! The posters adorned Burbank garbage trucks for two months.

11. Who did the voice of the Mayor of Halloweentown in Burton's 'The Nightmare Before Christmas'?

From Quiz Tim Burton (His Life and Work)

Answer: Glenn Shadix

12. What was Tim Burton's first short?

From Quiz The Life and Movies of Tim Burton

Answer: "Vincent"

"Pee Wee's Big Adventure" made in 1985 and "Beetlejuice" made in 1988, were both full length films. "Frankenweenie" was made in 1984 and "Vincent" was Tim Burton's first short made in 1982. In "Vincent," Vincent Malloy is a seven year old boy who wants to be just like Vincent Price.

13. What was Tim Burton's first full length movie displayed in movie theaters?

From Quiz The Life and Movies of Tim Burton

Answer: "Pee Wee's Big Adventure"

'Beetlejuice' was made in 1988, 'Batman' in 1989, and 'Frankenweenie' was a short made in 1984. In 1985, 'Pee Wee's Big Adventure' was Tim Burton's first film in which Danny Elfman provided the score for. Danny Elfman was previously a member of the band Oingo Boingo.

14. When did Burton direct 'Vincent'?

From Quiz Tim Burton (His Life and Work)

Answer: 1982

15. What is the name of the dog in 'Frankenweenie'?

From Quiz Tim Burton (His Life and Work)

Answer: Sparky

16. What college did Tim Burton attend?

From Quiz The Life and Movies of Tim Burton

Answer: California Institute of the Arts

In 1976, when Tim Burton was eighteen, he received a scholarship to go to California Institute of Arts.

17. Burton did a short story on 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents' television series in 1986. What is the name of the story?

From Quiz Tim Burton (His Life and Work)

Answer: The Jar

18. Where was Tim Burton born?

From Quiz The Life and Movies of Tim Burton

Answer: Burbank, California

The area in which he lived is greatly reflected in "Edward Scissorhands" with pastel colors and the suburban style.

19. For what type of style is Tim Burton mainly known?

From Quiz The Life and Movies of Tim Burton

Answer: his dark and eccentric style

Most of his movies are dark and cynical. For example, "Batman" took place in Gotham City. He also likes to use contrasting worlds. "Edward Scissorhands" is displayed through the gothic like castle Edward lived in and the pastel colored world outside of where he originally resides.

20. As a child, what stereotype best described Tim Burton?

From Quiz The Life and Movies of Tim Burton

Answer: outsider

Tim Burton never really fit in with the crowd. He liked to hang out in his local graveyard.

21. What is "Frankenweenie" about?

From Quiz The Life and Movies of Tim Burton

Answer: a boy who brings his dog back to life with electricity who then terrorizes the neighborhood

"Frankenweenie" included stars, Shelly Duvall, and Daniel Stern. This movie takes on the style of Frankenstein when a boy named Victor tries to revive his dead dog using electricity.

22. What year was "Edward Scissorhands" released?

From Quiz The Life and Movies of Tim Burton

Answer: 1990

"Edward Scissorhands" a beautiful fairy tale about a man with scissors for hands and how he fits in the world around him. He foregoes a drastic change from a gothic-like castle to a world full of hustle and bustle.

23. Tim Burton often included what figure in his movies, during the 1980s and 1990s?

From Quiz The Life and Movies of Tim Burton

Answer: clowns

The only thing that ever scared Tim Burton was Bozo the Clown.

24. In what year was "Sleepy Hollow" released?

From Quiz The Life and Movies of Tim Burton

Answer: 1999

Taking place in 1779, Ichabod Crane is sent to Sllepy Hollow in upstate New York to investigate murders commited by the Headless Horseman.

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