The Snowman – a quick quiz

1. [Multiple choice]

When was the book ‘the Snowman’ published?

Answers for Quiz [1].

• 1. 1975
• 2. 1978 (correct)
• 3. 1981
• 4. 1983

2. [Multiple choice]

Who wrote the book?

Answers for Quiz [2].

• 1. Dianne Jackson
• 2. Terry Pratchett
• 3. Howard Blake
• 4. Roald Dahl
• 5. Raymond Briggs (correct)
• 6. Peter Auty

3. [Multiple choice]

Who made the animated film?

Answers for Quiz [3].

• 1. Raymond Briggs
• 2. Philip Pullman
• 3. Peter Auty
• 4. Dianne Jackson (correct)
• 5. Howard Blake
• 6. Nick Park

4. [Multiple choice]

Who wrote all the music for the film?

Answers for Quiz [4].

• 1. Dianne Jackson
• 2. Howard Blake (correct)
• 3. Andrew Lloyd Webber
• 4. Elton John
• 5. Raymond Briggs
• 6. Peter Auty

5. [Multiple choice]

Who sang the only song in ‘the Snowman’?

Answers for Quiz [5].

• 1. Raymond Briggs
• 2. Charlotte Church
• 3. Peter Auty (correct)
• 4. Roald Dahl
• 5. Aled Jones
• 6. Howard Blake

6. [Multiple choice]

When was the cartoon first broadcast?

Answers for Quiz [6].

• 1. 1977
• 2. 1980
• 3. 1982 (correct)
• 4. 1984
• 5. 1987

7. [Multiple choice]

Which channel was it first shown on?

(– a fledgling channel at the time, as it had only been running since November 2nd 1982!)

Answers for Quiz [7].

• 1. BBC1
• 2. Channel 4 (correct)
• 3. ITV
• 4. BBC2
• 5. Sky

8. [Multiple choice]

The first part of the tale takes place

Answers for Quiz [8].

• 1. in the boy’s garden.
• 2. in the open air.
• 3. in the boy’s home. (correct)
• 4. in the countryside around the boy’s home.
• 5. in the air.
• 6. at the North Pole.

9. [Multiple choice]

The boy’s scarf has

Answers for Quiz [9].

• 1. a reindeer pattern on it.
• 2. a snowflake pattern on it.
• 3. a pattern of leaves on it.
• 4. a snowman pattern on it. (correct)
• 5. a border of penguins on it.

10. [Multiple choice]

Who melts at the end of the adventure?

Answers for Quiz [10].

• 1. The boy.
• 2. His mother.
• 3. His friend. (correct)
• 4. Raymond Briggs.
• 5. A choirboy.
• 6. The viewer.