Replacing dialogue in another language

Voice Acting Quiz: Can You Get 8 Out of 10?

Robin Williams recorded so much improvised material as Aladdin's Genie that animators had hours to choose from, and this voice acting quiz explores the craft behind animated voices. Learn about Mel Blanc, Dan Castellaneta's Homer, Tom Kenny's SpongeBob, Nancy Cartwright's Bart, ADR, dubbing and how actors record in booths.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Genie
Who voiced the Genie in Disney's 1992 Aladdin?
Homer
Who voices Homer Simpson?
Bart
Who voices Bart Simpson?
SpongeBob
Who voices SpongeBob SquarePants?
Blanc
Which voice actor was called the man of a thousand voices?
Welker
Which voice actor has voiced Fred Jones and later Scooby-Doo?
ADR
What does ADR stand for?
Dubbing
What is dubbing?
Order
In most Western animation, when are voices recorded?
Anime
What is a Japanese voice actor called?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Who voiced the Genie in Disney's 1992 Aladdin?
Answer: Robin Williams
He improvised much of it.
Q2: Who voices Homer Simpson?
Answer: Dan Castellaneta
He also voices Krusty.
Q3: Who voices Bart Simpson?
Answer: Nancy Cartwright
Many boys are voiced by women.
Q4: Who voices SpongeBob SquarePants?
Answer: Tom Kenny
He also voiced the Ice King.
Q5: Which voice actor was called the man of a thousand voices?
Answer: Mel Blanc
He voiced Bugs Bunny.
Q6: Which voice actor has voiced Fred Jones and later Scooby-Doo?
Answer: Frank Welker
He also voiced Megatron.
Q7: What does ADR stand for?
Answer: Automated dialogue replacement
It re-records lines.
Q8: What is dubbing?
Answer: Replacing dialogue in another language
Many films are dubbed worldwide.
Q9: In most Western animation, when are voices recorded?
Answer: Before the animation
Animators match lip sync.
Q10: What is a Japanese voice actor called?
Answer: Seiyū
Some are celebrities.

Voice Acting Quiz – The Voices Behind the Drawings

Voice acting gives animated characters their personalities. Actors record lines in sound booths, often before animation begins, and animators use the recordings to time lip movements and expressions.

Mel Blanc, the man of a thousand voices, voiced Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck. Frank Welker has voiced Scooby-Doo and many creatures, Dan Castellaneta voices Homer Simpson, Nancy Cartwright voices Bart and Tom Kenny gives SpongeBob his cheerful laugh. Robin Williams' improvised Genie changed celebrity voice casting.

Voice actors also work in automated dialogue replacement, or ADR, which re-records lines, and in dubbing, which replaces dialogue in other languages. In Japan, voice actors called seiyū can become stars, performing songs and appearing at fan events.

What This Quiz Teaches

Animation fans and aspiring actors will enjoy these questions.

Who voiced the Genie
Who voices Homer and Bart
Who voices SpongeBob
What ADR means
When voices are recorded

Did You Know?

Tara Strong has voiced many characters.
June Foray voiced Rocky the squirrel.
Billy West voices Fry in Futurama.
Many Disney voices sang their own songs.
Video games use voice actors too.