🎬 Pixar & Animation Trivia Questions & Answers

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30 Pixar & Animation trivia questions

1. Q1. What kind of animal is Simba in the Disney film 'The Lion King'?

   Answer: Lion

   💡 The Lion King was inspired by Shakespeare's Hamlet and grossed over $1 billion in its original release.

2. Q2. Which actor voices the space ranger Buzz Lightyear in the Toy Story films?

   Answer: Tim Allen

   💡 Buzz was almost named 'Lunar Larry' before Pixar renamed him after astronaut Buzz Aldrin.

3. Q3. In Toy Story, what is the name of the cowboy doll?

   Answer: Woody

   💡 Tom Hanks was cast as Woody after recording just two lines — the directors knew immediately he was the voice they needed.

4. Q4. What is the name of the shark in Finding Nemo who is 'trying' to be vegetarian?

   Answer: Bruce

   💡 Bruce is a great white shark named after the mechanical shark used in Jaws.

5. Q5. In which film does Will Smith play a genie?

   Answer: Aladdin

   💡 Will Smith played the Genie in the 2019 live-action remake.

6. Q6. What type of fish is Nemo in 'Finding Nemo'?

   Answer: Clownfish

   💡 After Finding Nemo was released, demand for clownfish as pets skyrocketed — contributing to a decline in wild clownfish populations. The film inadvertently hurt the animals it celebrated.

7. Q7. Which film features a group of toys going to a daycare called Sunnyside?

   Answer: Toy Story 3

   💡 Toy Story 3 earned $1.067 billion worldwide, making it the highest-grossing animated film at the time. It was dedicated to a Pixar animator who died during production.

8. Q8. Which Disney film features the song 'Let It Go'?

   Answer: Frozen

   💡 Idina Menzel's 'Let It Go' became a global phenomenon. The song was originally meant to be a villain's number — making Elsa the antagonist — but was scrapped when the directors realized it was too sympathetic.

9. Q9. Which comedian voices the forgetful blue tang Dory in Finding Nemo?

   Answer: Ellen DeGeneres

   💡 Andrew Stanton wrote the part after watching her switch topics mid-sentence on her talk show.

10. Q10. Which actor voices the boastful demigod Maui in Disney's Moana?

    Answer: Dwayne Johnson

    💡 Johnson sang the hit 'You're Welcome' despite not considering himself a singer.

11. Q11. In what year was Pixar's environmental parable WALL-E, about a lonely trash-bot, released?

    Answer: 2008

12. Q12. Up's famous wordless opening montage traces an entire married life together — whose?

    Answer: Carl and Ellie

13. Q13. Pixar's Coco follows a boy who journeys to the Land of the Dead during which Mexican holiday?

    Answer: Día de los Muertos

14. Q14. At Monsters, Inc., Sulley and Mike's company literally harvests power from what?

    Answer: Children's screams

15. Q15. Owen Wilson voices which cocky red race car in Pixar's Cars franchise?

    Answer: Lightning McQueen

16. Q16. Which Canadian comedian voices the grumpy ogre in DreamWorks' Shrek?

    Answer: Mike Myers

17. Q17. In Disney's Zootopia, what's the name of the idealistic rookie rabbit cop?

    Answer: Judy Hopps

18. Q18. What is the name of the floating house in Pixar's Up?

    Answer: Carl's House

19. Q19. What is the name of the toy dinosaur in Toy Story?

    Answer: Rex

    💡 Rex is voiced by Wallace Shawn and is a Tyrannosaurus rex terrified of his own ferocity.

20. Q20. In which year was the first 'Toy Story' film released?

    Answer: 1995

    💡 Toy Story was the first feature-length film made entirely with CGI animation.

21. Q21. In which decade was Hitchcock's 'Psycho' released?

    Answer: 1960s

    💡 Psycho (1960) revolutionised horror by killing its apparent lead character early in the film.

22. Q22. What is the name of the aspiring rat chef at the heart of Pixar's Ratatouille?

    Answer: Remy

    💡 Pixar kept live rats at the studio so animators could study their movement and fur.

23. Q23. The magical Madrigal family of Disney's Encanto lives in which country?

    Answer: Colombia

    💡 Its song 'We Don't Talk About Bruno' hit No. 1, out-charting even Frozen's 'Let It Go.'

24. Q24. In Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away, what is the name of the girl trapped in the spirit world?

    Answer: Chihiro

    💡 The witch Yubaba renames her 'Sen,' stealing part of her identity along with her name.

25. Q25. Who directed the original, genre-defining 1995 Toy Story?

    Answer: John Lasseter

26. Q26. Archer princess Merida broke new ground in 2012's Brave — Pixar's first-ever what?

    Answer: Female lead character

27. Q27. Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away made history in 2003 as the first anime film to win which Oscar?

    Answer: Best Animated Feature

28. Q28. Which acclaimed Japanese director made Spirited Away and co-founded Studio Ghibli?

    Answer: Hayao Miyazaki

29. Q29. What is the surname of the superhero family at the centre of Pixar's The Incredibles?

    Answer: Parr

30. Q30. DreamWorks' Shrek was adapted from a picture book by which American author and illustrator?

    Answer: William Steig

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