Disney and Pixar trivia questions

Forty questions about Disney and Pixar movies, from Snow White to Pixar's modern hits. They're sorted easy to hard, and every answer comes with a fun fact.

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Easy Disney trivia questions

  1. Question 1

    What is the name of Andy's pull-string cowboy doll?

    1. ABuzz
    2. BWoody
    3. CStinky Pete
    4. DJessie

    Answer: Woody

    Fun fact: Woody was originally written as a much meaner character before test audiences hated him.

  2. Question 2

    What kind of fish is Nemo?

    1. AAn angelfish
    2. BA guppy
    3. CA goldfish
    4. DA clownfish

    Answer: A clownfish

    Fun fact: The film caused a spike in clownfish sales, which was bad news for reef populations.

  3. Question 3

    Which 1955 film features two dogs sharing a plate of spaghetti?

    1. AThe Aristocats
    2. BOliver & Company
    3. C101 Dalmatians
    4. DLady and the Tramp

    Answer: Lady and the Tramp

    Fun fact: It was Disney's first animated film shot in widescreen.

  4. Question 4

    Which Scottish princess defies her mother's marriage plans?

    1. AMerida
    2. BMoana
    3. CElinor
    4. DFiona

    Answer: Merida

    Fun fact: Her wild red hair took the animators years to get right.

  5. Question 5

    Which 1996 Disney film was based on a Victor Hugo novel?

    1. AThe Great Mouse Detective
    2. BBeauty and the Beast
    3. COliver & Company
    4. DThe Hunchback of Notre Dame

    Answer: The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    Fun fact: It's one of the darkest films Disney has ever animated.

  6. Question 6

    Who is the snowman in Frozen?

    1. AKristoff
    2. BMarshmallow
    3. CSven
    4. DOlaf

    Answer: Olaf

    Fun fact: Sven is the reindeer.

  7. Question 7

    Which 1992 film features a wish-granting genie?

    1. APocahontas
    2. BMulan
    3. CAladdin
    4. DHercules

    Answer: Aladdin

    Fun fact: It was the highest-grossing film of 1992.

  8. Question 8

    Which 1991 film was the first animated movie nominated for Best Picture?

    1. AThe Lion King
    2. BBeauty and the Beast
    3. CAladdin
    4. DUp

    Answer: Beauty and the Beast

    Fun fact: It lost to The Silence of the Lambs.

  9. Question 9

    What is the name of the race car hero in Cars?

    1. ALightning McQueen
    2. BDoc Hudson
    3. CMater
    4. DChick Hicks

    Answer: Lightning McQueen

    Fun fact: His number, 95, is a nod to 1995, the year Toy Story came out.

  10. Question 10

    Which two sisters are at the heart of Frozen?

    1. AAnna and Ariel
    2. BElsa and Rapunzel
    3. CMerida and Elsa
    4. DAnna and Elsa

    Answer: Anna and Elsa

    Fun fact: The story is loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen.

  11. Question 11

    Which 2021 Disney film is set in Colombia?

    1. AEncanto
    2. BRaya and the Last Dragon
    3. CElemental
    4. DCoco

    Answer: Encanto

    Fun fact: Its song 'We Don't Talk About Bruno' became a bigger hit than any Frozen single.

  12. Question 12

    Who is Simba's villainous uncle?

    1. AZazu
    2. BShenzi
    3. CScar
    4. DMufasa

    Answer: Scar

    Fun fact: Jeremy Irons voiced him, and his design gave him a noticeably darker mane.

  13. Question 13

    Which insect is appointed as Pinocchio's conscience?

    1. ATimothy Mouse
    2. BJiminy Cricket
    3. CCleo
    4. DFigaro

    Answer: Jiminy Cricket

    Fun fact: He sings the song that became Disney's unofficial anthem.

  14. Question 14

    Which 1953 film introduced Tinker Bell?

    1. APeter Pan
    2. BSleeping Beauty
    3. CAlice in Wonderland
    4. DCinderella

    Answer: Peter Pan

    Fun fact: Tinker Bell later became a mascot for the whole company.

Medium Disney trivia questions

  1. Question 15

    In which country is Pixar's Luca set?

    1. ASpain
    2. BGreece
    3. CPortugal
    4. DItaly

    Answer: Italy

    Fun fact: The director based it on his own childhood on the Italian Riviera.

  2. Question 16

    What does Mei turn into in Turning Red?

    1. AA tiger
    2. BA red dragon
    3. CA giant red panda
    4. DA red fox

    Answer: A giant red panda

    Fun fact: The film is set in Toronto in 2002, and the boy band in it is a nod to the era.

  3. Question 17

    Which 1967 film was the last one the studio's founder personally oversaw?

    1. ARobin Hood
    2. BThe Jungle Book
    3. CThe Sword in the Stone
    4. DThe Aristocats

    Answer: The Jungle Book

    Fun fact: He died during production, about ten months before it opened.

  4. Question 18

    Which 1961 film used a new photocopying process to draw all those spots?

    1. AThe Jungle Book
    2. B101 Dalmatians
    3. CThe Sword in the Stone
    4. DLady and the Tramp

    Answer: 101 Dalmatians

    Fun fact: Hand-inking every spot would have been impossible, so the studio switched to xerography.

  5. Question 19

    Which of the seven dwarfs never speaks?

    1. ABashful
    2. BSleepy
    3. CDopey
    4. DHappy

    Answer: Dopey

    Fun fact: The animators decided he sounded funnier silent, so they cut his dialogue.

  6. Question 20

    Which character brings the wooden puppet to life?

    1. AGeppetto
    2. BThe Blue Fairy
    3. CJiminy Cricket
    4. DThe Coachman

    Answer: The Blue Fairy

    Fun fact: Jiminy Cricket is appointed his conscience.

  7. Question 21

    Which actress voices the dragon Sisu in Raya and the Last Dragon?

    1. AAwkwafina
    2. BKelly Marie Tran
    3. CGemma Chan
    4. DLucy Liu

    Answer: Awkwafina

    Fun fact: Kelly Marie Tran voices Raya.

  8. Question 22

    Which 2025 Disney sequel returned to a city of talking animals?

    1. ABig Hero 7
    2. BMoana 3
    3. CZootopia 2
    4. DFrozen III

    Answer: Zootopia 2

    Fun fact: The original had won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature.

  9. Question 23

    Which Disney princess film features a bear transformation?

    1. AFrozen
    2. BMoana
    3. CBrave
    4. DTangled

    Answer: Brave

    Fun fact: It was Pixar's first film with a female lead.

  10. Question 24

    Which Hamilton creator wrote songs for two recent Disney musicals?

    1. ARandy Newman
    2. BAlan Menken
    3. CElton John
    4. DLin-Manuel Miranda

    Answer: Lin-Manuel Miranda

    Fun fact: He wrote both while juggling other projects, including Hamilton's run.

  11. Question 25

    What is the name of the little girl who wanders into the monster world?

    1. ARiley
    2. BDot
    3. CMei
    4. DBoo

    Answer: Boo

    Fun fact: Her real name is revealed on a drawing as Mary.

  12. Question 26

    What is the name of Belle's inventor father?

    1. ACogsworth
    2. BLumiere
    3. CMaurice
    4. DGaston

    Answer: Maurice

    Fun fact: His failed invention sets the whole story in motion.

  13. Question 27

    Which 1999 Disney film follows a human raised by gorillas?

    1. AAtlantis
    2. BTarzan
    3. CBrother Bear
    4. DThe Jungle Book

    Answer: Tarzan

    Fun fact: It was the last big hit of the Disney Renaissance.

  14. Question 28

    Which enchanted clock serves the Beast in his castle?

    1. AMrs. Potts
    2. BCogsworth
    3. CChip
    4. DLumiere

    Answer: Cogsworth

    Fun fact: Lumiere is the candelabra, and Mrs. Potts is the teapot.

Hard Disney trivia questions

  1. Question 29

    Which pop star voices Penny in Bolt?

    1. ASelena Gomez
    2. BDemi Lovato
    3. CHilary Duff
    4. DMiley Cyrus

    Answer: Miley Cyrus

    Fun fact: She was at the height of her Hannah Montana fame.

  2. Question 30

    Who originally provided the voice of Disney's most famous mouse?

    1. AUb Iwerks
    2. BWalt Disney
    3. CRoy Disney
    4. DMel Blanc

    Answer: Walt Disney

    Fun fact: He voiced the character for about two decades.

  3. Question 31

    Which wicked cat torments the mice in Disney's 1950 glass slipper film?

    1. ALucifer
    2. BBruno
    3. CGus
    4. DJaq

    Answer: Lucifer

    Fun fact: Gus and Jaq are the mice, and Bruno is the dog.

  4. Question 32

    Which mouse serves as Dumbo's friend and manager?

    1. AGus
    2. BBernard
    3. CTimothy
    4. DJaq

    Answer: Timothy

    Fun fact: He convinces Dumbo that a feather is what lets him fly.

  5. Question 33

    Which candy-themed racing game is Vanellope from?

    1. ASugar Rush
    2. BFix-It Felix Jr.
    3. CTurbo Time
    4. DHero's Duty

    Answer: Sugar Rush

    Fun fact: The game's world is built entirely from sweets, down to the double-stripe racetrack.

  6. Question 34

    Who composed the score for Disney's 1994 lion film?

    1. AAlan Menken
    2. BHans Zimmer
    3. CRandy Newman
    4. DDanny Elfman

    Answer: Hans Zimmer

    Fun fact: He dedicated the score to his father, who died when Zimmer was a child.

  7. Question 35

    Which 2018 Pixar short about a dumpling won an Oscar?

    1. ALava
    2. BSanjay's Super Team
    3. CPiper
    4. DBao

    Answer: Bao

    Fun fact: It was directed by Domee Shi, who went on to direct Turning Red.

  8. Question 36

    Which two actors voice the elf brothers in Onward?

    1. AJake Gyllenhaal and Chris Pratt
    2. BTom Holland and Chris Evans
    3. CTom Holland and Chris Pratt
    4. DAndrew Garfield and Chris Pine

    Answer: Tom Holland and Chris Pratt

    Fun fact: They had already played Spider-Man and Star-Lord together in the Marvel films.

  9. Question 37

    Which 2012 black-and-white Disney short about a paper airplane won an Oscar?

    1. AGet a Horse
    2. BFeast
    3. CLava
    4. DPaperman

    Answer: Paperman

    Fun fact: It blended hand-drawn lines with computer animation in a way no one had done before.

  10. Question 38

    Which 2016 Pixar short about a hungry shorebird won an Oscar?

    1. ALava
    2. BPresto
    3. CBao
    4. DPiper

    Answer: Piper

    Fun fact: Its animators studied real sandpipers on a beach for months.

  11. Question 39

    In Frozen II, what form does the water spirit take?

    1. AAn eagle
    2. BA horse
    3. CA wolf
    4. DA serpent

    Answer: A horse

    Fun fact: The spirit, called the Nokk, comes from Scandinavian folklore.

  12. Question 40

    Who voices Elastigirl in The Incredibles?

    1. ASarah Vowell
    2. BCatherine Keener
    3. CAllison Janney
    4. DHolly Hunter

    Answer: Holly Hunter

    Fun fact: Writer Sarah Vowell voices her daughter Violet.

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