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Animated Movie Magic

This animated movie quiz covers Disney, Pixar, DreamWorks and Japanese anime favourites, from The Lion King to Encanto, in 15 questions. Easy enough for kids and fun for the grown-ups watching with them.

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About this Animated Movie quiz

This animated movie quiz is built for family night. It covers the films children and parents watch together: Disney classics, Pixar favourites, DreamWorks and Illumination hits, and a little Japanese anime. The 15 questions are about characters, animals, places and the occasional story from behind the scenes, so there is no need to remember release years.

Younger players will know Frozen, Encanto and the Minions, while adults are more likely to remember the Disney classics, The Lion King and the first Toy Story. That mix makes it a good quiz to play as teams, with a child and a grown-up on each side. Every answer has a short explanation that is easy to read out.

Feature animation began with hand-drawn films in the late 1930s. Computer animation took over from the mid-1990s, led by Pixar, and the Academy added an Oscar for animated features in 2002. Today studios in the US, Japan, Europe and India all make animated films, and many of the best are watched by adults as much as by children.

Animated Movie questions with answers

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  1. Carl flies his house on balloons to the waterfall Ellie always dreamed of. Name it.

    • Victoria Falls
    • Angel Falls
    • Niagara Falls
    • Paradise Falls

    Answer: Paradise Falls. Paradise Falls is fictional, modelled on Venezuela's Angel Falls.

  2. She forgets within seconds and speaks whale. What kind of fish is Finding Nemo's Dory?

    • Clownfish
    • Angelfish
    • Pufferfish
    • Blue tang

    Answer: Blue tang. A blue tang. Nemo and Marlin are the clownfish.

  3. The Lion King borrows from Hamlet, down to the uncle who kills the king. Name him.

    A close-up portrait of a male lion with a shaggy tawny mane and amber eyes on dry grassland.
    Photo: Profberger at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
    • Mufasa
    • Zazu
    • Rafiki
    • Scar

    Answer: Scar. Scar kills his brother Mufasa, much like Claudius in Hamlet.

  4. Its name is Italian for a hot Saharan wind, and it made Spirited Away. Which studio?

    • Madhouse
    • Sunrise
    • Studio Ghibli
    • Toei Animation

    Answer: Studio Ghibli. Ghibli is the sirocco, a desert wind. Miyazaki's studio wanted to blow a new wind through anime.

  5. Kristoff voices his reindeer's side of their chats in Frozen. Name the reindeer.

    Two antlered deer-like animals with tan coats running across a rocky, snow-dusted hillside.
    Photo: Arild Vågen, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    • Sven
    • Hans
    • Olaf
    • Rudolph

    Answer: Sven. Sven. Olaf is the snowman and Hans the prince.

  6. Hollywood called it 'Disney's Folly' before its 1937 premiere. Name the film.

    • Pinocchio
    • Cinderella
    • Bambi
    • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    Answer: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Snow White, Disney's first full-length animated feature, proved the doubters wrong and became a huge hit.

  7. He cooks by tugging Linguini's hair like reins. Name the rat in Ratatouille.

    A dark grey rat with a white blaze on its face and pink paws sitting on a white background.
    Photo: AlexK100, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    • Emile
    • Linguini
    • Gusteau
    • Remy

    Answer: Remy. Remy. Emile is his brother and Gusteau the late chef.

  8. The very first Oscar for Best Animated Feature, given in 2002, beat Monsters, Inc. and Jimmy Neutron. Which DreamWorks film won it?

    • Shrek
    • Ice Age
    • Chicken Run
    • Spirit

    Answer: Shrek. Shrek. The category was new that year, so only three films were nominated.

  9. The pull-string cowboy is voiced by a two-time Best Actor Oscar winner. Who voices Woody?

    • Tim Allen
    • Billy Crystal
    • Tom Hanks
    • Robin Williams

    Answer: Tom Hanks. Tom Hanks, who won for Philadelphia and Forrest Gump. Tim Allen voices Buzz.

  10. Long before there was an animated category, one Disney film broke into the Best Picture race. Which?

    • Toy Story
    • Beauty and the Beast
    • The Lion King
    • Aladdin

    Answer: Beauty and the Beast. Beauty and the Beast (1991) was the first animated Best Picture nominee.

  11. A boy whose family has banned music crosses into the Land of the Dead on Día de Muertos. Which Pixar film won two Oscars for it?

    • Ferdinand
    • Coco
    • The Book of Life
    • Luca

    Answer: Coco. Coco won Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song for 'Remember Me' at the 2018 Oscars.

  12. In Encanto, the Madrigal family won't talk about the uncle whose gift is seeing the future. Name him.

    • Bruno
    • Camilo
    • Félix
    • Agustín

    Answer: Bruno. Bruno. 'We Don't Talk About Bruno' went to No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 for five weeks in 2022.

  13. After stealing the moon to become the world's greatest supervillain, he adopts three girls. Name the boss of the Minions.

    • Vector
    • Dr. Nefario
    • Gru
    • Megamind

    Answer: Gru. Gru, from Illumination's Despicable Me films. Vector is the rival villain and Dr. Nefario his gadget maker.

  14. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness run the control room in a girl's head after her family moves to San Francisco. What is her name?

    • Mei
    • Riley
    • Boo
    • Merida

    Answer: Riley. Riley, in Pixar's Inside Out (2015). The sequel added new emotions such as Anxiety.

  15. The Incredibles' tiny, fearless superhero costume designer has one firm rule: no capes. What is her name?

    • Edna Mode
    • Mirage
    • Helen Parr
    • Violet Parr

    Answer: Edna Mode. Edna Mode, voiced by the film's director Brad Bird. The Incredibles won Best Animated Feature at the 2005 Oscars.

Frequently asked questions

When did the Oscars start giving an award for animated films?

The Academy Award for Best Animated Feature was first presented at the ceremony in March 2002, for films released in 2001. Before that, animated films could only compete in the general categories.

Who owns Pixar and DreamWorks Animation?

Pixar has been owned by Disney since 2006. DreamWorks Animation was bought by Comcast's NBCUniversal in 2016 and is part of Universal Pictures.

Is this animated movie quiz suitable for young children?

Yes. The questions are about well-known family films and their characters, with nothing scary or unsuitable, though younger children may enjoy it most playing alongside an adult.