Disney trivia for the die hard fans
Recently, I decided to jump on the iso bandwagon, and host an online trivia night with some work friends. I enjoy the theatrics of hosting events more than most people, and it was a nice way to unwind.
I discovered quickly, though, that my level of Disney knowledge might go above your average fan; I had made the questions a little too difficult to be done (by most participants) without multiple choices.
Here’s my offering for all the die-hard Disney fans out there; 4 rounds of progressively more difficult questions to really make your grey matter move.
[A small note on the questions; they’re based on Disney Studios animated films from the 1980’s onwards (with a few exceptions).]
The questions
Round 1
1. Ariel longs for the surface world, where she believes all her troubles will be solved. She even has a whole cave of human objects. What does she call a fork?
2. When Lilo brings Stitch home, what beverage does she give Stitch to drink out of a sippy cup?
3. While Kala and Tarzan share a special bond, the other gorillas are not so quick to accept him. In order to prove himself to the gorillas as a child, Terk dares Tarzan to retrieve what?
4. In a heartbreaking scene, what does Scar say as he tosses Mufasa off the cliff to his death?
5. Who was Kristoff adopted by in Frozen?
6. The below grid of emojis all represent Disney songs. You have 2 minutes to name as many as you can.
Round 2
1. According to the film Peter Pan, how do you get to Neverland?
2. Yzma plots to steal the emperor’s throne after turning him into a llama in The Emperor’s New Groove. At the end of the movie, she gets her comeuppance by getting transformed into which animal?
3. In Tangled, which of the following is not mentioned as one of Rapunzel’s activities in “When will my life begin”?
a. Candle-making
b. Chess
c. Gymnastics
d. Ventriloquy
4. Grandma Fa hopes for Mulan to make a good impression with the matchmaker at the start of the film. To do that, she buys her a good luck charm. What is it?
5. In The Princess and the Frog, when Tiana sings “Almost There”, what does she dream about owning?
6. Hercules gets trained by hero-trainer Phil, who is a satyr. A satyr is half man, half what?
7. Panthers, bears, orangutans, tigers, and wolves are some of the animals to show up in The Jungle Book. Which country is the film set in?
Bonus question: Which animal I mentioned is not found in that country?
8. How many gypsies are we told are surprised by guards in “The Bells of Notre Dame”?
9. In Moana, Gramma Tala has a special connection with Moana, and the sea. So much so that she has a back tattoo of which marine animal?
10. In The Princess Diaries, awkward, bushy eyebrowed teen Mia Thermopolis is heir to the throne of which fictional European country?
Bonus question: What does Queen Clarisse use to “knight” the police officer in the car crash scene?
Round 3
1. Moving just around the riverbend, where do John Smith and Pocahontas first meet? I’m looking for a landmark, not a geographic location; eg, the mall.
2. What is Flynn Ryder’s real name in Tangled?
3. Which of these artists did not perform on a Disney soundtrack?
a. *NSYNC
b. Zayn
c. U2
d. Celine Dion
4. In the opening sequence of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Judge Frollo is charged by the Arch Deacon of Notre Dame with raising Quasimodo. What was the reason for this?
5. As General Li Shen whips the Chinese recruits into shape during “I’ll make a man out of you”, according to the lyrics, what must Mulan be as mysterious as?
6. In Frozen, the Duke of Weselton describes his dancing style as “a chicken with the face of a” what?
7. Which character sings the theme song “Beauty and the Beast”?
8. What are the three wishes the Genie cannot grant in Aladdin in the original animated film? 1 point for each one
9. In Moana, Maui recalls how he created the conditions for humans to live, in “You’re welcome”. Complete these lyrics: “What can I say except you’re welcome, for the ___, the ____, the ____”
10. In the Halloween classic Hocus Pocus, how do Max, Dani, and Allison try to kill the Sanderson sisters in school?
Round 4
1. Mowgli is awakened by the Dawn Patrol in The Jungle Book. What is the Dawn Patrol?
2. When Merida first meets the witch in the woods in Brave, she enters her home, which is disguised as a shop. What kinda shop is it?
Bonus question: What was the shop called?
3. What game did Kronk play when he and Yzma were in the jungle searching for Kuzco in The Emperor’s New Groove?
4. Throwing it right back to Sleeping Beauty. Our handsome Prince Philip is trusted by the fairies to rescue Aurora, and for this task they give him 2 enchanted objects: The Sword of ____, and the Shield of _____?
5. Towards the end of the film, Moana performs a Hongi, a traditional Maori greeting that signifies mutual respect. How do you perform a hongi?
Bonus question: There are 3 time Moana gives a hongi; 1 point for each person she does it with.
6. Who composed the score for the Lion King?
7. According to the song “Prince Ali” how many white, Persian monkeys does Prince Ali have in his world-class menagerie?
Bonus question: There are 2 other collections of animals he has — what are they? 1 point for the correct number, and one point for the correct animal, giving you a total of 4 bonus points up for grabs!
8. Tarzan takes Jane into the jungle to explore, while Strangers Like Me is playing. What kind of animal group does he show her there?
9. Which actor received the first Golden Globe nomination for voicing a character in a Disney animated film? 1 point for the actor’s name, and 1 point for the character.
10. According to Ariel in “Part of Your World”, how many thingamabobs does she have?
Bonus question: Still in “Part of your world”. Ariel forgets 3 human words for things, asking “what do ya call them” or “what’s that word again?”, before remembering them. What 3 words does she forget?
The answers
Round 1
1. Dingelhopper
2. Coffee
3. A hair from an elephant’s tail
4. “Long live the king”
5. A family of rock trolls
6. [First line] Everybody wants to be a cat, Love is an open door, The circle of life
[Second line] I won’t say I’m in love, Kiss the girl, Zero to Hero
[Third line] Be our guest, When I see an elephant fly, Colours of the wind
[Fourth line] Under the Sea, I just can’t wait to be king, Do you want to build a snowman?
Round 2
1. Second star on the right, and straight on til morning
2. A cat
3. Gymnastics
5. A restaurant
6. Goat
7. India.
Bonus answer: Orangutans.
8. 4 frightened gypsies / slid silently under the docks of Notre Dame.
9. Manta ray
10. Genovia.
Bonus answer: the parking brake from her Mustang.
Round 3
1. A waterfall
2. Eugene Fitzherbert
3. U2. The other artists have performed the following: *NSYNC (Tarzan, Trashin’ the Camp), Zayn (Aladdin live action, A whole new world), Celine Dion (Beauty and the Beast)
4. Because he killed Quasimodo’s mother, and he must atone for his sin.
5. The dark side of the moon
6. Monkey
7. Mrs. Potts
8. He cannot kill anyone, bring anyone back from the dead, or make anyone fall in love
9. The tides, the sun, the sky
10. By shutting them in the kiln and burning them.
Round 4
1. A herd of elephants
2. Woodcarving shop.
Bonus answer: The Crafty Carver
3. Exotic Bird Bingo
4. Sword of Truth, and Shield of Virtue
5. By pressing your forehead against another.
Bonus answers: Moana and her father (Chief Tui), Moana and Gramma Tala, Moana and Te Fiti
6. Hans Zimmer
7. 95 white Persian monkeys.
Bonus answers: 75 golden camels, 53 purple peacocks
9. Robin Williams, for Genie in Aladdin
10. 20 thingamabobs.
Bonus answers: Street, feet, burn.
[Walkin’ around on those /(Whad’ya call ‘em?) oh — feet
Strollin’ along down a/ (What’s that word again?) street
What’s a fire and why does it / (What’s the word?) burn]
