Can You Score 20/20? Pixar Movie Trivia Quiz – Only True Fans Will Pass!

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Put your Pixar passion to the ultimate test with this trivia quiz spanning the studio’s iconic films from Toy Story to Inside Out 2! These 20 questions mix easy starters with brain-melting challenges for die-hard fans. Grab a pencil and see if you’re a true Pixar master!

20 Trivia Questions on Pixar Movies

Question 1: What year was Pixar’s first feature-length film, Toy Story, released?

A. 1994
B. 1996
C. 1995
D. 1993

Question 2: Who directed Pixar’s debut feature Toy Story?

A. Pete Docter
B. Brad Bird
C. John Lasseter
D. Andrew Stanton

Question 3: Which actor provides the voice of Woody in the Toy Story series?

A. Tim Allen
B. Tom Hanks
C. Wallace Shawn
D. Don Rickles

Question 4: In Finding Nemo, what is the name of Nemo’s overprotective father?

A. Gill
B. Bruce
C. Dory
D. Marlin

Question 5: Who directed both Finding Nemo and WALL-E?

A. John Lasseter
B. Andrew Stanton
C. Lee Unkrich
D. Pete Docter

Question 6: What is Mr. Incredible’s real name in The Incredibles?

A. Buddy Pine
B. Bob Parr
C. Lucius Best
D. Dash Parr

Question 7: In Ratatouille, what is the name of the aspiring chef rat?

A. Gusteau
B. Emile
C. Linguini
D. Remy

Question 8: Which Pixar film features a robot as the main character and minimal dialogue in its first act?

A. Up
B. Brave
C. WALL-E
D. Soul

Question 9: Who voices the elderly protagonist Carl Fredricksen in Up?

A. Steve Carell
B. Ed Asner
C. Albert Brooks
D. John Ratzenberger

Question 10: What is the name of the archery-loving princess in Brave?

A. Elinor
B. Merida
C. Mavis
D. Moana

Question 11: In Monsters, Inc., what is Sulley’s full name?

A. Mike Wazowski
B. Randall Boggs
C. James P. Sullivan
D. Fungus

Question 12: Which Pixar film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2008?

A. Ratatouille
B. Happy Feet
C. Cars
D. Monster House

Question 13: Who voices Lightning McQueen in the Cars franchise?

A. Larry the Cable Guy
B. Paul Newman
C. Owen Wilson
D. Keith Ferguson

Question 14: Coco is primarily set during which Mexican holiday?

A. Cinco de Mayo
B. Christmas
C. Day of the Dead
D. Halloween

Question 15: In Inside Out, which emotion is the de facto leader inside Riley’s mind at the start?

A. Sadness
B. Fear
C. Anger
D. Joy

Question 16: What is the name of the middle school teacher/pianist protagonist in Soul?

A. 22
B. Dorothea Williams
C. Joe Gardner
D. Curley

Question 17: In Luca, the titular character and his friend are what kind of creatures underwater?

A. Fish
B. Mermaids
C. Sea monsters
D. Sharks

Question 18: Which Pixar film follows a girl who transforms into a giant red panda when excited?

A. Raya and the Last Dragon
B. Encanto
C. Turning Red
D. Luca

Question 19: Which was the first Pixar film nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars?

A. Toy Story 3
B. Finding Nemo
C. WALL-E
D. Up

Question 20: Which company fully acquired Pixar Animation Studios in 2006?

A. Warner Bros.
B. Universal
C. Paramount
D. Disney

Answers

  1. C. 1995 – Toy Story premiered on 22 November 1995, marking Pixar’s first feature film; the others are adjacent years but incorrect.
  2. C. John Lasseter – Lasseter directed Pixar’s groundbreaking debut; Stanton and Docter directed later films like Finding Nemo and Monsters, Inc..
  3. B. Tom Hanks – Hanks has voiced Woody Pride since 1995 across films and shorts; Allen voices Buzz Lightyear.
  4. D. Marlin – Marlin, a clownfish voiced by Albert Brooks, searches for his son Nemo; the others are fellow sea creatures.
  5. B. Andrew Stanton – Stanton helmed both 2003’s Finding Nemo and 2008’s WALL-E; Lasseter did Toy Story.
  6. B. Bob Parr – Bob Parr is Mr. Incredible’s civilian identity; Buddy Pine is Syndrome, Lucius is Frozone.
  7. D. Remy – Remy is the talented rat chef-in-training; Linguini is his human partner, Gusteau a ghost mentor.
  8. C. WALL-E – The 2008 film has nearly 30 minutes of dialogue-free action focusing on the lonely robot; others have early dialogue.
  9. B. Ed Asner – Asner voiced Carl in the 2009 Oscar-nominated film; he passed in 2021, with the film dedicated to him.
  10. B. Merida – Merida rejects tradition in Pixar’s 2012 film; Elinor is her mother, the others from non-Pixar films.
  11. C. James P. Sullivan – Known as Sulley, he’s the top scarer; Mike is his one-eyed friend.
  12. A. Ratatouille – It won in 2008 for the 2007 film; Happy Feet and Monster House are non-Pixar winners.
  13. C. Owen Wilson – Wilson has voiced the race car since 2006; Larry voices Mater.
  14. C. Day of the Dead – The 2017 film celebrates Día de los Muertos, with music and family themes.
  15. D. Joy – Voiced by Amy Poehler, Joy leads Riley’s emotions initially; Sadness is key later.
  16. C. Joe Gardner – Jamie Foxx voices the jazz-loving teacher in the 2020 film; 22 is his soul mentor.
  17. C. Sea monsters – Luca and Alberto appear as scaly sea monsters underwater in the 2021 Italian tale.
  18. C. Turning Red – Mei Lee’s puberty-triggered panda curse drives the 2022 film; others are Disney non-Pixar.
  19. D. Up – The 2009 film was the first animated (and Pixar) Best Picture nominee since 1991’s Beauty and the Beast.
  20. D. Disney – Disney bought Pixar for $7.4 billion in 2006, with Lasseter becoming chief creative officer.

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