Can You Score 20/20? Ultimate Family Movie Trivia Quiz – Fun for All Ages!

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Put your knowledge of timeless family favourites to the test with this ultimate trivia quiz! From Disney classics to Pixar adventures, these 20 questions range from easy warm-ups to tricky challenges suitable for movie nights with the whole family.

20 Trivia Questions on Family Movies

Question 1: In which year was The Wizard of Oz first released?

A. 1937
B. 1939
C. 1940
D. 1935

Question 2: Who directed the 1964 Disney classic Mary Poppins?

A. Walt Disney
B. George Stevens
C. Robert Stevenson
D. David Swift

Question 3: What is the name of the young lion cub protagonist in Disney’s The Lion King?

A. Scar
B. Simba
C. Mufasa
D. Nala

Question 4: Who provides the voice of Woody in Pixar’s Toy Story?

A. Tim Allen
B. Tom Hanks
C. Don Rickles
D. Jim Varney

Question 5: What species of fish is Nemo in Pixar’s Finding Nemo?

A. Blue tang
B. Angelfish
C. Goldfish
D. Clownfish

Question 6: What do the burglars call themselves in Home Alone because they flood houses after robbing them?

A. Sticky Bandits
B. Wet Bandits
C. Snow Bandits
D. Ice Bandits

Question 7: Who utters the iconic line “E.T. phone home” in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial?

A. E.T.
B. Elliott
C. Gertie
D. Michael

Question 8: In Disney’s Frozen, what is the name of Elsa’s younger sister?

A. Olaf
B. Anna
C. Hans
D. Kristoff

Question 9: Who directed Pixar’s groundbreaking Toy Story?

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

Question 10: Who voices the Genie in Disney’s Aladdin (1992)?

A. Gilbert Gottfried
B. Scott Weinger
C. Jonathan Freeman
D. Robin Williams

Question 11: In Shrek, who provides the voice for the title character?

A. Eddie Murphy
B. Mike Myers
C. Chris Farley
D. John Lithgow

Question 12: What is Mr. Incredible’s real name in Pixar’s The Incredibles?

A. Dash Parr
B. Jack-Jack Parr
C. Bob Parr
D. Lucius Best

Question 13: Who directed Beauty and the Beast (1991), Disney’s first animated film nominated for Best Picture?

A. John Musker
B. Gary Trousdale
C. Ron Clements
D. Kirk Wise

Question 14: In Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, who plays the eccentric chocolatier?

A. Johnny Depp
B. Gene Wilder
C. Roald Dahl
D. Timothée Chalamet

Question 15: What is the name of the magical board game in the 1995 family adventure Jumanji?

A. Zathura
B. Jumanji
C. Candyland
D. Sorry!

Question 16: Who voices Joy, the lead emotion, in Pixar’s Inside Out?

A. Amy Poehler
B. Phyllis Smith
C. Mindy Kaling
D. Kaitlyn Dias

Question 17: In Disney’s Moana, who voices the demigod Maui?

A. Temuera Morrison
B. Dwayne Johnson
C. Jermaine Clement
D. Jemaine Clement

Question 18: What is the name of Ariel’s father, King Triton, in Disney’s The Little Mermaid?

A. King Neptune
B. King Triton
C. King Poseidon
D. King Ariel

Question 19: Who directed the family comedy Mrs. Doubtfire starring Robin Williams?

A. Chris Columbus
B. Penny Marshall
C. Rob Reiner
D. Nora Ephron

Question 20: In Matilda (1996), who directed the film and also played Miss Honey’s father, Harry Wormwood?

A. Tim Burton
B. Danny DeVito
C. Wes Craven
D. Roald Dahl

Answers

  1. B. 1939 – The Wizard of Oz premiered on 25 August 1939; 1937 was Snow White, not this film.
  2. C. Robert Stevenson – Stevenson directed the musical; Walt Disney was the producer, not director.
  3. B. Simba – Simba is the cub who becomes king; Scar is the villain uncle, Mufasa the father, Nala the friend.
  4. B. Tom Hanks – Hanks voices Woody the cowboy; Tim Allen voices Buzz Lightyear.
  5. D. Clownfish – Nemo is an ocellaris clownfish; Dory is the blue tang.
  6. B. Wet Bandits – Harry and Marv are dubbed Wet Bandits for flooding sinks; they later become Sticky Bandits.
  7. A. E.T. – The alien E.T. famously says the line; Elliott mimics it earlier but E.T. originates it.
  8. B. Anna – Anna is Elsa’s optimistic sister seeking to reconnect; the others are supporting characters.
  9. A. John Lasseter – Lasseter helmed Pixar’s first feature; the others directed later Pixar films.
  10. D. Robin Williams – Williams improvised much of the Genie’s energetic performance; others voice Iago, Aladdin, Jafar.
  11. B. Mike Myers – Myers voices Shrek; Eddie Murphy is Donkey, Farley was original Shrek but passed away.
  12. C. Bob Parr – Bob Parr is Mr. Incredible’s civilian name; others are family members or Frozone.
  13. D. Kirk Wise – Wise co-directed with Trousdale; Musker/Clements did Aladdin and Little Mermaid.
  14. B. Gene Wilder – Wilder starred in the 1971 adaptation; Depp was in the 2005 remake.
  15. B. Jumanji – The game summons jungle dangers; Zathura is the 2005 spin-off.
  16. A. Amy Poehler – Poehler leads as Joy; others voice Sadness, Disgust, and Riley.
  17. B. Dwayne Johnson – Johnson sings and voices the boastful Maui; Morrison voices the chief father.
  18. B. King Triton – Triton rules Atlantica; the others are mythological sea figures not in the film.
  19. A. Chris Columbus – Columbus directed; he also helmed Home Alone.
  20. B. Danny DeVito – DeVito directed and played the car salesman dad; based on Dahl’s book.

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