Modern Animation Quiz: Can You Name Them All? Ultimate Trivia Challenge!

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Are you a true fan of modern animation? From Pixar’s emotional masterpieces to DreamWorks’ action-packed adventures and Disney’s magical tales since 2000, this quiz challenges you to name the films with questions from easy warm-ups to expert-level brain-teasers. Let’s see if you can ace it!

20 Trivia Questions on Modern Animation

Question 1: Which Pixar film, released in 2003, follows a clownfish searching for his son?

A. Finding Dory
B. Monsters, Inc.
C. Finding Nemo
D. The Incredibles

Question 2: In which 2010 DreamWorks film does Po become the Dragon Warrior?

A. How to Train Your Dragon
B. Megamind
C. Kung Fu Panda
D. Shrek Forever After

Question 3: Which 2013 Disney film features sisters Elsa and Anna?

A. Tangled
B. Brave
C. Frozen
D. Wreck-It Ralph

Question 4: Which 2018 Sony animated film features Miles Morales as Spider-Man?

A. The Lego Movie 2
B. Ralph Breaks the Internet
C. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
D. Incredibles 2

Question 5: Name the 2017 Pixar film about a boy who enters the Land of the Dead.

A. Coco
B. Cars 3
C. Incredibles 2
D. The Lego Batman Movie

Question 6: Which 2016 Disney film is set in Polynesia and follows a voyager named Moana?

A. Zootopia
B. Moana
C. Finding Dory
D. The Jungle Book

Question 7: What 2001 DreamWorks film features an ogre named Shrek?

A. Shrek
B. Monsters, Inc.
C. Ice Age
D. Atlantis: The Lost Empire

Question 8: Which 2004 Pixar film features the superhero family the Parrs?

A. The Incredibles
B. Ratatouille
C. Shark Tale
D. The Polar Express

Question 9: Name the 2007 Pixar film about a rat aspiring to be a chef.

A. Ratatouille
B. Cars
C. Happy Feet
D. Over the Hedge

Question 10: Which 2009 Pixar film begins with an old man launching his house with balloons?

A. Up
B. WALL-E
C. Bolt
D. Fantastic Mr. Fox

Question 11: What 2015 Pixar film personifies the emotions inside a young girl’s mind?

A. Inside Out
B. The Good Dinosaur
C. Big Hero 6
D. Minions

Question 12: Which 2020 Pixar film follows jazz musician Joe Gardner after he dies?

A. Onward
B. Soul
C. Luca
D. Trolls World Tour

Question 13: Name the 2021 Pixar film where a boy named Luca experiences a magical summer on the Italian Riviera.

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

Question 14: Which 2016 Disney film features anthropomorphic animals in a city called Zootopia?

A. Zootopia
B. Moana
C. Finding Dory
D. Kubo and the Two Strings

Question 15: What 2014 Disney film features the robot Baymax and boy genius Hiro Hamada?

A. Big Hero 6
B. Frozen
C. The Lego Movie
D. How to Train Your Dragon 2

Question 16: Which 2010 DreamWorks film features Viking boy Hiccup befriending a dragon named Toothless?

A. Despicable Me
B. How to Train Your Dragon
C. Megamind
D. Shrek Forever After

Question 17: Name the 2010 Illumination film where supervillain Gru adopts three girls and has Minions.

A. Despicable Me
B. Hop
C. Rango
D. Rio

Question 18: Which 2021 Disney film centres on Mirabel Madrigal and her magical family?

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

Question 19: What 2008 Pixar film depicts a lonely robot named WALL-E cleaning a deserted Earth?

A. WALL-E
B. Kung Fu Panda
C. Bolt
D. Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

Question 20: Which 2018 Disney film is the sequel to Wreck-It Ralph?

A. Ralph Breaks the Internet
B. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
C. Incredibles 2
D. Hotel Transylvania 3

Answers

  1. C. Finding Nemo – This 2003 Pixar film directed by Andrew Stanton stars Albert Brooks as Marlin on a quest for his son; Finding Dory is the 2016 sequel, Monsters, Inc. (2001) focuses on scaring, and The Incredibles (2004) is superheroes.
  2. C. Kung Fu Panda – Po the panda masters martial arts in this 2010 DreamWorks hit directed by John Stevenson and Mark Osborne; the others are fellow 2010 releases with different protagonists.
  3. C. Frozen – Disney’s 2013 blockbuster directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee centres on Elsa and Anna’s bond; Tangled (2010) and Brave (2012) feature other princesses, Wreck-It Ralph (2012) is arcade-themed.
  4. C. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – This Oscar-winning 2018 Sony film directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman introduces Miles Morales; others are 2018 sequels from different studios.
  5. A. Coco – Pixar’s 2017 film directed by Lee Unkrich follows Miguel into the afterlife; Cars 3 and Incredibles 2 are 2017 Pixar sequels, The Lego Batman Movie is Warner Bros.
  6. B. Moana – Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, this 2016 Disney adventure has Moana sailing Polynesia; Zootopia is animal detectives, Finding Dory ocean sequel, The Jungle Book (2016) live-action remake.
  7. A. Shrek – DreamWorks’ 2001 game-changer directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson stars Mike Myers as the ogre; others are 2001 competitors from Pixar/Disney/Fox.
  8. A. The Incredibles – Brad Bird’s 2004 Pixar superhero tale features the Parr family; Ratatouille (2007) is later cooking, others 2004 non-Pixar.
  9. A. Ratatouille – Brad Bird’s 2007 Pixar film stars Remy the rat in Paris; Cars (2006) is vehicles, others 2006-2007 non-Pixar.
  10. A. Up – Pete Docter’s 2009 Pixar adventure starts with Carl Fredricksen’s balloon house; WALL-E (2008) is robots, others 2008-2009 non-Pixar.
  11. A. Inside Out – Pete Docter’s 2015 Pixar film anthropomorphises Riley’s emotions; The Good Dinosaur is 2015 Pixar companion, others 2014-2015 non-Pixar.
  12. B. Soul – Pete Docter’s 2020 Pixar film stars Jamie Foxx as Joe in the Great Before; Onward (2020) is fantasy brothers, others 2020-2021 non-Pixar.
  13. A. Luca – Enrico Casarosa’s 2021 Pixar coming-of-age story on the Riviera; Encanto (2021) is Disney magic family, others 2021 fantasies.
  14. A. Zootopia – Byron Howard and Rich Moore’s 2016 Disney film with Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde; Moana Polynesian voyage, others 2016 non-Disney or remakes.
  15. A. Big Hero 6 – Don Hall and Chris Williams’ 2014 Disney film adapts the Marvel comic; Frozen (2013) is earlier, others 2014 non-Disney.
  16. B. How to Train Your Dragon – Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders’ 2010 DreamWorks hit; Despicable Me and Megamind (2010) villain tales, Shrek Forever After ogre finale.
  17. A. Despicable Me – Pierre Coffin’s 2010 Illumination debut with Steve Carell as Gru; Hop and Rango (2011), Rio (2011) different studios.
  18. A. Encanto – Jared Bush and Byron Howard’s 2021 Disney musical about the Madrigals; Luca Pixar sea tale, others 2021 adventures.
  19. A. WALL-E – Andrew Stanton’s 2008 Pixar eco-fable with the titular robot; Kung Fu Panda (2008) DreamWorks, others 2008 non-Pixar.
  20. A. Ralph Breaks the Internet – Phil Johnston and Rich Moore’s 2018 Disney sequel; Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Sony, others 2018 non-sequels.

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