Movie Trivia Questions and Answers
One film question on the card, a room full of movie fans, and the answer one tap away.
- Time
- 15–45 min
- Players
- Two or more people
- Best for
- Movie nights, game nights and team socials
- Deck
- 100 questions in 5 categories
How to use these movie trivia questions
- Pick a category from the menu under the card, or keep “All categories”.
- Read the movie question on the top card aloud and let everyone call out or write down an answer.
- Tap “Show answer”, then “Next question”, or swipe the card away, for another. Questions do not repeat until you have seen the whole category.
- Tap the heart to save a question on this device, or tap “Make a 10-question list” to copy questions with their answers.
When to play movie trivia
Movie trivia fits the stretch of an evening before or after a film, when everyone is already in the mood to talk about movies. Every card carries its answer, so nobody has to prepare a quiz or look anything up mid-game.
Before the movie starts
Read a few questions while people settle in and the snacks come out. If you are about to watch an animated film, start with Animated movies, from Dory to Edna Mode.
After the credits roll
Keep the conversation going with Movie music or Behind the scenes. A question about John Williams or L. Frank Baum often leads to picking the next film together.
A game night or team social
Split into teams and play one round per category. Classic movies brings out the fans of Chaplin, Keaton and Fred Astaire, while Family adventures and fantasy is a good opener for everyone else.
Ways to play this movie trivia
A round before the film starts
While the popcorn is in the microwave, one person reads five questions from the category closest to what you are about to watch. Everyone answers out loud, and whoever gets the most picks the snacks for the next movie night.
Teams and a quizmaster
Split into two teams and give the phone to a quizmaster. Each team gets a question in turn and thirty seconds to agree on one answer. A miss passes to the other team for a steal. Play one category per round so a cartoon fan and a classics fan each get their moment.
Name it, then name more
After each answer is revealed, the player who got it right names one more film by the same director, author or composer. A correct extra title earns a bonus point, and the group usually ends up with a list of movies to watch next.
Tips for a good movie trivia night
- Start with Animated movies when the group is mixed. Sidekick names like Abu and Pascal come back quickly, even to people who say they never watch cartoons.
- Accept close answers on titles and names: “Over the Rainbow” and “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” should both count, and so should a surname alone for a director, like Spielberg.
- Keep a notepad for films nobody has seen. Movie music and Behind the scenes often turn up an old classic or a book adaptation worth putting on next.
All 100 movie trivia by category
The complete list, grouped by category. The cards above draw from the same list, so you can read ahead here and play there.
Animated movies
Sidekicks, pets and best friends from cartoons old and new, from Bambi and Dumbo to Moana and Zootopia.
- In Toy Story (1995), what is the name of the pull-string cowboy doll?Answer: Woody
- In Finding Nemo (2003), what kind of fish is Dory?Answer: a blue tang
- In Shrek (2001), what kind of animal is Shrek’s chatty sidekick?Answer: a donkey
- In Frozen (2013), what is the name of the snowman who dreams of summer?Answer: Olaf
- In Bambi (1942), what is the name of the shy skunk?Answer: Flower
- In Up (2009), what is the name of the talking golden retriever?Answer: Dug
- In Ratatouille (2007), in which city does Remy the rat learn to cook?Answer: Paris
- In Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), which dwarf never speaks?Answer: Dopey
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- In The Little Mermaid (1989), what is the name of Ariel’s yellow-and-blue fish friend?Answer: Flounder
- In Beauty and the Beast (1991), what is the name of the enchanted mantel clock?Answer: Cogsworth
- In Aladdin (1992), what is the name of Aladdin’s pet monkey?Answer: Abu
- In Moana (2016), which shape-shifting demigod sails across the ocean with Moana?Answer: Maui
- In Zootopia (2016), what kind of animal is police officer Judy Hopps?Answer: a rabbit
- In Kung Fu Panda (2008), what is the panda’s name?Answer: Po
- In WALL-E (2008), what is the name of the sleek white robot WALL-E meets?Answer: EVE
- In Tangled (2010), what is the name of Rapunzel’s pet chameleon?Answer: Pascal
- In Ice Age (2002), what kind of animal is Sid?Answer: a sloth
- In The Incredibles (2004), which fashion designer makes the family’s super suits?Answer: Edna Mode
- In The Jungle Book (1967), what kind of animal is easygoing Baloo?Answer: a bear
- In Dumbo (1941), what does the little elephant use to fly?Answer: his ears
Classic movies
Silent clowns, screwball comedies and big musicals made before 1980, from Chaplin and Keaton to Grease.
- In The Wizard of Oz (1939), what is the name of Dorothy’s little dog?Answer: Toto
- In Roman Holiday (1953), Audrey Hepburn plays a runaway what?Answer: a princess
- Who directed Citizen Kane (1941) and also played its title role?Answer: Orson Welles
- Which silent comedy star wrote, directed and starred in Modern Times (1936)?Answer: Charlie Chaplin
- Who is Fred Astaire’s dance partner in Top Hat (1935)?Answer: Ginger Rogers
- In My Fair Lady (1964), what does Eliza Doolittle sell on the streets of London?Answer: flowers
- In Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), which Wyoming landmark becomes the meeting place?Answer: Devils Tower
- In The Love Bug (1968), what is the name of the little race car with a mind of its own?Answer: Herbie
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- In The Absent-Minded Professor (1961), what bouncy substance does the professor invent?Answer: flubber
- Who plays Fanny Brice in the 1968 musical Funny Girl?Answer: Barbra Streisand
- In the 1938 comedy Bringing Up Baby, what kind of animal is Baby?Answer: a leopard
- In Lassie Come Home (1943), what breed of dog is Lassie?Answer: a collie
- Which silent comedian was nicknamed the Great Stone Face for his deadpan look?Answer: Buster Keaton
- In the silent comedy Safety Last! (1923), Harold Lloyd dangles high above the street from what?Answer: a clock
- Who was Stan Laurel’s longtime comedy partner?Answer: Oliver Hardy
- Which of the Marx Brothers never spoke on screen and played the harp?Answer: Harpo
- Who played the title role in the 1963 epic Cleopatra?Answer: Elizabeth Taylor
- Singin’ in the Rain (1952) is set in Hollywood as silent films give way to what?Answer: talking pictures
- In Mary Poppins (1964), Dick Van Dyke plays a cheerful chimney sweep named what?Answer: Bert
- In Around the World in 80 Days (1956), how does Phileas Fogg fly out of Paris?Answer: by hot-air balloon
Family adventures and fantasy
Time machines, flying cars, a luckdragon and talking animals, from Paddington to Night at the Museum.
- In The NeverEnding Story (1984), what is the name of the white luckdragon?Answer: Falkor
- In Back to the Future (1985), what speed must the time machine reach to travel through time?Answer: 88 miles per hour
- In Paddington (2014), from which country does the bear travel to London?Answer: Peru
- In Babe (1995), which farm job does the little pig learn to do?Answer: herding sheep
- In Enchanted (2007), from which animated kingdom does Giselle tumble into New York City?Answer: Andalasia
- In Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968), what can the inventor’s restored race car suddenly do?Answer: fly
- In Pete’s Dragon, what is the name of the dragon?Answer: Elliott
- In Doctor Dolittle (1967), what is the rare animal with a head at each end called?Answer: a pushmi-pullyu
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- In Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), who are the small workers in Wonka’s factory?Answer: Oompa Loompas
- In Alice in Wonderland, which hurried animal does Alice follow down a hole?Answer: the White Rabbit
- In the 1992 comedy Beethoven, what breed of dog is Beethoven?Answer: a St. Bernard
- In Homeward Bound (1993), what is the name of the Himalayan cat who travels with two dogs?Answer: Sassy
- In Night at the Museum (2006), which dinosaur skeleton plays fetch like a puppy?Answer: a T. rex
- In Field of Dreams (1989), what does Ray Kinsella build in his cornfield?Answer: a baseball field
- In The Princess Diaries (2001), Mia learns she is heir to the throne of which small country?Answer: Genovia
- In How to Train Your Dragon (2010), what is the name of Hiccup’s black dragon?Answer: Toothless
- In the film Charlotte’s Web, what is the name of the pig a clever spider befriends?Answer: Wilbur
- In Madagascar (2005), what kind of animal is Marty?Answer: a zebra
- In Jumanji (1995), what pulls Alan Parrish into a jungle world for 26 years?Answer: a board game
- In Stuart Little (1999), what kind of animal is Stuart?Answer: a mouse
Movie music
Composers, film scores and famous songs by title, from John Williams and Joe Hisaishi to Aladdin and Frozen.
- Which composer wrote the scores for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and Close Encounters of the Third Kind?Answer: John Williams
- Which composer wrote the orchestral score for The Lion King (1994)?Answer: Hans Zimmer
- Which pop star wrote the songs for The Lion King (1994) with lyricist Tim Rice?Answer: Elton John
- Who wrote and sang You’ve Got a Friend in Me for Toy Story?Answer: Randy Newman
- Which song does Elsa sing as she builds her ice palace in Frozen?Answer: Let It Go
- Which songwriting brothers wrote the songs for Mary Poppins (1964)?Answer: the Sherman brothers
- Who composed the music for My Neighbor Totoro and Kiki’s Delivery Service?Answer: Joe Hisaishi
- Which composer scored both Ratatouille (2007) and Up (2009)?Answer: Michael Giacchino
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- Which composer wrote the music for The Little Mermaid (1989) and Beauty and the Beast (1991)?Answer: Alan Menken
- In Aladdin (1992), which song do Aladdin and Jasmine sing on a magic carpet ride?Answer: A Whole New World
- Which song does Dorothy sing on the Kansas farm early in The Wizard of Oz?Answer: Over the Rainbow
- Which Johann Strauss waltz plays as a spacecraft docks in 2001: A Space Odyssey?Answer: The Blue Danube
- The 1951 film An American in Paris is built around music by which composer?Answer: George Gershwin
- Which composer scored How to Train Your Dragon (2010)?Answer: John Powell
- Who wrote the songs for Encanto (2021)?Answer: Lin-Manuel Miranda
- Which band plays themselves in the 1964 film A Hard Day’s Night?Answer: the Beatles
- In Beauty and the Beast (1991), which song does Lumière sing to welcome Belle to dinner?Answer: Be Our Guest
- Which song does Jiminy Cricket sing at the start of Pinocchio (1940)?Answer: When You Wish Upon a Star
- In Cinderella (1950), which nonsense-word song does the Fairy Godmother sing?Answer: Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo
- In Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, which song do the dwarfs sing marching home from the mine?Answer: Heigh-Ho
Behind the scenes
The directors, settings and books behind the films, from L. Frank Baum and P. L. Travers to Spirited Away.
- Which author wrote The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the book behind the 1939 film?Answer: L. Frank Baum
- Who directed E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)?Answer: Steven Spielberg
- Which Japanese director made the animated film Spirited Away (2001)?Answer: Hayao Miyazaki
- Which author wrote the books about Paddington Bear?Answer: Michael Bond
- Which author wrote the Mary Poppins books?Answer: P. L. Travers
- Which author wrote The Hundred and One Dalmatians, the novel behind the 1961 animated film?Answer: Dodie Smith
- Which author, best known for spy novels, wrote the book Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?Answer: Ian Fleming
- Which author wrote The Jungle Book stories?Answer: Rudyard Kipling
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- Which English author wrote Black Beauty, a novel filmed many times?Answer: Anna Sewell
- Frozen (2013) was loosely inspired by which Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale?Answer: The Snow Queen
- Who directed Back to the Future (1985)?Answer: Robert Zemeckis
- Which director made Hugo (2011), set in a Paris train station?Answer: Martin Scorsese
- Which dancing star of Singin’ in the Rain directed Hello, Dolly! (1969)?Answer: Gene Kelly
- Which German author wrote the novel The NeverEnding Story?Answer: Michael Ende
- In which U.S. state is Field of Dreams (1989) set?Answer: Iowa
- In which country does the Madrigal family of Encanto (2021) live?Answer: Colombia
- In which country is the animated film Brave (2012) set?Answer: Scotland
- In which U.S. city is The Princess and the Frog (2009) set?Answer: New Orleans
- Sense and Sensibility (1995) is based on a novel by which author?Answer: Jane Austen
- Which director made both Finding Nemo (2003) and WALL-E (2008)?Answer: Andrew Stanton
Frequently asked questions
How many movie trivia questions are there?
There are 100 movie trivia questions, 20 in each of five categories: animated movies, classic movies made before 1980, family adventures and fantasy, movie music, and behind the scenes. Every question has a short answer, shown on the card when you tap “Show answer” and printed under it in the list on this page.
Are these movie trivia questions easy or hard?
They run from easy to medium. Animated movies and Family adventures and fantasy ask about characters most people remember, like the snowman in Frozen or the dragon in How to Train Your Dragon. Classic movies and Behind the scenes are harder, with silent comedians, composers and the authors of the books the films came from.
Are the questions suitable for a family gathering or the office?
Yes. The questions stay with animated films, musicals, family adventures and gentle classics, and they ask about titles, characters, songs by name, directors and source books. There are no quoted lines, no questions about actors’ private lives and nothing from horror or crime films.
What should we play after movie trivia?
Try trivia questions for a general knowledge round, or the emoji quiz, where one whole category is movie titles told in emojis. In December, Christmas trivia has its own round on holiday films, songs and stories.