Disney Trivia Questions
Curated by Ellie “The Player of Games” Lusk
Disney has been making movies, songs, and theme park magic for almost a century, and this set of trivia questions pulls from all of it — the hand-drawn classics, the 1990s Renaissance, modern Pixar, and the parks themselves. Some questions are easy enough for a kid who just watched Moana for the tenth time; others will make lifelong fans stop and think.
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The Classics (1937–1988)
1. What poisoned food does the Evil Queen trick Snow White into eating in Disney’s 1937 film?
✅ Apple
💡 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was the first full-length cel-animated feature in movie history.
2. Who serves as Pinocchio’s conscience in the 1940 film?
✅ Jiminy Cricket
3. Which Fantasia segment features Mickey Mouse battling an army of enchanted broomsticks?
✅ The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
4. What is unusually large about the baby circus elephant in Disney’s Dumbo?
✅ His ears
💡 Dumbo runs a little over an hour, making it one of Disney’s shortest animated features.
5. What is the name of Bambi’s talkative rabbit friend?
✅ Thumper
6. In Cinderella, what time does the fairy godmother’s magic wear off?
✅ Midnight
7. Who throws the chaotic “unbirthday” party in Alice in Wonderland?
✅ The Mad Hatter
8. What fairy sprinkles the pixie dust that lets the Darling children fly to Neverland in Peter Pan?
✅ Tinker Bell
9. What dog breed is Lady in Lady and the Tramp?
✅ Cocker Spaniel
💡 The spaghetti dinner scene between Lady and Tramp is one of animation’s most famous romantic moments.
10. Who curses Princess Aurora to prick her finger on a spinning wheel in Sleeping Beauty?
✅ Maleficent
💡 Maleficent transforms into a fire-breathing dragon during the film’s climactic battle.
11. How many puppies are born to Pongo and Perdita in One Hundred and One Dalmatians?
✅ 15
12. What is the name of the man-cub raised by wolves in The Jungle Book?
✅ Mowgli
💡 Mowgli’s story is based on Rudyard Kipling’s book of the same name.
13. What is the name of the elegant mother cat who inherits a fortune in The Aristocats?
✅ Duchess
14. In Disney’s 1973 Robin Hood, what kind of animal is Little John?
✅ Bear
💡 Robin Hood himself is drawn as a fox in this version, voiced by Brian Bedford.
15. What is the name of the hound puppy who grows up to be best friends with Tod the fox in The Fox and the Hound?
✅ Copper
The Renaissance Era (1989–1999)
16. What is the name of Ariel’s crab friend and reluctant chaperone in The Little Mermaid?
✅ Sebastian
💡 Sebastian’s big number, “Under the Sea,” won the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
17. What does Ariel trade to the sea witch Ursula in exchange for human legs?
✅ Her voice
18. What is the name of the enchanted teapot who looks after the castle staff in Beauty and the Beast?
✅ Mrs. Potts
💡 Mrs. Potts was voiced by Angela Lansbury, who also sang the film’s title song.
19. What is the name of Belle’s inventor father in Beauty and the Beast?
✅ Maurice
20. Who provides the voice of the Genie in Disney’s original 1992 Aladdin?
✅ Robin Williams
💡 Robin Williams improvised heavily in the recording booth, generating far more material than the film could use.
21. What is the name of Aladdin’s mischievous pet monkey?
✅ Abu
22. Who is Simba’s best friend and eventual queen in The Lion King?
✅ Nala
23. Who is the villainous lion who kills Mufasa in The Lion King?
✅ Scar
24. What language does the phrase “Hakuna Matata” come from in The Lion King?
✅ Swahili
💡 “Hakuna Matata” translates roughly to “no worries” or “no trouble.”
25. What is the name of Pocahontas’s animated hummingbird friend?
✅ Flit
26. Who is the villainous judge who raises Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame?
✅ Frollo
💡 The film is based on Victor Hugo’s 1831 novel of the same name.
27. What is the name of Hercules’s wisecracking satyr trainer?
✅ Phil
28. What name does Mulan use while disguised as a man in the Chinese army?
✅ Ping
29. What is the name of Mulan’s small talking dragon companion, voiced by Eddie Murphy?
✅ Mushu
30. What kind of apes adopt the orphaned baby Tarzan in Disney’s 1999 film?
✅ Gorillas
💡 Phil Collins wrote and performed several songs for the film, including “You’ll Be in My Heart,” which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
Modern Disney & Pixar
31. What is the name of Andy’s favorite toy, a pull-string cowboy doll, in Pixar’s Toy Story?
✅ Woody
32. What is the main job of the title robot in Pixar’s WALL-E, left behind on an abandoned Earth?
✅ Compacting trash
💡 WALL-E’s opening act unfolds with almost no spoken dialogue.
33. What is the name of the rat who dreams of becoming a chef in Pixar’s Ratatouille?
✅ Remy
34. What is the name of the young Wilderness Explorer who stows away on Carl’s flying house in Pixar’s Up?
✅ Russell
35. What emotion, voiced by Amy Poehler, leads the crew inside a young girl’s mind in Pixar’s Inside Out?
✅ Joy
36. What is the name of the famous musician Miguel seeks out in the Land of the Dead in Pixar’s Coco?
✅ Ernesto de la Cruz
💡 Coco won the Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song, the latter for “Remember Me.”
37. What is the name of Mike Wazowski’s big, furry, blue best friend in Pixar’s Monsters, Inc.?
✅ Sulley
38. What species of fish is Marlin, the overprotective father in Pixar’s Finding Nemo?
✅ Clownfish
💡 Finding Nemo earned Pixar’s first Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
39. What is Helen Parr’s superhero name in Pixar’s The Incredibles?
✅ Elastigirl
💡 The Incredibles was Pixar’s first film built around a family of superheroes rather than toys, bugs, or monsters.
40. What is the name of the race car voiced by Owen Wilson in Pixar’s Cars?
✅ Lightning McQueen
41. What animal does Merida accidentally turn her mother into in Pixar’s Brave?
✅ A bear
💡 The film’s fearsome bear Mor’du was once a prince who made the same rash wish as Merida’s mother.
42. Who is Anna’s sister, whose icy powers threaten to freeze Arendelle in Disney’s Frozen?
✅ Elsa
43. What magical object does Moana set out to return in Disney’s 2016 film?
✅ Heart of Te Fiti
44. What is the name of the optimistic rabbit who becomes Zootopia’s first bunny police officer?
✅ Judy Hopps
45. What is the name of the Scandinavian-inspired kingdom in Disney’s Frozen and Frozen II?
✅ Arendelle
💡 Arendelle draws heavily on Norwegian landscapes, architecture, and folk music.
Parks, Songs & Easter Eggs
46. In what U.S. state did the original Disneyland open in 1955?
✅ California
💡 Disneyland opened its gates on July 17, 1955, in Anaheim, California.
47. What is the name of the iconic castle at the center of the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World, Florida?
✅ Cinderella Castle
💡 Disneyland in California has a different centerpiece castle, called Sleeping Beauty Castle.
48. In what year did Walt Disney World open in Florida?
✅ 1971
49. What is the name of the giant geodesic sphere at the entrance of Epcot?
✅ Spaceship Earth
50. Which Disneyland ride, opened in 1967, floats guests past pirates, treasure, and a burning town?
✅ Pirates of the Caribbean
51. What Oscar-winning song from Frozen became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon?
✅ Let It Go
52. What is the nickname for the hidden three-circle design Imagineers tuck into Disney parks and films?
✅ Hidden Mickey
💡 Spotting Hidden Mickeys has become such a tradition that Imagineers now hide some of them on purpose for fans to find.
53. What Elton John song plays as Simba and Nala fall in love in The Lion King?
✅ Can You Feel the Love Tonight
💡 The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1995.
54. What red delivery truck from the original Toy Story has made a cameo in nearly every Pixar film since?
✅ Pizza Planet truck
55. What was the name of Disneyland’s original 1955 land themed around space travel and future technology?
✅ Tomorrowland
FAQ
What is good Disney trivia for kids versus adults?
Kids tend to do best with questions about characters, songs, and plots from movies they have actually seen — think Moana, Frozen, or Encanto rather than anything from the 1940s. Adults usually enjoy the deeper cuts, like villains, character actors, and the classic films their own parents grew up on. Mixing both levels into one round keeps a family game night fair for everyone at the table.
What is the hardest Disney trivia territory?
Park history and hidden details trip up even lifelong fans — exact opening years, ride names, and background Easter eggs are much easier to forget than a movie plot. Side characters and minor players from the classic era are another tough spot, since most people remember the hero and the villain but blank on everyone else. If you want to stump a room full of grown-up Disney fans, that is where to look.
How do you run a Disney-themed trivia night?
Split questions into rounds by era or category — classics, Renaissance, modern Pixar, and parks each work well as their own round — so no single decade dominates the game. Keep score on paper or a whiteboard, read every question aloud along with its multiple-choice options, and save a tiebreaker for the very end. A themed snack table and a prize for best costume never hurt either.
What is the difference between Disney and Pixar in trivia?
Walt Disney Animation Studios made the hand-drawn classics and the Renaissance-era hits like The Lion King and Aladdin, while Pixar is a separate studio, owned by Disney since 2006, known for computer-animated films like Toy Story and Up. Good trivia keeps the two straight, since mixing them up is an easy way to lose a point. As a rule of thumb, if it is fully CGI and stars toys, bugs, cars, or emotions come to life, it is probably Pixar.