100 Fun Facts About Movie Trivia for Kids

In Toy Story, what kind of toy is Woody?

Toy Story was the first film ever made entirely with computer animation, and Pixar's very first movie.

Who is Shrek's talkative sidekick?

He is voiced by Eddie Murphy; Shrek is an ogre whose swamp gets overrun by fairy-tale creatures.

What kind of animal is Po, the Dragon Warrior?

He is chosen as the Dragon Warrior even though he is bumbling and loves dumplings; Jack Black voices him.

In How to Train Your Dragon, what is the name of Hiccup's dragon?

He is a rare Night Fury; the story is based on books by Cressida Cowell and set in the Viking village of Berk.

How many adopted daughters does Gru have in Despicable Me?

Margo, Edith and Agnes; the yellow Minions later got their own movies.

What are the names of the three Minions who go looking for a new boss in the Minions movie?

They end up in 1968 New York and hear about Villain-Con, a convention for bad guys.

In Frozen, what is the name of Anna and Elsa's kingdom?

Elsa accidentally traps it in eternal winter; the story is loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen.

What is the name of Kristoff's reindeer in Frozen?

Olaf is the snowman who likes warm hugs; Josh Gad voices him.

In Moana, which demigod does Moana sail off to find?

He is voiced by Dwayne Johnson; Moana must return the heart of the goddess Te Fiti.

Encanto is about the Madrigal family, who live in which country?

Everyone in the family gets a magical gift except Mirabel, who has to save the magic anyway.

Which family member does the Madrigal family 'not talk about' in Encanto's hit song?

The song topped the charts, and the whole soundtrack hit number one on the Billboard 200.

Who is the teenage hero of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse?

The film mixed computer animation with hand-drawn comic-book techniques and won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature.

In The Super Mario Bros. Movie, what jobs do Mario and Luigi have back in Brooklyn?

Chris Pratt voices Mario; the film became the first video-game movie to make a billion dollars.

Who plays the villain Dr. Robotnik in the Sonic the Hedgehog movies?

After fans hated the first trailer, Sonic himself was redesigned to look more like the video-game character.

In The Lego Movie, what is the Kragle that Lord Business wants to use on everyone?

Ordinary minifigure Emmet is mistaken for 'the Special' who can stop him.

Who plays young Willy Wonka in the 2023 movie Wonka?

Hugh Grant plays an Oompa Loompa; the film is a prequel to the 1971 Gene Wilder classic.

Paddington Bear travels to London from which country?

He comes from 'Darkest Peru', loves marmalade, and is taken in by the Brown family.

In Home Alone, where is Kevin's family flying to when they forget him?

Eight-year-old Kevin then defends the house against two burglars, Harry and Marv.

What is the name of the boy who befriends E.T.?

Steven Spielberg directed it in 1982, and E.T. just wants to phone home.

In Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), what does Charlie find in a chocolate bar?

Gene Wilder plays Wonka; the book is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl.

In The Wizard of Oz, which US state does Dorothy live in?

Judy Garland won a special juvenile Oscar, and 'Over the Rainbow' won Best Original Song.

Who played Mary Poppins in the 1964 film?

It was her first ever film and she won the Oscar for Best Actress.

Who plays Harry Potter in the movies?

Rupert Grint is Ron and Emma Watson is Hermione; the first film came out in 2001.

In the original Jumanji (1995), what is Jumanji?

Every turn unleashes jungle dangers on the players; Robin Williams stars as Alan Parrish.

What special power does Matilda have?

She uses it against the terrifying headmistress Miss Trunchbull; Danny DeVito directed and plays her dad.

What kind of fish is Nemo?

His dad Marlin searches for him with Dory, a forgetful regal blue tang voiced by Ellen DeGeneres.

What is the surname of the superhero family in The Incredibles?

Bob and Helen are Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl; the film won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature.

In Up, how does Carl make his house fly?

He is heading for South America and accidentally brings along a boy scout named Russell.

Which of these is NOT one of the five emotions in Riley's head in the first Inside Out?

Anxiety only shows up in Inside Out 2, along with Envy, Ennui and Embarrassment.

Coco is inspired by which Mexican holiday?

Twelve-year-old Miguel is whisked to the Land of the Dead while trying to become a musician.

In Zootopia, what kind of animal is police officer Judy Hopps?

Her partner Nick Wilde is a fox; the film won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature.

In The Lion King, who is Simba's evil uncle?

He murders Mufasa to seize the throne; the story is often compared to Shakespeare's Hamlet.

What kind of animal is Remy, the hero of Ratatouille?

He dreams of cooking at Gusteau's restaurant in Paris and teams up with garbage boy Linguini.

In Cars, what is the name of the sleepy town where Lightning McQueen gets stranded?

It sits on Route 66; Owen Wilson voices Lightning and Paul Newman voices Doc Hudson.

In Monsters, Inc., what does Sulley's factory collect from children to make electricity?

Sulley and one-eyed Mike Wazowski have to return a little girl called Boo, whom the monsters think is toxic.

What is WALL-E's job on the deserted Earth?

He falls in love with EVE, a robot sent from the starship Axiom, in the year 2805.

In Madagascar, which zoo do Alex, Marty, Melman and Gloria escape from?

Alex is a lion, Marty a zebra, Melman a giraffe and Gloria a hippo; the lemur king sings 'I Like to Move It'.

In Sing, what kind of animal is theatre owner Buster Moon?

He holds a singing contest to save his theatre from foreclosure; Matthew McConaughey voices him.

What breed of dog is Max in The Secret Life of Pets?

He has to share his New York apartment with a big shaggy newcomer named Duke.

In Trolls, what are the giant beings who eat Trolls called?

Poppy and Branch, voiced by Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake, set out to save their friends.

In Ice Age, what kind of animal is Sid?

Manny is the mammoth and Diego the smilodon; together they return a human baby to its tribe.

Who runs the hotel in Hotel Transylvania?

His teenage daughter Mavis falls for a human backpacker named Johnny; Adam Sandler voices Drac.

In Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, how many of his nine lives has Puss already used up?

He teams up with Kitty Softpaws and a dog called Perrito to find the Wishing Star and get them back.

In Turning Red, what does Mei turn into when she gets emotional?

The film is set in Toronto in 2002 and was directed by Domee Shi, who also made the short Bao.

In Pixar's Luca, Luca and Alberto look human on land but are secretly what?

They look human on land and explore the Italian seaside town of Portorosso in the 1950s.

Which new emotion takes over in Inside Out 2?

It became the highest-grossing animated film of all time, making $1.7 billion.

In Big Hero 6, what was Baymax built to do?

Hiro's brother Tadashi built him; the film won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature.

Where do Elsa, Anna and their friends travel in Frozen II?

They follow a mysterious voice to the homeland of the Northuldra, where their grandfather built a dam.

Which musician wrote the songs for The Lion King?

With lyricist Tim Rice; 'Can You Feel the Love Tonight' won the Oscar for Best Original Song.

In Kung Fu Panda 4, what kind of animal is Zhen, Po's new sidekick?

She is voiced by Awkwafina, and the villain is a shape-shifting Chameleon voiced by Viola Davis.

Who voices Donkey in Shrek?

Critics called it the comic performance of Murphy's career, and Donkey has appeared in every Shrek film since.

In Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), how many Golden Tickets are hidden in Wonka Bars?

Each finder wins a factory tour and a lifetime supply of chocolate, and every ticket holder except Charlie ends up in trouble.

What is the name of Dorothy's dog in The Wizard of Oz?

Toto was played by a female Cairn Terrier named Terry, who appeared in more than a dozen films.

In E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, what candy does Elliott use to lure the alien into his house?

Hershey agreed to the product placement and sales of the candy jumped after the film came out.

Who voices Bowser in The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)?

He also sings Bowser's love ballad 'Peaches', which charted on the Billboard Hot 100.

Who is the ordinary construction-worker hero of The Lego Movie?

He is mistaken for 'the Special' after literally falling onto the Piece of Resistance.

What is the giant three-headed dog guarding the trapdoor in the Philosopher's Stone called?

Hagrid bought him from 'a Greek chappie' and lets slip that music sends him to sleep.

In Monsters, Inc., what does the city of Monstropolis collect from human children to use as power?

By the end Sulley switches the factory to laughter, which turns out to be ten times more powerful.

In Elf, Buddy leaves the North Pole to find his real father. Where does he go?

Will Ferrell said he felt genuinely ill after eating all the sugary food Buddy scoffs on screen.

In Ice Age, what is the sabre-toothed squirrel Scrat forever chasing?

Ice Age was Blue Sky Studios' first feature, and Scrat's doomed chase opens every film in the series.

Lord Farquaad, the tiny tyrant of Shrek, rules over which land?

Duloc is a spotless, over-organised kingdom, and Farquaad banishes all the fairy-tale creatures to keep it that way.

Kevin scares people off with a fake gangster film, Angels with Filthy ___. Which word?

The made-up movie parodies the 1938 crime film Angels with Dirty Faces and was shot in a single day.

In Paddington 2, what does Paddington work so hard to buy for Aunt Lucy's 100th birthday?

He takes jobs as a barber's assistant and a window cleaner to save up, and the book turns out to hide a treasure map.

In Minions (2015), which supervillain hires the Minions and plans to steal the Crown Jewels?

Voiced by Sandra Bullock, she is billed as the world's first female supervillain and takes them to London.

In the first Sonic movie, Sonic hides out near the small town of Green Hills in which US state?

The name nods to Green Hill Zone, the first level of the original 1991 Sega game.

In The Lego Movie, the superweapon called the Kragle is really an everyday object. What is it?

The 'relics' are all household items with worn-off labels, which is the movie's big clue that a real family is playing with the bricks.

Spider-Ham of Into the Spider-Verse was originally a spider bitten by a radioactive what?

He is voiced by John Mulaney and comes from a cartoon universe where the usual origin story runs backwards.

In My Neighbor Totoro, what giant grinning creature carries Satsuki to find her lost sister Mei?

Totoro himself is the mascot of Studio Ghibli and appears in its logo.

In Kung Fu Panda, Po's adoptive father Mr. Ping runs a noodle shop and is what kind of animal?

The running joke that Po never questions how a panda came from a goose finally pays off in the sequels.

In Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, what is the therapy dog who tags along with Puss called?

'Perrito' simply means 'little dog' in Spanish, and Puss is on his last of nine lives when they meet.

Which 1995 film was the first ever feature made entirely with computer animation?

It was also the first animated film ever nominated for the Best Original Screenplay Oscar.

In Up, Carl ties thousands of balloons to his house to fly it to which place in South America?

It was the dream destination he and his wife Ellie saved for all their lives but never reached.

In Jumanji (1995), for how many years is Alan Parrish trapped inside the board game?

He rolls the dice in 1969 as a boy and comes out as Robin Williams in the 1990s, wild-bearded and shouting for his parents.

Which professional wrestler played the gentle strongman Fezzik in The Princess Bride?

He was the author's first choice years before the film was made and was only freed up when a lucrative wrestling match was cancelled.

Willy, the orca in Free Willy, was played by a real killer whale with what name?

The film sparked a campaign that eventually got the real whale rehabilitated and released into the sea off Iceland.

Which comedian was originally cast as Shrek and recorded most of the dialogue before dying in 1997?

Mike Myers replaced him and gave the ogre his now-famous Scottish accent.

What was unusual about the tarantula that crawls across Marv's face in Home Alone?

Daniel Stern agreed to have the live tarantula on his face but had to mime his scream so the noise would not startle it.

In Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), how were the many Oompa-Loompas created?

Roy performed every Oompa-Loompa individually rather than having one take copied digitally, so the dance numbers took months.

The Wizard of Oz's Kansas farm scenes were shot in black and white and coloured with which process?

Only the Oz scenes used three-strip Technicolor, whose huge hot lights made the set miserable to work on.

What is the name of WALL-E's pet cockroach?

WALL-E has spent 700 years alone cleaning up Earth, salvaging parts from broken robots with only the cockroach for company.

Which children's author wrote the picture books that became both Jumanji and The Polar Express?

He won the Caldecott Medal for illustration for each of them.

In Mrs. Doubtfire, where does Daniel get the surname 'Doubtfire' for his nanny disguise?

Robin Williams' character invents the character 'Euphegenia Doubtfire' on the phone after sabotaging every other applicant.

In Space Jam, what are the small aliens called before they become the Monstars?

They take the talent of Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing, Muggsy Bogues and others, leaving those real players suddenly hopeless on court.

Who dreamed up Scrat, the acorn-obsessed sabre-toothed squirrel in Ice Age?

She mixed a squirrel with a rat and named him on the spot; he went on to open every film in the series.

Spirited Away was the first hand-drawn, non-English-language film to win which Academy Award?

It also shared the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, a top prize almost never given to animation.

In Minions, the Minions go into hiding in a cave after accidentally firing a cannon at which leader?

Bossless for decades, they get so depressed that Kevin, Stuart and Bob set off to find a new master.

In Coco, spirit animals Dante and Pepita are what kind of Mexican folk-art creature?

Real alebrijes are carved or papier-mache fantasy animals painted in wild colours, and the film made them famous worldwide.

In Minions, Kevin, Stuart and Bob travel to 'Villain-Con' in which US city?

They hitch a ride there from New York with the Nelson family, who turn out to be bank robbers themselves.

Which real Northumberland landmark stood in for the Hogwarts grounds in the first Harry Potter film?

The flying lesson where Harry first rides a broom was filmed on its lawns; Gloucester Cathedral supplied the corridors.

In Disney's English dub of My Neighbor Totoro, which veteran voice actor performs Totoro himself?

Welker is best known as the voice of Fred and Scooby-Doo, and Dakota and Elle Fanning play the two sisters in the same dub.

The 1995 film Jumanji opens in 1969 in the fictional town of Brantford, in which US state?

Alan Parrish rolls the dice as a boy in the family shoe-factory town and does not come out of the game until 1995.

Before Free Willy, the orca who played Willy had lived since 1985 at an amusement park where?

The producers looked in Japan, France, Spain and Argentina before finding him at Reino Aventura, and the film's success eventually paid for his move to a sea pen in Iceland.

Which Wizard of Oz actor was cast as the Tin Man before swapping to play the Scarecrow?

Buddy Ebsen took the Tin Man part instead but had to leave the film after a bad reaction to the aluminium make-up powder.

Which Oscar-winning Australian actor narrates the 2015 film Minions?

He walks the audience through the Minions' long history of serving one doomed master after another.

Which actor plays Professor Flitwick in the first Harry Potter film and voices the goblin Griphook?

He plays three parts in the one film, including the head teller at Gringotts, and later took over Griphook on screen too.

In Finding Nemo, what kind of fish is Dory, Marlin's forgetful friend?

Dory has short-term memory loss but still helps Marlin cross the ocean to Sydney to find his son.

In Finding Nemo, in which city's dentist's office does Nemo end up in a fish tank?

There he joins the Tank Gang, led by Gill, a scarred Moorish idol who dreams of escaping to the ocean.

In Finding Nemo, what kind of sea creature is Crush, who teaches Marlin to relax?

Marlin and Dory ride the East Australian Current with Crush and his son Squirt on the way to Sydney.

In the first Despicable Me, what does supervillain Gru plan to steal?

A younger villain named Vector had just stolen the Great Pyramid of Giza, so Gru wanted to top him.

In Moana, what kind of animal is Heihei, who stows away on Moana's boat?

Moana's pet pig Pua stays home, but the dimwitted rooster sails along on her quest to return the heart of Te Fiti.