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58 free Finding Nemo trivia questions with answers. Finding Nemo is one of the most rewatched films ever made, and it rewards attention: the Psycho violins under Darla, the seagulls modelled on a Wallace & Gromit penguin, the fact that Marlin's voice belonged to a different actor for most of production. This quiz covers the story and characters, the quotes everyone can recite, the voice cast, the making of the film at Pixar, its box office and Oscar records, and a handful of questions on Finding Dory and on the real clownfish and reef that inspired it. It works for family movie night, a classroom reward, or a themed pub quiz round. Easy questions come first in spirit if not in order: kids who know the film will score well on the plot, while the production and history questions will separate the true fans. Every answer has been checked against a primary source, so you can play with confidence and settle arguments about how old Crush really is.
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Q 01What kind of fish is Marlin, Nemo's overprotective father?
Clownfish
Real clownfish live inside stinging sea anemones, protected by a mucus coating that stops the anemone's barbs from firing.
Q 02Which comedian voices Dory, the forgetful fish who helps Marlin?
Ellen DeGeneres
The director cast her after seeing an episode of her talk show in which she changed subjects five times before finishing a sentence.
Q 03What condition does Dory famously suffer from?
Short-term memory loss
Despite forgetting things constantly, Dory can read human writing, a skill that turns out to be crucial for finding the dentist's address.
Q 04In which Australian city is the dentist's office where Nemo ends up?
Sydney
Dory reads the full street address off the diver's mask by the light of an anglerfish's lure.
Q 05What is the address Dory keeps repeating from the diver's mask?
P. Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way
Dory reads the address by the light of an anglerfish's lure moments before Marlin traps the predator with the mask.
Q 06What predator kills Coral and all but one of the eggs in the film's opening?
A barracuda
Stanton originally planned to reveal Coral's death through flashbacks, then decided the audience needed to see it up front so Marlin's anxiety would make sense.
Q 07Which studio produced Finding Nemo?
Pixar Animation Studios
It was Pixar's fifth feature and the first the studio released in summer rather than November.
Q 08Who directed Finding Nemo?
Andrew Stanton
Stanton also voices Crush the sea turtle, and went on to direct WALL-E and Finding Dory.
Q 09In what year was Finding Nemo released in theaters?
2003
It opened on May 30 alongside The Italian Job and Wrong Turn, and outgrossed both many times over.
Q 10Which shark leads the 'Fish are friends, not food' support group?
Bruce
The name is a nod to the animatronic shark from a famous 1975 thriller, itself nicknamed after Steven Spielberg's lawyer.
Q 11The great white shark's name is a reference to the mechanical shark used in which film?
Jaws
The film is full of borrowed cues: 'Here's Johnny!' from The Shining gets a shark makeover, and Bernard Herrmann's Psycho theme plays whenever the dentist's niece appears.
Q 12Who voices Marlin?
Albert Brooks
Another actor had already recorded most of the dialogue before Stanton recast the part, a decision the director said 'saved' the film.
Q 13Which actor originally recorded most of Marlin's dialogue before being replaced?
William H. Macy
Brooks embraced the idea of a clownfish who isn't funny and recorded outtakes of deliberately terrible jokes.
Q 21What is Gill's plan for getting the fish out of the dentist's office?
Clog the filter so it must be cleaned
The plan is foiled when the dentist installs a self-cleaning filter while the fish sleep.
Q 22What is the mock volcano at the centre of the tank called during Nemo's initiation?
Mount Wannahockaloogie
The initiation sequence was dreamed up by Stanton and Bob Peterson during a car ride to a recording session.
Q 23What nickname does the Tank Gang give Nemo?
Shark Bait
The name comes from the pufferfish's chant at the initiation: 'Shark bait, hoo ha ha!'.
Q 14Which Oscar-nominated actor voices Gill, the scarred leader of the Tank Gang?
Willem Dafoe
Gill's species is notoriously hard to keep alive in home aquariums, which suits his constant scheming to get out.
Q 15What species of fish is Gill?
Moorish idol
Real Moorish idols eat mostly sponges, which is one reason they do so poorly in captivity.
Q 16Which Australian actor voices Nigel the pelican?
Geoffrey Rush
The film leans on Australian talent throughout: Barry Humphries and Eric Bana voice two of the three sharks.
Q 17Which member of the Tank Gang is a pufferfish?
Bloat
Bloat is voiced by Brad Garrett of Everybody Loves Raymond and presides over the tank's 'ring of fire' initiation.
Q 18What is Jacques, the tidy French-accented member of the Tank Gang?
A cleaner shrimp
He was voiced by Pixar story artist Joe Ranft; in Finding Dory's post-credits scene he is the only Tank Gang member not covered in algae.
Q 19What is Peach, the Tank Gang member who watches the dentist through the glass?
A sea star
Peach is voiced by Allison Janney, who was starring in The West Wing when the film came out.
Q 20What is the name of the dentist's niece, feared by every fish in the tank?
Darla
Her arrival is scored with the shrieking violins from Psycho, a joke that flies over most kids' heads.
Q 24Marlin, Dory and the sea turtles ride which ocean highway toward the dentist's city?
The East Australian Current
Nigel's second-hand retelling of Marlin's journey has him 'riding with a bunch of sea turtles' on it, which is how Nemo learns his father is coming.
Q 25How old does Crush the sea turtle say he is?
150
Marlin later gets furious that a schoolmate named Sandy Plankton told Nemo sea turtles live to 100, insisting 'He was 150! Not 100!'.
Q 26Who provides the voice of Crush?
Andrew Stanton
The director voiced the laid-back turtle himself, and Crush later got his own Disney park attractions, Turtle Talk with Crush and Crush's Coaster.
Q 27What is the name of Crush's son?
Squirt
Squirt was voiced by Nicholas Bird, son of Pixar director Brad Bird.
Q 28What kind of animal swallows Marlin and Dory near the end of their journey?
A blue whale
Dory insists she can 'speak whale', and it turns out she can: the whale is telling them to let go so it can blow them out its blowhole.
Q 29What single word do the harbour seagulls shout?
Mine!
The animators modelled the seagulls on Feathers McGraw, the silent penguin villain from Wallace & Gromit's The Wrong Trousers.
Q 30What does the school of moonfish do for Marlin and Dory?
Give directions to the East Australian Current
The moonfish, voiced by Pixar regular John Ratzenberger, form shapes to mock Marlin before Dory sweet-talks them into helping.