Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
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40 free Homeward Bound: the Incredible Journey trivia questions with answers — trivia quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey sent two dogs and a cat across the wilderness in 1993 and gave a generation of kids a reason to hug their pets tighter. Chance, Shadow and Sassy bicker, blunder and stick together all the way home, and the film plays as well for adults as it does for children. This quiz covers the whole trip: the pets and the family who love them, the scrapes they get into on the trail, the famous voices behind the animals, and the patient trickery that got real dogs and cats to act. A few questions look back to the novel and the 1963 film that started it all, and a few follow the trio into the sequel, Lost in San Francisco. It is pitched for anyone who grew up with the VHS tape, with enough behind-the-scenes detail to test a true fan. Every answer comes with a short explanation, so you finish knowing more about the film than when you started.
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Q 01Chance, the young troublemaker who narrates Homeward Bound, is which breed of dog?
American Bulldog
American Bulldog Chance was played by four different dogs, with stand-ins brought on for special actions or to give the lead a break.
Q 02Which actor, later the voice of Stuart Little, speaks for Chance in the 1993 film Homeward Bound?
Michael J. Fox
Michael J. Fox also opens the film with Chance's voice-over, and he returned to the role for the 1996 sequel.
Q 03Which predator do Shadow and Chance catapult off a cliff with a rock seesaw in Homeward Bound?
A cougar
A cougar stalks the dogs to a cliff edge, where Shadow plays bait and Chance jumps on the rock to launch it into the river. The ledge was hard Styrofoam and the airborne cat a fake.
Q 04Which two-time Best Actress Oscar winner provides the voice of Sassy the cat in Homeward Bound?
Sally Field
Sally Field won her Oscars for Norma Rae and Places in the Heart, and she came back to voice Sassy again in the 1996 sequel.
Q 05Which animal leaves Chance with a painfully sore cheek after he pesters it in Homeward Bound?
A porcupine
A porcupine flicks its tail into Chance's face when he gets too curious. On set the quills were rubber, stuck on with spirit gum, the glue actors use for false beards.
Q 06Shadow, the wise old dog who leads the pets' trek in Homeward Bound, is which breed?
Golden Retriever
Golden Retriever Shadow is the elder of the two dogs, a reversal of the 1963 original, where the Labrador was the youngster and the bull terrier the old-timer.
Q 07In Homeward Bound, Sassy falls into a river and is swept over what, apparently to her death?
A waterfall
A waterfall takes Sassy only on screen: the plunge used fake and mechanical cats, and the real cat's part was shot in a heated pool.
Q 08Whom do the three pets guard through a night in the forest in Homeward Bound?
A missing little girl
A missing little girl named Molly gets their protection overnight, and at dawn Shadow leads her search party to her, which is how two rangers recognize the pets from a flyer.
Q 09The family in Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey is named Burnford in honor of whom?
The book's author
The book's author, Sheila Burnford, said she never wrote her tale of three traveling pets specifically for children, though it is usually shelved as a children's book.
Q 10What does Chance devour in front of the guests when Laura marries Bob in Homeward Bound?
The cake
The cake ends up all over Chance, ear to ear. The dog playing him loved whipped cream, so the crew spread plenty on him to stop him eating too much of it.
Q 11Which animal sends the pets running while they fish for breakfast in Homeward Bound?
A bear
A bear fishing the same stream sends the pets running. Hidden safety wires kept it apart from the cat and dogs, and it stood up and pawed the air on cue.
Q 12Which family member owns Shadow and quarrels with Bob over searching for the pets in Homeward Bound?
Peter
Peter argues with his new stepfather for a search, and in the final scene Shadow is the last pet home, limping into view well behind the other two.
Q 13Who finds the half-drowned Sassy on a riverbank and nurses her back to health in Homeward Bound?
An old woodsman
An old woodsman named Quentin takes her in. The soggy lump of fur he first spots at the water's edge was a fake cat, swapped for the real one when he picks it up.
Q 21Which star of the comedy Airplane! plays Bob, the children's new stepfather, in Homeward Bound?
Robert Hays
Robert Hays, who played pilot Ted Striker in the spoof, came back as Bob for the 1996 sequel.
Q 22Which Designing Women star plays Kate, the ranch owner who minds the pets, in Homeward Bound?
Jean Smart
Jean Smart had just left the sitcom after five seasons as Charlene. Her Kate is Laura's college friend, whose half-lost note leaves the pets on their own.
Q 23Homeward Bound director Duwayne Dunham won an Emmy for editing which early-1990s TV mystery series?
Twin Peaks
Twin Peaks brought Dunham his Emmy; he also cut Blue Velvet and Wild at Heart for David Lynch, and the pets' adventure was his first feature as a director.
Q 14Which landmark stands between the pets and home in Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco?
The Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge is where two bullying street dogs spring a last ambush, until Chance charges back to scare them off and the trio cross to find their owners.
Q 15Where do the pets break loose at the start of Homeward Bound II, after Chance panics in his carrier?
At the airport
At the airport, Chance takes fright at the workers handling the pets, breaks out of his carrier and bolts, and the other two follow him out into the city.
Q 16Which star of Cocoon provides the voice of Shadow in Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey?
Don Ameche
Don Ameche, a radio and film star since the 1930s, won a late-career Oscar for Cocoon. He died in December 1993, the year Shadow reached theaters.
Q 17Which actor, the father on The Waltons, took over as the voice of Shadow in Homeward Bound II?
Ralph Waite
Ralph Waite stepped in because the original voice of Shadow had died in 1993, three years before the sequel reached theaters.
Q 18Which stand-up comedian voices Riley, the leader of a gang of street dogs, in Homeward Bound II?
Sinbad
Sinbad's Riley trusts no human: he was a holiday gift for a child who did not want him, and the family abandoned him as a puppy.
Q 19Which stray, voiced by Carla Gugino, falls for Chance in Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco?
Delilah
Delilah is sent to fetch Chance after a street fight, and in the last scene she turns up at a family picnic, where Bob agrees the family can take in another dog.
Q 20What does Sassy rescue from the burning house where Shadow saves a young boy in Homeward Bound II?
A kitten
A kitten belonging to the boy is Sassy's rescue, and the gang of strays who watch the double act are impressed enough to help the pair find Chance.
Q 24Homeward Bound co-writer Linda Woolverton had just scripted which Disney animated feature?
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast also lent the film its co-director, Kirk Wise, who supervised the writing and recording of the pets' dialogue as an executive producer.
Q 25Kate leaves the three pets with a neighbor in Homeward Bound because she is heading off on what?
A cattle drive
A cattle drive calls Kate away, and because half of her note to her neighbor Frank is lost, he assumes she has taken the animals with her.
Q 26Where does Shadow fall into a muddy pit and injure his leg near the end of Homeward Bound?
A railroad yard
A railroad yard near home holds the pit. No trains ran while the animals were on set, and the dog never fell: the boards broke onto a platform just below him.
Q 27How did trainers make the dog playing Shadow limp for the final reunion in Homeward Bound?
A bead between his toes
A bead between his toes, part of a round wooden one, did not hurt the dog but felt peculiar enough that he walked with a limp.
Q 28What distracts Chance just as the dogs spring their seesaw trap in Homeward Bound?
A butterfly
A butterfly flutters past his nose and nearly ruins the plan. The crew glued silk ones to fishing line and dangled them in front of the dog's face.
Q 29Which farmyard bird turns on Chance and chases him at Kate's ranch in Homeward Bound?
A turkey
A turkey sees Chance off after he scatters the chickens. The dog had no real interest in the birds, so hand signals and spoken commands told him where to look and when to stop.
Q 30Which California mountain range do the three pets cross on their way home in Homeward Bound?
The Sierra Nevada
The Sierra Nevada of the story was played by forest so remote that the crew packed cameras onto mules and horses and rode in for more than 15 miles.