Minions & Despicable Me Trivia
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This Minion trivia quiz has 48 free questions with answers and covers the whole Despicable Me universe: Gru's plan to steal the Moon, the three girls he adopts, the Anti-Villain League, Lucy Wilde and El Macho, twin brother Dru and Balthazar Bratt, Maxime Le Mal and the Mega Minions, plus the two Minions prequels with Kevin, Stuart and Bob, Scarlet Overkill, the Vicious 6 and Wild Knuckles. The early questions are ones any fan who has seen the films can answer (who voices Gru, what colour the mutated Minions turn, what Agnes loves). Later ones dig into the making of the films: which studio in Paris animated them, why the Minions were not in the original script, who really speaks Minionese, and how much money the yellow henchmen have earned at the box office. It works for a family movie night, a kids' party or a classroom brain break, and every answer has been checked against a documented source that appears under the explanation.
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Q 01Which actor provides the voice of Gru in every Despicable Me film?
Steve Carell
The accent was Carell's own experiment; one producer described it as halfway between Ricardo Montalbán and Bela Lugosi.
Q 02In the first film, what does Gru plan to steal to prove he is the greatest criminal mastermind?
The Moon
Gru plans to steal the Moon, shrinking it with a stolen shrink ray; the effect proves temporary and the Moon grows back and returns to orbit.
Q 03Which famous landmark does Gru's young rival Vector steal at the start of the first film?
The Great Pyramid of Giza
Vector steals the Great Pyramid of Giza, leaving an inflatable replica in its place; the theft wounds Gru's pride and sets the moon heist in motion.
Q 04Where does Gru go to ask for a loan to fund his heist?
The Bank of Evil
Gru seeks his loan at the Bank of Evil, whose sign reads 'formerly Lehman Brothers'; its president, Mr. Perkins, turns out to be Vector's father.
Q 05Gru adopts the three girls by pretending to be what?
A dentist
Gru adopts Margo, Edith and Agnes by posing as a dentist, 'Dr. Gru,' so the girls can sell cookies at Vector's fortress and get him inside.
Q 06Which of Gru's adopted daughters is the youngest and has a strong love for unicorns?
Agnes
Agnes is the youngest of Gru's three girls and adores unicorns ('It's so fluffy!'); Elsie Fisher voiced her in the first two films.
Q 07What is the name of Gru's small, sharp-toothed pet dog?
Kyle
The pet even got his own short film, The Secret Life of Kyle, on the Despicable Me 3 home release.
Q 08Which legendary actress voices Gru's mother, Marlena?
Julie Andrews
Julie Andrews, the star of Mary Poppins, voices Gru's mother Marlena, who spends most of her screen time belittling her son's schemes.
Q 09Before she voiced Gru's wife in the sequels, Kristen Wiig played which character in the first film?
Miss Hattie
Kristen Wiig voiced Miss Hattie, the orphanage owner, in the first film before returning as Lucy Wilde from Despicable Me 2 onward.
Q 10Who provides the voices of the Minions themselves?
Pierre Coffin
Pierre Coffin, co-director of the films, voices the Minions; his scratch dialogue was meant as a placeholder, but the crew liked it so much he kept the job.
Q 11The Minions' look was partly inspired by which characters from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory?
The Oompa-Loompas
The Oompa-Loompas of the 1971 Willy Wonka film and the Jawas from Star Wars were the two inspirations the directors cited for the Minions' look.
Q 12Who co-directed the first Despicable Me alongside Pierre Coffin?
Chris Renaud
Chris Renaud co-directed the 2010 original with Pierre Coffin; the pair returned for Despicable Me 2, and Renaud later directed Despicable Me 4.
Q 13The first Despicable Me was animated by the studio Mac Guff, which is based in which city?
Paris
Mac Guff is based in Paris; Illumination bought its animation arm in 2011 and renamed it Illumination Mac Guff, which has animated every film in the franchise.
Q 21Which star recorded all of El Macho's lines but left Despicable Me 2 shortly before release?
Al Pacino
Al Pacino quit over creative differences in May 2013, about six weeks before release; Benjamin Bratt re-recorded El Macho's lines with only weeks to spare.
Q 22How many dates do Gru and Lucy go on before they get married at the end of Despicable Me 2?
147
A title card reads '147 dates later' before the wedding; marrying Lucy gives the girls a mother, which was Agnes's biggest wish.
Q 23What was the Minion-shaped airship Universal flew around the US to promote Despicable Me 2?
The Despicablimp
The Despicablimp, a 165-foot Minion-themed airship, toured the US for months in 2013 ahead of the film's July release.
Q 14In what year was the first Despicable Me film released in cinemas?
2010
Despicable Me opened in July 2010, the same weekend as the sci-fi film Predators, and easily beat it at the box office.
Q 15Which musician wrote and performed the original songs for the first Despicable Me?
Pharrell Williams
Pharrell Williams wrote and performed the original songs, including the title track 'Despicable Me', while Heitor Pereira composed the score.
Q 16Which Despicable Me 2 song had a 24-hour music video and a Best Original Song Oscar nomination?
Happy
'Happy' by Pharrell Williams got a 24-hour video and a Best Original Song nomination, and was the best-selling single of 2014 in both the US and UK.
Q 17In Despicable Me 2, what does the AVL stand for?
Anti-Villain League
AVL stands for Anti-Villain League; its director Silas Ramsbottom has agent Lucy Wilde abduct Gru from his own street to recruit him.
Q 18Having retired from villainy in Despicable Me 2, what kind of business is Gru running?
A jelly and jam company
The product is so bad that Dr. Nefario quits to go work for a real villain.
Q 19The stolen mutagen in Despicable Me 2 turns Minions into mindless monsters of which colour?
Purple
The PX-41 serum turns Minions into furry purple monsters; Dr. Nefario mixes an antidote into Gru's jelly to turn them back.
Q 20El Macho was presumed dead after doing what 20 years earlier?
Riding a shark into a volcano with dynamite on
El Macho supposedly died riding a shark into an active volcano with 250 pounds of dynamite strapped to his chest; he turns out to be Eduardo, owner of the mall's Salsa & Salsa restaurant.
Q 24In the 2015 film Minions, which three Minions set out to find a new boss for their tribe?
Kevin, Stuart and Bob
Kevin, Stuart and Bob leave the tribe's Antarctic cave in 1968 to find a new master after the Minions sink into depression without one.
Q 25The Minions went into hiding after accidentally firing a cannon at which historical figure?
Napoleon
After accidentally blasting Napoleon with a cannon during his Russian campaign, the Minions flee into an Antarctic ice cave; earlier masters included a T. rex, a pharaoh and Dracula.
Q 26In Minions, the trio hitchhike to which gathering for supervillains?
Villain-Con
The trio hitchhike to Villain-Con in Orlando, getting a lift from the Nelsons, a cheerful family of crooks voiced by Michael Keaton and Allison Janney.
Q 27Which Oscar-winning actress voices Scarlet Overkill, the world's first female supervillain?
Sandra Bullock
Sandra Bullock, Best Actress winner for The Blind Side, voices Scarlet Overkill; Jon Hamm voices her inventor husband Herb.
Q 28What does Scarlet Overkill hire the Minions to steal for her?
The Imperial State Crown
Scarlet sends the Minions to steal the Imperial State Crown from Queen Elizabeth II; the heist derails when Bob pulls the sword from the stone and is declared King.
Q 29What is the name of Bob the Minion's beloved teddy bear?
Tim
Bob's teddy bear is Tim; at the end of Minions the Queen gives Tim a tiny crown, while Stuart gets an electric guitar and Kevin a knighthood.
Q 30Which Oscar-winning Australian actor narrates the prologue and epilogue of Minions?
Geoffrey Rush
Geoffrey Rush, Best Actor winner for Shine, narrates the prologue and epilogue; the film had its world premiere at London's Odeon Leicester Square.