50 free Mufasa: the Lion King trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
Mufasa: The Lion King asked how an orphaned cub became king and how his brother became Scar, and this quiz covers the whole answer: the flash flood that sweeps Mufasa away, the race King Obasi sets to decide his fate, the white lions of Kiros, the trek through snow with Sarabi, Zazu and a young Rafiki, the earthquake at Milele, and the underwater fight where Taka has to choose. Early questions suit kids who have watched it: who tells the story, which two comic sidekicks interrupt, what name Taka takes at the end. Later ones are for grown-ups: the Moonlight director who took the job, the Godfather Part II structure, the composers who dropped out, the songs Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote in secret, whose voice opens the film, and why it lost its opening weekend to a blue hedgehog. Every answer has been checked against the film's production record and each question links to its source. Our Lion King trivia covers the 1994 classic and the 2019 remake; this page is for the prequel.
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Q 01Who directed Mufasa: The Lion King?
Barry Jenkins
The Moonlight director admitted at CinemaCon that taking on an 'eight-quadrant tentpole legacy IP massive film' seemed strange at first.
Q 02Who is telling the story of Mufasa, and to whom?
Rafiki, to Simba's daughter Kiara
Simba and Nala have gone to an oasis for the birth of a second cub, leaving Timon and Pumbaa to babysit.
Q 03Which real-life daughter of a cast member voices Kiara, in her feature debut?
Blue Ivy Carter
Jenkins had heard her audiobook of Hair Love and worried acting opposite her mother might hit 'too close to home'; both were enthusiastic.
Q 04What separates the cub Mufasa from his parents, Masego and Afia?
A flash flood
He is swept from his coastal desert home into a wetland, where he meets a royal cub named Taka.
Q 05What was Scar's name before he became Scar?
Taka
Kelvin Harrison Jr. voices the prince, promising a 'hilarious and very, very spicy' take on young Scar.
Q 06How does King Obasi decide whether the orphan cub can stay with the pride?
A race between the two cubs
Taka deliberately loses so his new friend can remain, the first act of a friendship that curdles later.
Q 07What is the name of the legendary oasis Mufasa dreams of as a cub?
Milele
By the end he is king of it, and Pride Rock is newly created and named there.
Q 08Who is Kiros?
Leader of the white-lion Outsiders
He hunts Mufasa for killing his son Shaju; Mads Mikkelsen voices him.
Q 09Which Danish actor voices Kiros?
Mads Mikkelsen
His sisters Akua and Amara are voiced by Joanna Jones and Folake Olowofoyeku.
Q 10Why do the two brothers flee Obasi's kingdom?
To carry the royal bloodline elsewhere
Kiros then massacres Obasi, Eshe and the rest of the pride.
Q 11Which three characters join the brothers on the journey to the oasis?
Sarabi, Zazu and a young Rafiki
Rafiki is following visions of reuniting with a 'brother', who turns out to be Mufasa himself.
Q 12How does Sarabi help the group escape the Outsiders?
She causes an elephant stampede
Mufasa saves her during the stampede but lets Taka take the credit out of loyalty.
Q 13What makes Taka betray his brother to Kiros?
Jealousy over Sarabi loving Mufasa
Q 21Which three actors return from the 2019 remake as Pumbaa, Timon and Rafiki?
Seth Rogen, Billy Eichner and John Kani
Kagiso Lediga voices Rafiki as a young adult in the flashbacks.
Q 22Which real couple voice Nala and Kiara?
Beyoncé and her daughter Blue Ivy
Jenkins saw synergy after Blue Ivy danced to a Lion King: The Gift song on the Renaissance tour.
Q 23Which classic film's structure was the prequel-and-sequel storytelling compared to?
The Godfather Part II
He secretly leaves a trail for the Outsiders to follow.
Q 14How does Taka get his scar?
Kiros slashes his eye when he steps in to save Mufasa
The remorseful intervention comes in a cave where Kiros is about to kill Mufasa.
Q 15What natural disaster kills most of the Outsiders at the oasis?
An earthquake
Kiros drags Mufasa into an underwater cavern, where a rockfall lets Mufasa finish him.
Q 16Why does Taka choose the name Scar?
So he never forgets what he has done
Mufasa forgives him and lets him stay but vows never to speak the name Taka again.
Q 17Which of Mufasa's parents turns out to have survived the flood?
His mother, Afia
Anika Noni Rose voices Afia and Keith David voices Masego.
Q 18Who voices the adult Mufasa?
Aaron Pierre
He was cast in August 2021; twins Braelyn and Brielle Rankins voice the cub.
Q 19Whose archived voice is heard during the opening titles as a tribute?
James Earl Jones
The original Mufasa died three months before release and the film is dedicated to him.
Q 20Who voices Sarabi?
Tiffany Boone
Thandiwe Newton voices Queen Eshe and Lennie James voices King Obasi.
The 1974 film likewise intercuts a young man's rise with events after the original.
Q 24Kiara's appearance marks her first in an animated feature since which film?
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Jenkins said 'some stuff' from that 1998 direct-to-video sequel is alluded to but not adapted.
Q 25Who wrote the film's new songs?
Lin-Manuel Miranda
He began in secret at the start of 2022, after Jenkins had once nearly cast him in If Beale Street Could Talk.
Q 26Which song was premiered at the 2024 D23 Expo?
'I Always Wanted a Brother'
Miranda appeared at D23 for the first time to present it alongside the full trailer.
Q 27Which song was shortlisted for the Best Original Song Oscar but not nominated?
'Tell Me It's You'
The film was also shortlisted for Best Visual Effects and missed out there too.
Q 28Who got sole score credit after Hans Zimmer, Nicholas Britell and Pharrell Williams dropped out?
Dave Metzger
Zimmer's 'Under the Stars' and 'King of Pride Rock' themes were still reused, and four Britell themes remain.
Q 29Which visual effects house returned from the 2019 remake to animate the film?
Moving Picture Company
Early footage was shown at the 2022 D23 Expo, revealing production was already under way.
Q 30What was on the first teaser poster?
A cub with his adult self reflected in a puddle
A later variant did the same trick with Taka and the adult Scar.