The Secret Life of Pets Trivia
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50 free The Secret Life of Pets trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
This The Secret Life of Pets trivia quiz covers Illumination's 2016 animated hit and its 2019 sequel. The plot questions follow Max the Jack Russell from the moment Katie brings home Duke, through the sewers of the Flushed Pets, the ferry to Brooklyn and the crash on the Brooklyn Bridge, and then on to the farm, the circus and the runaway train of the second film. There are questions on the voice cast (Kevin Hart, Jenny Slate, Eric Stonestreet, Harrison Ford's first animated role, and the recasting of Max), on the breeds of every main character, and on how the films were made: the French studio that animated them, the composer, the Minions short attached to the release, and the record-breaking opening that made the first film the most profitable release of 2016. Easier questions are fine for kids who know the films well; the harder ones are for parents who have watched them a dozen times. Every answer was checked against the films' Wikipedia articles and their cited sources before publishing.
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Q 01What breed of dog is Max?
Jack Russell Terrier
Max is a Jack Russell Terrier, a small wiry breed; he narrates the opening tour of the Manhattan apartment building where the pets run loose while their owners are out.
Q 02What is the name of Max's owner?
Katie
Katie, voiced by Ellie Kemper, is Max's owner; in the 2019 sequel she has married Chuck and has a toddler son, Liam.
Q 03What breed is Duke, the big shaggy dog who becomes Max's unwanted housemate?
Newfoundland
Duke is a big shaggy Newfoundland; his arrival is the film's inciting incident, since Max's jealousy is what gets both dogs lost in the city.
Q 04Who voices Duke?
Eric Stonestreet
Eric Stonestreet, best known as Cameron on Modern Family, voices Duke and returned to the role for the 2019 sequel.
Q 05Which comedian voices Snowball, the white rabbit?
Kevin Hart
Kevin Hart voices Snowball, the manic white bunny; he reprised the role in the 2019 sequel, where Snowball fancies himself a caped superhero.
Q 06What is the name of the gang of abandoned animals that Snowball leads?
The Flushed Pets
The Flushed Pets live in the sewers; abandoned by their owners, they hate humans, and the filmmakers used them to hint at the darker side of pet ownership.
Q 07What kind of animal does Snowball's gang want Max and Duke to be bitten by to prove their loyalty?
A viper
The gang's initiation is a bite from its one-fanged viper; Max and Duke accidentally kill the snake while escaping, which makes Snowball their sworn enemy.
Q 08Which cat, a Sphynx, leads the alley cats that steal Max and Duke's collars?
Ozone
Steve Coogan voices him with a Cockney accent, and also voices Reginald, the Himalayan cat in Brooklyn.
Q 09What breed of dog is Gidget, who is in love with Max?
Pomeranian
Gidget is a white Pomeranian; fluffy and telenovela-obsessed, she turns out to be the most fearsome fighter in the building.
Q 10Who voices Gidget?
Jenny Slate
Jenny Slate voices Gidget, the lovesick neighbour who organises the search for Max; the same year she voiced Bellwether in Zootopia.
Q 11What kind of bird is Tiberius, whom Gidget recruits to help find Max?
A red-tailed hawk
Tiberius is a red-tailed hawk; the curmudgeonly bird of prey has to promise Gidget he will not eat any of the pets he is helping.
Q 12Which Finding Nemo actor voices Tiberius?
Albert Brooks
Brooks, who voiced Marlin the clownfish, plays a bird of prey this time.
Q 13What breed of dog is Pops, the elderly dog who helps Gidget's search party?
Basset Hound
Pops is an elderly Basset Hound; his back legs are paralysed, so he rolls around on a wheeled cart and hosts a wild party in his owner's apartment.
Q 21Max and Snowball crash a bus into the animal control van while crossing what?
Brooklyn Bridge
The crash happens on the Brooklyn Bridge; the van ends up in the East River, and Snowball dives in with the keys to free Duke from his cage.
Q 22What kind of animal drives the taxi that takes the pets home at the end?
A pig
Tattoo, a slow-witted tattooed pig from Snowball's gang, is voiced by Michael Beattie.
Q 23What is the name of the little girl who adopts Snowball at the end of the first film?
Molly
Molly is the little girl who takes Snowball home at the end; she returns as his owner in the 2019 sequel.
Q 14Which Saturday Night Live alumnus voices Pops?
Dana Carvey
Dana Carvey, an SNL cast member from 1986 to 1993 famed for the Church Lady and Garth, voices Pops, the elderly dog on a wheeled cart.
Q 15What kind of animal is Norman, who keeps getting lost in the building's vents?
A guinea pig
Norman is a guinea pig who wanders the building's vents looking for his own apartment; he is voiced by the film's director.
Q 16Chloe, the lazy grey tabby, is voiced by whom?
Lake Bell
Lake Bell voices Chloe, the fat grey tabby; her big moment in the sequel is coaching Gidget on how to act like a cat.
Q 17Which character is a hyperactive pug?
Mel
Mel is the hyperactive pug, voiced by Bobby Moynihan; his friend Buddy, by contrast, is a laid-back dachshund, and the two are usually seen together.
Q 18What kind of animal is Sweet Pea?
A budgerigar
Sweet Pea is a budgerigar, the little green-and-yellow parakeet; left alone, he hovers in front of a fan pretending to be a fighter jet.
Q 19What was the name of Duke's previous owner?
Fred
Duke's old owner was Fred; Duke got lost chasing a butterfly, was picked up by animal control, and when he finally returns he learns Fred has died.
Q 20Where do Max and Duke go after escaping Snowball's gang in the sewers?
On a ferry to Brooklyn
They end up on a ferry to Brooklyn; the detour is where they go looking for Duke's old home.
Q 24Who directed The Secret Life of Pets?
Chris Renaud
Chris Renaud directed, with Yarrow Cheney as co-director; Renaud had co-directed Despicable Me and its sequel, and returned for The Secret Life of Pets 2.
Q 25Which animation studio, best known for the Minions, made the film?
Illumination
Illumination, the studio behind Despicable Me and the Minions, made the film; its founder Chris Meledandri pitched the idea of what pets do while their owners are away.
Q 26In which country was the film's animation entirely produced?
France
The animation was done entirely in France by Mac Guff, the Paris studio that also animates the Despicable Me films.
Q 27What genre did the filmmakers briefly consider before settling on a buddy story?
A murder mystery
The director said the team liked the premise but did not at first know what form the story should take.
Q 28Which comedian voices Buddy, the laid-back dachshund?
Hannibal Buress
Hannibal Buress voices Buddy, the mellow dachshund usually seen alongside his pug friend; Buress returned for the 2019 sequel.
Q 29Who composed the score for both Secret Life of Pets films?
Alexandre Desplat
Alexandre Desplat, who won Oscars for The Grand Budapest Hotel and The Shape of Water, composed the score for both films.
Q 30Which Despicable Me short played in cinemas before the film?
Mower Minions
Mower Minions, in which the Minions do yard work to raise money, ran before the film in cinemas; Minion Scouts came later, with the sequel's home release.