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
Small, wiry and jealous, he narrates the opening tour of a New York apartment building full of unsupervised pets.
Q 02What is the name of Max's owner?
Katie
Ellie Kemper voices her; in the sequel she has married a man named Chuck and had a son.
Q 03What breed is Duke, the big shaggy dog Katie adopts?
Newfoundland
His arrival is the film's inciting incident: Max's jealousy is what gets both dogs lost in the first place.
Q 04Who voices Duke?
Eric Stonestreet
Best known as Cameron on Modern Family, he returned for the 2019 sequel.
Q 05Which comedian voices Snowball, the white rabbit?
Kevin Hart
He also performed one of the cover songs on the sequel's soundtrack.
Q 06What is the name of the gang of abandoned animals that Snowball leads?
The Flushed Pets
They live in the drains and hate humans because their owners gave them up; 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 two dogs end up accidentally killing it while escaping, which is what turns Snowball into 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
She is white and fluffy, watches telenovelas all day, and turns out to be the most fearsome fighter in the building.
Q 10Who voices Gidget?
Jenny Slate
Slate earned an Annie Award nomination for voice acting for the sequel.
Q 11What kind of bird is Tiberius, whom Gidget recruits to help find Max?
A red-tailed hawk
The curmudgeonly bird of prey has to promise not to 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
His back legs are paralyzed, so he gets around on a wheeled cart and runs 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 van ends up in the East River, and Snowball dives in with the keys to Duke's 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
She is voiced by Kiely Renaud, the director's daughter, and returns as Snowball's owner in the sequel.
Q 14Which Saturday Night Live alumnus voices Pops?
Dana Carvey
Another SNL name, Bobby Moynihan, voices Mel the pug.
Q 15What kind of animal is Norman, who keeps getting lost in the building's vents?
A guinea pig
He is voiced by the film's own director and gets his own short film, Norman Television, on the home release.
Q 16Chloe, the lazy grey tabby, is voiced by whom?
Lake Bell
Chloe's big moment in the sequel is giving Gidget lessons in how to act like a cat.
Q 17Which character is a hyperactive pug?
Mel
Buddy, by contrast, is a laid-back miniature dachshund; the two are usually seen together.
Q 18What kind of animal is Sweet Pea?
A budgerigar
The little green and yellow parakeet spends his alone time flying through a fan and pretending to be a fighter jet.
Q 19What was the name of Duke's previous owner?
Fred
Duke got lost chasing a butterfly and was picked up by animal control; when he finally goes back, he learns his owner has died.
Q 20Where do Max and Duke go after escaping Snowball's gang in the sewers?
On a ferry to Brooklyn
The Brooklyn detour is where they go looking for Duke's old home.
Q 24Who directed The Secret Life of Pets?
Chris Renaud
He came to the project in 2012 while still working on Despicable Me 2, and returned for the sequel.
Q 25Which animation studio, best known for the Minions, made the film?
Illumination
Its CEO Chris Meledandri pitched the idea of a film about what pets get up to when their owners are away.
Q 26In which country was the film's animation entirely produced?
France
The Paris studio Mac Guff 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 cartoon tradition did the film follow by only occasionally showing the owners' faces?
Old Warner Bros. cartoons
The film's environments were also designed with a deliberately vertical, New York feel, influenced by illustrator Jean-Jacques Sempé.
Q 29Who composed the score for both Secret Life of Pets films?
Alexandre Desplat
The Oscar-winning French composer is better known for The Shape of Water and The Grand Budapest Hotel.
Q 30Which Despicable Me short played in cinemas before the film?
Mower Minions
Minion Scouts came later, packaged with the home release of the sequel.