Toy Story 2
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50 free Toy Story 2 trivia questions with answers — trivia quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
Toy Story 2 is the rare sequel that many fans rank above the original. Woody is snatched by a greedy toy collector, discovers he was once the star of a forgotten TV show, and has to choose between a child who will grow up and a place behind glass forever. Meanwhile Buzz leads a small band of toys across town to bring him back. This quiz covers the whole adventure: the theft, Al and his toy store, Jessie and the rest of the Roundup gang, the villains, and the race to get everyone back to Andy's room. It also goes behind the scenes, to the voices behind the toys, the songs, the awards, and a production so rushed and accident-prone that the film was almost lost before anyone saw it. The questions start easy enough for anyone who has watched the film once and build up to deep cuts for fans who know the bonus features by heart. Every answer comes with a short explanation, so you will learn something even when you guess.
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Q 01In Toy Story 2, the toy store owner Al stars in his own TV commercials dressed as which animal?
A chicken
A chicken costume is how Al first appears in the film, and it earns him the nickname the Chicken Man from Andy's toys. By the film's last advert he is openly sobbing over his lost museum deal.
Q 02Which doll was kept out of the first film by its maker, which then asked for a part in Toy Story 2?
Barbie
Barbie was meant to play Woody's girlfriend in the first film, but Mattel refused. Once that film was a hit the company asked for her to be included, and she arrived as a toy store tour guide.
Q 03Emperor Zurg telling a Buzz Lightyear toy he is his father in Toy Story 2 parodies which film?
The Empire Strikes Back
The Empire Strikes Back twist is replayed almost word for word on top of an elevator. The newer Buzz then stays behind to make peace with Zurg while Andy's Buzz races on.
Q 04What saved Toy Story 2 after an accidental command erased most of the film from Pixar's servers?
A copy on a home computer
A copy on a home computer belonged to technical director Galyn Susman, who had been working remotely to care for her newborn. The studio's own backups had been failing for about a month.
Q 05Wheezy, the shelved toy with a broken squeaker that Woody rescues in Toy Story 2, is which animal?
A penguin
A penguin squeeze toy, Wheezy was an idea recycled from an early version of the first film. Pixar's Joe Ranft gave him his speaking voice.
Q 06In Toy Story 2, what is the name of Woody's loyal toy horse from the Woody's Roundup collection?
Bullseye
Bullseye does not speak in the film, getting his feelings across through body language and horse noises. Frank Welker provides the sounds.
Q 07Which Canadian singer recorded When She Loved Me, the ballad about Jessie's past in Toy Story 2?
Sarah McLachlan
Sarah McLachlan cried the first time she heard the demo, which reminded her of Kermit the Frog singing Bein' Green. The song went on to win a Grammy for its writer.
Q 08In Toy Story 2, which girl owned and adored Jessie before outgrowing her and giving her to charity?
Emily
Emily forgot Jessie under her bed for years, then found her as a teenager and left her in a charity donation box. The loss left Jessie with a dread of being shut away in storage.
Q 09In Toy Story 2, Al plans to sell his Woody's Roundup collection to a toy museum in which city?
Tokyo
Tokyo is where the museum waits, but it will only take the set if Woody is part of it. That is why the other Roundup toys face going back into storage when he wants to leave.
Q 10Which actress, a two-time Oscar nominee, voices the yodelling cowgirl Jessie in Toy Story 2?
Joan Cusack
Joan Cusack won an Annie Award for the role and came back as Jessie in the later films. The yodelling itself was performed by Mary Kay Bergman.
Q 11Where is Andy about to take Woody at the start of Toy Story 2 when the toy's arm rips?
Cowboy Camp
Cowboy Camp goes ahead without Woody, who is left on a shelf fearing that Andy is about to discard him. Andy gets home that night to find some new faces among the toys on his bed.
Q 12At what kind of event outside Andy's house does Al spot and steal Woody in Toy Story 2?
A yard sale
A yard sale put Woody within Al's reach after he slipped outside to save Wheezy from being sold. Andy's mom refused to sell, so Al caused a distraction and stole him.
Q 13Which of Andy's toys accidentally knocks Emperor Zurg down the elevator shaft in Toy Story 2?
Rex
Q 21Which Cheers star voices Stinky Pete, the scheming boxed prospector doll in Toy Story 2?
Kelsey Grammer
Kelsey Grammer, television's Frasier Crane, is also the voice of Sideshow Bob in The Simpsons. His Prospector blames space toys for getting Woody's Roundup cancelled.
Q 22Which Seinfeld actor voices Al McWhiggin, the greedy toy collector who steals Woody in Toy Story 2?
Wayne Knight
Wayne Knight also played the double-crossing programmer Dennis Nedry in Jurassic Park. Director John Lasseter said the obsessive collector was inspired by himself.
Q 23How did Disney first intend to release Toy Story 2 before impressive story reels changed the plan?
Straight to video
Rex, the nervous dinosaur voiced by Wallace Shawn, sends the villain tumbling entirely by accident. He is one of four toys Buzz takes along on the mission to bring Woody home.
Q 14Which vehicle do Buzz and the other toys drive across town to chase Al in Toy Story 2?
A Pizza Planet truck
A Pizza Planet truck gets them there, a pickup that turns up again and again across the Toy Story films. In this one its owner's manual names the model as a Gyoza.
Q 15Where does the final chase of Toy Story 2 take place?
An airport
An airport baggage system becomes the battleground, and the chase ends with Woody and Buzz pulling Jessie off a plane before it takes off.
Q 16Which gadget sets apart the newer Buzz Lightyear who captures Andy's Buzz in Toy Story 2?
A utility belt
A utility belt is the upgrade, and the new Buzz is as sure he is a real space ranger as Andy's Buzz once was. He shuts his rival in a box and joins the mission in his place.
Q 17The Buzz Lightyear space battle that opens Toy Story 2 turns out to be which kind of thing?
A video game
A video game is the answer, played by one of Andy's toys. The idea began in early plans for the first film as a Buzz cartoon showing on television.
Q 18Which missing item do Andy's toys hunt for at the start of Toy Story 2 so Woody is ready to travel?
His hat
His hat means so much to Woody that he becomes alarmed whenever it goes missing. Bo Peep and even the pink-haired Troll doll join the search before Andy's trip.
Q 19Which songwriter returned from the first film to score Toy Story 2 and write two new songs?
Randy Newman
Randy Newman doubted that small children would sit through a slow, sad ballad, until a test screening showed even the youngest paying attention. He later called it the work he was proudest of on the film.
Q 20Toy Story 2 opened in US theaters over which holiday weekend, setting an opening-day record?
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving gave the film a $9.5 million first day, beating a holiday record held by Back to the Future Part II. It stayed at number one for the next two weekends as well.
Straight to video was the plan, following money-spinners like the Aladdin sequel The Return of Jafar. A small team began work in a separate building from the rest of the studio.
Q 24Which pet dachshund of Andy's helps Woody save a toy from being sold in Toy Story 2?
Buster
Buster was mentioned at the end of the first film as Andy's Christmas present. He happily obeys Woody's commands, though never Andy's.
Q 25Which toys do the Potato Heads adopt in Toy Story 2 after Mr. Potato Head rescues them?
The three aliens
The three aliens tag along for the frantic chase across town. Once rescued, they join Andy's collection with the Potato Heads as their adoptive parents.
Q 26What does Buzz use to get the rescue party across a busy road to Al's Toy Barn in Toy Story 2?
Traffic cones
Traffic cones hide the toys as they shuffle across, dropping to the ground whenever a car comes near, and the swerving traffic piles up behind them.
Q 27Which song from the first film does Wheezy sing once his squeaker is fixed in Toy Story 2?
You've Got a Friend in Me
You've Got a Friend in Me is sung twice in the film, once by Tom Hanks as Woody and once by Wheezy, who uses the toy tape recorder Mike as a karaoke machine.
Q 28Which clue tells Buzz that the owner of Al's Toy Barn stole Woody in Toy Story 2?
A car's license plate
A car's license plate reading LZTYBRN gives the thief away, since it stands for Al's Toy Barn. It was the real plate of the film's co-director Ash Brannon.
Q 29In Toy Story 2, which satellite's launch is blamed for children deserting Woody's Roundup?
Sputnik
Sputnik turned children across America from cowboys to astronauts, in the film's telling, and the show was axed. It is why Stinky Pete so despises space toys like Buzz.
Q 30At which awards ceremony did Toy Story 2 beat four live-action comedies to a best picture prize?
The Golden Globes
The Golden Globes named it Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy over four live-action rivals, among them Notting Hill and Being John Malkovich.