Q 01/05

Which Pixar hero is named after the second person to walk on the Moon?

A) Carl Fredricksen

B) Mike Wazowski

C) Buzz Lightyear

D) Lightning McQueen

Answer · why

C) Buzz Lightyear

Buzz Lightyear takes his name from Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, whose name the filmmakers thought was the coolest of any astronaut. Aldrin later p...

Q 02/05

The name of The Lion King's hero Simba means "lion" in which African language?

A) Swahili

B) Zulu

C) Yoruba

D) Amharic

Answer · why

A) Swahili

Swahili gave Simba the plainest of names, and it supplies the film's carefree motto too: hakuna matata means no worries.

Q 03/05

Which rock star did Johnny Depp use as a model for his performance as Captain Jack Sparrow?

A) Mick Jagger

B) Keith Richards

C) Steven Tyler

D) Pete Townshend

Answer · why

B) Keith Richards

Keith Richards was the model because Depp saw pirates as the rock stars of their day. The Rolling Stones veteran later joined the series himself, appe...

Q 04/05

Which Disney hero was traditionally played by women until the studio's 1953 film cast a boy in the role?

A) Pinocchio

B) Mowgli

C) Bambi

D) Peter Pan

Answer · why

D) Peter Pan

Peter Pan was a woman's part on stage and in earlier films until Disney cast Bobby Driscoll. The young actor also performed scenes on camera as refere...

Q 05/05

Which Hollywood star did Disney's animators use as a model when Aladdin was redesigned to look older?

A) Tom Cruise

B) Brad Pitt

C) Patrick Swayze

D) Rob Lowe

Answer · why

A) Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise lent Aladdin his confident look after the first design was judged too boyish. The animators raised the hero's age to about eighteen and als...