Q 01/05

The lion pelt Hercules wears in Disney's 1997 film is drawn to look like which earlier Disney villain?

A) Shere Khan

B) Scar

C) Prince John

D) Lucifer

Answer · why

B) Scar

Scar turns up as the hero's lion skin, and the animator who supervised him on The Lion King also supervised the adult Hercules.

Q 02/05

Which star agreed to voice Hades in Disney's Hercules, then walked away after asking for half the merchandise money?

A) Jack Nicholson

B) Robert De Niro

C) Al Pacino

D) Dustin Hoffman

Answer · why

A) Jack Nicholson

Jack Nicholson toured the studio with his daughter dressed as Snow White, then asked for $10–15 million plus half the proceeds from Hades merchandise....

Q 03/05

The final look of Phil the satyr in Disney's Hercules was partly inspired by which of Snow White's seven dwarfs?

A) Doc

B) Sneezy

C) Grumpy

D) Bashful

Answer · why

C) Grumpy

Grumpy lent Phil his curmudgeonly face, along with Bacchus from Fantasia. The animators went through 27 designs for the satyr before settling on the l...

Q 04/05

Which 1990s girl group was approached to play the Muses in Disney's Hercules but declined over scheduling conflicts?

A) All Saints

B) En Vogue

C) Destiny's Child

D) Spice Girls

Answer · why

D) Spice Girls

Spice Girls were invited to sing one of the songs and play the Muses, but the parts went to stage singers including Tony winners Lillias White and LaC...

Q 05/05

Susan Egan, the voice of Meg in Disney's Hercules, was starring on Broadway at the time as which Disney heroine?

A) Ariel

B) Belle

C) Jasmine

D) Pocahontas

Answer · why

B) Belle

Belle was so sweet and innocent that composer Alan Menken at first blocked Egan from trying out for the cynical Meg. For a while she played one by day...