Q 01/05

In what year was Spirited Away released in Japanese cinemas?

A) 1997

B) 1999

C) 2000

D) 2001

Answer · why

D) 2001

It opened on 20 July 2001 and stayed at number one at the Japanese box office for eleven weeks.

Q 02/05

Who wrote and directed Spirited Away?

A) Isao Takahata

B) Mamoru Hosoda

C) Hayao Miyazaki

D) Satoshi Kon

Answer · why

C) Hayao Miyazaki

He also directed My Neighbor Totoro and Kiki's Delivery Service before it, and later received an honorary Academy Award in 2014.

Q 03/05

Chihiro's parents are transformed into which animals after eating the spirit world's food?

A) Frogs

B) Cows

C) Rats

D) Pigs

Answer · why

D) Pigs

Miyazaki said the transformation symbolizes how some people become greedy, a nod to Japan's 1980s bubble economy.

Q 04/05

What name does Yubaba give Chihiro after taking part of her real one?

A) Sen

B) Rin

C) Kaonashi

D) Bo

Answer · why

A) Sen

Yubaba removes the second kanji from Chihiro's name and controls people by taking their names.

Q 05/05

What is the name of Yubaba's twin sister?

A) Kamiko

B) Zeniba

C) Suzuko

D) Haruba

Answer · why

B) Zeniba

The twin lives at Swamp Bottom, and No-Face chooses to stay with her at the end of the film.