Q 01/05

Which month-old comedy out-earned The Black Cauldron on its opening weekend?

A) Back to the Future

B) Peggy Sue Got Married

C) Time Bandits

D) Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

Answer · why

A) Back to the Future

Back to the Future was a month into its run when The Black Cauldron opened in fourth place in July 1985; cuts ordered by a new studio chairman had del...

Q 02/05

The Black Cauldron is based on the first two books of which fantasy series?

A) The Dark Is Rising Sequence

B) The Chronicles of Prydain

C) The Earthsea Cycle

D) The Chronicles of Narnia

Answer · why

B) The Chronicles of Prydain

The Chronicles of Prydain was optioned by Disney in 1971 and used to attract young animators, who hoped the adaptation would be their generation's Sno...

Q 03/05

Who wrote the novels that The Black Cauldron is based on?

A) Ursula K. Le Guin

B) Lloyd Alexander

C) Susan Cooper

D) T. H. White

Answer · why

B) Lloyd Alexander

Lloyd Alexander said there was 'no resemblance between the movie and the book', yet admitted that, taken purely as a movie, he found it very enjoyable...

Q 04/05

What is Taran's humble job at the start of The Black Cauldron?

A) Kitchen scullion

B) Castle stable boy

C) Assistant pig-keeper

D) Hillside shepherd

Answer · why

C) Assistant pig-keeper

Assistant pig-keeper Taran dreams of being a famous warrior, but his first real mission is simply to hide his master's pig, and he loses her almost at...

Q 05/05

In The Black Cauldron, what is the name of the oracular pig the Horned King wants to capture?

A) Caer

B) Gwydion

C) Orddu

D) Hen Wen

Answer · why

D) Hen Wen

Hen Wen's visions could show the villain where the cauldron lies, which is why her owner sends her into hiding at the start of the story.