49 Fun Facts About Descendants Trivia for Kids

Mal's mother Maleficent is the villain from which classic Disney movie?

Maleficent cursed Princess Aurora in Sleeping Beauty. In the first movie she orders Mal to steal the Fairy Godmother's wand.

Evie's mother is the villain from which classic Disney movie?

Evie is the daughter of the Evil Queen, who still has issues with her stepdaughter Snow White.

Jay's dad Jafar was the villain in which Disney movie?

Jafar is the scheming vizier who battles Aladdin in Disney's Aladdin (1992); in Descendants he runs a junk shop on the Isle of the Lost.

Carlos is the son of Cruella de Vil, the villain who wanted a coat made from which animals?

Cruella de Vil wanted a coat made from Dalmatian puppies in One Hundred and One Dalmatians, which is why Carlos starts out terrified of dogs.

Ben, the prince who invites the villain kids to Auradon, is the son of which royal couple?

Belle and Beast are the king and queen of Auradon, and Ben is about to be crowned king himself.

At the very end of the first movie, Mal looks at the camera and her eyes change to which colour?

In the final shot Mal looks at the camera and her eyes flash green, a hint that her magic has not gone; Descendants 2 followed in 2017.

The villains' island prison is surrounded by a barrier that stops what from working?

The dome over the Isle of the Lost blocks all magic, which is why the villains lose their powers there and Maleficent cannot escape on her own.

What colour is Mal's hair in the first Descendants movie?

Mal has bright purple hair in the first film, matching the purple-and-green colour scheme of her mother Maleficent.

In the first Descendants movie, who is the headmistress of Auradon Prep?

The Fairy Godmother from Cinderella runs the school in the first film and is played by Melanie Paxson; Uma takes over by The Rise of Red.

Ben's girlfriend at the start of the first movie is the daughter of which princess?

Aurora is Sleeping Beauty, which is why Audrey's grandmother Queen Leah is so upset to meet Maleficent's daughter.

Which sport does Jay join at Auradon Prep, a game a bit like lacrosse and field hockey?

Jay tries out for Tourney, Auradon Prep's stick-and-ball field sport, and his speed wins over the team; Carlos ends up playing alongside him.

What is the name of the Auradon Prep school dog that Carlos befriends?

Dude is the Auradon Prep campus dog; in Descendants 2 he eats a truth gummy Carlos made for himself and starts talking.

Doug, the boy who becomes Evie's friend and later her boyfriend, is the son of which of the Seven Dwarfs?

Doug, who plays in the Auradon Prep band, is the son of Dopey, the youngest of Snow White's Seven Dwarfs.

Which princess is Chad Charming's mother?

Chad is not very nice: he tricks Evie into doing his homework for him.

Lonnie, one of the friendly Auradon kids, is the daughter of which warrior heroine?

Her parents are Mulan and Li Shang. Mal uses her spell book to give Lonnie and Jane new hairstyles.

What does Mal hide inside a cookie so that Ben will fall for her?

Mal bakes a love potion into a cookie for Ben; the spell washes off in the Enchanted Lake, and Ben admits he already liked her.

When Maleficent crashes Ben's coronation, what creature does she turn into?

Maleficent turns into a huge fire-breathing dragon at the coronation; the four villain kids stand together and her own magic shrinks her to a tiny lizard.

What does Evie love to design, later starting her own business in Auradon?

Evie is a gifted fashion designer who sews dresses for her friends; by Descendants 2 she runs her own dress business, Evie's 4 Hearts.

In the first Descendants film, which song introduces Mal, Evie, Jay and Carlos on the Isle of the Lost?

Rotten to the Core introduces the four villain kids, and it climbed all the way to number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100.

In Descendants 2, what colour does Mal magically make her hair to fit in as Ben's girlfriend?

Mal spells her hair blonde to look like a proper Auradon princess; back on the Isle a friend restores the purple and adds bangs.

Who is Uma's mother?

Uma is the daughter of Ursula, the sea witch from The Little Mermaid; she leads a pirate crew on the Isle and works at Ursula's Fish and Chips.

Harry Hook, Uma's first mate, is the son of the pirate villain from which movie?

Harry is the son of Captain Hook, the pirate villain of Peter Pan; he is played by Thomas Doherty and carries his father's hook everywhere.

Gil, the friendly member of Uma's crew, is the son of which Beauty and the Beast villain?

Gil is the son of Gaston, the boastful hunter who wants to marry Belle in Beauty and the Beast; Gil is the one who spots Ben sneaking onto the Isle.

In Descendants 2, how do Carlos and Jay make a fake wand to trade for Ben?

Carlos and Jay make a fake wand with a 3D printer at Auradon Prep; they trade it to Uma for Ben, but she quickly discovers it is not real.

Where is the big Cotillion dance held at the end of Descendants 2?

The Royal Cotillion is held on a ship; Uma leaps overboard and turns into a giant sea monster, and Mal becomes a dragon to face her.

What is the name of Uma's pirate ship in Descendants 2?

Uma's crew sails the Lost Revenge, the pirate ship docked on the Isle where Ben is held prisoner in Descendants 2.

In Descendants 3, who is revealed to be Mal's father?

Hades rules the Underworld and has a magic Ember that Mal needs to break Audrey's curse.

Which Auradon Prep student is the Fairy Godmother's daughter?

Jane is the Fairy Godmother's daughter; Mal's spell gives her a new hairstyle in the first film, and she later becomes Carlos's girlfriend.

What does the villain's curse do to Mal in Descendants 3?

The scepter curse turns Mal into an old woman; it breaks as soon as she crosses the barrier onto the Isle, where no magic works.

Which new villain kid in Descendants 3 is the daughter of Dr. Facilier from The Princess and the Frog?

Celia gets Mal into Hades' lair, but later drops the Ember in water when she learns the Isle will be closed for good.

Descendants 3 twins Squeaky and Squirmy are the sons of which Peter Pan character?

Mr. Smee is Captain Hook's bumbling helper in Peter Pan.

At the end of Descendants 3, Mal brings down the Isle of the Lost's magic barrier and replaces it with what?

A bridge links the Isle to Auradon, and the two peoples become one merged society and celebrate together.

In Descendants 3, which song does the jealous princess Audrey sing as she decides to turn bad?

Audrey sings Queen of Mean as she turns to villainy; Sarah Jeffery's song reached number 49 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2019.

Which song is the first single from Descendants 3?

The soundtrack reached number one on Billboard's Kid Albums chart.

In Descendants: The Rise of Red, Red is the daughter of which Wonderland villain?

Red is the daughter of the Queen of Hearts, ruler of Wonderland, played by singer Rita Ora; Kylie Cantrall plays Red.

What colour is Evie's hair in the Descendants movies?

Evie, daughter of the Evil Queen, has long blue hair in every Descendants film, and blue is the signature colour of her outfits too.

What magic object do Red and Chloe use to travel back in time?

The watch was invented by Red's tutor Maddox Hatter, son of the Mad Hatter, and Red secretly steals it.

In The Rise of Red, which school dance does Uliana plan to ruin for Bridget?

The big dance in the past is called Castlecoming; Uliana's cruel prank there is what starts sweet Bridget on the road to becoming the Queen of Hearts.

In Descendants: The Rise of Red, Red and Chloe travel to the past, when Auradon Prep was still called what?

Merlin Academy was run by the wizard Merlin himself, and the future Queen of Hearts was then a sweet student named Bridget.

In The Rise of Red's past, how is mean-girl leader Uliana related to a villain?

Uliana is Ursula's younger sister, which makes her Uma's aunt; she is turned into a flamingo by one of Bridget's enchanted cupcakes.

What slogan do the villains and their kids shout on the Isle of the Lost?

'Long live evil' is the villains' cry on the Isle in the first film; Mal's big choice at the coronation is to pick good instead.

Which couple, engaged at the end of Descendants 3, tie the knot in the animated special Descendants: The Royal Wedding?

Mal and Ben's wedding venue catches fire when Hades turns up, and the friends have to work out what happened.

Which actress plays Mal in the Descendants movies?

Dove Cameron plays Mal in all three films; before Descendants she starred as twins Liv and Maddie on her own Disney Channel show.

Which actress plays Uma?

China Anne McClain plays Uma from Descendants 2 onward; she had already voiced Freddie, Dr. Facilier's daughter, in the cartoon Wicked World.

Which famous singer plays Chloe's mother in The Rise of Red?

Brandy had already played Cinderella in a TV movie back in 1997, and Paolo Montalban, her prince in that movie, plays King Charming.

Who directed and choreographed the first Descendants movie?

Ortega also made the High School Musical films, which is why the Descendants movies are packed with big dance numbers.

Which actress plays Maleficent, Mal's mother, in the first Descendants movie?

Kristin Chenoweth, Broadway's original Glinda in Wicked, plays Maleficent; Kathy Najimy plays the Evil Queen and Wendy Raquel Robinson plays Cruella in the same film.

About how many people watched the first Descendants movie when it debuted on Disney Channel in 2015?

The first Descendants drew about 6.6 million viewers for its Disney Channel premiere on July 31, 2015, enough to spawn sequels, an animated series and several specials.

Which magic object does Evie bring with her from the Isle to Auradon?

Evie brings a magic mirror from the Isle, a small hand mirror inherited from the Evil Queen that shows whatever she asks; she uses it to find the wand in Auradon's museum.