98 Fun Facts About Movie Trivia for Kids

In Toy Story, what kind of toy is Woody?

Woody is a pull-string cowboy doll, Andy's favourite toy, voiced by Tom Hanks; his top spot is threatened when Buzz Lightyear the space ranger arrives.

Who is Shrek's talkative sidekick?

Donkey is the chatty donkey who latches onto Shrek after escaping a round-up of fairy-tale creatures and later falls for the Dragon guarding Fiona's tower.

In Kung Fu Panda, which kung fu master trains Po to become the Dragon Warrior?

Shifu first tries to push Po into quitting, then discovers he can pull off amazing moves when food is the prize and builds his whole training around it.

In How to Train Your Dragon, what is the name of Hiccup's dragon?

Toothless is Hiccup's dragon, a rare Night Fury he befriends after wounding its tail fin; the films are based on Cressida Cowell's books set on Berk.

In Despicable Me, what do Margo, Edith and Agnes sell door to door?

Cookies get the three girls straight through Vector's front door, so Gru adopts them to help him steal the shrink ray inside, and ends up loving them as his daughters.

What are the names of the three Minions who go looking for a new boss in the Minions movie?

Kevin, Stuart and Bob leave the Minions' icy cave in 1968 to find a new villain to serve, landing in New York and then heading to Villain-Con.

In Frozen, what is the name of Anna and Elsa's kingdom?

Arendelle is the Scandinavian-style kingdom Elsa accidentally plunges into eternal winter; the story is loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen.

What is the name of Kristoff's reindeer in Frozen?

Sven is Kristoff's loyal reindeer and best friend, who loves carrots; Kristoff even 'talks' for Sven in a silly voice.

In Moana, which demigod does Moana sail off to find?

Maui is the shape-shifting demigod, voiced by Dwayne Johnson, who stole the heart of Te Fiti; Moana needs him to help return it.

Disney's Encanto follows the Madrigals, a multigenerational family with magical gifts, in which country?

Colombia is home to the Madrigals, where every family member gets a gift except Mirabel, who has to save the magic anyway.

Which family member does the Madrigal family 'not talk about' in Encanto's hit song?

Bruno is Mirabel's uncle, whose visions of the future made the family shun him until he hid inside the walls; 'We Don't Talk About Bruno' topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 2022.

Who is the teenage hero of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse?

Miles Morales, a Brooklyn teenager bitten by a radioactive spider, becomes his universe's Spider-Man; the 2018 film won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature.

In The Super Mario Bros. Movie, what jobs do Mario and Luigi have back in Brooklyn?

Chris Pratt voices Mario; the film became the first video-game movie to make a billion dollars.

Which comedy star plays the moustachioed villain Dr. Robotnik in the Sonic the Hedgehog movies?

Jim Carrey's Robotnik survived the redesign: after fans hated the first trailer, Paramount delayed the film three months to make Sonic look like the game character.

In The Lego Movie, what is the Kragle that Lord Business wants to use on everyone?

A tube of Krazy Glue with some letters scratched off its label is all the fearsome 'Kragle' is; Lord Business plans to use it to freeze the whole Lego world in place.

Who plays young Willy Wonka in the 2023 movie Wonka?

Timothée Chalamet plays the young Willy Wonka, who arrives in the city to open a chocolate shop against a cartel of rival chocolatiers; Hugh Grant plays an Oompa-Loompa.

Paddington Bear travels to London from which country?

Peru: Paddington arrives as a stowaway from 'Darkest Peru', and the Brown family name him after the London railway station where they find him.

In Home Alone, where is Kevin's family flying to when they forget him?

The McCallisters fly to Paris for Christmas and only realise mid-flight that Kevin was left behind; he then defends the house against burglars Harry and Marv.

What is the name of the boy who befriends E.T.?

Elliott hides the alien at home, where E.T. once escapes notice by posing as a stuffed toy in the closet, and the two grow so close that they share feelings.

In Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), what does Charlie find in a chocolate bar?

Charlie Bucket finds the last Golden Ticket in a Wonka bar bought with money he spots in the street, winning a tour of the factory; Gene Wilder plays Wonka.

In The Wizard of Oz, which US state does Dorothy live in?

Dorothy Gale lives with Aunt Em and Uncle Henry on a Kansas farm, from which a tornado carries her house off to Oz; Judy Garland played her.

Who played the magical nanny in Disney's 1964 film Mary Poppins?

Julie Andrews was free to make her film debut as the nanny because the My Fair Lady movie had passed her over for the part she played on stage; she won the Oscar for it.

Who plays Harry Potter in the movies?

Daniel Radcliffe played Harry in all eight films after producer David Heyman spotted him in a London theatre audience and asked him to audition.

In the original Jumanji (1995), what is Jumanji?

A board game is all Jumanji looks like, but every roll of the dice unleashes a jungle danger, and one roll pulls young Alan Parrish inside it.

What special power does Matilda have?

Moving things with her mind lets Matilda tip a newt onto the cruel headmistress Miss Trunchbull and later pose as a ghost to scare her; Danny DeVito directed and plays her dad.

What kind of fish is Nemo?

Nemo is a young clownfish with a small 'lucky fin' who is snatched from his reef by a scuba diver; his dad Marlin crosses the ocean to find him.

What is the surname of the superhero family in The Incredibles?

Parr is the name Bob and Helen hide behind after a wave of lawsuits forces superheroes into retirement, leaving Mr. Incredible stuck in a dull insurance job.

In Up, how does Carl make his house fly?

Carl ties thousands of helium balloons to his house and floats it toward South America, accidentally bringing along Russell, a young Wilderness Explorer.

In Inside Out 2, which new emotion seizes the controls in Riley's head?

Anxiety arrives as Riley turns 13 and has Joy and the other original emotions bottled up and thrown into a vault so she can prepare Riley for every worst case.

Coco is inspired by which Mexican holiday?

Coco is built around Día de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead, when families honour departed relatives with ofrendas; Miguel crosses into the Land of the Dead that night.

In Zootopia, what kind of animal is police officer Judy Hopps?

Judy Hopps is a rabbit from Bunnyburrow who becomes Zootopia's first bunny police officer and teams up with the con-artist fox Nick Wilde.

In The Lion King, who is Simba's evil uncle?

Scar is Mufasa's jealous brother, who kills him in a wildebeest stampede and seizes the Pride Lands' throne; the story is often compared to Hamlet.

What kind of animal is Remy, the secret chef under a kitchen boy's hat?

Remy is a rat with a gifted nose, the pun in the title Ratatouille; he secretly steers kitchen boy Linguini around Gusteau's restaurant by tugging his hair.

In Cars, what is the name of the sleepy town where Lightning McQueen gets stranded?

Radiator Springs is a forgotten Route 66 town where Lightning McQueen is sentenced to repave the main road; Paul Newman voices its judge, Doc Hudson.

In Monsters, Inc., what does Sulley's factory collect from children to make electricity?

Their screams power the monsters' city until Sulley and Mike discover that a child's laughter gives off far more energy, and the factory switches to making kids laugh.

What is WALL-E's job on the deserted Earth?

WALL-E is a Waste Allocation Load Lifter left alone for centuries cleaning up Earth's garbage by compacting it into cubes, until the probe robot EVE arrives from the starship Axiom.

In Madagascar (2005), Alex the lion and his friends Marty, Melman and Gloria escape from which zoo?

Central Park Zoo loses its stars when Marty the zebra slips out to see the wild; his friends chase him to Grand Central, and all four end up crated and shipped off toward Africa.

In Sing, what kind of animal is theatre owner Buster Moon?

A koala with a failing theatre, Buster stages a singing competition to stop it entering foreclosure.

What breed of dog is Max in The Secret Life of Pets?

Max is a Jack Russell Terrier devoted to his owner Katie, so he is far from pleased when she brings home Duke, a giant, unruly dog who has to share their New York apartment.

In Trolls, what are the giant beings who eat Trolls called?

The Bergens are gloomy giants who believe eating a Troll is the only way to feel happy; Poppy and Branch set out to rescue friends captured for Trollstice.

In Ice Age, what kind of animal is Sid?

Sid is a clumsy, chatty ground sloth who joins Manny the mammoth and Diego the sabre-toothed cat to return a human baby to its tribe.

Who runs the hotel in Hotel Transylvania?

Dracula runs Hotel Transylvania as a safe resort for monsters; his daughter Mavis falls for a human backpacker named Johnny, and Adam Sandler voices Drac.

In Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, what does Puss want back from the Wishing Star?

His lost lives: Puss has burned through eight of his nine, so with one left he races Goldilocks and Jack Horner to the Wishing Star.

In Turning Red, what does Mei turn into when she gets emotional?

Mei transforms into a giant red panda whenever her emotions run high, a family blessing-turned-curse passed down the women of her family; Domee Shi directed the Toronto-set film.

In Pixar's Luca, best friends Luca and Alberto pass as ordinary boys but are secretly what?

Luca and Alberto are sea creatures, sea monsters who turn human when dry; they explore the Riviera town of Portorosso while hiding their scales from its monster-fearing residents.

In Inside Out, what is the name of Riley's imaginary friend?

Bing Bong is Riley's imaginary friend from when she was little, part cat, part elephant, part dolphin and made of cotton candy; he sacrifices himself so Joy can escape the Memory Dump.

In Big Hero 6, what was Baymax built to do?

Look after sick people is all Baymax was built for by Hiro's brother Tadashi; after Tadashi dies in a fire, Hiro fits the gentle robot with armour and fighting moves to catch the masked man behind it.

Where do Elsa, Anna and their friends travel in Frozen II?

They follow a mysterious voice into the Enchanted Forest, the mist-shrouded homeland of the Northuldra, where their grandfather King Runeard built a dam.

Which musician wrote the songs for The Lion King?

Elton John wrote the songs with lyricist Tim Rice, and insisted 'Can You Feel the Love Tonight' stay a love song after it was first planned as a comic number for Timon and Pumbaa.

In Kung Fu Panda 4, what kind of animal is Zhen, Po's new sidekick?

Zhen is a quick-witted corsac fox and thief, voiced by Awkwafina, who becomes Po's unlikely partner against the shape-shifting Chameleon in Kung Fu Panda 4.

Who voices Donkey in Shrek?

Eddie Murphy voices Donkey in all four Shrek films; by the second, the chatterbox has started a family with Dragon, a litter of flying half-dragon babies called Dronkeys.

In Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), who swells into a giant blueberry?

Violet Beauregarde ignores Wonka's warning and chews his experimental gum, which turns her blue and blows her up into a giant blueberry.

What is the name of Dorothy's dog in The Wizard of Oz?

Toto was played by a female Cairn Terrier named Terry, who earned $125 a week and had to take time off after one of the Witch's guards stepped on her during filming.

In E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, which candy is used to lure the alien into the house?

Reese's Pieces: Mars declined to let M&M's be used, so Hershey agreed to the product placement, and sales of Reese's Pieces jumped after the film's 1982 release.

Who voices Bowser in The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)?

He also sings Bowser's love ballad 'Peaches', which charted on the Billboard Hot 100.

Who is the ordinary construction-worker hero of The Lego Movie?

Emmet Brickowski, voiced by Chris Pratt, is taken for the Special after literally falling onto the Piece of Resistance.

In Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, what is the giant three-headed dog guarding the third-floor trapdoor called?

Fluffy belongs to Hagrid, who lets slip the dog's one weakness: play a little music and all three heads fall fast asleep.

In Aladdin, what is the name of Aladdin's pet monkey?

Abu is Aladdin's light-fingered pet monkey, who grabs a forbidden jewel in the Cave of Wonders and brings it crashing down; Iago is Jafar's parrot and Rajah is Jasmine's tiger.

In Elf, where does Buddy travel to from the North Pole to find his father?

New York City is where Buddy heads on learning he is human, not an elf: as a baby he crawled into Santa's sack, and his real father works in the Empire State Building.

In Ice Age, what is the sabre-toothed squirrel Scrat forever chasing?

An acorn: Scrat's attempt to stomp it into the ice opens the first Ice Age by splitting a glacier for miles and setting off an avalanche.

Lord Farquaad, the tiny tyrant of Shrek, rules over which land?

Duloc is Lord Farquaad's spotless domain; to keep it perfect he exiles the fairy-tale creatures, who end up in Shrek's swamp, and that sends the angry ogre to his door.

In Home Alone, Kevin's fake gangster film is called Angels with Filthy what?

Souls: the gangster movie is not a real old film. Its title parodies the 1938 crime classic Angels with Dirty Faces, and the clip was made specially for Home Alone.

In Paddington 2, what does Paddington work so hard to buy for Aunt Lucy's 100th birthday?

Paddington wants a pop-up book of London for Aunt Lucy's 100th birthday, taking jobs as a barber's assistant and window cleaner to afford it; the book secretly hides clues to a fortune.

In Minions (2015), which supervillain hires the Minions to steal the Queen's crown?

Scarlet Overkill hires the Minions at Villain-Con to steal the Queen's crown, but one of them pulls the Sword in the Stone free and is made king himself.

In the first Sonic movie, what job does Sonic's human friend Tom Wachowski do in Green Hills?

Sheriff Tom Wachowski has no idea Sonic has been secretly watching him and calling him 'Donut Lord'; the pair end up on a road trip to San Francisco.

In The Lego Movie, which relentlessly cheerful song do the citizens of Bricksburg sing?

'Everything Is Awesome' is the anthem Bricksburg sings on loop; when it was nominated for an Oscar, it was performed at the ceremony with Will Arnett dressed as Batman.

Which comedian voices the cartoon pig Spider-Ham in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse?

John Mulaney voices Spider-Ham, Peter Porker, whose origin flips the usual one: he was a spider bitten by a radioactive pig.

In My Neighbor Totoro, what giant grinning creature carries Satsuki to find her lost sister Mei?

The Catbus is the grinning many-legged cat with a hollow bus body; it carries Satsuki to Mei and then to their mother's hospital. Totoro himself is Studio Ghibli's logo mascot.

In Kung Fu Panda, Po's adoptive father Mr. Ping runs a noodle shop and is what kind of animal?

A goose: the joke that Po never asks how a goose fathered a panda pays off in the sequel, when Mr. Ping admits he found him as a cub in a crate of radishes.

In Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, what is Puss's cheerful tag-along sidekick called?

Perrito simply means 'little dog' in Spanish; the relentlessly cheerful pup, voiced by Harvey Guillén, appoints himself Puss's therapy dog on the quest for the Wishing Star.

Which film was the first feature made entirely with computer animation?

Toy Story nearly died in 1993, when an early version with a sarcastic, unlikeable Woody went down so badly at a Disney screening that production was halted until Pixar rewrote it.

In Up, which legendary South American waterfall are Carl and his house heading for?

Paradise Falls, a fictional waterfall in Venezuela, was the place Carl and Ellie saved for all their lives but never reached together; Carl finally sets the house down beside it.

In Jumanji (1995), which actor plays the grown-up Alan Parrish?

Robin Williams plays the adult Alan, who reappears twenty-six years after he vanished, when two children who have moved into his old house start to play.

Which professional wrestler played the gentle strongman Fezzik in The Princess Bride?

André the Giant, the 7ft-plus WWF star, played Fezzik; author William Goldman had long wanted him for the part, and his rhyming games with Inigo became fan favourites.

Willy, the orca in Free Willy, was played by a real killer whale with what name?

Keiko had been living in a cramped amusement-park tank; after the film, a foundation backed by the studio and by schoolchildren's donations moved him to Oregon and then Iceland, where he was released in 2002.

Which comedian was originally cast as Shrek and recorded most of the dialogue before dying in 1997?

Chris Farley had recorded most of Shrek's lines before his death in December 1997; Mike Myers took over and re-recorded the part with his now-famous Scottish accent.

In Home Alone, a real tarantula was placed on the face of the actor playing which character?

Marv has Kevin by the leg on the stairs until Kevin puts big brother Buzz's pet tarantula on his face; actor Daniel Stern agreed to do it with a live spider.

Which colour film process appears when Dorothy opens her farmhouse door in The Wizard of Oz?

Technicolor is also why Dorothy's slippers are ruby: they are silver in the book, and the film changed them to red to show off its new colour.

What kind of pet does WALL-E keep?

A cockroach called Hal keeps WALL-E company; he is never named on screen, but the filmmakers called him after silent-comedy producer Hal Roach, with a nod to the computer HAL 9000.

Which children's author wrote the picture books that became both Jumanji and The Polar Express?

Chris Van Allsburg trained as a sculptor and only sketched at home on the side, until his wife Lisa saw picture books in the drawings; both books won him the Caldecott Medal.

In Mrs. Doubtfire, where does Daniel get the surname 'Doubtfire' for his nanny disguise?

A newspaper headline catches Daniel's eye while he is on the phone to Miranda posing as a string of nannies, and he becomes 'Euphegenia Doubtfire' on the spot.

In Space Jam, what are the small aliens called before they become the Monstars?

The Nerdlucks are tiny aliens sent by Mr. Swackhammer to kidnap the Looney Tunes; they steal the talent of Charles Barkley, Patrick Ewing and other NBA stars to become the hulking Monstars.

Which Japanese director made both My Neighbor Totoro and Spirited Away?

Hayao Miyazaki made Spirited Away for the ten-year-old girls of family friends he saw each summer, and gave the film a heroine of their age.

In Minions, the Minions go into hiding in a cave after accidentally firing a cannon at which leader?

After accidentally firing a cannon at Napoleon in Russia, the Minions flee to an icy cave, where they stay bossless for many years and sink into gloom.

In Coco, spirit animals Dante and Pepita are what kind of Mexican folk-art creature?

Alebrijes began with Mexican craftsman Pedro Linares, who said the bright patchwork beasts came to him in a dream while he lay ill, and who then built them from papier-mâché.

In Minions (2015), Villain-Con is held in which US city?

Villain-Con takes place in Orlando, Florida; the three Minions hitch a ride there from New York with the Nelsons, a seemingly wholesome family who turn out to be robbers themselves.

Which real Northumberland landmark stood in for the Hogwarts grounds in the first Harry Potter film?

Alnwick Castle's lawns hosted the flying lesson where Harry first rides a broom, standing in for the Hogwarts grounds; Gloucester Cathedral supplied the corridors.

Which sisters voice Satsuki and Mei in Disney's My Neighbor Totoro dub?

Dakota and Elle Fanning voice the sisters in the dub Disney released once the rights to an earlier English version ran out; Frank Welker supplies Totoro's roars.

In Jumanji (1995), what sound leads young Alan Parrish to the chest buried at a building site?

Drumbeats are how the cursed box calls to new victims: they draw Alan to the building site in 1969 and sound again over the film's ending.

Before Free Willy, where was Reino Aventura, the amusement park that was home to the orca who played Willy?

Mexico City's Reino Aventura park bought the orca in 1985, six years after his capture off Iceland, and kept him in a warm tank better suited to dolphins.

Which Wizard of Oz actor was cast as the Tin Man before swapping to play the Scarecrow?

Ray Bolger, originally cast as the Tin Man, persuaded MGM to swap him with Buddy Ebsen so he could play the Scarecrow; Ebsen then left after a bad reaction to the aluminium make-up powder.

Which Oscar-winning Australian actor narrates the 2015 film Minions?

Geoffrey Rush, Best Actor Oscar winner for Shine (1996), narrates Minions, walking the audience through the Minions' history of serving one doomed master after another.

Which actor plays Professor Flitwick in the first Harry Potter film and voices the goblin Griphook?

Warwick Davis plays Flitwick, voices Griphook (physically played by Verne Troyer) and appears as the Gringotts head goblin in the first film; he played Griphook on screen in Deathly Hallows.

In Finding Nemo, what kind of fish is Dory, Marlin's forgetful friend?

Dory is a regal blue tang with short-term memory loss who nonetheless helps Marlin cross the ocean to find his son; Ellen DeGeneres voices her.

In Finding Nemo, in which city's dentist's office does Nemo end up in a fish tank?

Nemo is taken to a dentist's office overlooking Sydney Harbour, where he joins the Tank Gang led by Gill, a scarred Moorish idol who dreams of escaping to the ocean.

In Finding Nemo, what kind of animal is Crush, who teaches Marlin to relax?

Crush is a 150-year-old green sea turtle who surfs a fast ocean current with his son Squirt and gives Marlin and Dory a lift along the way.

In the first Despicable Me, what does supervillain Gru plan to steal?

Gru plans to shrink and steal the Moon with a stolen shrink ray, after the upstart villain Vector grabbed the Great Pyramid of Giza and made headlines.

In Disney's Moana, what kind of animal is Heihei, the dimwitted stowaway on Moana's boat?

A rooster, and not a bright one: Moana's pet pig Pua stays home while Heihei sails along on the quest to return the heart of Te Fiti.