100 Fun Facts About Trolls

Which studio makes the Trolls films?

DreamWorks Animation makes the films: the first, released in November 2016, was distributed by 20th Century Fox, while the 2020 and 2023 sequels came out through Universal after it bought the studio.

Who voices Poppy in the Trolls films?

Anna Kendrick voices Poppy, the relentlessly upbeat princess who becomes queen of the Trolls; Kendrick also sings on the soundtrack, including 'Get Back Up Again'.

Which pop star voices Branch in the Trolls films?

Justin Timberlake voices Branch and was executive music producer for the first film's soundtrack, for which he wrote and sang the lead single 'Can't Stop the Feeling!'.

Which Simon & Garfunkel song does Poppy sing to Branch in the first Trolls film?

The Sound of Silence: Poppy sings it when the gloomy Branch tells her he likes silence, and he answers by throwing her ukulele on the campfire.

In Trolls, what turned Branch grey as a child?

Losing his grandma to Chef: young Branch's loud singing drew Chef to their home and she took Grandma Rosiepuff, so he turned grey with guilt and swore never to sing again.

What alerts Chef to the Trolls' hidden village?

Poppy's party fireworks give the village away: the twentieth-anniversary celebration lights up the sky, Chef spots it from the forest and snatches a handful of Poppy's friends, just as Branch had warned.

Which Troll sells out his friends to Chef in exchange for his own life?

Creek, the zen Troll voiced by Russell Brand, steals Poppy's cowbell to lure the rest of the village out of hiding, and ends the film rolling out of Bergen Town with Chef.

Under what alias does the scullery maid Bridget go on a date with King Gristle?

Lady Glittersparkles is the name Bridget gives on her date with King Gristle; the Trolls hide in her rainbow wig and feed her lines, and Zooey Deschanel voices her.

Which actress voices Chef, the villain of the first Trolls film?

Christine Baranski voices Chef, who is banished from Bergen Town when the Trolls escape on her watch and spends the next twenty years hunting for them.

Which Monty Python member voices King Gristle Sr.?

John Cleese voices King Gristle Sr., the Bergen king whose feast is spoiled when the Trolls escape; Christopher Mintz-Plasse voices his son, and Jeffrey Tambor plays Poppy's father, King Peppy.

Which song does Branch sing to the despairing Poppy inside Chef's pot in Trolls?

'True Colors', the Cyndi Lauper hit, is the first thing Branch has sung since he was a child; it brings the grey Trolls' colours back, his own included.

Which two hit-makers co-wrote Can't Stop the Feeling! with the star of Trolls?

Max Martin and Shellback wrote and produced it with the film's leading man; released six months ahead of Trolls, it entered the US Hot 100 at number one.

Where was Can't Stop the Feeling! first performed on television?

The Eurovision final in Stockholm on May 14, 2016 saw its first televised performance, as the interval act; nine months later the same song opened the Oscars.

Which Grammy did Can't Stop the Feeling! win?

Best Song for Visual Media (formally Best Song Written for Visual Media) was its Grammy, awarded in February 2017; it lost the Oscar and the Golden Globe for Best Original Song to 'City of Stars' from La La Land.

Roughly how much did the first Trolls film gross worldwide, against a $125m budget?

$346m is the worldwide take, about $153 million of it domestic, against a $125 million production budget; a sequel was greenlit within months of the November 2016 release.

Which actress was cast as the lead when Trolls was first announced in 2012, then replaced?

Chloë Grace Moretz was attached to the lead when the studio first announced the film in 2012 with a June 2015 release date; the project was later redated to November 2016 and fully recast.

Which singer voices DJ Suki in the first Trolls film?

Gwen Stefani voices DJ Suki, one of the friends Chef kidnaps from the village, whom Poppy then sets out alone to rescue.

Which network aired the half-hour special Trolls Holiday in November 2017?

NBC aired Trolls Holiday on November 24, 2017, the Friday after Thanksgiving; Joel Crawford directed the half-hour special, in which Poppy tries to give King Gristle's kingdom a holiday of its own.

Which of these tribes holds one of the six magical strings in Trolls World Tour?

Techno is one of the six founding tribes, each guarding a string; the K-Pop, Reggaeton and Smooth Jazz Trolls are smaller genres that Barb hires as bounty hunters.

Which genre does Queen Barb want to force on every Troll kingdom?

Rock is Barb's chosen genre: the Hard Rock queen, voiced by Rachel Bloom, plans to gather every tribe's string and play one power chord that turns every Troll into a rock zombie.

Which veteran singer voices King Thrash in Trolls World Tour?

Ozzy Osbourne voices King Thrash, Barb's father, who has retired and left his daughter to lead the tribe's march on every other Troll kingdom.

Which singer voices Delta Dawn, leader of the centaur-like Country Trolls?

Kelly Clarkson voices Delta Dawn, the mayor of Lonesome Flats, whose centaur-like Country Trolls jail Poppy and Branch before a jailbreak; Clarkson sings 'Born to Die' in the film.

Which two music icons voice King Quincy and Queen Essence of the Funk Trolls?

George Clinton and Mary J. Blige voice King Quincy and Queen Essence, rulers of Vibe City's Funk Trolls; Anderson .Paak plays their son Prince D, revealed to be the twin of Cooper from the first film.

Which Los Angeles Philharmonic music director voices Trollzart in Trolls World Tour?

Gustavo Dudamel, the Venezuelan conductor, voices Trollzart, whose butterfly-winged Classical Trolls have already lost their string to Barb when Poppy reaches their ruined town.

Which SNL star voices Tiny Diamond, Guy Diamond's newborn son, in Trolls World Tour?

Kenan Thompson voices Tiny Diamond, the glitter-covered newborn who arrives already rapping, and who returns to ride along on the rescue mission in Trolls Band Together.

Why did Trolls World Tour reach home rental on the same day as cinemas?

The COVID-19 pandemic closed cinemas in March 2020, so Universal put Trolls World Tour on premium video-on-demand on April 10, the day it had been due to open in theatres.

Which cinema chain banned Universal's films over Trolls World Tour, then agreed a 17-day window that July?

AMC said in April 2020 it would stop booking Universal films, then in July agreed a deal letting them reach premium on-demand after 17 days in cinemas instead of the usual 90.

In Trolls Band Together, what is the name of Branch's former boy band?

BroZone was the brothers' boy band; Branch, the baby of the group, performed as Bitty B until a disastrous show broke the band up and the brothers went their separate ways.

Which of Branch's brothers is kidnapped by the villains in Trolls Band Together?

Floyd, voiced by Troye Sivan, is the brother Velvet and Veneer trap in a diamond bottle to drain his talent, which sends Branch and John Dory off to reunite the band.

Which comedians voice the twin villains Velvet and Veneer?

Amy Schumer and Andrew Rannells voice Velvet and Veneer, the talentless pop-star siblings of Mount Rageous who drain a captured Troll's talent to fake their fame.

Which singer voices Viva, Poppy's long-lost sister, in Trolls Band Together?

Camila Cabello voices Viva, who leads the Putt-Putt Trolls hiding at an abandoned miniature golf course; she was cut off from Poppy and their father when the Trolls fled the Bergens years before.

Which real boy band reunited to record Better Place for Trolls Band Together?

NSYNC reunited to record 'Better Place', released in September 2023 as the group's first new song in more than twenty years; four of its members also voice Kismet, another band Branch once sang with.

What is the only thing that can destroy diamond in Trolls Band Together?

The Perfect Family Harmony, a chord so pure it shatters diamond, is what the brothers failed to hit as children, splitting the band; they must finally achieve it to crack the diamond bottle.

Which actor voices Hickory in Trolls World Tour?

Sam Rockwell voices Hickory, the smooth-talking stranger who springs Poppy and Branch from jail in Lonesome Flats and builds a raft to carry them on toward the Funk Trolls.

Roughly how much did the third film gross worldwide?

$210m is the worldwide total for Trolls Band Together, on a $95 million budget; it opened in November 2023 and out-earned the pandemic-hit World Tour but fell well short of the first film.

The troll dolls that inspired the Trolls films were first carved in which country?

Denmark: woodcutter Thomas Dam carved the first trolls in the village of Gjøl for his own children, and they sold so well that by 1959 he had opened a factory.

Under what name were the original 1960s troll dolls marketed?

Good Luck Trolls was the name Thomas Dam's factory gave the dolls once it began moulding them in plastic in 1961; the first ones had sheep's-wool hair and glass eyes.

What let rivals flood 1960s America with cheap troll dolls?

A faulty copyright notice on the originals left the design unprotected in America, so cheaper imitations poured in during the 1960s craze; protection was restored only decades later.

Under what trade name did the original troll dolls return to US shops in the 1980s?

Norfin was the name EFS Marketing gave the Dam family's trolls from 1982, selling them, like the Smurfs, as a collection of differently dressed characters to bring buyers back.

Which 2005 cartoon about five teenage girl trolls was licensed from the troll doll's makers?

Trollz was DIC's 2005 series about five teenage girl trolls, each named after the gem on her belly button; a second season was planned but never made.

Which Universal park features a Trolls-themed roller coaster and Poppy's Playground?

Florida is the one: the studio's themed land opened at Universal Studios Florida in June 2024 in place of Woody Woodpecker's KidZone, whose old Nuthouse Coaster was rethemed as the Trolls Trollercoaster.

Who directed the first Trolls film in 2016?

Mike Mitchell directed the 2016 film with Walt Dohrn as co-director; Dohrn, who also voiced Smidge and Cloud Guy, went on to direct both sequels himself.

What is the name of the annual occasion on which the Bergens eat a Troll?

Trollstice is the one day a year King Gristle's subjects feel happy, each eating a Troll; the Trolls escape under King Peppy just as young Prince Gristle is about to eat his first, and the feast lapses for twenty years.

What kind of creature is Mr. Dinkles, Biggie's pet in the Trolls films?

A worm: Biggie carries Mr. Dinkles everywhere and loves to dress him up, a habit that earned the pair their own short film, Dress Up, in 2017.

Which two guests join the cast on the first Trolls soundtrack?

Earth, Wind & Fire and Ariana Grande are the guests: the band re-recorded 'September' with the film's two leads, and Grande sings 'They Don't Know'.

Which streaming service premiered the spin-off series Trolls: The Beat Goes On! in 2018?

Netflix premiered Trolls: The Beat Goes On! in January 2018 with a new voice cast, Amanda Leighton and Skylar Astin taking over as Poppy and Branch from the film's stars.

Which song do the united tribes perform to close Trolls World Tour?

'Just Sing' closes the film: with the magic strings destroyed and every Troll turned grey, the tribes find the music in themselves and bring their colours back.

Which Lionel Richie hit does the lovesick Bridget sing in the first Trolls film?

Hello: the scullery maid sings it while daydreaming about King Gristle, and later quotes its best-known line to him when her disguise is revealed.

In Trolls World Tour, the ruins of the Classical Trolls' town go by what name?

Symphonyville, the Classical Trolls' city, lies in ruins when Poppy's group arrives, Barb's army having already taken its string; the survivor Pennywhistle tells them of Barb's plan.

In Trolls World Tour, the smooth-talking Hickory turns out to secretly be what?

A Yodeler in disguise: Hickory and his brother Dickory are Yodeler bounty hunters sharing a two-man costume, sent to take Poppy's string for Barb, before Hickory has a change of heart and helps her.

Vibe City, the home of the Funk Trolls in Trolls World Tour, turns out to be what kind of vehicle?

A spaceship is what Vibe City turns out to be: Poppy's group is beamed up into it on the way to warn the Funk Trolls about Queen Barb.

The armadillo-like van carrying the reunited brothers in Trolls Band Together goes by which name?

Rhonda belongs to the eldest brother, John Dory, and gets captured along with the band before Branch and Poppy free her for the final chase.

What is the name of the pet worm owned by Biggie, the large, friendly Troll of the Trolls films?

Mr. Dinkles is Biggie's pet worm, and in the special Trolls Holiday he doubles as the narrator, voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson.

Branch's brother Spruce has started a family and now answers to which name in Trolls Band Together?

Bruce is the name Spruce now uses at the Vacay Island resort, where he is reluctant to help until his wife and children talk him into it.

Which television host voices Miss Maxine, who officiates the royal wedding in Trolls Band Together?

RuPaul Charles voices Miss Maxine, who is marrying Bridget and King Gristle when a long-lost brother of Branch bursts in to interrupt.

What do Poppy and Branch finally share once the villains are jailed in Trolls Band Together?

Their first kiss comes three films into the story; Branch had only managed to confess his feelings at the end of Trolls World Tour.

Which real South Korean girl group voices the K-Pop Gang that captures Branch in Trolls World Tour?

Red Velvet's five members each voice a colour-coded Troll, with Wendy as Wani, the gang's blue leader.

At what kind of venue do Bridget and King Gristle have their date in the first Trolls film?

A roller rink that doubles as an arcade restaurant hosts the date, which the Trolls set up in return for Bridget's help in finding their friend.

Where do the Trolls who escape Chef's raid on their village hide in the first Trolls film?

Branch's survival bunker takes them all in, uninvited, and is so cramped that he follows Poppy on her rescue mission just to get out of it.

What happens to the banished Chef in the mid-credits scene of the first Trolls film?

A hill-like monster eats her, along with the Troll who betrayed his friends, after their serving cart rolls to a stop in the wilderness.

Which British talk-show host voices the large, friendly Troll Biggie in the first two Trolls films?

James Corden voices Biggie in Trolls and Trolls World Tour, but David Fynn, the character's voice in the television series, takes over for the third film.

Which actress and singer voices Bridget, King Gristle's lovesick scullery maid, in the Trolls films?

Zooey Deschanel earned an Annie Award nomination for voicing Bridget, who rises from scullery maid to queen over the three films.

Which British comedian voices the calm, 'zen' Troll who is Poppy's crush in the first Trolls film?

Russell Brand voices the 'zen' Troll, whom Poppy believes has survived even after watching Chef apparently feed him to the king.

Which star of The Big Bang Theory voices Guy Diamond, the glittery Troll, in all three Trolls films?

Kunal Nayyar, the sitcom's Raj, voices Guy Diamond, who gives birth to a miniature version of himself in Trolls World Tour.

Which Swedish pop duo voices Satin and Chenille, the twin Trolls joined together by their hair?

Icona Pop's Aino Jawo and Caroline Hjelt voice Satin and Chenille, fashion-designing twins who return in both sequels.

Which actress and comedian voices Queen Barb, the guitar-wielding villain of Trolls World Tour?

Rachel Bloom voices Queen Barb and sings the villain's numbers on the soundtrack herself, including a cover of Heart's Barracuda.

Which rapper is the voice of Prince D, a son of the Funk Trolls' rulers, in Trolls World Tour?

Anderson .Paak voices Prince D and performs Don't Slack with the film's leading man, a single released ahead of the soundtrack album.

Which Colombian star is the voice of Tresillo, leader of the Reggaeton Trolls, in Trolls World Tour?

J Balvin voices Tresillo, whose Reggaeton Trolls squabble with the K-Pop Gang over a captured Branch until he talks them into teaming up.

Which Hamilton star voices Spruce, the former boy-band 'heartthrob', in Trolls Band Together?

Daveed Diggs voices Spruce and leads the soundtrack number Vacay Island, named after the resort where the brothers track him down.

Which rapper voices Clay, the brother once billed as 'The Fun Boy', in Trolls Band Together?

Kid Cudi voices Clay, the brother who helps Poppy's group slip away when a hidden colony of Trolls tries to stop them leaving.

In Trolls Band Together, Viva's hidden colony of Trolls lives in what kind of abandoned attraction?

A mini-golf course left behind by the Trolls' old enemies shelters the colony, which was cut off during the great escape and never learned that peace had been made.

In Trolls Band Together, the pop-star twins hold their captive Troll in what diamond container?

A perfume bottle holds him, and the twins use it to draw out his essence and improve their own singing, a process that could eventually kill him.

Which city is home to the twin pop-star villains who kidnap a Troll in Trolls Band Together?

Mount Rageous is where the twins mingle with their adoring fans; its people are called Mount Rageons, and its resident DJ is named Kid Ritz.

Where are the captured Trolls held when they all turn grey near the end of the first Trolls film?

In a cooking pot is where they sit awaiting the feast, until Bridget quietly lets them out while Chef is not looking.

During the date in the first Trolls film, Poppy spots her kidnapped crush trapped inside what?

A jewel on the king's mantle holds him, alive, which is why the Trolls leave Bridget after the date and set off to rescue him.

The magical strings Queen Barb hunts in Trolls World Tour originally belonged to what instrument?

A lyre once held all of them, before the tribes quarrelled, took one string each and went their separate ways.

With which genre of music does the bounty hunter Chaz paralyse Poppy's group in Trolls World Tour?

Smooth jazz is Chaz's weapon: it leaves the group helpless until Hickory, protected by gumdrop earplugs, drives him off.

When the strings are destroyed in Trolls World Tour, whose beatboxing brings the music back?

Cooper hears his own heartbeat and starts beatboxing with his newly found twin, and the other Trolls join in until everyone is singing again.

Which Troll ruler led the escape from the caged tree in the first Trolls film?

King Peppy led the Trolls to safety on the day the young prince was due to eat his first Troll, and at the end of the film he hands his crown to his daughter.

Which small but very strong female Troll is voiced by a man in the first Trolls film?

Smidge gets her voice from a man: the first film's co-director plays her on the big screen, and Kevin Michael Richardson takes over in the television series.

The 2D animated sequences of Trolls Band Together were inspired by Yellow Submarine and which Disney film?

Fantasia and the Beatles' Yellow Submarine shaped the film's 2D passages, which the studio Titmouse animated inside an otherwise computer-generated film.

Tiny Diamond, the glittery newborn Troll of Trolls World Tour, performs in which style of music?

Hip-hop is his style: in the special Trolls: Holiday in Harmony he struggles to finish a rap for his father because nothing seems to rhyme with Diamond.

The Techno Trolls ruled by King Trollex in Trolls World Tour are part Troll and part what?

Fish is the other half: the Techno Trolls live at the Techno Reef, where Queen Barb's first raid breaks up their rave.

In the special Trolls Holiday, who drives the bus that takes Poppy's friends through a wormhole?

Cloud Guy is at the wheel, the same mischievous cloud who led Poppy and Branch into their enemies' town in the first film.

In Trolls: Holiday in Harmony, what does Branch finally give Poppy in the secret gift swap?

A scrapbook of their time together is what he hands over, after the over-engineered hair-styling machine he built for her blows up.

Which Australian pop singer voices the captive brother at the centre of Trolls Band Together?

Troye Sivan voices the brother once billed as 'The Sensitive One', and sings a short cover of Lonely People on the soundtrack.

Which comedy legend voices Wind Breeze in the special Trolls: Holiday in Harmony?

Carol Burnett voices Wind Breeze in the special, whose guest cast also finds small roles for Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott.

What is the name of Queen Barb's drummer, voiced by Karan Soni, in Trolls World Tour?

Riff drums in Queen Barb's band; Karan Soni, who voices him, is also known as the taxi driver Dopinder in the Deadpool films.

Which R&B star duets on The Other Side, the first single from the Trolls World Tour soundtrack?

SZA shares the song with the voice of Branch, who was also the soundtrack's executive producer; it came out about two weeks before the album.

Which studio released the first Trolls film in cinemas, before Universal handled the sequels?

20th Century Fox first announced the film for June 2015 with another director attached, before it was pushed back and reimagined as a musical comedy.

Which Marvel film beat the first Trolls film to the top of the US box office on opening weekend?

Doctor Strange opened the same weekend and took first place; seven years later Trolls Band Together also opened second, behind a Hunger Games prequel.

Can't Stop the Feeling! from Trolls was inspired, its singer has said, by which Bill Withers song?

Lovely Day was the spark, and the singer worked a cover of it into his performance of the Trolls song at the 89th Academy Awards.

Can't Stop the Feeling! from Trolls is the encore number of which Broadway jukebox musical?

& Juliet is built from pop hits by one of the song's Swedish co-writers, and it saves the Trolls anthem for the encore.

Which songwriting duo, later Oscar winners for La La Land, wrote Get Back Up Again for Trolls?

Pasek and Paul wrote Poppy's solo, and at the Oscars their City of Stars from La La Land beat the Trolls single to Best Original Song.

Which podcasting family campaigned its way into cameo roles in Trolls World Tour?

The McElroy brothers made a whole podcast about getting cast, and it worked: the three share the role of a four-headed Skyscraper Troll.

Which Pitch Perfect actor took over as the voice of Branch in the series Trolls: The Beat Goes On!?

Skylar Astin replaced the films' star for television and kept the role in the follow-up series Trolls: TrollsTopia.

Which filmmaker co-directed the first Trolls film and then directed both of its sequels?

Walt Dohrn stepped up to direct Trolls World Tour and Trolls Band Together, and he voices several characters across the films as well.

Which other boy band from Branch's past joins the finale concert of Trolls Band Together?

Kismet joins the brothers on stage at their comeback concert, and its four members go by Boom, Hype, Ablaze and Trickee.

Trolls World Tour's same-day cinema and home release echoed an earlier Universal experiment with which musical?

The Pirates of Penzance tried the same thing in 1983, reaching cinemas and pay television on the same day.

The singer who voices Branch in Trolls had earlier voiced the young Artie in which animated sequel?

Shrek the Third featured him as Arthur 'Artie' Pendragon in 2007, nine years before he played Branch for the same studio.