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166 free Lion King trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
50 free Lion King trivia questions with answers. Think you know everything about Disney's The Lion King? Test your knowledge with our engaging trivia quiz covering characters, memorable scenes, and iconic songs from this beloved classic. Whether you grew up watching Simba's journey or discovered it recently, this quiz will challenge even the most dedicated fans.
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Q 01Which child actor provided the speaking voice of young Simba in the 1994 film The Lion King?
Jonathan Taylor Thomas
Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Randy on TV's Home Improvement, spoke young Simba, the cub Scar tricks into blaming himself for his father's death.
Q 02What kind of animal is Timon in The Lion King?
Meerkat
Meerkat: Timon is the fast-talking outcast who finds the collapsed cub Simba and raises him far from the Pride Lands.
Q 03Most of the 1998 sequel Simba's Pride was animated at a Disney studio in which country?
Australia
Australia: Disney's television animation studio in Sydney drew most of Simba's Pride, and none of the original film's animators worked on the sequel.
Q 04Rafiki's teasing chant 'Asante sana, squash banana' opens with Swahili words meaning what?
Thank you very much
'Thank you very much' is what asante sana means; when Simba asks about the rest of the chant, Rafiki says it means 'you are a baboon, and I am not'.
Q 05Most of Disney's top animators skipped The Lion King for which film, expected to be the bigger hit?
Pocahontas
Pocahontas drew most of the studio's top animators as the prestige project; The Lion King, led by many first-time supervising animators, went on to earn more than twice as much.
Q 06Who provided the voice for the adult Simba in the original 1994 animated film?
Matthew Broderick
Matthew Broderick recorded adult Simba over three years, mostly alone in the booth, and only found out who was playing Nala at the premiere.
Q 07The villain Scar is loosely modelled on which Shakespearean character?
Claudius
Claudius, the villain of Hamlet, murders his brother the king and takes the throne, just as Scar does to Mufasa.
Q 08What African animal is Pumbaa?
Warthog
Warthog: Pumbaa is one, and when a hyena calls him a pig he charges the whole pack, bellowing 'They call me Mister Pig!'
Q 09What is the name of Mufasa's loyal hornbill majordomo?
Zazu
Zazu, Mufasa's hornbill majordomo, becomes Scar's caged prisoner after the king's death, until Timon and Pumbaa set him free.
Q 10Which actor voiced Mufasa in the original 1994 film The Lion King?
James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones voiced Mufasa, who returns after his death as a vision urging the grown Simba to go home and take his place as king.
Q 11In the song 'Hakuna Matata', what made the young Pumbaa an outcast among the other animals?
His smell
His smell: Pumbaa 'could clear the savanna after every meal', and Timon claps a hand over his mouth before he can sing the word for it.
Q 12Who is Simba's mother in The Lion King?
Sarabi
Sarabi is Mufasa's queen and Simba's mother; she leads the lionesses' hunting party and confronts Scar over the famine under his rule.
Q 13What is the lions' home in The Lion King, where newborn Simba is lifted up before the gathered animals?
Pride Rock
Pride Rock is the lions' home; the film ends there as it began, with a newborn cub held aloft, this time Simba and Nala's.
Q 21Young Simba boasts at the Elephant Graveyard that he laughs in the face of what?
Danger
Danger: his 'ha ha ha' is answered by cackling from inside an elephant skull as three hyenas step out, and years later Nala repeats the boast to him.
Q 22Elton John composed The Lion King's songs, but which lyricist wrote the words?
Tim Rice
Tim Rice had stepped in on Disney's previous film after its lyricist Howard Ashman died, and the studio kept him on, pairing his words with Elton John's music.
Q 23What food do Timon and Pumbaa introduce Simba to in The Lion King?
Grubs
Grubs and other bugs are Timon and Pumbaa's whole diet; Simba grimaces, swallows one and repeats Pumbaa's verdict: 'slimy, yet satisfying'.
Q 14Under what original title did Solomon Linda compose 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight' in 1939?
Mbube
Mbube was recorded by Solomon Linda and the Evening Birds in 1939; he died in poverty, and his family's lawsuit over the film's use of the song won them royalties in a 2006 settlement.
Q 15Who directed the original 1994 animated film The Lion King?
Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff
Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff were still finishing the film when Disney released its opening scene as a trailer in late 1993, with only about a third of the picture complete.
Q 16In what year did The Lion King Broadway musical officially open?
1997
The Lion King musical premiered on Broadway on November 13, 1997, and has become one of the longest-running and highest-grossing shows in history.
Q 17Who composed the score for the original 1994 animated film The Lion King?
Hans Zimmer
Hans Zimmer didn't want to score a cartoon, but took the job so he could show off to his six-year-old daughter; it won him the Oscar for Best Original Score.
Q 18Who voiced the adult Kovu in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride?
Jason Marsden
Jason Marsden, also the voice of Goofy's son Max, played the grown Kovu, who is raised to kill Simba but falls in love with the king's daughter instead.
Q 19Which British comedian voiced Mufasa's hornbill majordomo in the 1994 film The Lion King?
Rowan Atkinson
Rowan Atkinson at first thought voice work pointless for a visual comedian; his Mr. Bean co-writer Robin Driscoll talked him into the part.
Q 20Which Scream star voiced the adult Kiara in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride?
Neve Campbell
Neve Campbell voiced the grown Kiara, who walks between her father's pride and the exiled Outsiders and talks both sides out of the final battle.
Q 24What was Scar's name before he was called Scar, as shown in the 2024 prequel Mufasa: The Lion King?
Taka
Taka was his birth name, first given in a 1994 tie-in book; in the 2024 prequel he betrays his adopted brother Mufasa and is called Scar from then on.
Q 25Who voiced Scar in the original 1994 film The Lion King?
Jeremy Irons
Jeremy Irons voiced Scar, who survives his fall in the final fight only to be killed by the hyenas he has just tried to blame.
Q 26Which song was newly animated and added to The Lion King for its 2003 DVD Special Edition?
The Morning Report
The Morning Report was sung in the 1997 stage musical before it was animated for the 2003 Special Edition; the Broadway production then cut the number in 2010.
Q 27What is the name of the song that plays over The Lion King's opening scene, presenting Simba?
'Circle of Life'
'Circle of Life' opens the film, and Disney thought the scene so strong that it ran all four minutes of it as the first trailer instead of the usual montage of clips.
Q 28Which Disney tune does Scar's caged hornbill start singing before Scar snaps 'anything but that'?
It's a Small World
It's a Small World, the Disney theme-park earworm, is too much even for Scar; the hornbill switches to 'I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts' and Scar joins in.
Q 29Which actress voiced the hyena Shenzi in the original 1994 film The Lion King?
Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg voiced Shenzi, who jeers 'Do it again' at cub Simba's squeaky roar, only for the next roar to come from Mufasa.
Q 30Which actress voiced the adult Nala in The Lion King's original animated trilogy?
Moira Kelly
Moira Kelly replaced another actress as Nala during production; the film's adult Simba, who had recorded with her predecessor, only learned of the switch at the premiere.