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50 free Monsters University trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
Monsters University is Pixar's 2013 prequel to Monsters, Inc., the film that sends Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan back to college to explain how a one-eyed ball of ambition and a lazy blue-furred legacy kid became best friends. Directed by Dan Scanlon, it follows Mike's failed first semester in the scaring program, the misfit fraternity Oozma Kappa, and the Scare Games that pit them against the campus elite of Roar Omega Roar. This quiz covers the whole story of the film: the Circle 7 sequel Disney nearly made without Pixar, the line from the original film the prequel had to contradict, the new lighting technology that debuted here, the Blue Devils drum line on the score, the London premiere, the Rose Bowl commercial, the box office records in Latin America and Hong Kong, and the awards-season first nobody at Pixar wanted. Fifty questions, four options each, with a short explanation after every answer. Play on your phone or print it for a family quiz night.
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Q 01In what year was Monsters University released in theaters?
2013
It arrived twelve years after Monsters, Inc. and was the studio's first prequel.
Q 02Who directed Monsters University?
Dan Scanlon
It was his feature directing debut at Pixar; he later directed Onward.
Q 03Who composed the score, returning from the first film?
Randy Newman
It was his seventh collaboration with Pixar as composer.
Q 04Who voices Mike Wazowski?
Billy Crystal
Crystal and Goodman both reprised their roles from the 2001 original.
Q 05Which returning actor voices a different character than in the first film?
Bonnie Hunt
She had voiced Ms. Flint in Monsters, Inc. and plays Mike's teacher Ms. Karen Graves here.
Q 06Which actress voices Dean Abigail Hardscrabble?
Helen Mirren
The centipede-bodied dean was the Oscar winner's first animated feature role.
Q 07Which Disney unit was first tasked with making a Monsters, Inc. sequel?
Circle 7 Animation
The unit was also drafting early versions of Toy Story 3 and Finding Nemo 2.
Q 08Where did the film hold its world premiere on June 5, 2013?
BFI Southbank, London
The director and producer attended the special screening.
Q 09Which Pixar short film played before it in theaters?
The Blue Umbrella
The short was directed by Saschka Unseld and also accompanied the home release.
Q 10Roughly how much did the film gross worldwide?
$743 million
That made it the seventh highest-grossing film of 2013 and, at the time, Pixar's third-biggest.
Q 11Which short, set shortly after the film, was released with Muppets Most Wanted?
Party Central
It premiered in fall 2013 before reaching theaters in 2014.
Q 12Which scarer does young Mike follow into the human world on his field trip?
Frank McCay
Frank is alarmed by the stunt but impressed enough to hand over his own college cap.
Q 13Who is assigned as Mike's roommate when he enrolls?
Randall Boggs
The future villain of Monsters, Inc. starts out as a nerdy friend before defecting to the cool fraternity.
Q 21How did Sulley secretly guarantee Mike's winning score in the final?
He rigged the simulator settings
The betrayal gets Sulley expelled and leaves Mike determined to prove he is scary on his own.
Q 22Where does Mike end up when he sneaks through the experimental door?
A summer camp cabin
None of the children inside are afraid of him, which is the moment his dream collapses.
Q 23Whom do Mike and Sulley scare to generate enough energy to reopen the door?
A group of park rangers
Q 14Which top fraternity accepts Sulley but rejects Mike?
Roar Omega Roar
Mike is turned down for not looking scary enough; Sulley is later kicked out after failing the exam.
Q 15What prized possession of the dean's do Mike and Sulley break on exam day?
A scream canister
She personally tests and fails them both on the spot.
Q 16After failing the exam, which program do Mike and Sulley land in?
Scream can design
Sulley blames Mike for the demotion, which fuels their rivalry into the next semester.
Q 17Which small fraternity of misfits does Mike join for the Scare Games?
Oozma Kappa
Its members, like Mike, had all washed out of the scare program.
Q 18Why does OK survive the first round of the Scare Games despite placing last?
Another team is disqualified for cheating
Mike and Sulley's squabbling had doomed them until the disqualification saved the team.
Q 19Where does Mike secretly take the discouraged OK team on a trip?
Monsters, Inc.
Watching professional scarers use their differences as advantages rejuvenates the team.
Q 20In the Scare Games final, what is each contestant trying to frighten?
A simulated child
OK and RΩR face off one-on-one, and Mike posts a maximum score.
The scream energy powers the door from the human side just before it explodes.
Q 24In which department do Mike and Sulley start their careers at Monsters, Inc.?
The mailroom
The closing montage walks them up through the ranks until Sulley is a scarer and Mike his assistant.
Q 25Which actor was announced to voice Henry J. Waternoose before the role was cut?
Kelsey Grammer
He would have replaced James Coburn, who died in 2002.
Q 26What was the title of the cancelled Circle 7 sequel?
Monsters, Inc. 2: Lost in Scaradise
Its plot had Mike and Sulley stranded in the human world after trying to deliver a birthday present to Boo.
Q 27Which Disney CEO's dispute with Steve Jobs led to the Circle 7 sequel plan?
Michael Eisner
Disney owned sequel rights to every Pixar film up to and including Cars.
Q 28Who wrote and storyboarded the early draft of the Circle 7 sequel?
Rob Muir and Bob Hilgenberg
Their version was scrapped once Disney bought Pixar in 2006 and the rights returned.
Q 29In which year did Disney announce it had purchased Pixar, ending the Circle 7 project?
2006
The change came after Bob Iger replaced Michael Eisner in late 2005.
Q 30The release was first moved up from November 16, 2012 to avoid which film?
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2
It was later pushed to June 2013 because of Pixar's strong record with summer releases.