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50 free The Fox and the Hound trivia questions with answers — entertainment quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
The Fox and the Hound is the 1981 Disney animated feature about Tod, an orphaned red fox raised by Widow Tweed, and Copper, the hound pup next door who grows up to hunt him. It was the last film touched by Disney's Nine Old Men and the first for a new generation that included Tim Burton, Brad Bird, John Lasseter and Glen Keane, and it was made through a power struggle so bitter that Don Bluth and sixteen other animators walked out in the middle of it. This quiz covers the film from every angle: the voice cast and the actors who turned the roles down, the Daniel P. Mannix novel it softened almost beyond recognition, the fight over whether Chief should die, the cut Charo musical number, the $12 million budget, the box office, the awards, the home video history and the 2006 direct-to-DVD midquel with its band of singing strays. Fifty questions, four options each, with a short explanation after every answer. Play on your phone or print it for a quiz night.
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Q 01In what year did Disney release The Fox and the Hound to theaters?
1981
It arrived in July 1981, more than six months later than planned after a walkout of animators stalled production.
Q 02Who voiced the adult Tod?
Mickey Rooney
Rooney had just finished Pete's Dragon for Disney when he was cast as the grown-up fox.
Q 03Which actor, fresh from playing Elvis on TV, voiced the adult Copper?
Kurt Russell
He was the last principal role cast and finished all his dialogue in just two recording sessions.
Q 04The film is loosely based on a 1967 novel by which author?
Daniel P. Mannix
Mannix studied a mated pair of foxes at his own home for more than a year to get the animal behaviour right.
Q 05What kind of bird is Big Mama, the character who arranges Tod's adoption?
An owl
Pearl Bailey voiced her, and Jerry Beck singled the performance out as one of the film's highlights.
Q 06Who adopts the orphaned fox kit and names him Tod?
Widow Tweed
Helen Hayes was the first choice for the role, which went to Jeanette Nolan after Hayes declined.
Q 07What is the name of the hunter who raises Copper?
Amos Slade
Jack Albertson voiced him in what turned out to be the actor's final film role.
Q 08What is the name of Amos's older, stubborn hunting dog?
Chief
Pat Buttram, a Disney voice regular, played him; in the novel the same dog is a younger, faster rival rather than an old-timer.
Q 09Which female fox helps Tod adjust to life in the wild?
Vixey
Sandy Duncan provided her voice; Big Mama introduces her to Tod after his disastrous first night alone.
Q 10Dinky the sparrow is always accompanied by a woodpecker with what name?
Boomer
Paul Winchell, who also voiced Tigger, played the woodpecker, with Dick Bakalyan as Dinky.
Q 11Which animal do Amos and Copper provoke in the film's climax?
A grizzly bear
The fight that follows, animated by Glen Keane, is the sequence animators most often praise in the film.
Q 12What strikes Chief while he is chasing Tod along the railroad track?
A train
In the novel the hit is fatal; the film softened it to a broken leg after a long studio argument.
Q 13Which animator argued 'Chief has to die' during production?
Ron Clements
He felt Copper had no motivation to hate the fox otherwise; management sided with director Art Stevens and kept Chief alive.
Q 21In which year was the film re-released to theaters?
1988
The March 1988 reissue added $23.5 million to its takings.
Q 22Which company distributed the film on its original release?
Buena Vista Distribution
Buena Vista was Disney's in-house distribution arm, set up after the studio split from RKO in the 1950s.
Q 23Which short film accompanied the feature in most theaters on its original release?
Once Upon a Mouse
The short was a compilation celebrating the studio's history, paired with a feature that marked a generational handover.
Q 14The film was the last to involve which famed group of veteran Disney animators?
The Nine Old Men
Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston worked on early development before the job passed to a new generation including Lasseter and Burton.
Q 15Which animator led a mass resignation from Disney during the film's production?
Don Bluth
He walked out with Gary Goldman and John Pomeroy, and 13 more animators soon followed them out the door.
Q 16On which birthday did the animator who led the walkout hand in his resignation?
42nd
It was September 13, 1979; the departing animators asked not to receive screen credit for the substantial scenes they had drawn.
Q 17How many additional animators followed the walkout leader in resigning?
13
Studio chief Ron Miller ordered the departing staff off the lot by noon the same day.
Q 18The walkout pushed the film's release from Christmas 1980 to when?
Summer 1981
New animators were hired and promoted, with veteran assistants acting as the quality-control net.
Q 19What did the film cost, making it the most expensive animated feature to that point?
$12 million
That record did not last long; the studio's next feature, The Black Cauldron, cost far more.
Q 20How much did the film gross domestically in its original release?
$39.9 million
It was the highest initial-release gross for an animated film at the time.
Q 24For which actor was voicing Amos his final film role?
Jack Albertson
Albertson was best known as Grandpa Joe in Willy Wonka and as Ed Brown on Chico and the Man.
Q 25Which former child star auditioned for adult Copper but left over money?
Jackie Cooper
He wanted more than the studio would pay, leaving the role open for Kurt Russell.
Q 26Which actress turned down the role of Tweed before Jeanette Nolan was cast?
Helen Hayes
Nolan was the studio's second choice; she had been a regular face in westerns and had voiced roles in Disney's The Rescuers.
Q 27Who provided the growling vocals for the bear?
Jimmy MacDonald
MacDonald was Disney's longtime sound-effects man and the second voice of Mickey Mouse.
Q 28Which 1977 Disney film had Tod's adult voice actor just finished when he was cast?
Pete's Dragon
He played the lighthouse keeper Lampie in that live-action and animated hybrid.
Q 29Who was the film's original director before surrendering control to younger staff?
Wolfgang Reitherman
Co-producer Ron Miller backed the junior co-director Art Stevens in a power struggle over key sections of the film.
Q 30A cut musical number featured two swooping cranes voiced by Phil Harris and whom?
Charo
She recorded the song and live-action reference footage was shot of her in a pink leotard before the scene was scrapped as a distraction.