Only 90's Kids Will Pass This Disney Quiz
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It's time for you to show off those Disney-nerd facts that you have had all along! Remember when we were little, and the numerous amounts of Disney stuff we could watch? From the actual movies, to the following TV shows to the sing-along videos and multiple picture books - Disney was the star of many Millennial children's lives and their houses. Well - here's hoping that all of that TV watching, singing along and reading didn't go to waste!
Disney's Renaissance Era - or the 90s to early 2000's - (essentially before computers took over the animation of Disney movies), is probably one of the richest era's of the Disney empire. It was during this time that movies like The Little Mermaid and The Emperor's New Groove came out, and that the public instantly fell in love with each and every one of them. And if the movies weren't enough to keep us entranced, then the following TV shows based off of many of these movies, are!
So, if you were growing up in the 90s and you have tons of useless Disney knowledge, this quiz is for you. Put all those song lyrics and memorized lines to good use to absolutely ace this Disney movie quiz!
Why did Aladdin go into the Cave of Wonders?
Ever since audiences first introduction to the Cave of Wonders, Jafar has been persistent in trying to gain the lamp from its treasure trove. However, the people he keeps picking are the wrong ones, and the Cave swallows Jafar's victims' in retribution. This forces Jafar to use his sorcery to find the one particular person that could enter the cave *cue Aladdin*. But why was it Aladdin who could go into the cave? Why could Jafar not go in himself?
What is the name of Jafar's parrot?
Many of the villains from Disney's Renaissance movies have animal compatriots of their own; Ursula had her two eel henchmen/pets, and Jafar has his parrot. This parrot in particular, is known for his incredible amount of sass and wit in comparison to the other villainous animals that are presented by Disney. His on-the-ball comebacks and aiding of Jafar in concocting evil schemes causes the two to become one of the more evil villain-animal relationships presented by Disney within this era.
What is the name of Jasmine's tiger?
Princess Jasmine, as with all the princess' of Disney, has an animal friend that keeps her company within the palace walls, and helps fend off the numerous unwanted suitors that come calling. Unlike the other princess companions, this particular animal does not talk, but instead relies on his growls, whimpers and facial expressions to convey his thoughts and feelings to Jasmine and the audience. Audiences fall in love with this tiger when he pathetically lies down after helping Jasmine escape the palace.
Why did Jasmine run away from the palace?
Aladdin would have never met Jasmine if it wasn't for her desire, and success, in running away from the palace in the middle of the night AND by getting into trouble at the market place. While her disguise was well-thought out, Jasmine's ignorance of the real-world was more than obvious to the ever-observant Aladdin and Abu. When Aladdin decides to help Jasmine get out of trouble, the two form an unlikely bond of kinship and flirtation, which continues throughout the movie.
What was the name of Ariel's seagull friend?
In 'The Little Mermaid' Ariel had three nautical-themed friends that helped her throughout her journey as a human; even if he gave her lots of wrong advice. This particular character unfortunately led Ariel astray quite a bit in her quest to finding out the meaning for each human item she found to put into her treasure trove. An example being the use of a fork: the seagull told Ariel it was to be used as a hairbrush, which she does.
Why could Ariel not tell Eric her name?
In order to become human, Ariel made a deal with a sea-witch, but as with all magic - there was a price she had to pay to get her legs - this particular price made Ariel's communication with Eric tricky, and almost impossible. On top of that, how she was found - where everyone believed she was from a ship wreck - caused Eric and his staff, to believe that she had lost her memory, letting her odd ways continue.
What was the name of the witch that took Ariel's voice?
The witch that took Ariel's voice was particularly well-known in King Triton's kingdom - and when Ariel tells her friend's that she is going to see her - they all beg her not to go because of the reputation this particular witch has accumulated. Most famous for her song "Poor Unfortunate Souls", this Disney villain set the ground-work for many to follow her in the Disney Renaissance Era; and her particularly catchy song, and fabulous outfits are hard to follow.
How long was Ariel human?
Ariel's deal with Ursula was simple: she would get x number of days as a human in order to convince Eric that she was his true love, and to get true love's first kiss. If not, she would return back to her mermaid form and become the sole property of Ursula - not an incredibly happy alternative. The time-frame Ursula set was rather short (no pressure, Ariel), and with no voice, it made convincing Eric particularly difficult that she was his true love.
Why did Belle go to the Beasts' castle?
The Beasts' castle has always been a mystery - why did the villagers never go to it? Surely, for that large of a castle, other lost travelers would have found it and tried to explore it. Yet as far as audiences know for the animated version of 'Beauty and the Beast' this never occurs and the castle remains untouched until someone else and Belle enter it. If you don't know the movie well, it might be a little tricky to guess - but not if you think really hard.
Why does she leave the Beast?
While Belle stays at the castle to honor the deal she made with the Beast, after the beautiful ball-for-two that they had, the Beast releases Belle so that she could gain her freedom (and love him freely). But that was not the only reason he let her go. He let her go because of something that was happening back home, something that she needed to do - and that the Beast knew she needed to take care of for her to be truly happy.
Why does Belle say no to Gaston's proposal?
At the beginning of the film, audiences learn that Gaston - the incredibly attractive bachelor in their tiny village - has his eye set on Belle for his wife. However, the pair could not be more mismatched, as Gaston is crude and unrefined, whereas Belle prefers intellect and wit through her interactions. Gaston remains impervious to Belle's disinterest and instead decides to ambush her at her house with a proposal and immediate marriage - presumably to ensure she wouldn't change her mind. Yet his plan goes horribly wrong.
Is Belle considered odd by her village?
The opening song to Beauty and the Beast is sung by Belle describing her village; her opening words "little town, it's a quiet village, every day, like the one before", lets us know that while she may like the village, she is intrinsically bored with its monotonous routine and lack of interesting (to her, at least) events. However, she is not the only one to sing in this song, as the villagers also comment on Belle as she walks past them.
Who really killed Mufasa in Lion King?
Mufasa is the king of Pride Rock, and Simba's father. The movie shows that he was beloved by his entire pride, and most especially, his son Simba. However, not everyone likes Mufasa, and one person in particular plots his death for the entire first quarter of the movie - even going so far as to tell Simba that he is the reason his father is dead - which ensures that the young lion cub leaves the pride and never returns.
Why did Simba go into the elephant grave-yard?
Simba's uncle Scar is an incredibly crafty character: he appears to genuinely love his nephew, yet he practically goads the young cub into putting his own life in danger. In the scene Scar even seems to do it almost gleefully (if you look closely), proving the Hamlet-esque plot of the Lion King to be eerily accurate. While Scar never directly tells Simba to go there, he definitely peaks his interest, and causes Simba to go with his young friend Nala.
What was the name of Mulan's cricket?
At the beginning of the movie, Mulan was given a cricket by her grandmother "just for luck" - as Mulan was going to the matchmaker to find her husband and make her family proud - while Grandma never gave the cricket a name, he does eventually "adopt" one throughout the film; especially during his antics with Mushu. Cricket is known for his cute little chirps, and translated sass comments back to Mushu throughout their time at the camp with Mulan.
Where did the ink on Mulan's wrist come from?
While with the matchmaker, audiences notice that Mulan has writing on her wrist that she reads from in response to the matchmaker's questions. Part of the comedy of this entire scene is that the matchmaker accidentally gets some of that ink onto her fingers, which she then transfers to her face, creating an ink-drawn beard on her chubby face. While the matchmaker never notices this ink, Mulan does and tries desperately to get it off of her, resulting in a horrible interview.
Why was Mushu demoted?
When audiences are first introduced to Mushu, they learn almost instantly that he was demoted to being the gong-ringer, instead of his original purpose - which was to be a family guardian. Mushu is incredibly resistant of this role, and is begging the ancestors to give him another chance - specifically to guard Mulan - in order to win his place as a family guardian back. While his original request was denied, he wrangles his way into being Mulan's guardian anyway.
What was Mushu suppossed to do when he went out of the temple?
Even though Mushu is originally a guardian, as previously discussed, he was demoted. Mushu was originally sent out of the family temple to do something, other than running off to help Mulan. Unfortunately for Mushu, he fails in this original task and ends up running after Mulan in the hopes that he can get her to become a war hero, and thus, save his job in the temple and win back the ancestors good graces AND his old job as guardian.
What is the name of Pocahontas' raccoon?
Like many of the Renaissance Era princesses, Pocahontas has several animal friends. These characters are often used as companions, comedic relief as well as voices of reason for the princesses. Pocahontas has two: a hummingbird and a raccoon. While the hummingbird is a voice of reason for Pocahontas, the raccoon is more a source of comedic relief rather than any concrete guiding hand. This raccoon is particularly known for his love of food and overall mischief - as he enjoys tormenting Governor Ratcliffe's dog, Percy.
Finish the lyrics: I know every rock and tree and creature __________
In one of the most moving and artistic song sequences of the Disney renaissance, Pocahontas tries to show John Smith exactly what her people know and feel about the world around them. She tries to open his mind to the idea that Mother Earth is deserving of respect and that reverence for nature is its own wisdom even if it's not technologically superior. It's an absolutely beautiful song, but do you remember all of the lyrics to the Colors of the Wind?
Where did Pocahontas' father come from at the beginning of the film?
At the very beginning of the film, audiences find Pocahontas at the top of a waterfall. What got her to come down from the waterfall was her friend announcing that her father had just come back. The excitement from the village is clear, as it was not just Pocahontas' father that came back, but a large group of men; some of which, were not from their specific tribe. The opening song of Pocahontas' tribe ends with the Chief proudly stepping out of a boat.
Why did Kocoum try to kill John Smith?
The relationship between Kocoum and Pocahontas is strained, to say the least. While she is very aware of his desire to marry her, she is less than eager to marry to stoic warrior. Pocahontas' resistance to Kocoum is well-timed as just shortly after she meets John Smith and begins to meet with him secretly to learn more about him. The sneaking around that Pocahontas does gets Kocoum's attention, and he follows her one night and witnesses Pocahontas and John Smith together.
Why did John Smith's friend kill Kocoum?
The love between Pocahontas and John Smith was forbidden (part of the appeal), and yet that did not stop the two lovebirds anyways; which got many friends on each side suspicious as to where they kept sneaking off too. At the height of the romance between Pocahontas and John Smith Kocoum is killed and the tension between the tribe and the settlers reaches its xenith when Thomas runs back and tells his friends that John has been captured by Pocahontas' tribe.
What is the name of the Hunchback of Notre Dame?
The Hunchback of Notre Dame is one of Disney's under-appreciate films from this era. If you've never watched it, I highly recommend it! The scenery is fantastic and the music is completely breathtaking. The movie is actually based upon a book titled 'Hunchback of Notre Dame' (shocker, huh?). The novel follows a severely deformed man (whose name you are guessing), and his battle between what his adopted father tells him about the world's view of his physical form, and his curiosity for normalcy.
What is the name of the main girl in Hunchback of Notre Dame?
The plot of Disney's 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' is relatively simple: Quasimodo wants to be a part of the real world and one day sneaks out to partake in a festival, where he meets a beautiful woman that entrances him and is not afraid of his appearance. His crush bursts into flames when he helps her escape the wrath of his adopted father, but is later stymied when the woman falls in love with a Medieval Knight and asks for Quasi's help.
Why does Frollo try to kill her?
Claude Frollo is perhaps one of the most evil Disney villains ever in existence. His hatred for those that are not 'pure' is based entirely upon his own personal agenda rather than any moral, or religious, reason. However, he becomes entranced - like all the other men - with Esmeralda. But her rebuff of hsi advances, and continuous eluding of his Knights, begins to frustrate him and turns his romantic feelings into those of hatred towards herself and her people.
Why did people throw vegetables at Quasimodo?
Quasimodo's name actually means "deformed" (or half-formed), which was given to him by Claude Frollo due to his physical deformities. Having grown up sheltered from the world, Quasi is curious about the people he sees from the bell towers of Notre Dame, and decides to go down to the Festival of Fools and participate in it. During this time he meets Esmeralda and unknowingly becomes the King of Fools - which the townspeople celebrate immensely - so then what went wrong?
Who are the women singing in Hercules?
Hercules opens with several women on a vase, discussing the life of Hercules and the backstory of how he came to be on Earth rather than on Olympus with his parents. These women continuously appear, whether it be in statue-form (like in the image), or on vases to comment and sing throughout the entire film. The various personalities and sass these women give to the audience mimics the traditional 'chorus' that were in Greek plays - who were meant to comment on the play as it progressed.
What is the name of the woman Hercules is interested in?
Hercules is the son of Zeus and his wife Hera; the King and Queen of the Greek gods, who live on mount Olympus. However, Hercules was stolen from them as a baby and raised on Earth. When he finds out about his parentage, Hercules learns that he must accomplish several feats of strength in order to live with his parents. As he begins these feats of strength, he comes across a Grecian woman, who is impervious to his romantic advances.
Why is Meg under Hades' control?
Hades is trying to gain control of Olympus, and he has several long-running plots on the go when the movie starts; one of which is the sabotage of Hercules while he tries to accomplish his feats of strength. Meg, Hercules' love interest, is under Hades' control and is ordered by Hades to get close to Hercules to learn his weaknesses. Meg refuses at first, but the deal she made with Hades is too strong for her to refuse for long, but her obedience is done under extreme duress.
What is the name of the villain in the Emperor's New Groove?
The Emperor's New Groove is one of the last films Disney produced within their Renaissance Era - and thus, one of the last to be non-computer animated. In this film, Emperor Kuzco gets turned into a llama and is trying to get back to being human so that he can go back to being a spoiled brat of an Emperor. However, along his way of becoming the powerful, young Emperor, he severely ticks off his one advisor by firing her.
Why is Yzma a cat at the end of the movie?
The end of the Emperor's New Groove shows a mad dash between Kuzco (who is still a llama) and the recently-turned-into-a-kitten Yzma for the last via of potion that would turn one of them back into being a human. While Yzma has become a very popular GIF within her kitten form and the infamous "AHAHAHAHAH, I win" sentence, or "Is that my voice?" GIF, her becoming a kitten is an obscure fact that someone who has watched the movie multiple times can get.
What is the name of Yzma's assistant?
When Kuzco is introducing Yzma he mentions that she gets an assistant every couple of years, and that this particular "model" was named ____. However, Yzma's assistant is one of the movie's main forms of comedic relief through his singing of his own theme music and home-making skills, such as making spinach puffs. This particular character is perhaps one of the most quotable - which continues on his continued role in the Emperor's New Groove TV show that the Disney channel showed after the movie came out.
Why was Milo hired to find Atlantis?
In another under-appreciated Disney film: Atlantis: The Lost Empire, the main character, Milo is portrayed as the typical social reject, due to his over-exuberance in finding the lost city of Atlantis. His superiors at the museum he worked for are unbelieving of his theories and continually refuse his proposal's for finding Atlantis and requests for funding. Based in the Vicotiran era - or the age of expeditions - the refusal to hire Milo to find Atlantis is seen as salt in a particularly deep wound.
What is the name given to this era of Disney movies?
Nineties kids really got a treat when Disney decided to reinvigorate their animation team. They came out with The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King, Pocahontas, Mulan, and Hercules within the span of about 10 years. It was great for kids who were getting a new Disney animated adventure nearly every year, but maybe not so great for parents. Still, it is an iconic and memorable era of kid movies that have almost all become classics.