The Shrek Quiz That Even Donkey Would Fail
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Shrek is one of the most popular and beloved animated movie franchises of all time. They did four hugely successful movies, but the fourth was sadly touted by DreamWorks as “the final chapter” in all of its marketing and posters, so it seemed like it was over. But a couple of years ago, they made all fans’ dreams come true and announced that they would be making a fifth movie. It’s got a script, but it might be as late as 2020 that the movie gets released. Still, at least it’s getting made. Even if it takes longer than that, it’ll be worth the wait! The movies combine a wonderful satirical take on the old fairy tale folklore with a genuinely beautiful and very human love story. Shrek subverts the conventions of its genre in the same way that The Princess Bride did, by taking the kinds of characters that are normally the villains or the sidelined supporting characters of fairy tales and made them the heroes. The Shrek franchise has a ton of fans – some who call themselves “Brogres” and take part in onion-eating contests – so it’ll be hard to determine who is the biggest. If you think you’re up to the challenge, take this quiz!
Where do Fiona’s parents live?
Shrek 2 was a highly critically acclaimed sequel, because it dug a little deeper than the original movie did. It introduced us to Fiona’s parents and we got more of an insight into her upbringing and how she ended up in the tower where Shrek found her in the first place. Shrek 2 is a little like an animated fairy tale version of Meet the Parents in which Shrek clashes with his in-laws. We also see the fantasy world where they live.Where do Fiona’s parents live?
Complete the quote: “What are you doing in my...”
In the years since the Shrek movies and their lead character have become popular as an internet meme, this quote by the Shrek character has become increasingly prevalent on social media as a joke. There’s also all those weird remixes that people have done for YouTube. Seriously, millennials like to take kids’ movies and make fun of them, like this and Bee Movie. Actually, it’s those two in particular. Complete the famous Shrek quote: “What are you doing in my...”
Who is Donkey’s wife?
The key love story at the heart of the Shrek franchise has always been the courtship of Shrek and Fiona – that’s why Shrek’s the one who’s name is in the title – but there’s also another beautiful love story in the movies. In the first movie, Donkey meets an unexpectedly female character and falls in love with her. Then, as the movies go on, he marries her and they have a litter of adorable babies. Which Shrek character is Donkey’s wife?
How many kids do Shrek and Fiona have?
Shrek has always been a franchise that doesn’t shy away from adult themes, despite being primarily aimed at children. For example, they’ll make a subtle innuendo that the parents will get and the kids will disregard as a joke they don’t understand. Over the course of the movies, we see Shrek and Fiona fall in love, get married, and have kids. Then we see them raise those kids in the sequels that follow. How many kids do Shrek and Fiona have?
What is the only thing that can save Fiona from her curse?
This exit clause from a curse or a contract is the same exit clause that can nullify most of the curses and contracts that are entered into in the Shrek movies, or indeed fairy tales as a whole. In the first movie, there’s only one thing that can save Fiona from her curse – and it turns out to save her by turning her permanently into an ogre, not into a human. What is the only thing that can save Fiona from her curse?
Who voices Shrek?
Shrek is an iconic character who will stand the test of time when we look back on the history of film, but he is not the only iconic character that was played by the actor who provides his voice. That actor also played the role of Austin Powers, a James Bond parody combined with an homage to the swinging ‘60s, the role of Wayne Campbell, one of the two hosts of Wayne’s World, and the role of the Cat in the Hat in, well, The Cat in the Hat. Who voices Shrek?
Where does the muffin man live?
There were some darkly themed scenes and sequences in the Shrek franchise – well, dark for a kids’ movie, definitely – and one of them was the torture scene with the Gingerbread Man. Pretty dark stuff for a fairy tale, right? In one of the Shrek sequels, we would discover that the muffin man’s real name is Mr. Moore. When the Gingerbread Man was tortured by Lord Farquaad, we found out what road he lives on. Where does the muffin man live?
What vegetable are ogres like?
It’s hard to remember a time when Shrek and Donkey didn’t get along. Well, Donkey’s always been lovely to Shrek. A more accurate statement would be that it’s hard to remember a time when Shrek refused to tolerate Donkey. But back in the very first movie, he found Donkey to be absolutely infuriating. At one point, he gives Donkey a detailed analogy in which he compares ogres to a certain type of vegetable. It’s now a famous quote. What vegetable are ogres like?
Which Smash Mouth song is featured in the first Shrek movie?
Bee Movie is not the only animated kids’ movie to have become a point of obsession for internet users and been spread online as a meme. The Shrek series and its lead character have also received this treatment. One of the main points of this, it is widely believed by pundits, was the Smash Mouth song that is heavily featured throughout the first movie. Millennials love that Smash Mouth song. Which Smash Mouth song is featured in the first Shrek movie?
What’s Donkey’s favorite breakfast?
In the first Shrek movie, when Donkey follows Shrek home after he unintentionally saved him from the woman who was going to give him up to the government, he outlines his plans for the next few hours. He thinks he’ll be getting to stay with Shrek on his swamp, but Shrek, of course, has other plans. He wants to get rid of Donkey as soon as possible. Still, Donkey plans to make breakfast for them both the next morning. What’s Donkey’s favorite breakfast?
Who voices Princess Fiona?
The character of Princess Fiona is played by one of the most famous and beloved actresses of all time. She has starred in all kinds of movies, like the raunchy Farrelly brothers romantic comedy There’s Something About Mary, the action comedy Knight and Day, the crime drama epic Gangs of New York, which was directed by the astoundingly talented Martin Scorsese, and even the film adaptation of the self-help book What to Expect When You’re Expecting. Who voices Princess Fiona?
What is Donkey, according to Fiona?
The character dynamics in the Shrek franchise are really great. They don’t necessarily subvert all of the clichés, because the movies are supposed to be based on the traditional fairy tales. But in many ways, they are also supposed to subvert those traditions. For example, the traditional fairy tales would have the ogre as the evil bad guy and not as the sympathetic hero. They also wouldn’t have a talking donkey as the sidekick. What is Donkey, according to Fiona?
What is the only Oscar to be won by a Shrek movie?
It’s hard for animated movies and kids’ movies to win at the Academy Awards, because the voters aren’t kids – they’re actually really old. They’re as far from kids as you could possibly get. There’s the Best Animated Feature category, but that’s about it. There have been a few nominations at the Academy Awards for the movies in the Shrek franchise, but they have only ever won in one category. What is the only Oscar to be won by a Shrek movie?
What accent does Shrek have?
When Mike Myers started recording his lines for the first Shrek movie, he was doing it in his native Canadian accent, but it didn’t quite seem right when it was paired with the animation. So, he tried out a variety of different accents from the different regions of Canada, and none of them were working either. So, in the end, he used a UK accent that his mother used to use when telling him bedtime stories. What accent does Shrek have?
What’s the name of the giant gingerbread man?
At the end of Shrek 2, right at the big climax of the story, the gang needs to break into the castle to stop Fiona from making a huge, unintentional mistake. They do this by getting the baker who made the Gingerbread Man to make them a humungous other gingerbread man to break down the castle gates and get them inside. Sadly, the big gingerbread man ends up dying in the moat. What’s the name of the giant gingerbread man?
Who voices Donkey?
The actor who voices Donkey is one of the funniest people who ever lived. He got his start in the ‘80s as a standup comic, whose specials Raw and Delirious still stand among the most hilarious and influential live comedy performances ever filmed. He went on to appear as a cast member in Saturday Night Live and would eventually star in some of the world’s greatest comedy movies, like Beverly Hills Cop and 48 Hrs. and Coming to America. Who is he?
Whose butts does Fiona kick?
There’s a really cool action sequence in the middle of the first Shrek movie where Fiona beats up a bunch of iconic fairy tale characters. The sequence is complete with a great homage to the technique pioneered by the Wachowski siblings for their trilogy of The Matrix movies. What’s also great about it is that Fiona, a female character, kicks a bunch of male ass and defends herself with masterful kung fu. Whose asses does Fiona kick in the movie?
Which animation studio produced the Shrek movies?
When it comes to computer animated movies, there are two major studios that make all the biggest movies. There’s Pixar and there’s DreamWorks. The two studios have been in an intense feud ever since Pixar started making A Bug’s Life and then DreamWorks started making Antz, with the former believing adamantly that the latter had ripped them off. Both of these animation studios have produced a lot of great movies over the years. Which animation studio produced the Shrek movies?
Which of these characters is NOT a Shrek villain?
There have been some great villains in the Shrek movies, because the narratives of the films are inspired by the classical fairy tales of the likes of the Brothers Grimm, and those stories basically invented the trope of the villain. There have been witches and lords who want to ensnare a princess who isn’t their true love and become the king of a mystical old land. Which of these characters is NOT a villain from one of the Shrek movies?
As of 2018, how many Shrek movies are there (not including Puss in Boots)?
Shrek is one of the highest grossing movie franchises of all time. There hasn’t been a single installment in the series that hasn’t been a resounding success at the box office. Every single one has been a blockbuster. Each one hasn’t been more successful than the last, necessarily, as it has been a little up and down, but they have all been financially very successful. There might be more Shrek movies in the future, but as of 2018, how many Shrek movies are there?
Who voices Puss in Boots?
Puss in Boots didn’t make his first appearance in the Shrek franchise until the second movie, where he began as an adversary of Shrek and Donkey and quickly became one of their closest allies, which at first angered Donkey, who would later become his friend. The actor who plays Puss in Boots is best known for having taken over the role of El Mariachi for the second two parts of Robert Rodriguez’s Mexico trilogy, Desperado and Once Upon a Time in Mexico. Who is he?
Complete the quote: “You’re going the right way for a...”
This iconic line was improvised during the recording sessions for the Shrek character when the voice actor got annoyed at one of the directors for something they had done. It was the same line that he had used a couple of years earlier when he appeared in the music video for the Madonna song “Beautiful Stranger” as a part of the promotion for the second Austin Powers movie, which he starred in. Complete the quote: “You’re going the right way for a...”
How many kids does Donkey have?
Donkey’s kids have been termed “dronkeys,” because they’re a hybrid species of both donkeys and dragons. They’re kind of like a fantasy fairy tale world version of ligers. You might think that the character of Donkey is not fit to be a parent, but he is great with his kids. He’s fun and loving and dedicated and kind. He and his wife Dragon have their kids in the later sequels of the Shrek franchise. How many kids does Donkey have?
Who voices King Harold?
Princess Fiona’s father King Harold was introduced to fans of the Shrek franchise in the second movie. He’s played by a true comedy legend. The guy was in the line-up of Monty Python, one of the most influential and beloved entities to ever hit the comedy world. Together, they pioneered absurdist humor and sketch comedy. He also starred in, co-created, and co-wrote the hugely successful BBC sitcom Fawlty Towers. He also played Q in the James Bond movies. Who voices King Harold?
How many gumdrop buttons make up the Gingerbread Man’s chest?
The Gingerbread Man is easily one of the most lovable characters in the Shrek franchise. His voice is quite easily impersonated, so he’s fun for that. Plus, he’s responsible for some of the funniest lines and gags from the movies, including the homage to the wire hanging scene from Mission: Impossible from the second one. And remember his timeless quote from the first Shrek movie: “No, not the gumdrop buttons!!” How many gumdrop buttons make up the Gingerbread Man’s chest?
Which Shrek movie has fat Puss in Boots?
In one of the Shrek movies, Shrek makes a wish that he, obviously, will later regret, in which he is placed into an alternative version of reality in which he never saved Fiona and became a hero and never met Donkey and never had kids and everything is all topsy turvy and it’s crazy! One of the side effects of this alternative history timeline is Puss in Boots being fat. Which Shrek movie has fat Puss in Boots in it?
What is the name of Fiona’s mother?
Shrek 2 expanded on the fictional universe in which the franchise is set by introducing us to Princess Fiona’s hometown of Far Far Away (which is curiously modeled after LA and Hollywood, despite taking place in the same fairy tale universe as the first one). We were also introduced to Fiona’s parents, who are the king and queen of this land. The king’s name is Harold. But what is the name of the queen? What is the name of Princess Fiona’s mother?
What is a female ogre called?
At the end of the very first Shrek movie, Shrek kisses Fiona and it turns her into an ogre permanently. But there’s a different word for an ogre when they’re a female one. Just like how a female actor is technically called an actress (although this has been challenged in recent times as everything has become more progressive and gender neutral), there is a female alternative name for an ogre. So, what is the female version of an ogre called?
Who voiced Artie in Shrek the Third?
The pop singer behind hits like “SexyBack” is also a star of animated movies. He starred in Trolls, for which he wrote the original song “Can’t Stop the Feeling.” He also played the role of Artie, the guy who is next in line for the throne after King Harold dies, in Shrek the Third. He had previously appeared in Fiona’s childhood bedroom on a poster as a medieval fairy tale version of himself. The role of Artie was separate from that, but very meta. Who voiced Artie in Shrek the Third?
What animal does King Harold turn into?
At the end of Shrek 2, as all of the alliances between the good guys and the bad guys break down and Prince Charming is revealed to be the bad guy and Shrek and Fiona are reunited and King Harold cuts his ties with the Fairy Godmother, every conflict in the movie comes to a head. One of the side effects of this is King Harold getting turned back into the animal he was before. What animal does King Harold turn into?
Which of these Disney princesses is NOT parodied in a Shrek movie?
The producers of Shrek were initially worried about all of the famous fairy tale characters that they were making fun of in their movie, because most of those characters had already appeared in classic animated movies by Disney. So, the Shrek producers were worried that they might be stepping on Disney’s toes with some of those characters. Luckily, Disney didn’t kick up too much of a fuss about the movies. Which of these Disney princesses is NOT parodied in a Shrek movie?
What cooked animal goes flying through the air during this dinner scene?
The awkward dinner scene with the in-laws is a classic trope of the comedy genre. We’ve seen that scenario played out a million times before, and when they decided to do one for Shrek and Fiona with Fiona’s parents in Shrek 2, it ended with the tensions rising to the surface and Shrek and Fiona’s father wrestling over a cooked animal. That animal goes flying through the air. What cooked animal goes flying through the air during this dinner scene?
Which character is this?
Rupert Everett plays this villainous character in Shrek 2 who tries to swoop in and snatch up Shrek’s crown in the second movie by turning him into a human and then pretending to be the human version of him with plans to seal his love with Fiona with a kiss. His plan almost works out perfectly, except for that kiss, because he’s not Fiona’s true love – only the real Shrek is. Other than that, flawless plan. Which character is this?
Who voiced Lord Farquaad?
The actor who provided the voice for Lord Farquaad, the villain in the very first Shrek movie, is known for being one of the tallest actors in Hollywood, standing at around 6 foot 4 inches. That’s why it’s so hilariously ironic that the character he plays in the movie is so small. He was also a main cast member in 3rd Rock from the Sun and starred in the movies Harry and the Hendersons and Daddy’s Home 2. Who voiced Lord Farquaad in the first Shrek movie?
Whose children’s book is Shrek based on?
The first Shrek movie received an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. It received that nomination, rather than a Best Original Screenplay nod, because it was adapted from a children’s book. The children’s author who wrote the book took the character name “Shrek” from the German term “Schreck,” which means “fright” or “terror,” so it was an apt name for an ogre. The book isn’t particularly well known, even after the movies. Whose children’s book is Shrek based on?