80+ Pixar Trivia Questions and Answers

Sid Phillips. Sid is known for taking toys apart and reassembling them into creepy hybrid creations. At the end of Toy Story, Woody and the other toys come to life in front of him, traumatizing him. He makes a brief cameo as a garbage truck driver in Toy Story 3.

Sunnyside Daycare. Initially appearing as a toy paradise, Sunnyside is actually ruled like a prison by Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear. The film grossed over $1 billion, making it the first animated film to reach that milestone.

Tom Hanks. Hanks has voiced Woody since the original 1995 film. He has said that the emotional ending of Toy Story 4 was so powerful that he had to "turn his back" to the recording booth crew while recording his final scenes.

"To infinity and beyond!" The line was written by screenwriters Joss Whedon, Andrew Stanton, Joel Cohen, and Alec Sokolow. It has become one of cinema's most iconic catchphrases and even has a mathematical meaning in set theory, where "infinity and beyond" describes transfinite numbers.

Bullseye. Bullseye is a toy horse that first appears in Toy Story 2. Unlike most of the other toys, Bullseye does not speak — he communicates through dog-like sounds and physical comedy, making him one of the franchise's most beloved silent characters.

Stinky Pete the Prospector. Pete is a vintage toy who has never been removed from his box. He sabotages Woody's escape attempt because he wants to be sold to a toy museum in Japan rather than being played with by a child. He was voiced by Kelsey Grammer.

Al's Toy Barn. Al McWhiggin (voiced by Wayne Knight) owns the toy store and steals Woody to sell him to a Japanese museum. The store's commercials feature Al in a chicken suit, and the jingle became one of the film's most memorable running gags.

A spork turned into a toy by Bonnie. Forky, made from a spork, pipe cleaners, and googly eyes, becomes the emotional center of Toy Story 4. His existential crisis about whether he is trash or a toy provides both comedy and philosophical depth. Tony Hale voiced Forky.

A Bug's Life (1998). The film follows an ant named Flik who recruits a group of circus bugs to defend his colony from grasshopper oppressors. It was inspired by Aesop's fable "The Ant and the Grasshopper" and the film Seven Samurai.

A clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris). Nemo has a smaller right fin (his "lucky fin") from a barracuda attack that killed his mother and siblings. After Finding Nemo's release, demand for clownfish as pets increased dramatically, which conservationists warned could harm wild populations.

Monsters, Incorporated. The company generates power by collecting children's screams. When Sulley accidentally brings a human child (Boo) into the monster world, he discovers that laughter generates ten times more power than screams. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature but lost to Shrek.

The Parr family. Bob (Mr. Incredible), Helen (Elastigirl), Violet, Dash, and baby Jack-Jack. The 2004 film was written and directed by Brad Bird and is widely considered one of the greatest superhero films ever made, animated or live-action.

P. Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney. Dory manages to remember this address despite her short-term memory loss, and it becomes the central plot device that guides Marlin across the ocean to rescue Nemo. The address has become one of Pixar's most quoted details.

A stock car (though his specific model is fictional). Lightning McQueen is a rookie race car who gets stranded in Radiator Springs on Route 66. The character was named after Pixar animator Glenn McQueen, who died in 2002. Owen Wilson has voiced McQueen in all three Cars films.

Gusteau's. The restaurant was founded by the legendary chef Auguste Gusteau, whose motto "Anyone can cook" becomes the film's central theme. The restaurant loses a Michelin star after Gusteau's death and is later closed by a health inspector, but Remy eventually opens a new bistro called La Ratatouille.

A waste-collecting robot. WALL-E (Waste Allocation Load Lifter: Earth-Class) spends his days compacting garbage on an abandoned Earth. The first 30 minutes of the film contain virtually no dialogue, relying entirely on visual storytelling and sound design to convey emotion.

Paradise Falls. The waterfall in Venezuela was inspired by Angel Falls, the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall. Carl Fredricksen ties thousands of helium balloons to his house to fly there, fulfilling a promise to his late wife Ellie.

Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust. The 2015 film takes place inside the mind of 11-year-old Riley Andersen. Director Pete Docter conceived the film while observing his own daughter's changing emotions during adolescence. The film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

A bear. After Merida purchases a spell cake from a witch, Queen Elinor transforms into a bear. The spell becomes permanent on the second sunrise unless Merida can "mend the bond torn by pride." Brave (2012) was Pixar's first fairy tale and first film with a female protagonist.

It is simply called the Land of the Dead (La Tierra de los Muertos). The 2017 film was inspired by the Mexican holiday Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). It won Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song ("Remember Me"). Coco was so successful in Mexico that it became the highest-grossing film of all time in that country.

It is not named, but it is the house Carl and Ellie built together. The house is based on a real house in the Bay Area. In the film, the house becomes a character itself, representing Carl's memories and his promise to Ellie. The opening montage showing Carl and Ellie's life together is widely considered one of the most emotionally powerful sequences in cinema.

He fades from Riley's memory. Bing Bong, Riley's imaginary friend, sacrifices himself by jumping off his rocket wagon so Joy can escape the Memory Dump. His final words — "Take her to the moon for me" — is one of Pixar's most heartbreaking moments. Richard Kind voiced the character.

Oozma Kappa (OK). After being kicked out of the Scaring Program, Mike joins Oozma Kappa, the lamest fraternity on campus. Sulley later joins too, and together they compete in the Scare Games. The 2013 film was a prequel to Monsters, Inc.

A magical gem to complete a spell that will bring back their father. Ian and Barley Lightfoot are elf brothers on a quest in a suburban fantasy world. The 2020 film was released just before COVID-19 shutdowns and became available on Disney+ shortly after.

Joe Gardner. Voiced by Jamie Foxx, Joe is a middle school music teacher who dreams of performing jazz. After a near-death experience, his soul enters the "Great Before" where he mentors Soul 22 (voiced by Tina Fey). Soul won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.

A giant red panda. The 2022 film is set in Toronto in 2002 and follows 13-year-old Mei Lee, who transforms into a red panda whenever she experiences strong emotions. The film was the first Pixar feature directed solely by a woman (Domee Shi) and the first set in Canada.

Humans and dry land. The sea monsters transform into human form when dry but revert to sea monster form when wet. The 2021 film is a coming-of-age story set in a fictional Italian Riviera town and was inspired by director Enrico Casarosa's childhood summers in Genoa.

A fire element named Ember and a water element named Wade fall in love in a city where fire, water, earth, and air elements live together. The 2023 film explores themes of immigration, assimilation, and cross-cultural relationships through the lens of elemental characters who cannot physically touch without harming each other.

A yellow Toyota pickup that first appeared in Toy Story (1995). The Pizza Planet truck has appeared in nearly every Pixar film since, becoming the studio's most famous Easter egg. The only Pixar feature film it does not appear in is The Incredibles (2004).

A classroom number at California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). A113 was the classroom where many Pixar animators studied. It appears as an Easter egg in nearly every Pixar film as a license plate, train number, or background detail. It has also appeared in some non-Pixar animated films.

No single character appears in every Pixar film, but the Pizza Planet truck and the Luxo Ball are the most frequent Easter eggs. John Ratzenberger has voiced a character in every Pixar feature film from Toy Story through Onward, earning him the nickname "Pixar's good luck charm."

Finding Nemo features the dentist's office with a Buzz Lightyear toy, and Toy Story has numerous references. However, the most recurring location is the "Buy n Large" (BnL) corporation, which appears in WALL-E and is referenced in multiple other films as a massive conglomerate.

Toy Story 2 and Toy Story both hold 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. Among Pixar's original (non-sequel) films, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, WALL-E, Up, Inside Out, and Coco all hold scores above 95%.

Several Pixar films have won one Oscar each for Best Animated Feature. The only Pixar film to win a non-animated Oscar is Soul, which won Best Animated Feature and Best Original Score. Up and Toy Story 3 were both nominated for Best Picture.