Hayao Miyazaki Quiz
Try out this Hayao Miyazaki quiz to test your knowledge. Hayao Miyazaki trivia highlights the career of the Japanese animator, filmmaker, and manga artist whose imaginative storytelling helped shape modern animation.

15 questions
~3 min to finish
Easy to hard difficulty
450 pts max score
Question 1 · Hard · 40 pts
Which Academy honor did Miyazaki receive in 2014?
Question 2 · Hard · 40 pts
In which Tokyo ward was Hayao Miyazaki born?
Question 3 · Hard · 40 pts
Hayao Miyazaki's place in his siblings' birth order was which of the following?
Question 4 · Hard · 40 pts
What was the name of Hayao Miyazaki's father?
Question 5 · Hard · 40 pts
Which name belongs to Hayao Miyazaki's mother?
Question 6 · Hard · 40 pts
After living in Utsunomiya, Miyazaki later lived in what Tochigi Prefecture city?
Question 7 · Hard · 40 pts
At Toei, what entry-level animation job did Miyazaki begin with?
Question 8 · Hard · 40 pts
Name the 1969 manga that Miyazaki co-created.?
Question 9 · Hard · 40 pts
What is the title of Miyazaki's 1980 watercolor graphic novel?
Question 10 · Hard · 40 pts
Which Miyazaki essay collection came first: 'Starting Point' or 'Turning Point'? Name the earlier one.?
Question 11 · Easy · 10 pts
What kind of work is Hayao Miyazaki best known for?
Question 12 · Easy · 10 pts
Which famous animation studio did Hayao Miyazaki co-found in 1985?
Question 13 · Easy · 10 pts
Which 1986 adventure film did Hayao Miyazaki direct?
Question 14 · Easy · 10 pts
Hayao Miyazaki graduated in 1963 from which university?
Question 15 · Easy · 10 pts
What did Miyazaki study while he was at university?