Shrek Trivia
Shrek trivia explores the 2001 American animated fantasy comedy directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, a film that helped redefine mainstream animation with its irreverent fairy-tale humor. From memorable characters and quotable jokes to behind-the-scenes creative talent, it offers a fun challenge for casual viewers, families, and devoted fans alike.
Easy Shrek Trivia
13 questions
These easy Shrek trivia questions are great for beginners and kids around age 12 and under.
Question 1
In what year was Shrek released?
Answer: 2001
Shrek was released in 2001.
Question 2
What kind of movie is Shrek?
- A.A live-action adventure film
- B.A sci-fi thriller
- C.A historical drama
- D.An animated fantasy comedy film
Answer: An animated fantasy comedy film
Shrek is an animated fantasy comedy film.
Question 3
Which studio produced Shrek?
- A.Walt Disney Animation Studios
- B.Blue Sky Studios
- C.DreamWorks Animation
Answer: DreamWorks Animation
DreamWorks Animation produced Shrek.
Question 4
What kind of creature is Shrek?
- A.A giant
- B.A goblin
- C.ogre
- D.A troll
Answer: An ogre
The title character, Shrek, is an ogre.
Question 5
Who voices Shrek in the film?
Answer: Mike Myers
Mike Myers provides the voice of Shrek.
Question 6
Which actor voices Donkey?
Answer: Eddie Murphy
Donkey is voiced by Eddie Murphy.
Question 7
Who voices Princess Fiona?
Answer: Cameron Diaz
Cameron Diaz voices Princess Fiona.
Question 8
Who voices Lord Farquaad?
Answer: John Lithgow
John Lithgow voices Lord Farquaad.
Question 9
Where does Shrek live?
Answer: In a swamp
Shrek lives in a swamp.
Question 10
Who becomes Shrek's traveling companion?
Answer: Donkey
Donkey becomes Shrek's traveling companion.
Question 11
Princess Fiona is kept in a castle guarded by what creature?
Answer: A dragon
Fiona is kept in a castle guarded by a dragon.
Question 12
What place does Lord Farquaad rule?
Answer: Duloc
Lord Farquaad rules Duloc.
Question 13
What Academy Award did Shrek win first in that category's history?
Answer: Best Animated Feature
Shrek won the first Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
Shrek Family Trivia
12 questions
These family Shrek trivia questions are built for mixed-age game nights, classrooms, and groups.
Question 1
Who directed Shrek?
Answer: Andrew Adamson directed Shrek.
Andrew Adamson is listed is a director of Shrek.
Question 2
Shrek had a co-director too. What was her name?
Answer: Vicky Jenson co-directed Shrek.
Vicky Jenson is credited is co-director.
Question 3
Which credited writer of Shrek has the first name Ted?
- A.Terry Rossio
- B.Joe Stillman
- C.Andrew Adamson
- D.Ted Elliott
Answer: Ted Elliott.
Ted Elliott is one of the film's credited writers.
Question 4
Name one credited writer of Shrek: Terry who?
Answer: Terry Rossio.
Terry Rossio is listed among the credited writers.
Question 5
Which credited Shrek writer has the last name Stillman?
- A.Lord Farquaad
- B.Joe Stillman
- C.Ted Elliott
- D.Roger S. H. Schulman
Answer: Joe Stillman.
Joe Stillman is one of the credited writers.
Question 6
A credited Shrek writer has the initials S. H. in the name. Who is it?
Answer: Roger S. H. Schulman.
Roger S. H. Schulman is one of the credited writers.
Question 7
At the start of the story, which princess is waiting to be rescued?
Answer: Princess Fiona.
Princess Fiona is introduced is a princess awaiting rescue.
Question 8
Who helps Lord Farquaad look over possible brides?
Answer: The Magic Mirror.
The Magic Mirror helps identify Farquaad's possible brides.
Question 9
Which wooden storybook character shows up among the fairy-tale exiles?
Answer: Pinocchio.
Pinocchio appears is one of the fairy-tale exiles.
Question 10
Which fairy-tale animal is seen wearing Grandma's clothes?
Answer: The Big Bad Wolf.
The Big Bad Wolf is shown wearing Grandma's clothes.
Question 11
True or false: The Three Blind Mice appear in Shrek.?
Answer: True
The Three Blind Mice are among the characters who appear in the film.
Question 12
What group does Lord Farquaad order removed from his kingdom?
Answer: Fairy-tale creatures.
Farquaad orders fairy-tale creatures removed from his kingdom.
Fun Shrek Trivia
13 questions
These fun Shrek trivia questions highlight surprising moments and playful facts for game-night groups.
Question 1
In what year was William Steig's original Shrek book published?
Answer: 1990
The original Shrek book by William Steig was published in 1990.
Question 2
What place is Shrek's quest aimed at reaching to rescue Fiona?
Answer: Dragon's Keep
The screenplay story sends Shrek on a quest to Dragon's Keep.
Question 3
What event in Duloc is held to decide who will rescue Fiona?
Answer: A tournament
In Duloc, a tournament is held to choose Fiona's rescuer.
Question 4
Who does Shrek beat up in the tournament arena?
Answer: Farquaad's knights
Shrek defeats Farquaad's knights in the tournament arena.
Question 5
When Robin Hood's men cause trouble, what kind of moves does Fiona bust out?
Answer: Martial-arts-style moves
Fiona practices martial-arts-style moves against Robin Hood's men.
Question 6
During the journey, what does Donkey keep calling Shrek?
Answer: His friend
Donkey repeatedly calls Shrek his friend during their journey.
Question 7
What threatening drink is used on the Gingerbread Man during interrogation?
- A.Cider
- B.milk
- C.Tea
- D.Hot sauce
Answer: Milk
The Gingerbread Man is threatened with milk during interrogation.
Question 8
Which baked-goods legend gets name-dropped while Gingy is being interrogated?
Answer: The Muffin Man
The Muffin Man is referenced during Gingy's interrogation.
Question 9
What unexpectedly happens to Fiona's singing bird in the woods?
Answer: It explodes
Fiona's bird explodes while she sings to it in the woods.
Question 10
After the woodland singing disaster, what gets used to cook breakfast?
Answer: The bluebird's eggs
A bluebird's eggs are used to cook breakfast after the singing scene.
Question 11
Who ends up with a crush on Donkey?
Answer: Dragon
Dragon develops a crush on Donkey.
Question 12
Where does the wedding showdown happen?
Answer: Back in Duloc
The wedding climax takes place back in Duloc.
Question 13
What happens to Lord Farquaad when the wedding gets interrupted?
Answer: He is eaten by Dragon
Farquaad is eaten by Dragon during the wedding interruption.
Funny Shrek Trivia
13 questions
These funny Shrek trivia questions highlight playful moments, odd facts, and inside jokes.
Question 1
What does Lord Farquaad compare a bride candidate card to in one of the movie's shortest visual jokes?
Answer: He measures the card against his own height.
The gag is that Farquaad holds up a bride candidate card and compares it to his own short stature.
Question 2
Near the start of the film, how does Shrek deliberately send villagers running?
- A.He roars at them.
- B.He throws mud at them
- C.He releases bees
- D.He chases them with a torch
Answer: He roars at them.
Early on, Shrek leans into his fearsome reputation by roaring at the villagers.
Question 3
In a deeply glamorous swamp-home moment, what does Shrek use as a candle while relaxing?
Answer: Earwax.
The opening montage includes the memorable gross-out joke of Shrek using earwax like candle wax.
Question 4
What does Shrek brush his teeth with during the opening montage?
Answer: Slime-like swamp material.
The film's opening leans hard into swampy humor, including Shrek brushing with slimy material.
Question 5
When Shrek tells Donkey to be quiet, what does Donkey famously fail to do?
Answer: He keeps talking.
Donkey's nonstop chatter is part of the joke: being told to stop only proves he won't.
Question 6
How does the Magic Mirror package Lord Farquaad's bride options, as if the kingdom accidentally changed channels?
- A.Like a courtroom hearing
- B.Like a bedtime story
- C.Like a game show.
- D.Like a weather report
Answer: Like a game show.
The mirror presents the candidates with the style and energy of a game show segment.
Question 7
What song does the Duloc information booth play, proving customer service can also be unsettling?
Answer: "Welcome to Duloc."
The information booth performs the cheery, mechanical song "Welcome to Duloc.".
Question 8
During the Duloc tournament introduction, what old-school photo effect pops up for the moment?
Answer: A camera flash photo is taken.
The introduction includes a camera-flash photo beat is part of the exaggerated showmanship.
Question 9
While talking to Dragon, what impossible boast does Donkey make with total confidence?
Answer: He says he can fly.
Donkey claims he can fly while speaking to Dragon, even though he plainly cannot.
Question 10
At the picnic with Shrek, what rude-but-romantic thing does Fiona do after drinking from a cup?
- A.She hiccups
- B.She burps.
- C.She spits out the drink
- D.She sneezes loudly
Answer: She burps.
The picnic scene includes Fiona burping, helping the two bond over less-than-regal behavior.
Question 11
In the swamp bonding scene, what kind of habits do Shrek and Fiona compare like they're at a very strange talent show?
Answer: Gross habits like belching and farting.
Their growing connection is shown through shared crude humor, including belching and farting.
Question 12
What gets all over Donkey after he meets the imprisoned Tinker Bell?
Answer: Fairy dust.
After the encounter with Tinker Bell, Donkey winds up covered in fairy dust.
Question 13
Which character denies wearing ladies' underwear while his nose immediately betrays him?
Answer: Pinocchio.
Pinocchio's lie is exposed in classic fashion when his nose grows during the denial.
Hard Shrek Trivia
14 questions
These hard Shrek trivia questions are for expert fans who want a real challenge.
Question 1
On what exact date did Shrek first open in U.S. theaters?
Answer: May 18, 2001
Shrek opened in U.S. theaters on May 18, 2001.
Question 2
Besides competing in animation, which writing category did Shrek also land an Academy Award nomination in at the 74th Oscars?
Answer: Best Adapted Screenplay
At the 74th Academy Awards, Shrek was also nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay.
Question 3
Which composer duo received the score credit for Shrek?
Answer: Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell
The film's score was composed by Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell.
Question 4
Name one of Shrek's producers whose surname is Warner.?
Answer: Aron Warner
Aron Warner was one of Shrek's producers.
Question 5
Which producer of Shrek shares the surname Williams and the initials J. H.?
Answer: John H. Williams
John H. Williams was one of Shrek's producers.
Question 6
Who served as executive producer on Shrek?
Answer: Jeffrey Katzenberg
Jeffrey Katzenberg was an executive producer on Shrek.
Question 7
If you freeze-frame the credits looking for cinematography, whose name appears there?
Answer: Yong Duk Jhun
The cinematography credit on Shrek went to Yong Duk Jhun.
Question 8
Who is credited as the editor of Shrek?
Answer: Sim Evan-Jones
Shrek's editing was credited to Sim Evan-Jones.
Question 9
How long is Shrek's runtime?
Answer: 90 minutes
The runtime of Shrek is 90 minutes.
Question 10
Shrek is a production of which country?
Answer: United States
Shrek was made in the United States.
Question 11
What is the primary language of Shrek?
Answer: English
The film's language is English.
Question 12
At Cannes in 2001, Shrek was nominated for which top prize?
Answer: Palme d'Or
Shrek was nominated for the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 2001.
Question 13
Which Saturn Award did Shrek win?
Answer: Best Fantasy Film
The Saturn Awards named Shrek Best Fantasy Film.
Question 14
During its original theatrical run, Shrek grossed roughly how much worldwide?
Answer: More than $480 million
Shrek grossed more than $480 million worldwide during its original theatrical run.
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