Studio Ghibli films Trivia
Studio Ghibli films trivia opens a window onto one of Japanās most celebrated animation studios, founded in 1985 and based in Koganei, Tokyo. From beloved family favorites to deeper cuts for dedicated fans, these facts highlight the artistry, recurring themes, and cultural impact that have made Ghibli films resonate across generations.
Easy Studio Ghibli films Trivia
13 questions
These easy Studio Ghibli films trivia questions are great for beginners and kids around age 12 and under.
Question 1
In what year was Studio Ghibli founded?
Answer: 1985
Studio Ghibli was founded in 1985.
Question 2
Studio Ghibli is based in which part of Japan?
Answer: Koganei, Tokyo
The studio is based in Koganei, Tokyo.
Question 3
Which famous director co-founded Studio Ghibli?
Answer: Hayao Miyazaki
Hayao Miyazaki was one of Studio Ghibli's co-founders.
Question 4
Which filmmaker was also a co-founder of Studio Ghibli alongside Hayao Miyazaki?
Answer: Isao Takahata
Isao Takahata co-founded Studio Ghibli.
Question 5
Who was a key producer in Studio Ghibli's founding?
Answer: Toshio Suzuki
Toshio Suzuki played a key producer role in the studio's founding.
Question 6
What year did My Neighbor Totoro first come out?
- A.1985
- B.1990
- C.1997
- D.1988
Answer: 1988
My Neighbor Totoro was released in 1988.
Question 7
Which Studio Ghibli film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature?
- A.Spirited Away
- B.Princess Mononoke
- C.My Neighbor Totoro
- D.Ponyo
Answer: Spirited Away
Spirited Away won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
Question 8
Princess Mononoke was released in what year?
- A.2001
- B.1997
- C.1994
- D.1999
Answer: 1997
Princess Mononoke came out in 1997.
Question 9
What is the name of the young witch in Kiki's Delivery Service?
- A.Sophie
- B.Haru
- C.Chihiro
- D.Kiki
Answer: Kiki
Kiki's Delivery Service features a young witch named Kiki.
Question 10
Which movie was Studio Ghibli's first theatrical film?
- A.Castle in the Sky
- B.My Neighbor Totoro
- C.NausicaƤ of the Valley of the Wind
- D.Kiki's Delivery Service
Answer: Castle in the Sky
Castle in the Sky was Studio Ghibli's first theatrical film.
Question 11
Howl's Moving Castle is based on a novel by which author?
- A.Ursula K. Le Guin
- B.Cornelia Funke
- C.Diana Wynne Jones
Answer: Diana Wynne Jones
The film is based on a novel by Diana Wynne Jones.
Question 12
Which Ghibli movie is about a magical goldfish girl?
- A.Ponyo
- B.Arrietty
- C.Kiki's Delivery Service
- D.The Cat Returns
Answer: Ponyo
Ponyo is the film about a magical goldfish girl.
Question 13
In The Cat Returns, what is the girl's name?
- A.Kiki
- B.Satsuki
- C.Chihiro
- D.Haru
Answer: Haru
The Cat Returns centers on a girl named Haru.
Studio Ghibli films Family Trivia
12 questions
These family Studio Ghibli films trivia questions are built for mixed-age game nights, classrooms, and groups.
Question 1
In My Neighbor Totoro, which sister is the older one?
- A.Sheeta
- B.Satsuki
- C.Mei
- D.Kiki
Answer: Satsuki
Satsuki is the older sister in My Neighbor Totoro.
Question 2
Who is the younger sister in My Neighbor Totoro?
Answer: Mei
Mei is the younger sister in My Neighbor Totoro.
Question 3
What is the name of Kiki's black cat companion in Kiki's Delivery Service?
Answer: Jiji
Jiji is Kiki's black cat companion in Kiki's Delivery Service.
Question 4
In Ponyo, what is the name of the boy Ponyo befriends?
- A.Sosuke
- B.Pazu
- C.Earwig
- D.Sen
Answer: Sosuke
Ponyo befriends a boy named Sosuke.
Question 5
What do you call the bus-shaped spirit vehicle in My Neighbor Totoro?
Answer: Catbus
The bus-shaped spirit vehicle in My Neighbor Totoro is called the Catbus.
Question 6
Which spirit character appears in Spirited Away with the name No-Face?
Answer: No-Face
No-Face is a spirit character in Spirited Away.
Question 7
Who is the fire demon in Howl's Moving Castle?
Answer: Calcifer
The fire demon in Howl's Moving Castle is named Calcifer.
Question 8
In The Cat Returns, what is the name of the cat figurine brought to life?
Answer: The Baron
The Baron in The Cat Returns is a cat figurine brought to life.
Question 9
Which schoolgirl is featured in Whisper of the Heart?
Answer: Shizuku Tsukishima
Whisper of the Heart features a schoolgirl named Shizuku Tsukishima.
Question 10
What is the full name of the main borrower girl in Arrietty?
Answer: Arrietty Clock
The main borrower girl in Arrietty is named Arrietty Clock.
Question 11
Who is the princess starring in NausicaƤ of the Valley of the Wind?
Answer: NausicaƤ
NausicaƤ of the Valley of the Wind stars Princess NausicaƤ.
Question 12
In Ponyo, what is the name of Ponyo's sea goddess mother?
Answer: Granmamare
The sea goddess mother in Ponyo is named Granmamare.
Fun Studio Ghibli films Trivia
13 questions
These fun Studio Ghibli films trivia questions highlight surprising moments and playful facts for game-night groups.
Question 1
Which Studio Ghibli film made history as the first animated movie to win Japan's Picture of the Year at the Japan Academy Film Prize?
Answer: Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke was the first animated film to win Japan's Picture of the Year at the Japan Academy Film Prize.
Question 2
Not every Ghibli adventure headed straight to theaters. Which film was made for Japanese television?
Answer: Ocean Waves
Ocean Waves was made for Japanese television.
Question 3
In Pom Poko, what kind of mischievous shape-shifters are causing all the commotion?
Answer: Tanuki
Pom Poko features shape-shifting tanuki.
Question 4
Which film quietly set up a later feline detour by inspiring the spin-off movie The Cat Returns?
Answer: Whisper of the Heart
Whisper of the Heart inspired the spin-off film The Cat Returns.
Question 5
When Marnie Was There came from the pages of a novel by which author?
Answer: Joan G. Robinson
When Marnie Was There was adapted from a novel by Joan G. Robinson.
Question 6
Tales from Earthsea draws from the works of which writer?
Answer: Ursula K. Le Guin
Tales from Earthsea is based on works by Ursula K. Le Guin.
Question 7
The Red Turtle was a Studio Ghibli co-production with which Dutch animator?
Answer: Michaƫl Dudok de Wit
The Red Turtle was a Studio Ghibli co-production with Dutch animator Michaƫl Dudok de Wit.
Question 8
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya reaches way back into folklore. What classic tale is it based on?
Answer: The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya is based on The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter.
Question 9
Which Ghibli film bounces between adult life and childhood memories instead of sticking to one timeline?
Answer: Only Yesterday
Only Yesterday switches between adult life and childhood memories.
Question 10
In Castle in the Sky, what is the name of the floating island everyone is chasing?
Answer: Laputa
The floating island in Castle in the Sky is called Laputa.
Question 11
Howl may be dramatic, magical, and very particular about appearancesābut what is his surname?
Answer: Pendragon
Howl's surname in Howl's Moving Castle is Pendragon.
Question 12
Those enormous creatures in NausicaƤ of the Valley of the Wind have a specific name. What are they called?
Answer: Ohmu
The giant insects in NausicaƤ of the Valley of the Wind are called Ohmu.
Question 13
Who runs the bathhouse in Spirited Away with memorably intimidating energy?
Answer: Yubaba
The bathhouse owner in Spirited Away is named Yubaba.
Funny Studio Ghibli films Trivia
13 questions
These funny Studio Ghibli films trivia questions highlight playful moments, odd facts, and inside jokes.
Question 1
In Pom Poko, what body part do the tanuki turn into an impromptu percussion section?
- A.bellies
- B.Their tails
- C.Their ears
- D.Their feet
Answer: Their bellies.
Pom Poko features tanuki using their bellies is drums.
Question 2
Those little soot sprites in My Neighbor Totoro may look like runaway dust bunnies, but what are they called in Japanese?
Answer: Susuwatari.
The soot sprites in My Neighbor Totoro are called susuwatari in Japanese.
Question 3
Which Spirited Away character could fairly be described as 'a giant baby with strong screen presence'?
Answer: Boh.
A giant baby named Boh appears in Spirited Away.
Question 4
In Howl's Moving Castle, which powerful royal magician has the sort of title that suggests nobody ignores her invitations?
Answer: Suliman.
Suliman appears in Howl's Moving Castle is a powerful royal magician.
Question 5
In The Cat Returns, what is the name of the large white cat who is also known as Moon?
Answer: Muta.
Muta is a large white cat also known is Moon in The Cat Returns.
Question 6
In Castle in the Sky, the crows act as comic helpers for whose pirate gang?
Answer: Dola's.
The crows in Castle in the Sky serve is comic helpers to Dola's pirate gang.
Question 7
My Neighbors the Yamadas looks less like a standard animated feature and more like what kind of format?
- A.A scrapbook collage
- B.comic-strip style
- C.A newsreel format
- D.A silent-film style
Answer: A comic-strip style.
My Neighbors the Yamadas presents its stories in a comic-strip style.
Question 8
In Howl's Moving Castle, what is the exact title of the elderly witch who sounds like she lost a real-estate dispute?
Answer: The Witch of the Waste.
The old witch in Howl's Moving Castle is called the Witch of the Waste.
Question 9
When the Catbus in My Neighbor Totoro decides walking is for overachievers, how many legs does it use?
- A.Ten
- B.Fourteen
- C.twelve
- D.Eight
Answer: Twelve.
The Catbus has twelve legs in My Neighbor Totoro.
Question 10
Who is the shy neighborhood boy in My Neighbor Totoro?
Answer: Kanta.
Kanta is the shy neighborhood boy in My Neighbor Totoro.
Question 11
In The Cat Returns, what is the Cat King's actual name-title?
Answer: The King of Cats.
The Cat King in The Cat Returns is named the King of Cats.
Question 12
Fans gave the little white Totoro a nickname. What is it?
Answer: Chibi-Totoro.
The little white Totoro is nicknamed Chibi-Totoro by fans.
Question 13
In Ponyo, who is Ponyo's fatherāthe wizard keeping very unusual family logistics afloat?
Answer: Fujimoto.
Ponyo's father is the wizard Fujimoto.
Hard Studio Ghibli films Trivia
14 questions
These hard Studio Ghibli films trivia questions are for expert fans who want a real challenge.
Question 1
On what exact date did Castle in the Sky open in Japan?
- A.August 12, 1986
- B.August 2, 1987
- C.August 2, 1986
- D.July 12, 1986
Answer: August 2, 1986
Castle in the Sky was released in Japan on August 2, 1986.
Question 2
Which writer authored the 1967 short story that Grave of the Fireflies is based on?
Answer: Akiyuki Nosaka
Grave of the Fireflies is based on a 1967 short story by Akiyuki Nosaka.
Question 3
Kiki took off in Japanese theaters on which exact date?
- A.July 20, 1989
- B.August 2, 1989
- C.July 29, 1990
- D.July 29, 1989
Answer: July 29, 1989
Kiki's Delivery Service was released in Japan on July 29, 1989.
Question 4
What was the Japanese release year of Only Yesterday?
Answer: 1991
Only Yesterday was released in Japan in 1991.
Question 5
Name the year Pom Poko was released in Japan.?
Answer: 1994
Pom Poko was released in Japan in 1994.
Question 6
Which director holds the distinction of directing Studio Ghibli's only theatrical feature Whisper of the Heart?
Answer: Yoshifumi Kondo
Whisper of the Heart was the only theatrical Ghibli film directed by Yoshifumi Kondo.
Question 7
Princess Mononoke arrived in Japan on what exact date?
- A.July 20, 1997
- B.July 12, 1998
- C.June 12, 1997
- D.July 12, 1997
Answer: July 12, 1997
Princess Mononoke was released in Japan on July 12, 1997.
Question 8
Spirited Away premiered in Japan on which date?
- A.November 20, 2001
- B.July 20, 2001
- C.July 19, 2001
- D.July 20, 2002
Answer: July 20, 2001
Spirited Away was released in Japan on July 20, 2001.
Question 9
What exact Japanese release date belongs to Howl's Moving Castle?
- A.November 20, 2004
- B.November 23, 2004
- C.July 20, 2004
- D.November 20, 2005
Answer: November 20, 2004
Howl's Moving Castle was released in Japan on November 20, 2004.
Question 10
In what year was Tales from Earthsea released in Japan?
Answer: 2006
Tales from Earthsea was released in Japan in 2006.
Question 11
Ponyo splashed into Japanese theaters on what date?
- A.June 19, 2008
- B.July 19, 2008
- C.July 20, 2008
- D.July 19, 2009
Answer: July 19, 2008
Ponyo was released in Japan on July 19, 2008.
Question 12
Arrietty's Japanese release came in which year?
Answer: 2010
Arrietty was released in Japan in 2010.
Question 13
From Up on Poppy Hill reached Japan in what year?
Answer: 2011
From Up on Poppy Hill was released in Japan in 2011.
Question 14
The Wind Rises debuted in Japan on which exact date?
- A.July 20, 2013
- B.July 19, 2013
- C.November 23, 2013
- D.July 20, 2014
Answer: July 20, 2013
The Wind Rises was released in Japan on July 20, 2013.
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