Are you a big fan of the Lion King? This trivia will bring back old memories and make you an expert!
Did you know that the Lion King is the first Disney animated film to feature a completely original storyline? On the contrary, “Hakuna Matata” wasn’t originally in the script. It was added way later. Interesting film-making facts, right?
Lion King Trivia Questions and Answers
Hands up, if you know all the highest-grossing movies of all time? Well, The Lion King is the highest-grossing hand-drawn animated feature of our time, with a total box office of over $986 million.
To make it successful, Disney sent a team of animators to Hell’s Gate National Park in Kenya to do research. Most of the landscapes in the complete movie are based on this park.
Test your Lion King knowledge with this roar-some trivia!
1. What is the next line? “I’m gonna be a mighty king, like no king was before…”
2. Who is Mufasa’s majordomo?
3. Who provided the voice-over of Young Simba?
4. What is the first song you hear in the movie?
5. What do Timon and Pumbaa teach Simba to eat?
6. Which famous actor gave the voice of Mufasa?
7. I disobeyed my father when traveling to a forbidden area of land. Who voiced me?
8. Which character hits Simba on the head with a stick?
9. Which actor recorded the voice of adult Simba?
10. Who sings this line from “I Just Can’t Wait to Be King”? “Everywhere you look, I’m standing in the spotlight!”
11. What “shadowy place” does Mufasa forbid Simba to explore?
12. Which famous actor gave the voice of the antagonist, Scar?
13. What motto does Simba learn from Timon and Pumbaa?
14. Who gave the voice over of Zazu?
15. Which character tries to kill young Simba?
16. What dance does Timon do to distract the hyenas?
17. Which actor recorded the voice of Rafiki?
18. Who is Simba’s best friend?
19. Which song from The Lion King was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song?
20. What did Timon do that made him finally decide to leave home?
21. Which character knows kung fu?
22. Which famous actress gave the voice over for Nala?
23. What was the name of ‘Lion King 2’?
24. Where does Simba live like a young cub?
25. Who gave the voice of the lead hyena Shenzi?
26. What is the VERY FIRST animal that we see in the movie?
27. What kind of tree does Rafiki live in?
28. Who gave the voice to Simba’s mother in the movie ‘Lion King’ released in 1994?
29. What does Timon call his mother?
30. According to Mufasa, who looks down at Simba from the stars?
31. Who gave the voice for Nala in the remake of ‘The Lion King’ in 2019?
32. Who says this: “Didn’t your mother ever tell you not to play with your food?””
33. What kind of animal do the hyenas drive into a stampede?
34. What was the name of Nala’s mother?
35. Which actress recorded the voice of Sarabi in the remake of ‘The Lion King’ in 2019?
36. Simba said “I ____ the face of danger.”
37. The first scene shows a cub being raised by Rafiki. Who is this cub?
38. At the end of “I Just Can’t Wait to Be King”, which animal sits on Zazu?
39. The song, ‘Circle Of Life’ includes which two languages?
40. What animal is Simba practicing his roar on while he is waiting for his dad in the gorge?
41. Who is Scar?
42. Which lion’s claws never fully retract?
43. Complete the lyrics of this song, “I have never seen a king of beasts with ______”?
44. “Hakuna Matata. What a wonderful phrase. Hakuna Matata! Ain’t no passing craze!” What line came next in the song?
45. Which character goes around singing, “Asante sana, Squash banana, Wewe nugu mimi hapana”?
46. What kind of meat does Scar feed the hyenas?
47. Which famous singer sang several tracks of the movie?
48. When Scar first appears on-screen, what is he doing?
49. What was the original title of The Lion King?
50. Which song is played at the end of the movie?
51. One day, Simba said he wanted to go to the waterhole. I wound up going someplace else with him that day. Who voiced me?
52. What kind of animal is Timon?
53. Which Broadway adaptation song was animated and used in the second edition of the movie?
54. Which “The Lion King” character says, “Slimy yet satisfying”?
55. Complete the lyrics, “Let every creature go for broke and sing _______”.
56. Zazu is a little blue-colored bird. How does he know Simba?
57. What color is the sky in “The Circle of Life”?
58. What line follows the line, “So prepare for the coup of the century”?
59. What was the first thing young Simba woke Timon about?
60. How many male lions are seen in the movie?
61. In the song, ‘I Just Can’t Wait To Be King’, what does Simba use to dry himself with?
62. What does Rafiki mean in Swahili?
63. What was the name of Simba’s mother?
64. Who murders Mufasa?
65. Complete the famous phrase, “Hakuna Matata, it means no _____ for the rest of your days”.
66. Okay, jumping ahead to “Be Prepared”– What is so interesting about Scar’s promises to the hyenas?
67. How many Golden Globe awards has ‘The Lion King’ won?
68. What does Timon’s mom do that bugs him a lot?
69. When Jeremy Irons lost his voice, some of the lines in “Be Prepared” were voiced by the actor who played which character?
70. How many Oscar awards has ‘The Lion King’ won?
71. “No, fool we’re gonna kill him and ____ too.”
72. Who won the Academy Award for the Best Original Score for his work on ‘The Lion King’?
73. Please complete this sentence. “Didn’t your mother ______?”
74. What is the name of Mufasa’s and Scar’s father?
75. According to Zazu’s morning report, the baboons are going what?
76. What is the last word of the dialogue, “Oh, just look at you two. Little seeds of romance blossoming in the ________.”?
77. Pumbaa got lost from Timon chasing what?
78. Simba and Nala rode on which animal during the song ‘I Just Can’t Wait To Be King’?
79. What is Scar’s relation to Simba and who voices him?
80. Who sang the line, “Everywhere you look, I’m standing in the spotlight.”?
81. The movie ended with which word?
82. What line was sung next? “Like dark turning into day. Somehow we’ll come through…”
83. What is Scar’s response when Simba tells him that his father showed him the entire kingdom and that Simba would be ruling it one day?
84. What did Timon and Pumbaa bowl for very first?
85. What did Simba say after tasting insects for the first time?
86. What Shakespearian play does “The Lion King”‘s plot follow so well that it could very well be an animal adaption?
87. Who sings ‘Grazing in the Grass’ for the soundtrack?
88. What was the golden advice Mufasa gave to Simba after his lecture?
89. What is the second motto of Pumbaa?
90. “We’re talking about a lion, lions eat ___ like us!” What word completes the quote?
91. How does Timon describe the taste of grubs?
92. Which hyena said this line – “Did we order this dinner to go?”
93. What is the second motto of Pumbaa?
94. What type of bird is Zazu?
95. Complete this dialogue of Timon, “When the world turns its back on you ______”?
96. The elephant graveyard is beyond which border?
97. What were the last words of Mufasa?
98. “What’s the hurry? We’d looove you to stick around for dinner.” Who said this?
99. Which character says, “Remember who you are.”?
100. What comes next in this song? “Can you feel the love tonight, you needn’t look too far.”
101. What kind of animal is involved in terrible stampede?
102. When Timon’s Ma and uncle meet back up with him near the end of the film, what does his uncle notice is different about him?
103. Who is the first main character to appear onscreen?
104. When Mufasa is killed by the stampede, what is over his body?
105. What is Scar doing in his opening scene?
106. Why do the meerkats dig tunnels all day?
107. Mufasa explains to Simba that he will rule everything that what touches?
108. When Rafiki says to Simba that his father is down in the pool of water, who does Simba say it is at first?
109. Which scene in the film required the heaviest use of graphics and computer animation?
110. Why does Simba first start to walk into the elephant skull?
111. Who talks to Simba right before he becomes King?
112. What animal does Zazu land on when Simba pounces on him?
113. While chasing Simba out of the Pride Lands, how many hyenas fell in the thorn bushes?
114. According to Pumba, what are stars?
115. How many times does it rain in the movie?
116. “I know your powers of retention are as wet as a warthog’s backside.” What line does he sing next?
117. According to Timon, what are stars?
118. Who was called “Cactus Butt”?
119. Which character farted the most?
120. I desperately wanted to eat a wildebeest but Shenzi told me not to do it. Who voiced me?
121. Scar’s scar is on which eye?
122. Who was the sidekick of Pumbaa?
123. When Rafiki tries to convince Simba to go back to Pride Rock, he does something with his staff. What does he do?
124. What is the color of Nala’s eyes?
125. What kind of bug is Pumbaa’s favorite?
126. Whose advice convinced Simba to return home?
127. Fill in the correct word: “Can you feel the ____ tonight…”
128. What was the fate of Scar at the end of the story?
129. What was the name of the honey badger from another film from the franchise, ‘The Lion Guard’?
130. What was the release date of the DVD and video?
131. How many dark stripes does Timon have on his back?
132. How many animals are hit by Scar?
133. What is the highest mountain in Africa which is also shown in the movie?
134. Who was the story supervisor of the film who went on to direct Pixar’s ‘Brave’?
135. How is Bon Jovi connected to the movie?