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In The Wizard of Oz, what is the name of Dorothy's dog?
Toto
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All 42 movie trivia questions
Updated November 2026.
- In The Wizard of Oz, what is the name of Dorothy's dog? Answer: Toto
- In The Wizard of Oz, what does the Scarecrow want from the Wizard? Answer: A brain
- In the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, what color are Dorothy's slippers? Answer: Red (ruby red)
- In The Lion King, what is the name of Simba's father? Answer: Mufasa
- In Finding Nemo, what kind of fish is Nemo? Answer: Clownfish
- In Toy Story, what is the name of the cowboy doll? Answer: Woody
- In the Star Wars films, who turns out to be Luke Skywalker's father? Answer: Darth Vader (Anakin Skywalker)
- In Star Wars, what is the name of Han Solo's ship? Answer: The Millennium Falcon
- In E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, what is Elliott riding when he flies across the face of the moon? Answer: Bicycle
- In Back to the Future, what speed in miles per hour must the car reach to travel through time? Answer: 88
- In The Matrix, what color is the pill Neo takes? Answer: Red
- In Forrest Gump, what does Forrest's mother say life is like? Answer: A box of chocolates
- What is the name of the school for wizards in the Harry Potter films? Answer: Hogwarts
- What is the name of Harry Potter's owl? Answer: Hedwig
- In The Lord of the Rings, which hobbit volunteers to take the ring to Mordor? Answer: Frodo
- In Frozen, what is the name of the talking snowman? Answer: Olaf
- In Shrek, what kind of creature is Shrek? Answer: Ogre
- In Peter Pan, what is the name of the fairy? Answer: Tinker Bell
- What happens to Pinocchio's nose when he tells a lie? Answer: It grows
- In Cinderella, what does the fairy godmother turn into a coach? Answer: Pumpkin
- In Beauty and the Beast, what is the name of the heroine? Answer: Belle
- In The Godfather, what is the family's last name? Answer: Corleone
- In The Shining, what is the name of the hotel? Answer: The Overlook Hotel
- In Mary Poppins, what does Mary hold above her head as she floats down from the sky? Answer: Umbrella
- In The Sound of Music, what is the last name of the family with seven children? Answer: Von Trapp
- In Raiders of the Lost Ark, what animals is Indiana Jones afraid of? Answer: Snakes
- In the TV show Friends, what is the name of the coffee shop? Answer: Central Perk
- In The Simpsons, what town does the family live in? Answer: Springfield
- In SpongeBob SquarePants, what is the name of SpongeBob's starfish best friend? Answer: Patrick
- On Sesame Street, which grumpy character lives in a trash can? Answer: Oscar the Grouch
- In Star Trek, what planet is Mr. Spock from? Answer: Vulcan
- In Doctor Who, what does the TARDIS look like from the outside? Answer: A police box
- In The Princess Bride, how many fingers are on the right hand of the man Inigo Montoya is hunting? Answer: Six
- In Groundhog Day, what date does the weatherman live over and over? Answer: February 2
- In Up, what lifts Carl's house into the sky? Answer: Balloons
- At the start of Monsters, Inc., what do the monsters collect from children to power their city? Answer: Screams
- In 101 Dalmatians, who is the villain who wants the puppies' fur? Answer: Cruella de Vil
- In The Jungle Book, what kind of animal is Baloo? Answer: Bear
- In Alice in Wonderland, what animal does Alice follow down the hole? Answer: A white rabbit
- In the 1933 film King Kong, what building does Kong climb at the end? Answer: The Empire State Building
- In Citizen Kane, what object turns out to be "Rosebud"? Answer: A sled
- In Pirates of the Caribbean, what is the name of Captain Jack Sparrow's ship? Answer: The Black Pearl
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Questions people ask
- What are some good movie trivia questions?
- Five from this list: In the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, what color are Dorothy's slippers? (Red (ruby red)) In Forrest Gump, what does Forrest's mother say life is like? (A box of chocolates) In Cinderella, what does the fairy godmother turn into a coach? (Pumpkin) In SpongeBob SquarePants, what is the name of SpongeBob's starfish best friend? (Patrick) In 101 Dalmatians, who is the villain who wants the puppies' fur? (Cruella de Vil)
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