Studio Ghibli Quiz Questions With Answers: 36 Trivia

These Studio Ghibli quiz questions with answers are for anyone who has cried at a Totoro bus stop. We split 36 questions into three rounds: Easy for people who have seen the famous films, Medium for fans who know the side characters, and Hard for viewers who have watched the whole catalogue. Each answer is in bold with a short fact. Use the list to test yourself, run a Ghibli trivia night, or warm up before a real match.

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Easy Studio Ghibli quiz questions

1. In My Neighbor Totoro, which sister lends Totoro an umbrella at the rainy bus stop?
   Answer: Satsuki
   She hands him her father's umbrella, and Totoro thanks her with a bundle of seeds.

2. How old is Chihiro in Spirited Away?
   Answer: 10
   Miyazaki made the film for his friends' ten-year-old daughters.

3. Which bathhouse worker looks after Chihiro and becomes her friend?
   Answer: Lin
   She grumbles a lot but shows Chihiro how to survive her first days at work.

4. What does Zeniba turn Yubaba's giant baby Boh into?
   Answer: A mouse
   Boh spends the rest of the journey as a tiny mouse riding on a bird.

5. Where does Sophie work at the start of Howl's Moving Castle?
   Answer: In a hat shop
   The shop belonged to her late father, and she trims hats there every day.

6. What is the name of Howl's young apprentice?
   Answer: Markl
   He wears a disguise cloak that makes him look like an old man when he answers the door.

7. Who are the two young heroes of Castle in the Sky?
   Answer: Sheeta and Pazu
   Sheeta falls from an airship and Pazu, a young miner, catches her as she floats down.

8. What is the name of the boy in Kiki's Delivery Service who is obsessed with flying?
   Answer: Tombo
   He builds a pedal-powered flying machine.

9. What is the name of Ponyo's father?
   Answer: Fujimoto
   He was once human and now lives under the sea.

10. What are the names of the brother and sister in Grave of the Fireflies?
    Answer: Seita and Setsuko
    They try to survive alone in Japan near the end of World War II.

11. How old is Mei in My Neighbor Totoro?
    Answer: 4
    She meets Totoro first, after following two small spirits into the woods.

12. What does Kiki ride when she flies?
    Answer: A broomstick
    She sets off on her mother's old broom, with Jiji riding along.

Medium Studio Ghibli quiz questions

13. Which Ghibli film was released in Japan as a double feature with My Neighbor Totoro in 1988?
    Answer: Grave of the Fireflies
    A cuddly forest spirit and a war tragedy shared the same ticket.

14. In which year was Spirited Away released in Japan?
    Answer: 2001
    It went on to win the Golden Bear in Berlin and the Oscar for Best Animated Feature.

15. What is Haku's full, true name?
    Answer: Nigihayami Kohakunushi
    Chihiro remembers it while flying on his back, and that breaks Yubaba's hold on him.

16. What kind of creature curses Ashitaka at the start of Princess Mononoke?
    Answer: A demon boar god
    The boar god Nago was driven mad by an iron ball lodged in his body.

17. Which people does Ashitaka belong to?
    Answer: The Emishi
    His small village lives hidden in the east, and he is its last prince.

18. Who is the villain chasing Sheeta in Castle in the Sky?
    Answer: Muska
    He wants Sheeta's crystal so he can control the power of Laputa.

19. Over which sea does Porco Rosso fly his red seaplane?
    Answer: The Adriatic Sea
    He hunts sky pirates there from a hidden cove.

20. Who runs the bakery where Kiki lives in her new town?
    Answer: Osono
    She gives Kiki a room above the bakery in return for help in the shop.

21. Which animals try to stop a housing development in Pom Poko?
    Answer: Tanuki (raccoon dogs)
    They use their shape-shifting skills to scare the builders away from their hills.

22. Which children's book is Arrietty based on?
    Answer: The Borrowers by Mary Norton
    The English novel came out in 1952.

23. Who directed Arrietty?
    Answer: Hiromasa Yonebayashi
    It was his first film as director. He also made When Marnie Was There.

24. In Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, what is the name of Nausicaa's fox-squirrel?
    Answer: Teto
    It bites her finger when they first meet, and she calms it without pulling away.

Hard Studio Ghibli quiz questions

25. What spell do Sheeta and Pazu say to destroy Laputa?
    Answer: Balse
    Japanese fans post the word online the moment it airs on TV.

26. Which was the first Studio Ghibli feature made fully in 3D computer animation?
    Answer: Earwig and the Witch
    Goro Miyazaki directed it, and it was released in 2020.

27. What was Isao Takahata's final film as director?
    Answer: The Tale of the Princess Kaguya
    Released in 2013, it was nominated for the Oscar for Best Animated Feature.

28. Who directed Pom Poko?
    Answer: Isao Takahata
    The 1994 film is set on the edge of Tokyo during the building of a new town.

29. Which Ghibli film did Goro Miyazaki direct in 2011?
    Answer: From Up on Poppy Hill
    His father Hayao co-wrote the screenplay.

30. Who directed Whisper of the Heart?
    Answer: Yoshifumi Kondo
    It was the only feature film he directed before his death in 1998.

31. What is the Japanese title of The Boy and the Heron, in English?
    Answer: How Do You Live?
    It borrows the title of a 1937 Japanese novel that plays a part in the story.

32. In which Japanese prefecture did Ghibli Park open in 2022?
    Answer: Aichi
    It sits inside the Expo 2005 Aichi Commemorative Park.

33. Where does the name Ghibli come from?
    Answer: An Italian aircraft name, from a hot Saharan wind
    Miyazaki wanted the studio to blow a new wind through Japanese animation.

34. What kind of sweets are in Setsuko's tin in Grave of the Fireflies?
    Answer: Fruit drops
    The red tin of Sakuma drops became one of the most recognisable props in anime.

35. Why is Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind not technically a Studio Ghibli production?
    Answer: It was released in 1984, before Ghibli was founded
    Its success is what led to Studio Ghibli being set up in 1985.

36. What does the Forest Spirit in Princess Mononoke become at night?
    Answer: The Nightwalker
    By day it is a deer with a human-like face; by night, a towering see-through giant.

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FAQ

Are these Studio Ghibli quiz questions good for beginners?

Yes. The Easy round sticks to the best-known films, Totoro, Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle, Kiki and Ponyo, so anyone who has seen a few of them can score well. The Medium and Hard rounds are there when you want a real challenge.

Are these questions good for a Ghibli trivia night?

Yes. Read one round at a time, give each team 30 seconds per question, and save the Hard round for the final. For a built-in timer and scoreboard, play the live quiz on your phones instead.

How does the live Studio Ghibli quiz work?

You and one opponent answer the same 7 questions with 10 seconds each. Faster correct answers score more points, and question 7 counts double, so a match is never over until the last question. You earn XP, raise your Studio Ghibli level and climb the leagues and leaderboards as you play.