Spirited Away - Quiz
  • 1. Who is the main character in 'Spirited Away'?
A) Yubaba
B) Chihiro
C) No-Face
D) Haku
  • 2. What does Chihiro's parents turn into after eating at the abandoned amusement park?
A) Ducks
B) Dogs
C) Pigs
D) Cats
  • 3. What is the name of the river spirit that Chihiro helps in the bathhouse?
A) No-Face
B) Haku
C) Yubaba
D) Kamaji
  • 4. What does Chihiro promise Haku she will not do while in the spirit world?
A) Eat any food
B) Forget him
C) Leave the bathhouse
D) Return to the human world
  • 5. What is Chihiro's new name given by Yubaba?
A) Lin
B) Haku
C) Yubaba
D) Sen
  • 6. What is the name of the spirit that has many arms and works in the boiler room?
A) No-Face
B) Haku
C) Zeniba
D) Kamaji
  • 7. What animal form does Zeniba's assistant, Haku, turn into?
A) Dragon
B) Bird
C) Fox
D) Cat
  • 8. What is the name of the witch who runs the bathhouse?
A) Kamaji
B) Lin
C) Zeniba
D) Yubaba
  • 9. Who directed the film 'Spirited Away'?
A) Toshio Suzuki
B) Hayao Miyazaki
C) Kirk Wise
D) John Lasseter
  • 10. Which studio animated 'Spirited Away'?
A) Toho
B) Pixar
C) Studio Ghibli
D) Disney Animation Studios
  • 11. Who distributed 'Spirited Away' in Japan?
A) Toho
B) Studio Ghibli
C) Walt Disney Studios
D) Pixar
  • 12. Who convinced Walt Disney Studios to buy the North American distribution rights for 'Spirited Away'?
A) Kirk Wise
B) Toshio Suzuki
C) Hayao Miyazaki
D) John Lasseter
  • 13. What award did 'Spirited Away' win at the 75th Academy Awards?
A) Golden Bear
B) BAFTA Award for Best Film
C) Oscar for Best Picture
D) Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
  • 14. What is the name of the spirit world bathhouse where Chihiro works?
A) Boh's bathhouse
B) Yubaba's bathhouse
C) Zeniba's bathhouse
D) Kamaji's bathhouse
  • 15. What does Haku warn Chihiro about before she enters the spirit world?
A) To return across the riverbed before sunset
B) To avoid talking to spirits
C) Not to eat any food
D) To find her parents immediately
  • 16. Who is Kamaji in 'Spirited Away'?
A) The boiler-man commanding soot sprites
B) A spirit of a polluted river
C) Yubaba's twin sister
D) Chihiro's father
  • 17. What creature does Chihiro mistakenly think is a customer?
A) Boh
B) No-Face
C) Lin
D) Haku
  • 18. Who gives Chihiro a magic emetic dumpling as a token of gratitude?
A) Zeniba
B) The spirit of the polluted river
C) Yubaba
D) Kamaji
  • 19. What does Zeniba reveal about Haku's identity?
A) He is a soot sprite
B) He is a shikigami spirit
C) He is Yubaba's son
D) He is the spirit of the Kohaku River
  • 20. What does Zeniba give Chihiro to protect her?
A) A magic emetic dumpling
B) A magic protective hairband
C) A golden seal
D) A shikigami spirit
  • 21. What happens to Chihiro's contract when she passes Yubaba's test?
A) She gets a raise at the bathhouse
B) She becomes Yubaba's assistant
C) It disappears and her real name is restored
D) She is promoted to supervisor
  • 22. What does Chihiro see before leaving for her new home?
A) The tunnel still open, wearing Zeniba's hairband
B) Her parents turning back into humans
C) Haku transforming into a dragon
D) No-Face following her
  • 23. What was the budget for the production of Spirited Away?
A) ¥1.7 billion (US$14 million).
B) ¥1.9 billion (US$15 million).
C) ¥2 billion (US$16 million).
D) ¥1.5 billion (US$12 million).
  • 24. Which company's investment allowed Disney the right of first refusal for North American distribution?
A) Disney's 10% investment.
B) Mitsubishi's investment.
C) Nippon Television Network's investment.
D) Tokuma Shoten's investment.
  • 25. What was a major difficulty Miyazaki faced during the production of Spirited Away?
A) Securing funding from various companies.
B) Animating characters using computer software.
C) Reducing the film's length.
D) Finding inspiration for the bathhouse setting.
  • 26. Which traditional Japanese inn served as an inspiration for the film?
A) Jiufen, Taiwan.
B) Dōgo Onsen.
C) A fictional inn created by Miyazaki.
D) Notoya Ryokan in Yamagata Prefecture.
  • 27. What did Miyazaki feel nostalgic about when visiting the Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum?
A) Traditional Japanese inns.
B) The Pseudo-Western style buildings from the Meiji period.
C) Modern Japanese architecture.
D) European-style buildings.
  • 28. Which company did not contribute to the production of Spirited Away?
A) Tokuma Shoten.
B) Nippon Television Network.
C) Mitsubishi.
D) Jiufen Tourism Board.
  • 29. What did Miyazaki want the film to be, despite initial challenges?
A) A romantic story for teenagers.
B) Filled with elaborate and complex scenes.
C) Simple with less 'eye candy'.
D) A direct adaptation of a Japanese book.
  • 30. Who composed and conducted the film score for Spirited Away?
A) Kirk Wise
B) Joe Hisaishi
C) Donald W. Ernst
D) John Lasseter
  • 31. What is the approval rating of 'Spirited Away' on Rotten Tomatoes?
A) 78%
B) 96%
C) 89%
D) 85%
  • 32. Who decides to take care of No-Face at the end of the film?
A) Haku
B) Chihiro
C) Yubaba
D) Zeniba
  • 33. Which film did Spirited Away surpass to become NTV's most-watched film of all time?
A) Howl's Moving Castle
B) Kiki's Delivery Service
C) My Neighbor Totoro
D) Princess Mononoke
  • 34. Which director named 'Spirited Away' as one of the influences for their film 'Turning Red'?
A) Pete Docter
B) Domee Shi
C) Brad Bird
D) Jennifer Lee
  • 35. Which magazine ranked 'Spirited Away' as the thirteenth-best animated film in 2010?
A) Rotten Tomatoes
B) Time Out
C) Variety
D) IGN
  • 36. When was the world premiere of the stage adaptation of Spirited Away planned?
A) 28 February 2022
B) August 2023
C) April 2024
D) February 2023
  • 37. When was the European premiere of the stage adaptation scheduled?
A) February 2022
B) December 2025
C) August 2023
D) April 2024
  • 38. Which company acquired the North American sale rights to Spirited Away?
A) The Walt Disney Company
B) Optimum Releasing
C) Toho
D) Wild Bunch
  • 39. On which UK channel did Spirited Away first air in 2010?
A) BBC2
B) ITV
C) Channel 4
D) BBC One
  • 40. Where did Spirited Away premiere in English?
A) Toronto International Film Festival
B) France
C) Hong Kong
D) United States
  • 41. Which folklore heavily influences the themes of 'Spirited Away'?
A) Greek mythology
B) Japanese Shinto-Buddhist folklore
C) Norse mythology
D) Egyptian mythology
  • 42. How much did Spirited Away gross in its opening weekend in the United States?
A) $450,000
B) $224 million
C) $13.1 million
D) $10 million
  • 43. Who released the song 'Chihiro' in 2024?
A) Hayao Miyazaki
B) Billie Eilish
C) Kanna Hashimoto
D) John Lasseter
  • 44. What rank did 'Spirited Away' achieve on Time Out magazine's list of 'The 100 Best Movies of All Time'?
A) Fifty-fifth
B) Sixty-first
C) Forty-sixth
D) Thirty-second
  • 45. In which year did IGN rank 'Spirited Away' as the 12th-best animated film of all time?
A) 2025
B) 2005
C) 2022
D) 2010
  • 46. Which critic praised 'Spirited Away' for its voice acting and direction?
A) Roger Ebert
B) Kenneth Turan
C) Derek Elley
D) Elvis Mitchell
  • 47. Which film director said that 'Spirited Away' might be better than any Disney films he has ever seen?
A) Peter Jackson
B) George Lucas
C) Steven Spielberg
D) James Cameron
  • 48. When was Spirited Away released theatrically in China?
A) 7 September 2002
B) 13 December 2001
C) 21 June 2019
D) 12 September 2003
  • 49. Who was the co-producer for the English adaptation of Spirited Away?
A) Donald W. Ernst
B) Michael Eisner
C) Kirk Wise
D) John Lasseter
  • 50. Who wrote the lyrics for the closing song "Always With Me"?
A) Ayaka Hirahara
B) Joe Hisaishi
C) Wakako Kaku
D) Youmi Kimura
  • 51. Which film's production designer was inspired by the spiritual elements in 'Spirited Away'?
A) Coco
B) Zootopia
C) Frozen
D) Moana
  • 52. Who performed the role of Chihiro in the English dub of Spirited Away?
A) Lauren Holly
B) Suzanne Pleshette
C) Daveigh Chase
D) Susan Egan
  • 53. Which film critic compared 'Spirited Away' to Lewis Carroll's 'Through the Looking-Glass'?
A) Roger Ebert
B) Derek Elley
C) Kenneth Turan
D) Elvis Mitchell
  • 54. When did Spirited Away first release in Japan?
A) 7 September 2002
B) 13 December 2001
C) 12 September 2003
D) 20 July 2001
  • 55. Which film was ranked alongside 'Spirited Away' on Sight & Sound's greatest films list in 2022?
A) Kiki's Delivery Service
B) My Neighbor Totoro
C) Princess Mononoke
D) Howl's Moving Castle
  • 56. What did Roger Ebert add 'Spirited Away' to, besides calling it one of the year's best films?
A) IGN's top animated films
B) The Academy Awards nominations
C) Metacritic's highest-rated films
D) His 'Great Movies' list
  • 57. In what year did BBC place 'Spirited Away' fourth on its list of the 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century?
A) 2016
B) 2010
C) 2020
D) 2001
  • 58. What position did 'Spirited Away' hold in Empire magazine's 'The 100 Best Films of World Cinema' list in 2010?
A) Thirtieth
B) Fifth
C) Tenth
D) Twentieth
  • 59. Which film did Spirited Away beat at the Chinese box office during its opening weekend?
A) Toy Story 4
B) Titanic
C) Spider-Man: Far From Home
D) Princess Mononoke
  • 60. Which company released Spirited Away on VHS and DVD in Japan?
A) Optimum Releasing
B) Walt Disney Studios Japan
C) GKIDS
D) Buena Vista Home Entertainment
  • 61. Which company acquired the rights to Spirited Away in the United Kingdom?
A) Optimum Releasing
B) Toho
C) Wild Bunch
D) Disney
  • 62. What concept in 'Spirited Away' embodies a sense of regret towards waste?
A) Shōjo
B) Kami
C) Mottainai
D) On
  • 63. Which critic gave 'Spirited Away' a full four stars?
A) Kenneth Turan
B) Derek Elley
C) Roger Ebert
D) Elvis Mitchell
  • 64. For which film was the song "Always With Me" originally intended?
A) Princess Mononoke
B) My Neighbor Totoro
C) Rin the Chimney Painter
D) Spirited Away
  • 65. What role does food play in 'Spirited Away'?
A) Food is used as a weapon
B) Food has metamorphic qualities
C) Food is irrelevant to the plot
D) Food is scarce and rationed
  • 66. In which year did 'Spirited Away' rank number 9 on The New York Times' list of 'The 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century.'?
A) 2017
B) 2022
C) 2025
D) 2016
  • 67. Which Disney co-director joined John Lasseter in directing the English adaptation of Spirited Away?
A) Donald W. Ernst
B) Michael Eisner
C) Kirk Wise
D) John Ratzenberger
  • 68. Which film did Spirited Away surpass to become the highest-grossing film in Japanese history?
A) Princess Mononoke
B) Toy Story 4
C) Titanic
D) Spider-Man: Far From Home
  • 69. Where was the European premiere of the stage adaptation announced to take place?
A) New York City
B) Tokyo
C) Paris
D) The London Coliseum
  • 70. Which character's original Japanese-language lip movements were matched in the English dub?
A) Haku only
B) All characters
C) Chihiro only
D) Yubaba only
  • 71. Which orchestra performed the soundtrack of Spirited Away?
A) New Japan Philharmonic
B) Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
C) London Symphony Orchestra
D) Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra
  • 72. Which organization declared 'Spirited Away' to be the all-time best animated film?
A) BBC
B) Time Magazine
C) Vice
D) The New York Times
  • 73. On what date was Spirited Away released on Blu-ray in the United Kingdom by StudioCanal UK?
A) 25 October 2021
B) 17 December 2019
C) 29 March 2004
D) 24 November 2014
  • 74. Which actress provided the voice for Yubaba in the English dub?
A) Suzanne Pleshette
B) Lauren Holly
C) Susanne Pleshette
D) Susan Egan
  • 75. Which critic praised 'Spirited Away' for its animation and music?
A) Kenneth Turan
B) Derek Elley
C) Elvis Mitchell
D) Roger Ebert
  • 76. Who is the professor of film, television, and media studies that commented on 'Spirited Away'?
A) Harley Jessup
B) Ken Firpo
C) Rayna Denison
D) Domee Shi
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