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