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My Neighbour Totoro - Quiz
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  • 1. Who directed the film My Neighbour Totoro?
A) Makoto Shinkai
B) Hayao Miyazaki
C) Isao Takahata
D) Mamoru Hosoda
  • 2. What is the name of the two main characters in My Neighbour Totoro?
A) Hana and Taro
B) Satsuki and Mei
C) Mai and Hikaru
D) Yuko and Kenji
  • 3. What is the name of the magical creature that Mei and Satsuki befriend?
A) Goku
B) Pikachu
C) Totoro
D) Godzilla
  • 4. Which year was My Neighbour Totoro first released?
A) 2010
B) 2003
C) 1995
D) 1988
  • 5. What is the name of Totoro's transport vehicle in the film?
A) Catbus
B) Owl-Mobile
C) Fox-Mobile
D) Raccoon Car
  • 6. What is the name of Mei and Satsuki's father in the film?
A) Tatsuo Kusakabe
B) Yoshifumi Kondo
C) Hiroshi Fujimoto
D) Akira Toriyama
  • 7. What is the English title of the film originally released as 'My Neighbour Totoro'?
A) Satsuki and Mei
B) Totoro Adventures
C) Forest Spirit Totoro
D) My Neighbor Totoro
  • 8. What is the color of the soot sprites that live in the house?
A) Black
B) Green
C) White
D) Purple
  • 9. Which studio animated 'My Neighbor Totoro'?
A) Madhouse
B) Studio Ghibli
C) Toei Animation
D) A-1 Pictures
  • 10. Where do Satsuki and Mei move to in 'My Neighbor Totoro'?
A) The countryside
B) Kyoto
C) Osaka
D) Tokyo
  • 11. What type of spirits inhabit the house that Satsuki and Mei move into?
A) Susuwatari
B) Oni
C) Tengu
D) Kappa
  • 12. Why is Mei upset during the movie?
A) Their mother's visit to their home has been postponed.
B) Totoro disappeared.
C) Satsuki scolded her.
D) She lost her favorite toy.
  • 13. What does Satsuki do when she can't find Mei?
A) Waits at home
B) Calls the police
C) Goes back to school
D) Pleads for Totoro's help
  • 14. What do the girls discover about their mother's health?
A) She has fully recovered and left the hospital.
B) Her condition worsened significantly.
C) She decided to move away.
D) She has a minor cold but is recovering well.
  • 15. What do Satsuki and Mei secretly leave for their mother?
A) A drawing
B) A toy
C) An ear of corn
D) A letter
  • 16. What happens to the tree that grows overnight?
A) It is gone in the morning.
B) It attracts many animals.
C) It becomes a permanent fixture.
D) It turns into a house.
  • 17. What do Totoro and his friends do at the end of the film?
A) They move into the house.
B) They go back to their forest.
C) They start a new adventure.
D) They watch from afar as the girls play with other children.
  • 18. What is one of the themes explored in 'My Neighbor Totoro'?
A) Environmentalism
B) Cyber warfare
C) Space exploration
D) Time travel
  • 19. Which award did 'My Neighbor Totoro' win in 1988?
A) Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Animated
B) Animage Anime Grand Prix prize
C) Oscar for Best Animated Feature
D) BAFTA Award for Best Film
  • 20. What is Totoro's role at Studio Ghibli?
A) Scriptwriter
B) Head Animator
C) CEO
D) Mascot
  • 21. What was the original setting year intended for My Neighbor Totoro?
A) 1985
B) 1955
C) 1975
D) 1965
  • 22. What was the original duration planned for My Neighbor Totoro?
A) Three hours
B) Thirty minutes
C) Two hours
D) One hour
  • 23. What was the nature of Totoros as described by Hayao Miyazaki?
A) Serene, carefree creatures that were supposedly forest keepers.
B) Mysterious beings with no clear purpose.
C) Aggressive guardians of the forest.
D) Mischievous spirits causing trouble for humans.
  • 24. What is a major theme in 'My Neighbor Totoro' according to Eriko Ogihara-Schuck?
A) Adventure
B) Fantasy
C) Romance
D) Animism
  • 25. What status does Totoro have due to his location in a camphor tree surrounded by a Shinto rope?
A) Guardian angel
B) Kami status
C) Nature deity
D) Forest spirit
  • 26. According to Phillip E. Wegner, how is the film's setting described?
A) Utopian-like
B) Realistic
C) Dystopian
D) Chaotic
  • 27. What does Timo Thelen argue that Totoro participates in?
A) A wider discourse about satoyama landscapes
B) Modernization narratives
C) Industrialization debates
D) Urban development discussions
  • 28. What is the idealized concept of traditional Japanese landscapes called?
A) Harmonious yamato
B) Absolute satoyama
C) Perfect zen
D) Pure shinto
  • 29. Who financed My Neighbor Totoro?
A) Isao Takahata
B) Yasuyoshi Tokuma
C) Studio Ghibli
D) Hayao Miyazaki
  • 30. How many tickets did My Neighbor Totoro initially sell in Japan?
A) 750,000 tickets
B) 1 million tickets
C) 500,000 tickets
D) 801,680 tickets
  • 31. What was the distribution rental income of My Neighbor Totoro in Japan in 1988?
A) ¥500 million
B) ¥588 million
C) ¥700 million
D) ¥600 million
  • 32. How many tickets has My Neighbor Totoro sold in France since 1999?
A) 500,000 tickets
B) 600,000 tickets
C) 300,000 tickets
D) 429,822 tickets
  • 33. What was the worldwide gross of My Neighbor Totoro since 2002?
A) $40 million
B) $25 million
C) $30.5 million
D) $20 million
  • 34. How much did My Neighbor Totoro gross in China by February 2019?
A) $15 million
B) $20 million
C) $25.8 million
D) $30 million
  • 35. Which Hollywood film was ahead of My Neighbor Totoro in the Chinese box-office charts during its opening weekend?
A) Aquaman
B) Avengers: Endgame
C) The Lion King
D) Frozen II
  • 36. Which Bollywood film was behind My Neighbor Totoro in the Chinese box-office charts during its opening weekend?
A) Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
B) Sanju
C) Dangal
D) Padman
  • 37. How much did My Neighbor Totoro gross in China by its second weekend?
A) $15 million
B) $20 million
C) $25 million
D) $10 million
  • 38. Which company produced an exclusive English language dub of 'My Neighbor Totoro' for use as an in-flight movie on Japan Airlines flights?
A) Troma Films
B) Streamline Pictures
C) Walt Disney Pictures
D) Madman Entertainment
  • 39. In what year did Troma Films distribute the Streamline dub of 'My Neighbor Totoro' as a theatrical release?
A) 2005
B) 2004
C) 1989
D) 1993
  • 40. Who sang the songs for the Streamline version of 'My Neighbor Totoro'?
A) Cassie Byram
B) The Fanning sisters
C) Lea Salonga
D) Sonya Isaacs
  • 41. Which company produced a new English dub of 'My Neighbor Totoro' in 2004?
A) Madman Entertainment
B) Troma Films
C) Streamline Pictures
D) Walt Disney Pictures
  • 42. Who directed the Disney English dub of 'My Neighbor Totoro'?
A) Rick Dempsey
B) Cindy Hewitt
C) Hayao Miyazaki
D) Don Hewitt
  • 43. Which actress played Mei in the Disney English dub of 'My Neighbor Totoro'?
A) Cassie Byram
B) Elle Fanning
C) Dakota Fanning
D) Sonya Isaacs
  • 44. Who voiced Totoro and Catbus in the Disney English dub?
A) Pat Carroll
B) Frank Welker
C) Timothy Daly
D) Lea Salonga
  • 45. When did Disney's English-language dub of 'My Neighbor Totoro' premiere?
A) January 2006
B) March 7, 2006
C) April 1993
D) October 23, 2005
  • 46. Which network held the television premiere of Disney's new English dub in January 2006?
A) Japan Airlines
B) Disney Channel
C) Hollywood Film Festival
D) Turner Classic Movies (TCM)
  • 47. When was the Disney version of 'My Neighbor Totoro' released on DVD in the United States?
A) April 1993
B) March 7, 2006
C) October 23, 2005
D) January 2006
  • 48. In which country was the original English dub released by Madman Entertainment?
A) Japan
B) Australia
C) Canada
D) United States
  • 49. What year did 'My Neighbor Totoro' have a re-release in 970 United States locations to celebrate its anniversary?
A) 2005
B) 1993
C) 1989
D) 2023
  • 50. How many years after its first theatrical release was 'My Neighbor Totoro' re-released in 2023?
A) 35
B) 40
C) 30
D) 25
  • 51. Who composed the music for My Neighbor Totoro?
A) Joe Hisaishi
B) Akira Kurosawa
C) Terry Riley
D) Philip Glass
  • 52. Which streaming service acquired exclusive rights to the Studio Ghibli library in North America in 2019?
A) Disney+
B) HBO Max
C) Netflix
D) Amazon Prime Video
  • 53. Which magazine ranked My Neighbor Totoro as the greatest animated film in a list?
A) Time Out
B) Empire
C) Animage
D) Kinema Junpo
  • 54. Which film critic described My Neighbor Totoro as having 'benign spirituality'?
A) Steve Rose
B) Leonard Klady
C) Jordan Cronk
D) Charlotte O'Sullivan
  • 55. What was the average retail price of My Neighbor Totoro VHS and DVD units in Japan by April 2012?
A) ¥202 million
B) ¥64.5 million
C) ¥16,100 million
D) ¥4,600
  • 56. What was the Rotten Tomatoes approval rating for My Neighbor Totoro?
A) 75%
B) 60%
C) 86%
D) 94%
  • 57. Which film magazine ranked Totoro at number 18 on a list of the greatest animated characters?
A) The Independent
B) Rolling Stone
C) Empire
D) Variety
  • 58. When was the main-belt asteroid named 10160 Totoro discovered?
A) July 7, 2013
B) December 31, 1994
C) November 15, 2005
D) January 1, 1989
  • 59. Which company licensed the English-language release of the ani-manga books in North America?
A) Funimation
B) Viz Media
C) Netflix
D) Disney
  • 60. What type of book was released by Tokuma on June 28, 1988?
A) A four-volume series of ani-manga books
B) An art book with production interviews
C) A hardcover light novel
D) A 111-page picture book
  • 61. Who wrote the hardcover light novel released by Viz in 2013?
A) Tsugiko Kubo
B) Katsuhiro Otomo
C) Isao Takahata
D) Hayao Miyazaki
  • 62. When was 'Mei and the Kittenbus' first released in Japan?
A) 2003
B) 2010
C) 2022
D) 1999
  • 63. How much did licensed merchandise gross in Japan during 2003–2007?
A) ¥19.96 billion
B) ¥4.1 billion
C) ¥10.97 billion
D) ¥56.08 billion
  • 64. Where did the stage adaptation of 'My Neighbor Totoro' first run in London?
A) Royal Opera House
B) West End Theatre
C) Barbican Centre
D) London Palladium
  • 65. Who directed the stage adaptation of 'My Neighbor Totoro'?
A) Tom Morton-Smith
B) Phelim McDermott
C) Hayao Miyazaki
D) Joe Hisaishi
  • 66. How many Olivier Awards did the stage adaptation win?
A) Six
B) Three
C) Eight
D) Five
  • 67. When was the return of the stage adaptation announced for the Gillian Lynne Theatre?
A) 21 January 2023
B) 30 March 2023
C) 8 October 2022
D) 24 April 2024
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