Animated Movie Music Quiz: 10 Questions That Test What You Know

Elton John and Tim Rice wrote the songs for The Lion King, and this animated movie music quiz follows the melodies that made cartoons unforgettable. Meet Alan Menken, Randy Newman of Toy Story, Hans Zimmer, Lin-Manuel Miranda's Encanto and Moana songs, Frozen's Let It Go and Joe Hisaishi's Ghibli scores.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

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Lion King
Who wrote The Lion King songs with Tim Rice?
Menken
Which composer scored The Little Mermaid and Aladdin?
Toy Story
Who wrote You've Got a Friend in Me?
Frozen
Which Frozen song won the Oscar for Best Original Song?
Encanto
Which Encanto song topped the Billboard Hot 100?
Moana
Who wrote the songs for Moana with Opetaia Foa'i and Mark Mancina?
Ghibli
Which composer scored most Hayao Miyazaki films?
Tarzan
Which singer wrote and performed the songs for Disney's Tarzan?
Coco
Which Coco song won the Oscar for Best Original Song?
Shrek
Which song by Smash Mouth opens Shrek?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Who wrote The Lion King songs with Tim Rice?
Answer: Elton John
Hans Zimmer composed the score.
Q2: Which composer scored The Little Mermaid and Aladdin?
Answer: Alan Menken
He has won eight Oscars.
Q3: Who wrote You've Got a Friend in Me?
Answer: Randy Newman
It opens Toy Story.
Q4: Which Frozen song won the Oscar for Best Original Song?
Answer: Let It Go
Idina Menzel sang it.
Q5: Which Encanto song topped the Billboard Hot 100?
Answer: We Don't Talk About Bruno
Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote it.
Q6: Who wrote the songs for Moana with Opetaia Foa'i and Mark Mancina?
Answer: Lin-Manuel Miranda
How Far I'll Go was nominated for an Oscar.
Q7: Which composer scored most Hayao Miyazaki films?
Answer: Joe Hisaishi
He scored Spirited Away.
Q8: Which singer wrote and performed the songs for Disney's Tarzan?
Answer: Phil Collins
You'll Be in My Heart won an Oscar.
Q9: Which Coco song won the Oscar for Best Original Song?
Answer: Remember Me
It was written by the Frozen songwriters.
Q10: Which song by Smash Mouth opens Shrek?
Answer: All Star
Shrek ends with I'm a Believer.

Animated Movie Music Quiz – Songs That Made Cartoons Soar

Music is at the heart of animated films. Memorable songs help tell stories, express characters' dreams and stay with audiences long after the credits roll, and many soundtracks have topped charts and won Academy Awards.

Alan Menken defined the Disney Renaissance with The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin. Elton John and Tim Rice wrote The Lion King songs, with a score by Hans Zimmer, while Phil Collins wrote Tarzan's songs. Randy Newman's You've Got a Friend in Me opened Toy Story.

In recent years, Frozen's Let It Go and Coco's Remember Me won Oscars, Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote songs for Moana and Encanto, and We Don't Talk About Bruno topped the Billboard Hot 100. In Japan, Joe Hisaishi's scores give Studio Ghibli films their gentle magic.

What This Quiz Teaches

Music and animation fans will enjoy these questions.

Who wrote The Lion King songs
Which songs won Oscars
Who scored Ghibli films
Which Encanto song topped charts
What song opens Shrek

Did You Know?

Under the Sea won an Oscar in 1990.
When You Wish Upon a Star is from Pinocchio.
Danny Elfman scored The Nightmare Before Christmas.
Michael Giacchino scored Up.
Soul's score won an Oscar.