Up Movie Quiz: Carl's Balloon House and Paradise Falls

This Up movie quiz floats away with Pixar's 2009 story of grief, friendship and thousands of balloons. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on Carl and Ellie, the Married Life montage, Russell the Wilderness Explorer, Kevin the bird, Dug the talking dog, Charles Muntz, Paradise Falls and two Oscars.

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

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Studio
Which studio made Up?
Director
Who directed Up?
Hero
What is the old man's name?
Wife
Who was Carl's late wife?
Lift
How does Carl lift his house into the sky?
Goal
Where does Carl want to take his house?
Scout
Who is the young stowaway?
Dog
What famous word distracts Dug?
Villain
Who is the explorer villain?
Oscars
How many Oscars did Up win?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which studio made Up?
Answer: Pixar
It was released in 2009.
Q2: Who directed Up?
Answer: Pete Docter
He later directed Inside Out.
Q3: What is the old man's name?
Answer: Carl Fredricksen
He is 78 years old.
Q4: Who was Carl's late wife?
Answer: Ellie
Their life is shown in a montage.
Q5: How does Carl lift his house into the sky?
Answer: With thousands of balloons
He was a balloon seller.
Q6: Where does Carl want to take his house?
Answer: Paradise Falls
Ellie dreamed of it.
Q7: Who is the young stowaway?
Answer: Russell, a Wilderness Explorer
He wants a badge for helping the elderly.
Q8: What famous word distracts Dug?
Answer: Squirrel
His collar lets him talk.
Q9: Who is the explorer villain?
Answer: Charles Muntz
He hunts the bird Kevin.
Q10: How many Oscars did Up win?
Answer: Two
Best Animated Feature and Best Score.

Up Movie Quiz – Carl's Balloon House and Paradise Falls

Up, directed by Pete Docter and released by Pixar in 2009, begins with the Married Life montage of Carl and Ellie's life together. After Ellie dies, Carl ties thousands of balloons to their house to fly it to Paradise Falls in South America.

He discovers a stowaway, Russell, a young Wilderness Explorer seeking his last badge. In South America they meet Kevin, a rare bird, and Dug, a dog whose collar lets him talk.

Explorer Charles Muntz, Carl's childhood hero, turns out to be hunting Kevin. Up won Oscars for Best Animated Feature and Michael Giacchino's score.

What This Quiz Teaches

Pixar fans will enjoy these questions.

Who made the film
Who Carl and Ellie are
How the house flies
Who joins the adventure
Which awards it won

Did You Know?

Paradise Falls was inspired by Venezuela's tepuis.
Up opened the Cannes Film Festival in 2009.
It was nominated for Best Picture.
Ed Asner voiced Carl.
Dug later got his own short series.