From Up on Poppy Hill Quiz Questions and Answers
Q1. In which year is the movie From Up on Poppy Hill set?
A. 1960
B. 1963
C. 1965
D. 1968
Answer: B. 1963
Q2. What is the name of the boarding house where Umi Matsuzaki lives?
A. Coquelicot Manor
B. Sakura Manor
C. Yokohama House
D. Latin Quarter
Answer: A. Coquelicot Manor
Q3. Who directed From Up on Poppy Hill?
A. Hayao Miyazaki
B. Isao Takahata
C. Goro Miyazaki
D. Toshio Suzuki
Answer: C. Goro Miyazaki
Q4. What is the primary setting of the movie?
A. Tokyo
B. Yokohama
C. Osaka
D. Kyoto
Answer: B. Yokohama
Q5. What historical event is Japan preparing for in the movie?
A. 1960 Summer Olympics
B. 1964 Summer Olympics
C. 1968 Winter Olympics
D. 1970 World Expo
Answer: B. 1964 Summer Olympics
Q6. What is the name of the old clubhouse that Umi and Shun try to save?
A. The Latin Quarter
B. The Philosophy Club
C. The Culture House
D. The Student Haven
Answer: A. The Latin Quarter
Q7. Who wrote the screenplay for From Up on Poppy Hill?
A. Goro Miyazaki and Keiko Niwa
B. Hayao Miyazaki and Keiko Niwa
C. Tetsuro Sayama and Chizuru Takahashi
D. Satoshi Takebe and Aoi Teshima
Answer: B. Hayao Miyazaki and Keiko Niwa
Q8. What is the name of the signal flags’ message that Umi raises every morning?
A. I wish you well
B. Peace to all
C. I pray for safe voyages
D. Hope for tomorrow
Answer: C. I pray for safe voyages
Q9. What is the profession of Umi’s mother, Ryoko?
A. Nurse
B. Medical professor
C. Teacher
D. Journalist
Answer: B. Medical professor
Q10. What is the name of the school newspaper where Shun publishes his poem?
A. Konan Times
B. Yokohama Gazette
C. Latin Quarterly
D. Coquelicot Chronicle
Answer: A. Konan Times
Q11. What is the title of the theme song for From Up on Poppy Hill?
A. Summer of Farewells
B. I Look Up as I Walk
C. The Indigo Waves
D. Coquelicot Dreams
Answer: A. Summer of Farewells
Q12. Who sings the theme song for the movie?
A. Masami Nagasawa
B. Aoi Teshima
C. Kyu Sakamoto
D. Yuriko Ishida
Answer: B. Aoi Teshima
Q13. What is the name of the 1961 song included as an insert in the film?
A. Sukiyaki
B. Sakura Sakura
C. Tokyo Melody
D. Moonlight Serenade
Answer: A. Sukiyaki
Q14. During which war did Umi’s father go missing?
A. World War II
B. Korean War
C. Vietnam War
D. Sino-Japanese War
Answer: B. Korean War
Q15. What is the name of the manga on which the movie is based?
A. From Up on Poppy Hill
B. Coquelicot Hill
C. Yokohama Days
D. Latin Quarter Love
Answer: A. From Up on Poppy Hill
Q16. Who illustrated the original manga for From Up on Poppy Hill?
A. Tetsuro Sayama
B. Chizuru Takahashi
C. Hayao Miyazaki
D. Keiko Niwa
Answer: B. Chizuru Takahashi
Q17. In which magazine was the original manga serialized?
A. Shonen Jump
B. Margaret
C. Ribon
D. Nakayoshi
Answer: D. Nakayoshi
Q18. What is the name of the character who is the chairman of the school board?
A. Tokumaru
B. Mizunuma
C. Tachibana
D. Kazama
Answer: A. Tokumaru
Q19. What is the main reason the school board wants to demolish the Latin Quarter?
A. To build a new library
B. To create a parking lot
C. To prepare for the Olympics
D. To construct a science lab
Answer: C. To prepare for the Olympics
Q20. Which company distributed the English version of the film in North America?
A. Walt Disney Studios
B. GKIDS
C. Toho
D. StudioCanal
Answer: B. GKIDS
Q21. When was From Up on Poppy Hill released in Japanese cinemas?
A. July 16, 2010
B. March 15, 2011
C. July 16, 2011
D. January 11, 2013
Answer: C. July 16, 2011
Q22. What major event affected the film’s production?
A. A studio fire
B. The 2011 T0hoku earthquake and tsunami
C. A writers’ strike
D. A financial crisis
Answer: B. The 2011 T?hoku earthquake and tsunami
Q23. Which award did From Up on Poppy Hill win in 2012?
A. Japan Academy Prize for Best Animation Work
B. Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
C. Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film
D. Annie Award for Best Direction
Answer: A. Japan Academy Prize for Best Animation Work
Q24. What is the primary theme of From Up on Poppy Hill?
A. Environmental conservation
B. Nostalgia and coming-of-age
C. Supernatural adventure
D. Political intrigue
Answer: B. Nostalgia and coming-of-age
Q25. Which Studio Ghibli film is From Up on Poppy Hill often compared to for its slice-of-life romance?
A. Spirited Away
B. Princess Mononoke
C. Whisper of the Heart
D. Howl’s Moving Castle
Answer: C. Whisper of the Heart