Penguin Highway Quiz Questions and Answers

Q1. What is the primary setting of Penguin Highway?
A. A coastal city in Japan
B. A small inland Japanese town
C. A futuristic urban metropolis
D. A rural village in Antarctica
Answer: B. A small inland Japanese town

Q2. Who is the main protagonist of Penguin Highway?
A. Suzuki
B. Hamamoto
C. Aoyama
D. Uchida
Answer: C. Aoyama

Q3. What unusual phenomenon prompts Aoyama’s investigation in the film?
A. Sudden snowfall in summer
B. Appearance of penguins in his town
C. Mysterious lights in the sky
D. Disappearing buildings
Answer: B. Appearance of penguins in his town

Q4. What is the name of the mysterious woman Aoyama meets at the dental clinic?
A. The Lady
B. Shirai
C. Hamamoto
D. Penta
Answer: A. The Lady

Q5. What is the profession of the mysterious woman who interacts with Aoyama?
A. Schoolteacher
B. Dental assistant
C. Scientist
D. Librarian
Answer: B. Dental assistant

Q6. What is the name of the penguin Aoyama and his friends find on the school rooftop?
A. Penta
B. Jabberwock
C. Sushi
D. Taro
Answer: A. Penta

Q7. What object does the Lady transform into a penguin in the film?
A. A book
B. A soda can
C. A chess piece
D. A toothbrush
Answer: B. A soda can

Q8. What is the name of the mysterious entity that appears to eat penguins in the film?
A. Jabberwock
B. Ocean
C. Sphere
D. Void
Answer: A. Jabberwock

Q9. What is the primary source of energy for both the penguins and the Lady?
A. The forest
B. The sea
C. The sphere
D. The town
Answer: B. The sea

Q10. What does Aoyama hypothesize the “sea” represents in the film?
A. A portal to another dimension
B. A time-travel device
C. A hole where the world is torn
D. A natural water body
Answer: C. A hole where the world is torn

Q11. Who directed Penguin Highway?
A. Hiroyasu Ishida
B. Hayao Miyazaki
C. Makoto Shinkai
D. Mamoru Hosoda
Answer: A. Hiroyasu Ishida

Q12. Which studio animated Penguin Highway?
A. Studio Ghibli
B. Studio Colorido
C. Production I.G.
D. Kyoto Animation
Answer: B. Studio Colorido

Q13. What is the name of the theme song for Penguin Highway?
A. Good Night
B. Summer Moved On
C. Penguin Parade
D. Ocean Waves
Answer: A. Good Night

Q14. Who performed the theme song for Penguin Highway?
A. Yoko Kanno
B. Hikaru Utada
C. Kenshi Yonezu
D. Aimer
Answer: B. Hikaru Utada

Q15. In which year was the Penguin Highway novel by Tomihiko Morimi originally published?
A. 2008
B. 2009
C. 2010
D. 2015
Answer: C. 2010

Q16. What award did Penguin Highway win at the Fantasia International Film Festival?
A. Best Animated Feature
B. Axis: The Satoshi Kon Award for Excellence in Animation
C. Audience Choice Award
D. Best Director Award
Answer: B. Axis: The Satoshi Kon Award for Excellence in Animation

Q17. What is the name of Aoyama’s classmate who joins him in investigating the penguins?
A. Uchida
B. Suzuki
C. Shirai
D. Kenta
Answer: A. Uchida

Q18. What activity does the Lady coach Aoyama in during the film?
A. Soccer
B. Chess
C. Painting
D. Music
Answer: B. Chess

Q19. What happens to the Lady when she leaves the train station with Aoyama?
A. She transforms into a penguin
B. She disappears into the forest
C. She falls ill
D. She reveals her true identity
Answer: C. She falls ill

Q20. What is the name of the floating orb discovered by Aoyama and his friends?
A. The Ocean
B. The Sphere
C. The Void
D. The Portal
Answer: B. The Sphere

Q21. What happens to the Sphere during the storm in the film?
A. It shrinks and disappears
B. It moves to the coast
C. It transforms into a penguin
D. It expands to a dangerous extent
Answer: D. It expands to a dangerous extent

Q22. What philosophical concept is referenced in Penguin Highway through the term “Stanislaw Syndrome”?
A. Time travel
B. Rational cognition
C. Parallel universes
D. Artificial intelligence
Answer: B. Rational cognition

Q23. What is the name of the classmate who is a bully in the film?
A. Uchida
B. Hamamoto
C. Suzuki
D. Kenta
Answer: C. Suzuki

Q24. What is the primary theme explored in Penguin Highway?
A. Environmental conservation
B. Scientific discovery and curiosity
C. Time travel and destiny
D. Family bonds
Answer: B. Scientific discovery and curiosity

Q25. How does the film Penguin Highway incorporate elements of magical realism?
A. Through time-traveling penguins
B. With futuristic technology
C. By blending fantasy with a realistic setting
D. Through dream sequences only
Answer: C. By blending fantasy with a realistic setting