The Boy and the Heron Trivia Quiz Questions and Answers
1. What is the original Japanese title of “The Boy and the Heron”?
A) Spirited Away
B) Kimitachi wa Do Ikiru ka
C) Howl’s Moving Castle
D) My Neighbor Totoro
Answer: B) Kimitachi wa Do Ikiru ka
2. Who directed “The Boy and the Heron”?
A) Isao Takahata
B) Hayao Miyazaki
C) Makoto Shinkai
D) Mamoru Hosoda
Answer: B) Hayao Miyazaki
3. In which year was “The Boy and the Heron” released in Japan?
A) 2020
B) 2021
C) 2022
D) 2023
Answer: D) 2023
4. What is the name of the protagonist in the film?
A) Shoichi
B) Mahito Maki
C) Himi
D) Natsuko
Answer: B) Mahito Maki
5. During which historical period is the film set?
A) World War I
B) Meiji Era
C) World War II
D) Edo Period
Answer: C) World War II
6. What tragic event prompts Mahito to move to the countryside?
A) His father’s death
B) His mother’s death
C) His sister’s disappearance
D) A natural disaster
Answer: B) His mother’s death
7. What creature guides Mahito into the fantastical world?
A) A wolf
B) A fox
C) A gray heron
D) A sparrow
Answer: C) A gray heron
8. What is the name of Mahito’s stepmother?
A) Himi
B) Natsuko
C) Kiriko
D) Yuko
Answer: B) Natsuko
9. What is the significance of the novel “How Do You Live?” in the film?
A) It is Mahito’s favorite book
B) It is written by his father
C) It is a gift from his mother
D) It is banned in his school
Answer: C) It is a gift from his mother
10. Which Studio produced “The Boy and the Heron”?
A) Studio Chizu
B) Studio Ghibli
C) Toei Animation
D) Production I.G
Answer: B) Studio Ghibli
11. What is the profession of Mahito’s father?
A) Farmer
B) Teacher
C) Fighter plane factory worker
D) Doctor
Answer: C) Fighter plane factory worker
12. What is the name of the composer for the film’s score?
A) Yoko Kanno
B) Nobuo Uematsu
C) Joe Hisaishi
D) Koji Kondo
Answer: C) Joe Hisaishi
13. Which character is voiced by Robert Pattinson in the English dub?
A) Mahito
B) The Gray Heron
C) Shoichi
D) Granduncle
Answer: B) The Gray Heron
14. What is the primary setting of the film’s first half?
A) Tokyo
B) A magical forest
C) A countryside estate
D) A coastal village
Answer: C) A countryside estate
15. What is the name of the mysterious structure Mahito enters?
A) The Forbidden Castle
B) The Ancient Tower
C) The Heron’s Lair
D) The Mystic Temple
Answer: B) The Ancient Tower
16. What are the Warawara in the film?
A) Giant birds
B) Ghostly warriors
C) Small, adorable creatures
D) Magical trees
Answer: C) Small, adorable creatures
17. Who is the creator of the fantastical world Mahito enters?
A) His father
B) His great-granduncle
C) The Gray Heron
D) His stepmother
Answer: B) His great-granduncle
18. What award did “The Boy and the Heron” win?
A) Palme d’Or
B) Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
C) Golden Bear
D) Emmy Award
Answer: B) Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
19. What is the name of the theme song for the film?
A) Spinning Globe
B) KICK BACK
C) Moongazing
D) LADY
Answer: A) Spinning Globe
20. Who performed the theme song “Spinning Globe”?
A) Kenshi Yonezu
B) Aimyon
C) Masaki Suda
D) Soma Santoki
Answer: A) Kenshi Yonezu
21. What is one of the central themes of the film?
A) Revenge
B) Grief and acceptance
C) Time travel
D) Political power
Answer: B) Grief and acceptance
22. How does Mahito initially injure himself in the film?
A) Falling from a tree
B) Fighting with bullies
C) Hitting himself with a rock
D) An accident in the tower
Answer: C) Hitting himself with a rock
23. What is the name of the fire-powered girl Mahito meets?
A) Natsuko
B) Himi
C) Kiriko
D) Yuko
Answer: B) Himi
24. What is the role of the parakeets in the fantastical world?
A) They are peaceful guides
B) They are giant carnivores
C) They are Mahito’s allies
D) They are magical healers
Answer: B) They are giant carnivores
25. What is the name of the film’s distributor in Japan?
A) Toho
B) Toei
C) Shochiku
D) Kadokawa
Answer: A) Toho