The Lion King Quiz Questions
1. What is the name of the Pride Lands’ wise and respected leader?
(a) Mufasa
(b) Scar
(c) Zazu
(d) Rafiki
2. Who is Mufasa’s brother and the film’s main antagonist?
(a) Simba
(b) Zazu
(c) Scar
(d) Pumbaa
3. What is the name of Simba’s mother?
(a) Sarabi
(b) Nala
(c) Shenzi
(d) Sarafina
4. Who is Simba’s best friend?
(a) Timon
(b) Pumbaa
(c) Zazu
(d) Nala
5. What kind of animal is Zazu?
(a) Baboon
(b) Lion
(c) Hornbill
(d) Warthog
6. Who is the wise and eccentric baboon who presents Simba at his birth?
(a) Scar
(b) Mufasa
(c) Rafiki
(d) Zazu
7. What is the name of the hyenas’ leader?
(a) Banzai
(b) Ed
(c) Shenzi
(d) Scar
8. What song does Simba sing with Timon and Pumbaa about their carefree lifestyle?
(a) “Hakuna Matata”
(b) “Circle of Life”
(c) “Be Prepared”
(d) “Can You Feel the Love Tonight”
9. What does “Hakuna Matata” mean?
(a) “No worries”
(b) “King of the Pride Lands”
(c) “Remember who you are”
(d) “Run away”
10. Who sings “Circle of Life” at the beginning of the film?
(a) Elton John
(b) Lebo M
(c) Hans Zimmer
(d) Tim Rice
11. Where does Simba run away to after Mufasa’s death?
(a) The Elephant Graveyard
(b) The Outlands
(c) A distant jungle
(d) Hakuna Matata Falls
12. What animals does Simba befriend in his exile?
(a) Hyenas
(b) Timon and Pumbaa
(c) Zebras and Giraffes
(d) A pride of lionesses
13. What is Timon’s favorite snack?
(a) Grubs
(b) Beetles
(c) Ants
(d) Caterpillars
14. What kind of animal is Pumbaa?
(a) Warthog
(b) Meerkat
(c) Hyena
(d) Lion
15. Who convinces Simba to return to the Pride Lands?
(a) Timon
(b) Pumbaa
(c) Nala
(d) Rafiki
16. What does Rafiki show Simba in the waterhole?
(a) His father’s spirit
(b) His future as king
(c) The Circle of Life
(d) The hyenas’ plan
17. Who does Simba have to defeat to reclaim his rightful place as king?
(a) The Hyenas
(b) Zazu
(c) Scar
(d) Nala
18. What happens to Scar at the end of the film?
(a) He runs away
(b) He is killed by the hyenas
(c) He is forgiven by Simba
(d) He becomes a hermit
19. What is the name of Simba and Nala’s cub at the end of the film?
(a) Kiara
(b) Kopa
(c) Simba Jr.
(d) Mufasa Jr.
20. What is the setting of The Lion King?
(a) The Serengeti
(b) The Amazon Rainforest
(c) The Sahara Desert
(d) The Himalayas
21. Who composed the musical score for The Lion King?
(a) Alan Menken
(b) Hans Zimmer
(c) Randy Newman
(d) John Williams
22. Which song features the lyrics “It’s the circle of life, and it moves us all”?
(a) “Hakuna Matata”
(b) “Be Prepared”
(c) “Circle of Life”
(d) “Can You Feel the Love Tonight”
23. What is the name of the rock formation overlooking the Pride Lands?
(a) Pride Rock
(b) Hakuna Matata Rock
(c) Elephant Graveyard Rock
(d) Scar’s Rock
24. What is the Elephant Graveyard?
(a) A place where elephants go to die
(b) A forbidden area ruled by the hyenas
(c) A sacred burial ground
(d) A watering hole
25. Who directed the movie “The Lion King”?
(a) Roger Allers
(b) Christopher Nolan
(c) Martin Scorsese
(d) Francis Ford Coppola
The Lion King Quiz Questions with Answers
1. What is the name of the Pride Lands’ wise and respected leader?
(a) Mufasa
2. Who is Mufasa’s brother and the film’s main antagonist?
(c) Scar
3. What is the name of Simba’s mother?
(a) Sarabi
4. Who is Simba’s best friend?
(d) Nala
5. What kind of animal is Zazu?
(c) Hornbill
6. Who is the wise and eccentric baboon who presents Simba at his birth?
(c) Rafiki
7. What is the name of the hyenas’ leader?
(c) Shenzi
8. What song does Simba sing with Timon and Pumbaa about their carefree lifestyle?
(a) “Hakuna Matata”
9. What does “Hakuna Matata” mean?
(a) “No worries”
10. Who sings “Circle of Life” at the beginning of the film?
(b) Lebo M
11. Where does Simba run away to after Mufasa’s death?
(c) A distant jungle
12. What animals does Simba befriend in his exile?
(b) Timon and Pumbaa
13. What is Timon’s favorite snack?
(a) Grubs
14. What kind of animal is Pumbaa?
(a) Warthog
15. Who convinces Simba to return to the Pride Lands?
(c) Nala
16. What does Rafiki show Simba in the waterhole?
(a) His father’s spirit
17. Who does Simba have to defeat to reclaim his rightful place as king?
(c) Scar
18. What happens to Scar at the end of the film?
(b) He is killed by the hyenas
19. What is the name of Simba and Nala’s cub at the end of the film?
(a) Kiara
20. What is the setting of The Lion King?
(a) The Serengeti
21. Who composed the musical score for The Lion King?
(b) Hans Zimmer
22. Which song features the lyrics “It’s the circle of life, and it moves us all”?
(c) “Circle of Life”
23. What is the name of the rock formation overlooking the Pride Lands?
(a) Pride Rock
24. What is the Elephant Graveyard?
(b) A forbidden area ruled by the hyenas
25. Who directed the movie “The Lion King”?
(a) Roger Allers
