Studio Ghibli Trivia!

Hello there everyone! I've decided on doing something new for the blog, I am going to start doing Trivia on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursdays. Movie Mondays will be dedicated to a single movie trivia question, on Trivia Tuesdays I will try my best to write a little quiz on a topic revolving around film and television, Thursday will be a surprise you just have to wait.

For my first Trivia Test I decided on writing a Studio Ghibli test. Seeing as I just reviewed Nausicaa I thought it would be appropriate to celebrate the great studio even further by making a fun test of sorts. I'll post a separate post later with all the answers so for now have fun, and we will see if you can pass the test, and no Google Searches!





My process is thinking... thinking... and thinking. If you have a better way, please let me know.

-Hayao Miyazaki 

1) What does Ghibli mean?

a) peace

b) breeze from the ocean

c) the hot wind from the Sahara desert?

d) A Japanese sweet






2) Currently, what is the highest grossing Ghibli film in Japan?




3) What fairy tale is the basis for the 2008 film, Ponyo?





4) Spirited Away was Ghibli's first Oscar Nominated film, the Wind Rises is the studios third, can you name their second Oscar Nominated film?



5) What is the name of the magazine that Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind was originally serialized in?

"When you watch the subtitled version you are probably missing just as many things. There is a layer and a nuance you're not going to get. Film crosses so many borders these days. Of course it is going to be distorted".

-Hayao Miyazaki 

6) Howls Moving Castle is based off of a Japanese children's novel

True or False?


7) Which of the Following actors have never been in a Ghibli English  dub?

a) Billy Crudup

b) Anne Hathaway

c) Ian Mckellen

d) Timothy Dalton


8) What film was released as a double feature along with My Neighbor Totoro?



9) What is the latest film directed by Hayao Miyazaki's son, Goro?


10) Princess Mononoke was the first mature Ghibli Film

True or False?



"The concept of portraying evil and then destroying it - I know this is considered mainstream, but I think it is rotten. This idea that whenever something evil happens someone particular can be blamed and punished for it, in life and in politics is hopeless"

- Hayao Miyazaki 

11) Studio Ghibli has never directed an anime series

True of False?


12) Why did Hayao Miyazaki refuse to attend the 2002 Academy Awards?

a) Busy with work on Howls Moving Castle

b) Protest over the war in Iraq

c) He had fallen ill


13) Why were many of Miyazaki's films not available in North America after the first English release of Nausicaa?




14) Nausicaa was not the only Ghibli film based on a manga from Miyazaki, can you name the original title for the manga and it's film adaption?



15) When did the Ghibli museum first open it's doors?



16) Which movie almost bankrupted the studio?


17) Is Miyazaki fond of his unoffical title, the "Walt Disney" of Japan?


18) How many of Ghibli's films has Miyazaki's son Goro directed?

a) 2

b) 3

c) 4

d) 1



19) Castle in the Sky's alternate name is Laputa: the Castle in the Sky, Miyazaki however does not like the name because he did not know what Laputa translated to in Spanish and was shocked when he discovered the meaning of the word. What is the correct term for Laputa?




20 ) How many films has Joe Hisashi scored for the studio?




Well, thats it for the test, hope it passed the time for you if you're bored. I'll be posting tests like this every Tuesday if I can. Check back on Thursday for a throw back Thursday questions.