The Lion King
(1994)
(1994)
Despite its Kenyan setting, The Lion King's music mostly uses languages from this country.
What is South Africa
It has become tradition for this role to be played by a South African actress.
Who is Rafiki
Rafiki's song from this film, where the passion fruit grows sweet.
What is "Upendi"
"'Till the Pride Lands end, _____ ______ _________!"
What is "Lion Guard defend"
Amid all the computer-generated imagery, director Jon Favreau slipped in one shot of the real-world Kenyan landscape for this iconic scene.
What is the sunrise during "Circle of Life"
Simba: "Hey Uncle Scar! Will I like the surprise?"
Scar: "Simba, ___ ___ _____ ____."
What is "it's to die for"
Adapted from the original film's score, the show-stopping musical number "Shadowland" is sung by this character.
Who is Nala
The Outsiders are an enemy pride of lions led by this lioness with a distinctive head stripe.
Who is Zira
The Season 1 Episode 4 song "Duties of the King" is a sequel to this song from the original film.
What is "Just Can't Wait to be King"
The film features two versions of this South African song as an homage to the 80th anniversary of its original version, "Mbube".
What is "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
Nala's mother, whose name only appears in the credits, is a reference to this South African musical.
Who is Sarafina
"Chow Down" is an original rock song written for this trio of antagonists.
Who are the hyenas
Simba: "I know he's following in Scar paw prints, and I must follow in my father's."
Kiara: "____ _____ _____ ___ _________!"
What is "You will never be Mufasa"
This version of Nala was voiced by this Being Mary Jane actress.
Who is Gabrielle Union
This Nigerian artist has one of the few songs on Beyoncé's companion album The Lion King: The Gift that doesn't feature Beyoncé herself.
Who is Burna Boy
This 1995 animated Disney movie, developed at the same time as The Lion King, was actually considered to be the more promising of the two films by the company and received the more experienced production and animation team.
What is Pocahontas
Originally written as extra music for the original film's soundtrack and later used in both The Lion King II: Simba's Pride and the 2019 remake, this song appears twice in the stage version, first sung by Mufasa and later by Rafiki and Simba.
What is "He Lives in You"
The year of this movie's release.
What is 1998
Originally an enemy from The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, this tomboy-ish character eventually takes over Kion's role as leader of the Lion Guard.
Who is Vitani
Despite its mixed reception, the film made $____, making it the highest-grossing animated film to date.
What is $1.6 billion
This The Cosby Show actor was originally pitched to voice this character.
(Double answer)
Who is Malcolm-Jamal Warner as Simba
The musical features numerous additional songs with lyrics by this South African singer/songwriter from the films.
Who is Lebo M.
Following the tradition of having plot influences from Shakespeare's Hamlet, Simba's Pride roughly follows the plot of this other famous play from the bard.
What is Romeo and Juliet
The Kiswahili word for "warrior", it is both the name of the first leader of the Lion Guard as well as Scar's actual name (according to the writers).
What is Askari
These two hyena characters had their names changed from ______ and _____ in the original to Kamari and Azizi in this film, respectively.
Who are Banzai and Ed