The Lion King
(1994)
The Lion King
(Broadway)
The Lion King II:
Simba's Pride
The Lion Guard
The Lion King
(2019)
100

Despite its Kenyan setting, The Lion King's music mostly uses languages from this country.

What is South Africa

100

It has become tradition for this role to be played by a South African actress.

Who is Rafiki

100

Rafiki's song from this film, where the passion fruit grows sweet.

What is "Upendi"

100

"'Till the Pride Lands end, _____ ______ _________!"

What is "Lion Guard defend"

100

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"

200

Simba: "Hey Uncle Scar! Will I like the surprise?"
Scar: "Simba, ___ ___ _____ ____."

What is "it's to die for"

200

Adapted from the original film's score, the show-stopping musical number "Shadowland" is sung by this character.

Who is Nala

200

The Outsiders are an enemy pride of lions led by this lioness with a distinctive head stripe.

Who is Zira

200

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"

200

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"

300

Nala's mother, whose name only appears in the credits, is a reference to this South African musical.

Who is Sarafina

300

"Chow Down" is an original rock song written for this trio of antagonists.

Who are the hyenas

300

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"

300

This version of Nala was voiced by this Being Mary Jane actress.

Who is Gabrielle Union

300

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

400

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

400

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"

400

The year of this movie's release.

What is 1998

400

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

400

Despite its mixed reception, the film made $____, making it the highest-grossing animated film to date.

What is $1.6 billion

500

This The Cosby Show actor was originally pitched to voice this character.
(Double answer)

Who is Malcolm-Jamal Warner as Simba

500

The musical features numerous additional songs with lyrics by this South African singer/songwriter from the films.

Who is Lebo M.

500

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

500

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

500

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