The Lion King (1994)

The animated film that started it all. Produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation in Burbank, California, this unassuming stop-gap project grew to become a mythic phenomenon, setting record numbers for box-office sales and merchandising revenue around the world, and inspiring thousands of fans to build on its story with their own creativity.

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The Lion King (1994)

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The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride (1998)

The long-awaited sequel. A direct-to-video production by Walt Disney Television Animation, Simba's Pride adds new characters and another chapter to the Circle of Life mythos begun in the original theatrical film.

The Lion King 1½ (2004)

The Circle of Life begins anew with a fresh, satiric retelling of the original film's story, from the comic perspective of the meerkat Timon and the warthog Pumbaa. A tribute to the grandeur of the original as much as it is a satire, this direct-to-video production (from Walt Disney TV Animation Australia) appeals to wistful nostalgia as much as to our funny bones.

The Lion King: The Broadway Musical

Premiering in Minneapolis in 1997, The Lion King: The Broadway Musical has found a permanent home as a fixture on 42nd Street, the heart of the theatre district on Times Square in New York. Numerous other productions have set up in other cities around the world to showcase Julie Taymor's revolutionary stage rendition of the original film's story.

Lion King Trivia

101 questions and answers. Many thanks to Phil Pollard!

You can download this trivia quiz in RTF format, thanks to Ryan Stegeman!

On what date did The Lion King open in theaters?
In how many different "ages" do we see Simba?
What does "Simba" mean in Swahili?
What is the color of Simba's eyes?
What is the name of Simba's father?
Do we ever see Mufasa's claws?
If so, when?
What is the name of Simba's mother?
What is her position in the pride?
What does "Sarabi" mean in Swahili?
Who is Simba's best friend as a cub?
In how many different "ages" do we see Nala?
What is the color of Nala's eyes?
Do we ever see Nala's claws?
If so, when?
How many times did Nala pin Simba?
What is the name of Simba's home?
What is the name of Nala's mother?
What is Scar's relationship to Mufasa?
What color is Scar's eyes?
Over which eye is Scar's scar?
Where does Scar live?
Who is the pride's shaman?
What is Rafiki?
What kind of tree does Rafiki live in?
What is odd about Rafiki's mixing bowl?
What does "Rafiki" mean in Swahili?
Who is Mufasa's bird friend and retainer?
What is Zazu's title?
When is the first time we see Zazu?
What kind of bird is Zazu?
What is Timon?
How many stripes does Timon have?
What is the color of Timon's eyes?
How many fingers does Timon have?
What is Pumbaa?
For what two actions does Pumbaa use his tusks for during the movie?
What does "Pumbaa" mean in Swahili?
Name the three main hyenas.
When do they first appear?
What is one of Ed's most noticeable features?
Which of Ed's ear has a notch?
Who is Banzai's voice?
What does "Banzai" mean in Swahili?
Who is Shenzi's voice?
What does "Shenzi" mean in Swahili?
Who first says "Hakuna Matata"?
When?
What does "Hakuna Matata" mean?
How many years does Simba spend with Timon and Pumbaa?
What is the first line spoken (NOT SUNG) in the movie?
By whom?
What is the last line spoken in the movie?
Who speaks it?
What is the last sung line of the movie?
What is at "that shadowy place" beyond the northern border?
What Japanese animated series do some purists claim was the basis for The Lion King?
The Lion King is based on what Shakespeare play?
How many cheetahs appear in the movie?
What animal(s) were at the base of the animal pyramid that formed in "I Just Can't Wait to be King?"
What does Timon suggest that the stars are?
How many belches are heard in the film?
What other animated features, aside The Lion King, were animal only?
How many characters and animals does Scar strike?
What well-know film music composer worked with Elton John on the music for The Lion King?
What is the title of Scar's only song?
What famous organization's motto is the same as this song?
What is odd about the kick that Simba uses to block Scar's attack and throw him down the cliff?
In how many locations was music for this film recorded?
What is Rafiki's chant? (recite it)
Where did it come from?
What is its translation?
Who is Brenda Chapman?
What is Lebo M.'s full last name?
What is the only thing Mufasa is "afraid of"?
What is Mufasa's last line before he dies?
What is the last thing Scar says before killing Mufasa?
What do Pumbaa and Timon eat?
What did Mufasa tell Simba that the stars were?
What causes Scar to "quiver with fear"?
What is the other name that Pumbaa said he could be called?
Why is Pumbaa an "outcast"?
What were Timon and Pumbaa doing when they happened upon Simba?
What dictator was Scar portrayed as in "Be Prepared"?
What does Scar offer to the hyenas as food?
What saves Simba from being killed by the hyenas?
How many scenes occur on the upper point of Pride Rock?
What is odd about Scar's claws?
After his bath, where does Simba say he and Nala are going?
Which is the first Hyena to speak?
What does she say?
How does Mufasa discipline his son?
What kind of meat does Scar give the Hyenas?
Why is Timon leery about keeping Simba?
What are all the songs in which Zazu sings?
How does Pumbaa explain to Timon that he's being chased by a lioness?
Where does Timon sleep (the only time we see him asleep)?
What old Spike Jones' hit does Timon sing a corrupt version of while wearing a hula skirt?
Who corners Timon in Zazu's cage?
What does Rafiki tell Simba before he ascends Pride Rock?
Who are the characters on Pride Rock during the presentation of Simba and Nala's cub?

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Answers

June 24, 1994. It was also re-released on November 18, 1994.
4: Young cub with spots (the Presentation), cub (1st half of movie), adolescent (middle of "Hakuna Matata"), adult (last half of movie)
"Simba" means "lion".
Burgundy on Yellow.
Mufasa.
Yes, three times.
1. Attacking the Hyenas to save Simba; 2. while trying to stay on the rock before Scar throws him to his death; 3. motioning for Zazu to turn around during the Morning Report.
Sarabi.
She is the head female, and Queen.
"Sarabi" means "mirage".
Nala.
2: cub and adult.
Aquamarine on Yellow.
Yes.
Five times: When she was sliding off the elephant bones and being chased by hyenas she used her claws to hang on; when she was chasing Pumbaa; when she was fighting Simba; when she pulled Simba into the pool; and again when she was fighting the hyenas.
Three.
Pride Rock.
Sarafina.
Scar is Mufasa's younger brother.
Green on Yellow.
His left.
In a crack/cave in the back of Pride Rock.
Rafiki.
A mandrill.
Baobab.
It is a large turtle shell.
"Rafiki" means "friend".
Zazu.
Majordomo.
He flies past the camera to Pride Rock in the presentataion of Simba.
Hornbill.
A meerkat.
Five.
Black on white.
Eight-- four fingers on each hand.
A warthog.
To lift Simba, and to lift a log for bugs.
"Pumbaa" means "Simpleton".
Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed.
At the Elephant Graveyard, from the skull that Simba thinks about entering.
He has warts on his tongue.
Trick question! both of Ed's ears are notched.
Cheech Marin.
"Banzai" means "skulk" or "lurk".
Whoopi Goldberg.
"Shenzi" means "Uncouth".
Timon.
While talking with Simba in the desert.
"No worries!"
Five years. (It takes five years for a lion to develop a full mane.)
"Life's not fair, is it?"
Scar
"Remember..."
Mufasa, from the Stars
"Circle of Life"
It's an elephant graveyard
Osamu Tezuka's "Jungle Taitei", or "Jungle Emperor".
Hamlet (Right down to the order of soliloquies!).
Two: One in the presentation of Simba; the other in the crowd of animals that runs over Zazu in "I Just Can't wait to be King."
A hornbill (Zazu, remember?).
Fireflies on "that big bluish-black thing."
2: One by Pumbaa, one by Simba.
Bambi and Robin Hood
4: He kicks Ed away into a pile of bones; he hits Zazu into the rock wall; he smacks Sarabi when she refuses to hunt; and he fights with Simba.
Hans Zimmer
"Be Prepared".
"Be Prepared" is the motto of The Boy Scouts of America.
It is the exact same kick that Nala used to flip and pin Simba earlier.
Three: London, New York, and South Africa.

Rafiki's Chant:

      Asante sana!
      Squash Banana!
      We we nugu!
      Mi mi apana!

It was written down by Brenda Chapman (story head) while she was visitng Africa with Hans Zimmer, Chris Sanders, and assorted other story people. It was sung by their guide during their 2 week trip to the savannah.

Rafiki's Chant translates directly to:

      Thank you very much!
      Squash banana!
      You're a baboon,
      And I'm not!

Brenda Chapman was The Lion King Story Head.
Morake.
Losing Simba.
"Scar! Brother... help me!"
"Long live the king."
Bugs, grubs, and so forth.
"The great Kings of the past."
That Mufasa was coming to see why he didn't show up at the presentation of Simba.
"They call me... MR. PIG!"
He has a gas problem!
"Bowling for Buzzards."
The "Be Prepared" scene was very much like early Nazi Germany's. Scar made a splendid leonine Hitler.
Zazu.
The first time, Mufasa. The second, the thorn bushes.
2: Mufasa talking to Simba as a cub, and Simba fighting in the end.
They are always part-way extended.
"Around the water-hole."
Shenzi.
"Well, well, well, Banzai. What have we got here?"
He "noogies" him.
A zebra haunch.
"Lions eat guys like us!"
"I Just Can't Wait to be King", "Nobody Knows", "It's a Small World (after all)", and "I've Got a Bunch of Coconuts"
By shouting "SHE'S GONNA EAT ME!" in Timon's face.
Curled up on Pumbaa's stomach.
"The Hawaiian War Chant".
Banzai.
"It is time."
Simba, Nala, Rafiki, Timon, Pumbaa, Zazu, and the cub.