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Spirited Away
  • 1. Who is the main character in 'Spirited Away'?
A) Yubaba
B) No-Face
C) Chihiro
D) Haku
  • 2. What does Chihiro's parents turn into after eating at the abandoned amusement park?
A) Ducks
B) Cats
C) Pigs
D) Dogs
  • 3. What is the name of the river spirit that Chihiro helps in the bathhouse?
A) Kamaji
B) Yubaba
C) No-Face
D) Haku
  • 4. What does Chihiro promise Haku she will not do while in the spirit world?
A) Return to the human world
B) Eat any food
C) Leave the bathhouse
D) Forget him
  • 5. What is Chihiro's new name given by Yubaba?
A) Lin
B) Haku
C) Sen
D) Yubaba
  • 6. What is the name of the spirit that has many arms and works in the boiler room?
A) Kamaji
B) Haku
C) No-Face
D) Zeniba
  • 7. What animal form does Zeniba's assistant, Haku, turn into?
A) Cat
B) Fox
C) Dragon
D) Bird
  • 8. What is the name of the witch who runs the bathhouse?
A) Zeniba
B) Yubaba
C) Lin
D) Kamaji
  • 9. Who directed the film 'Spirited Away'?
A) John Lasseter
B) Kirk Wise
C) Hayao Miyazaki
D) Toshio Suzuki
  • 10. Which studio animated 'Spirited Away'?
A) Pixar
B) Studio Ghibli
C) Toho
D) Disney Animation Studios
  • 11. Who distributed 'Spirited Away' in Japan?
A) Toho
B) Walt Disney Studios
C) Studio Ghibli
D) Pixar
  • 12. Who convinced Walt Disney Studios to buy the North American distribution rights for 'Spirited Away'?
A) Hayao Miyazaki
B) Toshio Suzuki
C) John Lasseter
D) Kirk Wise
  • 13. What award did 'Spirited Away' win at the 75th Academy Awards?
A) Oscar for Best Picture
B) Golden Bear
C) Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
D) BAFTA Award for Best Film
  • 14. What is the name of the spirit world bathhouse where Chihiro works?
A) Zeniba's bathhouse
B) Yubaba's bathhouse
C) Kamaji's bathhouse
D) Boh's bathhouse
  • 15. What does Haku warn Chihiro about before she enters the spirit world?
A) To find her parents immediately
B) To avoid talking to spirits
C) Not to eat any food
D) To return across the riverbed before sunset
  • 16. Who is Kamaji in 'Spirited Away'?
A) The boiler-man commanding soot sprites
B) A spirit of a polluted river
C) Yubaba's twin sister
D) Chihiro's father
  • 17. What creature does Chihiro mistakenly think is a customer?
A) Boh
B) Haku
C) No-Face
D) Lin
  • 18. Who gives Chihiro a magic emetic dumpling as a token of gratitude?
A) Kamaji
B) Yubaba
C) Zeniba
D) The spirit of the polluted river
  • 19. What does Zeniba reveal about Haku's identity?
A) He is a shikigami spirit
B) He is the spirit of the Kohaku River
C) He is a soot sprite
D) He is Yubaba's son
  • 20. What does Zeniba give Chihiro to protect her?
A) A magic protective hairband
B) A magic emetic dumpling
C) A golden seal
D) A shikigami spirit
  • 21. What happens to Chihiro's contract when she passes Yubaba's test?
A) She is promoted to supervisor
B) It disappears and her real name is restored
C) She gets a raise at the bathhouse
D) She becomes Yubaba's assistant
  • 22. What does Chihiro see before leaving for her new home?
A) Haku transforming into a dragon
B) Her parents turning back into humans
C) The tunnel still open, wearing Zeniba's hairband
D) No-Face following her
  • 23. What was the budget for the production of Spirited Away?
A) ¥1.9 billion (US$15 million).
B) ¥1.5 billion (US$12 million).
C) ¥2 billion (US$16 million).
D) ¥1.7 billion (US$14 million).
  • 24. Which company's investment allowed Disney the right of first refusal for North American distribution?
A) Tokuma Shoten's investment.
B) Mitsubishi's investment.
C) Nippon Television Network's investment.
D) Disney's 10% investment.
  • 25. What was a major difficulty Miyazaki faced during the production of Spirited Away?
A) Animating characters using computer software.
B) Finding inspiration for the bathhouse setting.
C) Securing funding from various companies.
D) Reducing the film's length.
  • 26. Which traditional Japanese inn served as an inspiration for the film?
A) Jiufen, Taiwan.
B) A fictional inn created by Miyazaki.
C) Notoya Ryokan in Yamagata Prefecture.
D) Dōgo Onsen.
  • 27. What did Miyazaki feel nostalgic about when visiting the Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum?
A) The Pseudo-Western style buildings from the Meiji period.
B) Traditional Japanese inns.
C) European-style buildings.
D) Modern Japanese architecture.
  • 28. Which company did not contribute to the production of Spirited Away?
A) Jiufen Tourism Board.
B) Tokuma Shoten.
C) Nippon Television Network.
D) Mitsubishi.
  • 29. What did Miyazaki want the film to be, despite initial challenges?
A) Simple with less 'eye candy'.
B) Filled with elaborate and complex scenes.
C) A romantic story for teenagers.
D) A direct adaptation of a Japanese book.
  • 30. Who composed and conducted the film score for Spirited Away?
A) Kirk Wise
B) Joe Hisaishi
C) Donald W. Ernst
D) John Lasseter
  • 31. What is the approval rating of 'Spirited Away' on Rotten Tomatoes?
A) 89%
B) 96%
C) 78%
D) 85%
  • 32. Who decides to take care of No-Face at the end of the film?
A) Yubaba
B) Zeniba
C) Chihiro
D) Haku
  • 33. Which film did Spirited Away surpass to become NTV's most-watched film of all time?
A) Kiki's Delivery Service
B) Howl's Moving Castle
C) Princess Mononoke
D) My Neighbor Totoro
  • 34. Which director named 'Spirited Away' as one of the influences for their film 'Turning Red'?
A) Brad Bird
B) Domee Shi
C) Pete Docter
D) Jennifer Lee
  • 35. Which magazine ranked 'Spirited Away' as the thirteenth-best animated film in 2010?
A) Variety
B) Rotten Tomatoes
C) Time Out
D) IGN
  • 36. When was the world premiere of the stage adaptation of Spirited Away planned?
A) 28 February 2022
B) August 2023
C) April 2024
D) February 2023
  • 37. When was the European premiere of the stage adaptation scheduled?
A) April 2024
B) February 2022
C) August 2023
D) December 2025
  • 38. Which company acquired the North American sale rights to Spirited Away?
A) The Walt Disney Company
B) Optimum Releasing
C) Wild Bunch
D) Toho
  • 39. On which UK channel did Spirited Away first air in 2010?
A) BBC2
B) BBC One
C) ITV
D) Channel 4
  • 40. Where did Spirited Away premiere in English?
A) Toronto International Film Festival
B) France
C) United States
D) Hong Kong
  • 41. Which folklore heavily influences the themes of 'Spirited Away'?
A) Greek mythology
B) Norse mythology
C) Japanese Shinto-Buddhist folklore
D) Egyptian mythology
  • 42. How much did Spirited Away gross in its opening weekend in the United States?
A) $224 million
B) $450,000
C) $10 million
D) $13.1 million
  • 43. Who released the song 'Chihiro' in 2024?
A) Kanna Hashimoto
B) Hayao Miyazaki
C) John Lasseter
D) Billie Eilish
  • 44. What rank did 'Spirited Away' achieve on Time Out magazine's list of 'The 100 Best Movies of All Time'?
A) Forty-sixth
B) Fifty-fifth
C) Sixty-first
D) Thirty-second
  • 45. In which year did IGN rank 'Spirited Away' as the 12th-best animated film of all time?
A) 2022
B) 2010
C) 2005
D) 2025
  • 46. Which critic praised 'Spirited Away' for its voice acting and direction?
A) Roger Ebert
B) Elvis Mitchell
C) Kenneth Turan
D) Derek Elley
  • 47. Which film director said that 'Spirited Away' might be better than any Disney films he has ever seen?
A) Peter Jackson
B) George Lucas
C) Steven Spielberg
D) James Cameron
  • 48. When was Spirited Away released theatrically in China?
A) 7 September 2002
B) 12 September 2003
C) 13 December 2001
D) 21 June 2019
  • 49. Who was the co-producer for the English adaptation of Spirited Away?
A) Kirk Wise
B) Michael Eisner
C) John Lasseter
D) Donald W. Ernst
  • 50. Who wrote the lyrics for the closing song "Always With Me"?
A) Youmi Kimura
B) Joe Hisaishi
C) Wakako Kaku
D) Ayaka Hirahara
  • 51. Which film's production designer was inspired by the spiritual elements in 'Spirited Away'?
A) Coco
B) Zootopia
C) Moana
D) Frozen
  • 52. Who performed the role of Chihiro in the English dub of Spirited Away?
A) Suzanne Pleshette
B) Lauren Holly
C) Susan Egan
D) Daveigh Chase
  • 53. Which film critic compared 'Spirited Away' to Lewis Carroll's 'Through the Looking-Glass'?
A) Elvis Mitchell
B) Kenneth Turan
C) Roger Ebert
D) Derek Elley
  • 54. When did Spirited Away first release in Japan?
A) 20 July 2001
B) 13 December 2001
C) 12 September 2003
D) 7 September 2002
  • 55. Which film was ranked alongside 'Spirited Away' on Sight & Sound's greatest films list in 2022?
A) Princess Mononoke
B) Howl's Moving Castle
C) My Neighbor Totoro
D) Kiki's Delivery Service
  • 56. What did Roger Ebert add 'Spirited Away' to, besides calling it one of the year's best films?
A) IGN's top animated films
B) Metacritic's highest-rated films
C) The Academy Awards nominations
D) His 'Great Movies' list
  • 57. In what year did BBC place 'Spirited Away' fourth on its list of the 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century?
A) 2020
B) 2010
C) 2001
D) 2016
  • 58. What position did 'Spirited Away' hold in Empire magazine's 'The 100 Best Films of World Cinema' list in 2010?
A) Tenth
B) Fifth
C) Thirtieth
D) Twentieth
  • 59. Which film did Spirited Away beat at the Chinese box office during its opening weekend?
A) Toy Story 4
B) Spider-Man: Far From Home
C) Princess Mononoke
D) Titanic
  • 60. Which company released Spirited Away on VHS and DVD in Japan?
A) Buena Vista Home Entertainment
B) Optimum Releasing
C) GKIDS
D) Walt Disney Studios Japan
  • 61. Which company acquired the rights to Spirited Away in the United Kingdom?
A) Optimum Releasing
B) Wild Bunch
C) Disney
D) Toho
  • 62. What concept in 'Spirited Away' embodies a sense of regret towards waste?
A) Shōjo
B) Mottainai
C) On
D) Kami
  • 63. Which critic gave 'Spirited Away' a full four stars?
A) Kenneth Turan
B) Derek Elley
C) Roger Ebert
D) Elvis Mitchell
  • 64. For which film was the song "Always With Me" originally intended?
A) Princess Mononoke
B) Rin the Chimney Painter
C) Spirited Away
D) My Neighbor Totoro
  • 65. What role does food play in 'Spirited Away'?
A) Food is scarce and rationed
B) Food is irrelevant to the plot
C) Food has metamorphic qualities
D) Food is used as a weapon
  • 66. In which year did 'Spirited Away' rank number 9 on The New York Times' list of 'The 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century.'?
A) 2016
B) 2022
C) 2025
D) 2017
  • 67. Which Disney co-director joined John Lasseter in directing the English adaptation of Spirited Away?
A) Michael Eisner
B) John Ratzenberger
C) Kirk Wise
D) Donald W. Ernst
  • 68. Which film did Spirited Away surpass to become the highest-grossing film in Japanese history?
A) Titanic
B) Toy Story 4
C) Spider-Man: Far From Home
D) Princess Mononoke
  • 69. Where was the European premiere of the stage adaptation announced to take place?
A) The London Coliseum
B) New York City
C) Paris
D) Tokyo
  • 70. Which character's original Japanese-language lip movements were matched in the English dub?
A) All characters
B) Chihiro only
C) Yubaba only
D) Haku only
  • 71. Which orchestra performed the soundtrack of Spirited Away?
A) London Symphony Orchestra
B) Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
C) Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra
D) New Japan Philharmonic
  • 72. Which organization declared 'Spirited Away' to be the all-time best animated film?
A) BBC
B) The New York Times
C) Time Magazine
D) Vice
  • 73. On what date was Spirited Away released on Blu-ray in the United Kingdom by StudioCanal UK?
A) 24 November 2014
B) 17 December 2019
C) 29 March 2004
D) 25 October 2021
  • 74. Which actress provided the voice for Yubaba in the English dub?
A) Lauren Holly
B) Susanne Pleshette
C) Suzanne Pleshette
D) Susan Egan
  • 75. Which critic praised 'Spirited Away' for its animation and music?
A) Roger Ebert
B) Elvis Mitchell
C) Kenneth Turan
D) Derek Elley
  • 76. Who is the professor of film, television, and media studies that commented on 'Spirited Away'?
A) Rayna Denison
B) Harley Jessup
C) Domee Shi
D) Ken Firpo
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