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What was the name of Pixar's first original feature film?
Wall-E
Finding Nemo
Toy Story
A Bug's Life
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In 1988, Pixar released what computer-generated short about a living marching band toy that would serve as the inspiration for Toy Story?
Bells and Whistles
Tin Toy
Playtime
Saturday
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As Pixar struck out on its own to become a full animation studio, what business leader acted as the company's C.E.O. for decades until he had to step down following sexual harassment allegations?
Jim Lowery
Roy E. Disney
John Lasseter
Carlton Fogg
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What small lamp is the official mascot of Pixar?
Pixy
Pixar
Lil Bulby
Luxo Jr.
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Pixar's Toy Story originated what famous space ranger character who believed he was real despite being an action figure?
Neil Nebula
Buzz Lightyear
Flash Gordon
Spaceman Spiff
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Much of Pixar's early funding came from what Apple founder who had a hand in developing their animation software and handling some of their business affairs?
Bill Gates
David White
Mark Zuckerburg
Steve Jobs
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Much of Pixar's distribution in the early days came from what larger entertainment studio that would end up buying Pixar out in the 2000s?
Walt Disney
Warner Bros.
Universal
Miramax
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Controversy surrounded Pixar's second feature film, A Bug's Life, because what Dreamworks Studios film released at the same time was also about a colony of ants?
Antz
The Ant Bully
Buggy Tales
A Better Bug's Life
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What is the uniquely developed animation software that Pixar has used to computer-animate their films?
RenderMan
Blinky
ToonBoom
Flash
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What Pixar movie about a father fish trying to rescue his son earned the studio its first Best Animated Feature Academy Award?
Shark Tale
Finding Nemo
Wild Blue
The Reef
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Pixar's fourth feature film was what smash hit about a society of monsters who scare children to create energy?
Ah! Real Monsters!
Bump in the Night
Scary Godmother
Monsters Inc.
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The early 2000s established Pixar as a major animation studio as they made new hit film after new hit film. What 2004 superhero family comedy became an evergreen property for Pixar following its release?
We're the Millers
Krieg
Watchmen
The Incredibles
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As a fun easter egg, all Pixar films before 2020 featured small voice parts played by what Cheers actor?
Timothy Dalton
John Ratzenberger
John Candy
Dana Carvey
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Another surprise critical hit for Pixar was what unusual movie about a rat who trained to become a master chef?
Cuisine
The House of Mouse
Ratatouille
Kitchen Capers
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The Incredibles and Ratatouille were both directed by what Simpsons veteran who would go on to be a mainstay of Pixar's writing staff?
Brad Bird
Matt Groening
Sam Simon
Conan O'Brien
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Alvy Ray Smith, one of Pixar's founders, formulated the studio's name because he thought it sounded like a Spanish word meaning which of the following?
To make pictures
To illuminate something
To formulate something
To sew something together
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What Pixar movie from 2008 followed a trash-compacting robot who journeyed to outer space?
Opera
Wall-E
Journey
The Final Countdown
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Before Pixar broke off and became its own animation studio, it was originally the graphics department for what other entertainment company?
Lionsgate
Bad Robot
Lucasfilm
Miramax
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What 2006 Pixar release about anthropomorphic cars would prove to be a marketing juggernaut and earn the studio vast revenue?
Cars
Wheels
Burning Rubber
Days of Thunder
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As an easter egg, Pixar animators hide a delivery truck for what restaurant from Toy Story in almost all of their films?
Friendly's
The Short Stop
Pizza Planet
Tony's Italian
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Pixar's animation studios are headquartered in the town of Emeryville in what state?
California
Texas
Oregon
Washington
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Across the late 90s and early 2000s, what Disney C.E.O. stonewalled efforts for Pixar to join with Disney only for his departure to then put a better offer on the table that Pixar's heads would accept?
Roy O. Disney
Michael Eisner
John Carlton
Bob Dunwall
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What 2009 Pixar film followed a gruff old man who flew his house to South America by tying hundreds of thousands of balloons to its foundations?
Fly Away
Up
Solidas!
Brazil
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The scores to Pixar's first four movies were composed and recorded by what American musician?
Franklin Kerklin
Paul Williams
Bruce Hornsby
Randy Newman
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What 2015 Pixar film's box office failure signaled to many that the studio's unopposed streak of dominance was at its end?
The Land of the Lost
Adventures on Dinosaur Island
The Land Before Time
The Good Dinosaur
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Although Pixar's output was considered spotty during the 2010s, what movie about personified emotions in the mind of a young girl helped grant Pixar a comeback even though it wasn't a sequel to one of their popular established series?
What You Want
Soul
Inside Out
Wonder
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Another major achievement for Pixar during the 2010s was what standalone movie about a young boy who temporarily crossed over into the land of the dead?
Coco
Ernie
Forget-Me-Not
The Memory of My Fathers
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During the late 2010s and early 2020s, Pixar's executives would publicly spar with their Disney overseers because of the release of what Disney streaming service that all Pixar movies were sent to for a couple of years without releasing in theaters?
Disney+
The Castle
Mickeyland
Toon World
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From 2020-2022, Pixar movies were exclusively released on Disney+. However, the first Pixar movie following that hiatus to release in theaters was what infamous bomb that lost the studio over 100 million dollars?
Sugarcane
Tomcat
Lightyear
Wreck-It-Ralph
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In 2024, Pixar released what cartoon sequel that would become the highest-grossing animated feature film in history?
Cars 3
Finding Dory
Toy Story 4
Inside Out 2
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