100+ Toy Story Trivia Questions & Answers

Question: What year was Toy Story released?

Answer: 1995

Question: Who directed the Toy Story movies?

Answer: John Lasseter

Question: Which animation studio produced Toy Story?

Answer: Pixar Animation Studios

Question: Toy Story was the first feature film from which studio?

Answer: Pixar

Question: Who is the voice of Woody in Toy Story?

Answer: Tom Hanks

Question: What toy character did Tom Hanks voice in Toy Story?

Answer: Woody

Question: Who voiced Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story?

Answer: Tim Allen

Question: What is Buzz Lightyear's famous catchphrase in the Toy Story movies?

Answer: “To Infinity and Beyond!”

Question: What restaurant do Woody and Buzz Lightyear visit in the first Toy Story movie?

Answer: Pizza Planet

Question: What toy character did Tim Allen voice in Toy Story?

Answer: Buzz Lightyear

Question: What was the first entirely computer-animated feature film?

Answer: Toy Story

Question: Who composed the music for Toy Story?

Answer: Randy Newman

Question: What song from Toy Story was nominated for an Academy Award?

Answer: “You’ve Got a Friend in Me”

Question: Who wrote the original story for Toy Story?

Answer: John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Pete Docter, and Joe Ranft

Question: What short film inspired the creation of Toy Story?

Answer: Tin Toy

Question: What restaurant chain is featured in Toy Story?

Answer: Pizza Planet

Question: What was the original working title for Toy Story based on Tin Toy?

Answer: A Tin Toy Christmas

Question: What toy store is featured in Toy Story 2?

Answer: Al's Toy Barn

Question: What type of film is Toy Story?

Answer: Animated comedy

Question: What is the name of the space ranger in Toy Story?

Answer: Buzz Lightyear

Question: What did Toy Story gross worldwide in its original release?

Answer: Over $373 million

Question: Who helped develop the script for Toy Story?

Answer: Joss Whedon

Question: What animation technology was used in Toy Story?

Answer: RenderMan

Question: Who created the original storyboard sequence for Toy Story?

Answer: John Lasseter and his team

Question: How many sequels does the Toy Story series have?

Answer: Three, with a fourth in development

Question: What is the main plot of Toy Story?

Answer: The relationship between Woody and Buzz Lightyear

Question: Who is Andy's favorite toy at the beginning of Toy Story?

Answer: Woody

Question: What toy does Andy receive for his birthday in Toy Story?

Answer: Buzz Lightyear

Question: Who is the leader of the green army men in Toy Story?

Answer: Sergeant

Question: Who is Andy's mom in Toy Story?

Answer: Mrs. Davis

Question: Who is Woody’s love interest in Toy Story?

Answer: Bo Peep

Question: What is the name of the piggy bank in Toy Story?

Answer: Hamm

Question: What is the name of Sid's dog in Toy Story?

Answer: Scud

Question: Where does the climactic scene of Toy Story take place?

Answer: At Andy's house

Question: Who is the sadistic toy-destroying neighbor in Toy Story?

Answer: Sid Phillips

Question: Who are Andy's toys in Toy Story?

Answer: Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Mr. Potato Head, and more

Question: What does Woody fear in the first Toy Story movie?

Answer: Being replaced by Buzz Lightyear as Andy's favorite toy

Question: Who is the potato-shaped toy in Toy Story?

Answer: Mr. Potato Head

Question: Who is the nervous dinosaur in Toy Story?

Answer: Rex

Question: Who is the toy cowboy in Toy Story?

Answer: Woody

Question: What toy does Mrs. Potato Head become in Toy Story 2?

Answer: Mr. Potato Head's companion

Question: Where do Woody and Buzz Lightyear get trapped in Toy Story?

Answer: Sid's house

Question: Who fixes Buzz Lightyear's broken arm in Toy Story?

Answer: Sid's mutant toys

Question: Where do Woody and Buzz hitch a ride to Pizza Planet?

Answer: On a Pizza Planet truck

Question: What do Woody and Buzz Lightyear accidentally fall out of in Toy Story?

Answer: Andy’s car

Question: What event causes Woody to be knocked out of Andy's room?

Answer: Woody tries to knock Buzz behind Andy's shelf

Question: What is the name of the toys’ final destination in the second movie?

Answer: Al's Toy Barn

Question: What store does Buzz Lightyear come from in Toy Story?

Answer: Star Command

Question: Where do Woody and Buzz Lightyear end up after falling out of the car?

Answer: At the Dinoco gas station

Question: Where does the final showdown in Toy Story 3 take place?

Answer: At Sunnyside Daycare

Question: Who was the co-writer and director of Toy Story?

Answer: John Lasseter

Question: What inspired John Lasseter to explore computer animation?

Answer: The light-cycle scene from Tron

Question: What was Toy Story originally going to feature as its main character?

Answer: Tinny from Tin Toy

Question: Who encouraged the script to be written as a buddy film?

Answer: Jeffrey Katzenberg

Question: Who was Woody inspired by?

Answer: A Casper the Friendly Ghost doll owned by John Lasseter

Question: Which two genres are contrasted by Woody and Buzz Lightyear?

Answer: Western and science fiction

Question: Who re-visioned Buzz Lightyear as a toy that isn’t aware he’s a toy?

Answer: Joss Whedon

Question: Who did Pixar consider for the voice of Woody before Tom Hanks?

Answer: Paul Newman

Question: Which actor turned down the role of Buzz Lightyear, later regretting it?

Answer: Billy Crystal

Question: How many animators worked on Toy Story?

Answer: 27

Question: What budget did Toy Story originally have before revisions?

Answer: $17 million

Question: Who were the key voices of Woody and Buzz Lightyear?

Answer: Tom Hanks and Tim Allen

Question: What animation technology did Pixar develop for Toy Story?

Answer: RenderMan

Question: How did Pixar render the animations for Toy Story?

Answer: Using a "Render Farm" with Sun Microsystems computers

Question: What was the "Black Friday Reel" in the production of Toy Story?

Answer: A disastrous early screening that led to major script rewrites

Question: Who funded Toy Story during its production shutdown?

Answer: Steve Jobs

Question: What store does Woody encounter in the second film?

Answer: Al’s Toy Barn

Question: Which famous animated short film led to Toy Story's creation?

Answer: Tin Toy

Question: How many motion controls did Woody require for animation?

Answer: 723

Question: What inspired Buzz Lightyear's color scheme?

Answer: The favorite colors of John Lasseter and his wife

Question: What was the purpose of the re-used animation in Toy Story?

Answer: To save production time and costs

Question: What scene was nearly cut from Toy Story due to executive meddling?

Answer: Buzz and Woody's encounter at the Dinoco gas station

Question: Who was responsible for mixing sound effects and music for Toy Story?

Answer: Skywalker Sound

Question: How long did it take to render 30 seconds of animation per day during Toy Story's production?

Answer: Less than 30 seconds per day

Question: How many frames of animation did Toy Story require?

Answer: 114,240

Question: What is Toy Story's Rotten Tomatoes approval rating?

Answer: 100%

Question: What was the first animated film to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay?

Answer: Toy Story

Question: What was Toy Story's opening weekend gross in the U.S.?

Answer: $29.1 million

Question: How many Academy Awards was Toy Story nominated for?

Answer: Three

Question: What award did John Lasseter receive for Toy Story?

Answer: Special Achievement Academy Award

Question: What was Toy Story’s worldwide gross in its original release?

Answer: Over $373 million

Question: What store chain features a drive-in theater scene in Toy Story?

Answer: Pizza Planet

Question: What award did Toy Story win eight times?

Answer: Annie Awards

Question: How did critics describe Toy Story's animation?

Answer: Technically innovative

Question: What record did Toy Story hold until Independence Day took it in 1996?

Answer: Highest five-day opening gross

Question: What was Toy Story's rank among the highest-grossing domestic films at the time of its release?

Answer: 17th

Question: Which Pixar film released after Toy Story featured re-used animation?

Answer: A Bug’s Life

Question: What did Roy Disney contribute to the Toy Story franchise?

Answer: His support helped secure the collaboration between Pixar and Disney

Question: Which final film in the Toy Story series reunited Woody with Bo Peep?

Answer: Toy Story 4

Question: What sequel followed the events of Toy Story in 1999?

Answer: Toy Story 2

Question: What famous quote does Buzz Lightyear say in every Toy Story movie?

Answer: “To Infinity and Beyond!”

Question: Which final movie features a climactic scene at Sunnyside Daycare?

Answer: Toy Story 3

Question: Which scene from Toy Story was later used in a video game adaptation?

Answer: The escape from Sid’s house

Question: What Pixar film followed Toy Story in 1998?

Answer: A Bug’s Life

Question: What was the first Pixar film to be selected for preservation in the National Film Registry?

Answer: Toy Story

Question: What was Toy Story’s most memorable promotional campaign?

Answer: The partnership with Burger King and PepsiCo

Question: What object helps Woody and Buzz Lightyear escape from Sid's room?

Answer: A Pizza Planet truck

Question: What is the name of the gas station where Woody and Buzz Lightyear are stranded?

Answer: Dinoco gas station

Question: What does Andy's mom drive in Toy Story?

Answer: A minivan

Question: What is the iconic line said by Woody in Toy Story?

Answer: “There’s a snake in my boot!”