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30 Enchanting Studio Ghibli Trivia Questions and Answers

Reviewed by Stefanie Zaldarriaga, Author·Updated Oct 2025·4 min read

Step into a world of wonder with Studio Ghibli Trivia! From the breathtaking animation of Spirited Away and My Neighbor Totoro to the timeless storytelling of Princess Mononoke and Howl’s Moving Castle, these questions will test how well you know the legendary studio. Perfect for film lovers, anime fans, and dreamers alike, this trivia celebrates the art, imagination, and heart that define Studio Ghibli.

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  1. 1Which Studio Ghibli film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and in what year?

  2. 2Which film shared the top prize Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival and in what year?

  3. 3Which Studio Ghibli feature opened the Ghibli Museum’s Saturn Theater tradition of exclusive shorts and where is the museum located?

  4. 4Which two Studio Ghibli films premiered together in Japan in 1988 as a double feature?

  5. 5Which Studio Ghibli film first topped the U.S. weekend box office upon its wide release?

  6. 6Which Studio Ghibli film earned Hayao Miyazaki his second Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and in what ceremony year?

  7. 7Which Ghibli feature is Studio Ghibli’s first fully 3D CG animated film and who directed it?

  8. 8Which Isao Takahata film was released in North America for the first time only in 2016 despite being from 1991?

  9. 9Which film is widely credited with catalyzing Studio Ghibli’s founding even though it predates the studio?

  10. 10Which 1995 Studio Ghibli feature was the only theatrical film directed by Yoshifumi Kondō?

  11. 11Which 2002 feature is a spin off from Whisper of the Heart and centers on the Baron character?

  12. 12Which Studio Ghibli film received a PG 13 rating in the U.S. due to its intense battle violence?

  13. 13Which Ghibli film based on Eiko Kadono’s novel follows a young witch who starts a courier service?

  14. 14Which Miyazaki film about an aviation engineer features Hideaki Anno as the Japanese voice for the lead?

  15. 15Which Studio Ghibli film won Best Animated Feature at the Oscars and is the only non English language winner in that category to date?

  16. 16Which Studio Ghibli film earned an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature at the 78th Academy Awards?

  17. 17Which Studio Ghibli film earned an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature at the 86th Academy Awards?

  18. 18Which Studio Ghibli film earned an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature at the 87th Academy Awards?

  19. 19Which Studio Ghibli film earned an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature at the 88th Academy Awards?

  20. 20Which film co produced in association with Studio Ghibli earned an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature at the 89th Academy Awards?

  21. 21Which Studio Ghibli title about a cursed flying ace began life as a smaller project before becoming a feature and is set around the Adriatic Sea?

  22. 22Which Studio Ghibli film features a witch in training who temporarily loses her ability to fly reflecting a crisis of confidence?

  23. 23Which Studio Ghibli film centers on a boy navigating a world of the living and the dead and later became the studio’s first No 1 U.S. opener?

  24. 24Which Studio Ghibli film earned the distinction of Japan’s highest grossing film upon release before being surpassed by Titanic?

  25. 25Which Studio Ghibli film adapts a British children’s novel about a tiny borrower family living beneath a human house?

  26. 26Which creature from My Neighbor Totoro has become the official mascot of Studio Ghibli?

  27. 27Which Studio Ghibli film from 1991 by Isao Takahata explores adult memory and childhood and only received a North American theatrical release 25 years later?

  28. 28Which Studio Ghibli feature about environmental conflict between industry and the forest spirits carries a U.S. PG 13 rating?

  29. 29Which Studio Ghibli title features a heroine who must rescue her parents after they are transformed and whose Japanese title is Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi?

  30. 30Which Studio Ghibli film is a coming of age story set partly in Yokohama in 1963 and directed by Goro Miyazaki?

Answer Key

  1. 1. Spirited Away, 2003.
  2. 2. Spirited Away, 2002.
  3. 3. The museum screens exclusive Ghibli shorts at the Saturn Theater, Mitaka Tokyo.
  4. 4. My Neighbor Totoro and Grave of the Fireflies.
  5. 5. The Boy and the Heron, December 2023.
  6. 6. The Boy and the Heron, 2024.
  7. 7. Earwig and the Witch, directed by Goro Miyazaki.
  8. 8. Only Yesterday.
  9. 9. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, 1984.
  10. 10. Whisper of the Heart.
  11. 11. The Cat Returns.
  12. 12. Princess Mononoke.
  13. 13. Kiki’s Delivery Service.
  14. 14. The Wind Rises.
  15. 15. Spirited Away.
  16. 16. Howl’s Moving Castle.
  17. 17. The Wind Rises.
  18. 18. The Tale of the Princess Kaguya.
  19. 19. When Marnie Was There.
  20. 20. The Red Turtle.
  21. 21. Porco Rosso.
  22. 22. Kiki’s Delivery Service.
  23. 23. The Boy and the Heron.
  24. 24. Princess Mononoke.
  25. 25. The Secret World of Arrietty.
  26. 26. Totoro.
  27. 27. Only Yesterday.
  28. 28. Princess Mononoke.
  29. 29. Spirited Away.
  30. 30. From Up on Poppy Hill.

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