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"Toy Story" was Pixar's groundbreaking computer-generated, or CG-animated movie, which helped shape the dominant wave of CG movies in recent years. Let's look back at this classic, and find out if it's the virtual toy of our childhood as we remember it. It's time to take the "Toy Story" quiz - to infinity and beyond!
In the beginning, who is the designated bad guy?
Rex
Woody
Mr. Potato Head
The Toy Story movie opens with Mr. Potato Head as the bad guy in an old-school stick-up. Looks like he has a brightly colored gun, too!
Mr. Spell
While the daring bank heist — and sheep-napping — is going on, who comes in to save the day?
Woody
Woody is introduced as the hero of Andy's imaginary tales. He's the heroic cowboy and good guy that every kid likes to imagine their main toy to be.
Buzz Lightyear
Bo Peep
Mrs. Potato Head
What's the big event that has everybody in Andy's toy collection nervous or happy about?
his trip to the doctor
his birthday party
When it's Andy's birthday, they look forward to having a new toy join their merry band of happy toys. Unless, of course, it's not a nice toy.
his mom is coming home with a new brother
it's the first day of classes
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Why was Andy's special event moved up to an earlier date?
Andy's mom thought it would be easier to have it on the weekend
school would be early this year
Andy's family is moving to a new house
Andy's birthday party had been moved to an earlier day, because the family was moving to a new house in a few days. It's part of the reason why everyone is panicking.
Andy just came from being sick, it would make him happy
Why is it so important for the toys to have a buddy system while they're moving to a new house?
to make sure no toy is put in the wrong room
to make sure no toys are damaged in the move
to make sure that the toys go in their proper boxes
no toy should be left behind
Woody's concerned that when they move house, a toy will be left behind. For a toy, that's literally losing its meaning in life.
Why are the toys nervous about special events like Christmas and birthday parties?
they can be broken when friends play
they can be forgotten because of the newer toys
Many of Andy's toys worry that they'll be forgotten, or given away. It's possible that some of them were hand-me-downs from other grown ups or family friends.
they can end up being taken to a new home
they worry about toy room space
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Here's to multiple appearances: What food franchise is seen in many Pixar movies like "Toy Story?"
Pizza Planet
Almost every Pixar film has the Pizza Planet truck. It's practically a running joke. It can also mean that all the movies are set in one world. Whoa!
Burger World
Lard Lad Donuts
Big Donut
What was the first sign for the other toys that Woody wasn't the favorite anymore?
he was pushed off the bed
You may not notice it at first, but when Woody was pushed off the bed, and had to get to the other toys by going under it, you could sense they doubted him already. Toy insecurity, anyone?
he was thrown in the toy box with the others
he was put in the closet
he was put on the study table
Who was the new toy on the block, as Andy's birthday present?
Rocky Gibraltar
Etch
Buzz Lightyear
It's a comment on how things change: Andy gets a new sci-fi action figure, Buzz Lightyear. He is very different from a simple doll like Woody, the earth-bound cowboy.
Robot
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What was Buzz Lightyear's big initial problem in this first "Toy Story" movie?
he doesn't realize he's a toy
When Buzz is first introduced, it looks like he's still carrying the "story" of his cartoon or comic book. As the story progresses, he gets more realistic. Talk about self-checks.
he wants to take over Woody's place
he hates Andy
he doesn’t think the other toys are okay
Can Buzz Lightyear really fly?
yes, but he needs more batteries
yes, but only for a short time
he needs a power-up add-on
not really, not under his own power
When Buzz first sets off to prove that he can fly, he just used a lot of the toys and their props to bounce off, making it look like he can fly. It still impresses the other toys, though.
What was the final thing that made Woody feel really bad once Buzz makes himself more of a presence in Andy's bedroom?
all the toys followed Buzz's lead
Andy's bed sheets was changed to Buzz Lightyear sheets
he ended being put in the toy box for the night
Woody always had the "important position" of Andy's toy companion when he slept. When it became Buzz, you could just see how a part of Woody just broke, especially when the cowboy was put back in a toy box.
Bo Peep took a liking to Buzz
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Why did the toys hate and fear Sid so much?
he wasn't Andy
he wore black
he stole toys from Andy
he destroys toys
If Andy was a boy who took care of his toys, Sid was the complete opposite. He liked to destroy or mutilate toys. Unhappy childhood, kiddo?
It's a Marvelous thing indeed: what could the "Toy Story" movie be referencing with Sid wearing a black shirt with a skull on it?
metalheads
serial killers
Marvel Comics' Punisher
The skull shirt is usually the symbol of the Punisher, a Marvel hero character who kills criminals. This makes sense, as Sid "kills" many toys.
disturbed children
What's the inside joke with the "house for sale" sign by Virtual Realty?
it means that Andy's mom isn’t really selling the house
it looks like Andy's family is moving faster than the toys thought
it means nothing is real
Virtual reality is a term used for imaginary worlds. It's usually used as a term for computer-generated environments, which is what Toy Story is: a computer-animation movie, and nothing is "live world-real."
it means that people didn’t even look at the house
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Was Buzz Lightyear's fall from the window an accident?
yes, it was
From the looks of it, Woody just wanted to hit Buzz with the remote control car, knocking him out of sight so he could have Andy all to himself. He did not expect Buzz to accidentally fall off the window ledge. The toys didn't quite believe him.
no, Woody wanted it to happen
Buzz wanted to escape to infinity and beyond
Buzz wanted to take a look at the garden
Which character in Toy Story serves as a call-back to the old Hans Christian Andersen tale, the "Shepherdess and the Sweep?"
Mr. Potato Head
Woody
Bo Peep
Bo Peep is a shepherdess, and was a nod to "The Shepherdess and the Sweep," a Hans Christian Andersen tale that also involved toys coming alive. Similar plot patterns, anyone?
Buzz Lightyear
What movie does the whack-a-mole game Sid is playing in Pizza Planet refer to?
Running Man
Total Recall
Predator
Aliens
At first look, it seems like Sid is playing a whack-a-mole game very hyperactively. And then you realize that the table is a dead astronaut, and the "mole" is an alien larvae coming out of holes in his chest. Very "Aliens" indeed.
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Why do the three-eyed alien toys worship The Claw?
because they are a cult
because the claw is their savior
because they are in a crane game
Think about it. If you were a toy inside a crane game tank, the claw would be god. No, really. Talk about the “Chosen One†syndrome.
because they just want to
Why is Scud, Sid's dog, so scary to the toys?
pets love sniffing at toys
toys naturally hate dogs
Scud destroys toys
It shouldn't come as no surprise that Scud is trained to destroy toys. In fact, it looks like he's conditioned to enjoy destroying them, just like his master. What a team, eh?
Sid abuses his dog
Why is Sid also hell for his sister?
he is the only one allowed to own toys
she is an introvert, and Sid is an extrovert
he mutilates or destroys his sister's toys, too
As the "Toy Story" movie shows, Sid likes declaring his sister's toys "sick," and then operating on them. Which probably means he destroys them. Poor sis!
she is sickly
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It turns out that if Sid doesn’t outright destroy a toy, he does this instead.
he throws them out
he actually collects them
he reassembles them into scary things
You have to hand it to Sid, he's very good at disassembling and reassembling toys. He also makes them look like nightmare fuel. All we need now is a friend named Igor!
he gives them to his sister
What's the first bad thing that Sid does to Woody?
Sid stepped on Woody and tried to squish him
Sid threw Woody around like a rag doll
Sid replaced Woody's head
Sid used a magnifying glass to burn Woody's forehead
It's the time-honored mean kid thing to do. All you need is a magnifying glass and a lot of sunlight, and you can burn something. In this case, it was Woody's forehead.
Why was Buzz Lightyear named after Buzz Aldrin?
Mr. Aldrin was a popular guy in the studio
Mr. Aldrin was an astronaut
It's fitting that Buzz Lightyear was named after Buzz Aldrin, one of the astronauts who walked on the moon. And a light-year is a measure of distance for interstellar travel.
Mr. Aldrin was the producer
Mr. Aldrin was a mean guy the staff liked to make fun of
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What made Buzz realize he really was a toy?
he saw a commercial for Buzz Lightyear action figures
As Buzz was avoiding Scud, he wandered into the TV room where Sid's dad was sleeping. He saw his toy commercial on TV. And he was not a flying toy, as the TV ad said.
he realized that he was blacking out when humans were around
he was a small person in a big-people world
he had a voice-over recording
What did the "cannibal" toys actually do with toys that Sid abandoned?
they disassembled them totally
they tried to fix them right
It's one of the more serious points of the movie. The mixed-up Frankenstein toys actually tried to fix the doll that Sid beheaded. It's proof that even if Sid is twisted, his toys are still good-natured.
they stored them for alter use
they left them where Sid would remember them again
What prevents Sid from blowing Buzz up the first time?
he was already sleepy
his mom told him not to play outside anymore
a sudden downpour
Sid had already taped the firework rocket to Buzz, but lightning signaled a sudden downpour that continued into the night. It's chilling to hear Sid say he always wanted to get a spaceman to outer space.
it was already night
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One of the Toy Story scriptwriters was Joss Whedon. What was the show he eventually created, that also had cowboy and spaceman elements mixed in?
Andromeda
Briscoe County, Junior
Firefly
Joss Whedon would go on to helm the TV show "Firefly." In it, elements of cowboy western shows were mixed with science fiction space ships. Woody and Buzz would be pleased -- OK, maybe not Woody.
Buffy, the Vampire Slayer
What shakes Buzz out of his existential funk?
he realizes that Sid's room is a bad place to go "out"
he sees Andy's name on his boot sole
Buzz finally accepts that he should be Buzz Lightyear for Andy, because he is Andy's toy. Once he accepts that, he's fine and dandy again.
he finally still believes in infinity and what's beyond it
he sees that Woody is doing well for a toy
What was the big toy rule that Woody broke?
no toy can go against their owners
no toy can punish children
no toys can be "alive" in front of human kids
All throughout the "Toy Story" movie, we've seen how toys go limp when humans are around, except this time with Sid. It seems that even if it is an involuntary habit, if a toy wants to act alive in front of a human, it can.
no toy should go away from their owner
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Why did the other toys throw Woody out of the moving van?
they didn’t want Woody to be the star again
they still thought he killed Buzz
The rest of Andy's toys still thought that Woody had done something terrible to Buzz. It's no surprise that they threw him overboard, since he always showed how much he hated Buzz.
they thought he was another Woody
they thought he was loyal to Sid
How did Woody and Buzz catch up to the moving van and car?
the other toys broke the toy rule and signaled to Andy
they had a map to Andy's new house
Buzz proved he could actually fly
Woody lit the rocket up
Woody realized that only by igniting the rocket could they catch up to the car and moving van. On the other hand, they had to figure out how not to go boom. Tricky!
Once they were in the air and caught up with the car and moving van, how did Buzz and Woody reunite with Andy?
they landed in the moving van and got sorted along with the other toys
Buzz and Woody glided to a smooth landing in Andy's family car
Woody was wondering why they missed the truck as Buzz was gliding in. However, Buzz just said they weren't aiming for the truck - and plopped the both of them in the car with Andy. Good job!
they landed on top of the truck, and just snuck up to the other toy boxes later
they decided to surprise Andy in the new home
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What was the Andy's Christmas gift, that had Woody and Buzz feeling sheepishly worried?
a dump truck
another action figure
a puppy
After telling Buzz that Andy couldn’t get a worse toy than a Buzz Lightyear action figure, Woody and Buzz hear that Andy has a new puppy. It looks like there will be many bites ahead.
a Barbie doll
It's one of the brick jokes of the "Toy Story" movie. What did Andy's sister get as a Christmas gift?
a Mrs. Potato Head
It was a joke in the beginning of the movie that Mr. Potato head was wishing for a Mrs. Potato head. It looks like wishes can come true on Christmas day, even for toys!
another Space Command figure
a Cowgirl Trixie
a new dinosaur
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