Songs of Disney Animated Villains Quiz

Answer: Cruella DeVil

Song: "Cruella De Vil". Movie: "101 Dalmations". Did you know that Betty Lou Gerson (the voice of Cruella) based her performance on a manic version of wonderful actress Tallulah Bankhead?

Answer: Sir Hiss and the Sheriff of Nottingham

Song: "The Phony King of England". Movie: "Robin Hood". Did you notice that Sir Hiss has a gap between his two front teeth? That's because the comedian who voiced Sir Hiss, Terry Thomas, also had a gap between his two front teeth.

Answer: Kaa

Song: "Trust In Me". Movie: "The Jungle Book". Kaa was only to have one scene in "The Jungle Book" (the one with Mowgli) but, due to his popularity of his character they wrote in the scene with with Shere Khan.

Answer: burn

Song: "Hellfire". Movie: "The Hunchback of Notre Dame". Frollo is the only Villain who has both wealth and power. Instead he desires a woman (the Gypsy Esmerelda).

Answer: Tick-Tock

Song: "Never Smile at a Crocodile". Movie: "Peter Pan". "Never Smile at a Crocodile" in the movie has no words. But it is strange that most people know the lyrics to it. You can hear the lyrics on the "Peter Pan" album. Here are a few of them... "Never smile at a crocodile, no you can't get friendly with a crocodile, don't be taken in by his welcome grin, he is imagining how well you'd fit within his skin"

Answer: Ratcliffe

Song: "Mine, Mine, Mine". Movie: "Pocahontas". "Pocahontas" was the first animated Disney film to not have a "happily ever after" ending.

Answer: Si and Am

Song: "We Are Siamese". Movie: "Lady and the Tramp". Peggy Lee sings this duet alone. She harmonizes with herself throughout the song. Peggy Lee wrote all the songs for "Lady and the Tramp" with Sonny Burke. Peggy Lee also voiced Darling (Lady's owner). Walt also had the dog that sings "He's a Tramp" created to be based on Peggy Lee. Also did you know that "Lady and the Tramp" started off as a short based on a make-up gesture of Walt.

He gave his wife a puppy for missing a date.

Answer: True

Song: "O, Ratigan". Movie: "The Great Mouse Detective". Vincent Price was a popular actor in horror movies. He not only voiced the character but also sung, "O, Ratigan". "The Great Mouse Detective" was the shortest film to be in production by Disney. It was only in production for a year.

Answer: When They Can

Song: "Poor Unfortunate Souls". Movie: "The Little Mermaid". The score for The Little Mermaid was composed by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman. If you don't know they also composed the music for "The Little Shop of Horrors".

Answer: False

Song: "Monstro". Movie: "Pinocchio". Walt Disney's main idea with the music to Pinocchio was not to be tuneful like Snow White but rather the music was to match the mood. We see this best in the scene with Monstro where there is suspenseful scary classical music.

Answer: False

Song: "Gaston". Movie: "Beauty and the Beast". Gaston does participate in singing. Did you know Gaston was not an original character in the original fairy tale? That's right, Disney made him up to fulfill the vacant role of an obvious villain.

Answer: Hyenas

Song: "Be Prepared". Movie: "The Lion King". The songs of "The Lion King" were written mostly by Tim Rice and Elton John, but let's not forget Hans Zimmer, who won an Academy Award for Best Original Score.

Answer: Sing Sweet Nightingale

Song: "Sing Sweet Nightingale". Movie: "Cinderella". I am sure we all agree that Cinderella's version of "Sing Sweet Nightingale" is better than her stepsisters' (Anastasia and Druzilla) versions. Lucille Bliss, the voice of Anastasia, later became Smurfette, while Rhoda Williams, the voice of Drizella, can be heard as the mother on the Disney World attraction, "The Carousel of Progress".

Answer: Know Him

Song: "Prince Ali (reprise)" Movie: "Aladdin". The idea of Aladdin came from the wonderful duo Menken and Ashman. They presented the idea to Disney after they had already written three songs. Unfortunately, before "Aladdin" became a main focus of Disney, Ashman died and they brought Tim Rice in to help finish the score.

Answer: Honest John

Song: "Hi-diddle-dee-dee" Movie: "Pinocchio". Walt Disney loved "When You Wish Upon a Star" so much because of its lyrics. He felt that the words defined what Disney was all about; making dreams come true.