Disney Villain Downfalls II Trivia Quiz

Answer: Lady Tremaine

Lady Tremaine is the villain in the 1950 Disney Classic "Cinderella". She is Cinderella's wicked stepmother who treats Cinderella as a household servant. Lady Tremaine is obsessed with having either one of her daughters marry Prince Charming. When the Prince and his people seek out of the owner of the glass slipper, Lady Tremaine locks Cinderella (knowing she is the owner of the slipper) in her room. However, Cinderella escapes from her room and Lady Tremaine is horrified as she watches the slipper fit perfectly on Cinderella's foot.

Lady Tremaine is a rare Disney villain who suffers but does not receive a dramatic comeuppance at the end of the film. The same cannot be said for her cat Lucifer who is last seen falling from Cinderella's tower.

Answer: Bill Sykes

Bill Sykes is the primary villain in the 1988 film "Oliver & Company". He is loosely based on the similarly named character from Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist". Sykes is a loan shark to whom Fagin is heavily indebted. When Sykes tries to collect on his loan by kidnapping Oliver from Jenny and getting Fagin to collect the ransom, Fagin does not ask for the money leading Sykes to kidnap Jenny.

In the ensuing chase through New York, Sykes's vicious dogs get electrocuted on the train tracks while Sykes' car stops on the tracks.

A speeding track slams into his car and pushes it into the East River.

Answer: Stromboli

Stromboli is the name of the evil puppeteer from the 1940 film "Pinocchio". He is an unscrupulous businessman and entertainer who will exploit whomever necessary to make money. He forces Pinocchio to sing and dance for a crowd and Pinocchio becomes his biggest attraction.

He is not seen again once the Blue Fairy frees Pinocchio from the puppet show and what happens to Stromboli after that is unknown. It is implied the lack of Pinocchio will cause his show to fail since Pinocchio was his most popular feature.

Answer: Prince Hans

Prince Hans is the antagonist in the 2013 film "Frozen". He is a Prince of the Southern Isles, but as the youngest of many children he will unable to be king. Instead he plots to marry Princess Anna of Arendelle and become king after disposing of Anna's sister Elsa.

In the film's climax, Hans believes that Anna has died and is about kill Elsa with his sword. However, Anna attacks him, causing his sword to breaking and knocking him on his feet. Hans confronts Anna but Anna punches him in the face. Hans is then arrested and imprisoned on a French ship where, presumably, he will be returned to his own kingdom and dealt with by his brothers.

Answer: Randall Boggs

Randall Boggs is one of the main villains in Disney-Pixar's 2001 film "Monsters Inc". Randall is the rival of Sulley who is a much more loved and skilled scarer. In order to one up Sulley, Boggs devises a plan to become the top scarer in Monstropolis by kidnapping human children.

This plan goes awry and during the final chase, Boggs is thrown through a door (which monsters use to travel to the human world) and is transported to a swamp in the Southern United States. He lands in front of a Cajun family living in a trailer park. Because of Boggs' reptilian appearance and the fact that he is a monster, the family thinks he is an alligator and beats him with a shovel. Furthermore, the door Randall entered is destroyed, meaning he would be unable to travel back to Monstropolis.

Answer: Scar

Scar, the main villain in the 1994 film "The Lion King", is one of many villains who meet their demise by falling or being pushed off a cliff. Having returned to Pride Rock to claim the throne that is rightfully his, Simba faces off against his uncle Scar.

Although Scar initially is able to get the better of Simba, Simba is able to throw Scar off of the cliff in a scene reminiscent to Mufasa's death earlier in the film. Scar survives the fall but his hyena henchmen turn on him. Having lost his power, Scar angers his former henchmen who eat him after they learn he betrayed them to Simba.

Answer: Madame Medusa

Madame Medusa is the evil pawn shop owner in the 1977 film "The Rescuers". She is after the Devil's Eye diamond which is located in a swamp cave. Since the cave entrance is too small for an adult to fit through, she kidnaps a young orphan named Penny. Penny is forced into the cave and, despite her fears, finds the diamond. Madame Medusa claims the diamond for herself and attempts to flee from her henchman, Mr. Snoops, to avoid sharing the profit with him. Penny steals the diamond (which is hidden in her teddy bear) from Madame Medusa, setting off a chase through the swamp. Penny is aided by Bernard and Bianca. Madame Medusa, at first, rides her crocodiles through the swamp but when the rope breaks, she is flung from them.

She crashes face first into the smokestack of a riverboat that is sinking as Mr. Snoops laughs at her.

Answer: Shere Khan

Shere Khan is one of the villains in Disney's 1967 version of "The Jungle Book". He is a Bengal tiger who has a hatred for humans. After coming across Mowgli, the tiger gives the boy a few seconds to run before mauling him. However, Mowgli's bear friend Baloo comes to the rescue by grabbing Shere Khan's tail.

The tiger turns his attention to the bear by fighting him. However, Mowgli ties a burning branch to his tail, burning him and sending him running out of the jungle with the once ferocious and intimidating tiger, humiliating and defeated.

Answer: Cruella De Vil

Cruella De Vil is one of the most infamous Disney villains. She debuted in the 1961 film "101 Dalmatians". As a fashion expert, she is obsessed with dognapping Dalmatian puppies to turn them into fur coats. After she dognaps the fifteen puppies belonging to Pongo and Perdita, the adult dogs go out and search for them.

When Pongo and Perdita (and other animals) find the all of the missing puppies and help them escape, a chase ensues. Cruella speeds through the snowy, English countryside while her henchmen pursue the puppies in their truck.

However, Horace and Jasper accidentally crash into Cruella's car, sending both vehicles off of the road, crashing into a snowy embankment. As Cruella berates them for foiling her plan and likely leading to their arrest, Jasper tells her to shut up.

Answer: Charles F. Muntz

Charles F. Muntz is the villain in the 2009 film "Up". He was once a famous explorer who disappeared into the wilds of South America to search for a rare species of bird. Carl and Russell, who are traveling in Carl's house via balloons, discover one of the birds whom they name Kevin. Muntz seeks to capture Kevin by whatever means necessary.

In the film's climax, Carl and Russell are sailing away in the balloon house trying to escape from Muntz. Muntz makes one last attempt to capture Kevin but is thwarted when he jumps from the house and entangles his foot in the balloon strings.

The balloon strings cannot hold his weight and they snap, sending Muntz to the ground thousands of feet below.