10 Question Movie Quiz: Pocahontas | Movies

Answer: Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson was born in 1956 in New York, USA and has had quite a lot of success starring in the "Lethal Weapon" franchise as well as directing his own movies such as "The Passion of the Christ" and "Braveheart", which won Golden Globe and Academy awards. He has had some serious personal issues with alcoholism and been accused of domestic violence and anti-Semitism.

Answer: Virginia Company

Captain John Smith and the settlers work for the Virginia Company which is the name of the actual company the movie is loosely based around. The Virginia Company is two companies, the Virginia Company of London and the Virginia Company of Plymouth and their mission was to create new settlements along the coast of North America.

In the movie, the ship the Susan Constant arrives in the New World in 1607 with Captain John Smith and his group of settlers and tells a fictionalized account of his interactions with Pocahontas.

Answer: Alan Menken

Alan Menken is one of a very small number of people who has won an Oscar, a Tony, an Emmy and a Grammy. In fact, as of December 2020 he has won nine Oscars and eleven Grammy awards along with the Emmy and Tony awards. He developed a love of and ability for music at a very young age, submitting an original composition at the age of nine to the New York Federation of Music Clubs Junior Composers Contest.

Menken and Stephen Schwartz teamed up to write the songs for "Pocahontas" and won two Oscars - one for Best Original Song ("Colors of the Wind") and the other for Best Musical.

Answer: Steady as the Beating Drum

"Pocahontas" introduces the audience to the New World and the people who live there, their environment, work and community. It is a joyous introduction to the tribe and their way of life. The movie has received mixed reviews and criticism for being historically inaccurate and for being quite bland and uninspired, especially compared to other Disney blockbusters. There are however moments in the movie that are colorful and beautiful and the opening scene, in my opinion, captures that.

The song is the introductory song for the tribe and as the other songs in the film, the lyrics were written by Stephen Schwartz and the music was written by Alan Menken. The singer for the song is voice actor Jim Cummings who has leant his voice to approximately 400 roles, including Tigger and Winnie the Pooh.

Answer: The waterfall

Our ill-fated lovers Pocahontas and Captain Smith meet at the waterfall. Pocahontas follows him to the waterfall, he knows that someone is there and aims his gun at her. She stands up and looks right at him, her hair blowing in the wind behind her and they have a moment of staring into each others eyes. He approaches her and she runs away.

Answer: Raccoon and hummingbird

Named Meeko and Flit, the raccoon and hummingbird provide some comedy to the movie. For instance, the raccoon's bum and tail look like a target that the hummingbird tries to hit with his long beak and misses of course, squashing his beak on a log. Flit the hummingbird steals Meeko's food out of the air because he is so fast.

These sidekicks however don't speak and this is a criticism of the film, a missed opportunity of other Disney sidekicks such as the verbal exchanges between Timon and Pumbaa from "The Lion King".

Answer: Gold

Captain John Smith and his group of men are led by Governor Ratcliffe, a greedy and ignorant man who is intent on getting wealthy. He has the men start digging for gold as soon as they arrive, clearing the land and blowing up anything in their way as they do so.

While they're destroying the land, John Smith goes exploring and meets Pocahontas. Despite being from two different worlds, they fall in love and look for a way to bring peace to their groups.

Answer: Judy Kuhn

Irene Bedard is an American actress of Inuit and Cree ancestry who voices Pocahontas and has also starred in "Pocahontas II" and "The Tree of Life". She did not do the singing though, that was done by Judy Kuhn, an American actress and singer known for musical theatre. Kuhn has acted in "Les Miserables", "Chess" and "Sunset Boulevard" and has several Tony nominations.

She provides the singing voice for Pocahontas, including her rendition of "Colors of the Wind", which won an Oscar.

Answer: A talking tree

Grandmother Willow is a wise and spiritual talking willow tree that acts as a guide for Pocahontas. Pocahontas comes to her for answers and guidance to questions and problems she is having and she brings Captain John Smith to meet her as they try to figure out how to bring peace and harmony to their respective groups.

Answer: They say goodbye to each other.

Captain John Smith is injured when he saves the life of Pocahontas' father and needs to go back to the England for medical attention. Despite their deep love for each other, they know that he can't stay in the New World or he'll die and Pocahontas cannot leave her community. Sadly, they say goodbye and Pocahontas watches as he sails away.