'Shrek'- tastic! Trivia Quiz

Answer: A fire-breathing dragon

Later in the film, when Shrek, Dragon and Donkey set off to stop the wedding, Shrek uses the chain on the dragon's collar to climb onto her back. In the next scene, when the dragon lands at Farquaad's castle, the chain has disappeared!

Answer: Pinch it out with his fingers

Mike Myers decided to change Shrek's accent after viewing a rough cut of the movie. This meant that $4 million worth of animation had to be taken out and redone.

Answer: True

Donkey was modelled after a real miniature donkey called Pericles.

Answer: Donkey

House fly facts: Flies are the only insects that have only two wings (other insects have four). The average house fly lives for about 21 days and when they are born they are already full size.

Answer: The fairy dust from the fairy cage gives him magic flying powers

According to IMDb, a fairy godmother named Dama Fortuna was originally included in the movie but was cut out. We will have to see if a Dama Fortuna makes an appearance in 'Shrek 2'!

Answer: Shrek's bottom

There are apparently 36 unique locations in 'Shrek' - more than any other computer-animated film (at the time).

Answer: Shrek

The Green Goblin was the villain in 'Spider-Man', brilliantly played by Willem Dafoe. 'The Incredible Hulk' is another comic book hero (a film of which, directed by Ang Lee is due out with Eric Bana in the title role). 'The Happy Prince' is a short story by Oscar Wilde.

Answer: Donkey

It was when he was trying to be nice about Shrek's home after having just been rude about it (he hadn't realised that Shrek lived there!)

Answer: A Wolf

The wolf was dressed in a pink nightie and frilly cap. Now my understanding of little red riding hood is that the wolf ate the grandmother and then put on her nightclothes... so if the wolf gets his nightclothes from the house he invades, are we to understand Shrek wears pink frilly stuff in bed? Excellent!

Answer: Cheers and flower garlands

The computer animation production took more than four and a half years to complete.

Answer: Red

Throughout history, wearing red was supposed to give the wearer protection against evil influences. Wearing a red ruby was supposed to bring about invincibility and red bedclothes were customary in Germany up to the Middle Ages as protection against illness.

Answer: Milk

Apparently, camel's milk does not curdle. So there you go...

Answer: Sleeping Beauty

The production team did consider using Sleeping Beauty, but apparently Snow White got chosen instead as there was more scope for jokes with the dwarves and she more more easily recognised.

Answer: 45 minutes

There was apparently a 45 minute wait, but there was no one in the queue!

Answer: True

In the late 19th century, Thaddeus Cahill invented the Telharmonium. This large instrument was kept in the basement of buildings and the music piped to listeners elsewhere. The first subscriber to this new phenomenon was the Café Martin, a large restaurant on 26th Street between Fifth Avenue and Broadway in New York.

Answer: 'F' for Farquaad

Shrek and Donkey only see Lord Farquaad on a balcony in the arena. So how did they know to laugh about his height when they were with Fiona later in the film? Also, at the beginning of the film when the fairytale creatures invaded the swamp, Shrek has never heard of Farquaad.

Answer: Sunflowers

The sunflower symbolises many things including deep loyalty, power, warmth, nourishment, haughtiness, false appearances and unhappy love. It is said in some cultures that if a girl puts three sunflower seeds down her back, she will marry the first boy she meets.

Answer: The Stairs

"You handle the dragon, I'll handle the stairs. Oh I'll find those stairs, I'll whip their butt too, that's right! Those stairs won't know which way they're going. I'm going to take drastic steps, kick them to the kerb, don't mess with me, I'm the stairmaster! I've mastered the stairs! I wish I had a step right here, right now, I'll step all over it!"

Answer: Red

About 13 percent of Scotland's citizens are redheaded, the highest percentage in the world.

Answer: The princess will turn into an ogre at sunset

I thought she was rather pretty when she changed... couldn't understand why everyone kept saying she was ugly...

Answer: Bluebird

The poor old bluebird is a victim of the artificial introduction of more aggressive non-native birds into the US. Happily though, there are a number of bluebird interest groups who are helping to re-establish the populations.

Answer: Yes

Apparently, in Yiddish, "Shrek" means monster (from the German for "terror" or "fright").

Answer: Because friends forgive one another and make up

Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz and John Lithgow have all been signed up for 'Shrek 2', as has John Cleese who will play Princess Fiona's father.

Answer: Yes

According to IMDb, when Princess Fiona is transforming near the end of the movie, she floats and shoots bolts of light out of her fingers and heels and this bears a striking resemblance to the Beast's transformation in 'Beauty and the Beast'.

Answer: Goldilocks

Goldilocks wasn't in the movie but the three bears were, although Mama Bear became a rug on Lord Farquaad's floor (you can see her in the scene where he is watching Fiona in the mirror).