Inside Out trivia proves that one hockey-loving kid can have a busier workplace in her head than most adults have on a Monday morning.
These 100 questions explore Riley's emotions, memories, mindscapes, cast, and creators, with the original film and Inside Out 2 kept in clearly labeled rounds.
Inside Riley's Headquarters
Begin with the five emotions running the console in the 2015 film. Our Pixar trivia has even more animated brain-teasers waiting afterward.
- Which emotion first appears when Riley is born?
Answer: Joy - Which five emotions work in Headquarters in the first film?
Answer: Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear, and Disgust - Which emotion tries hardest to keep Riley happy?
Answer: Joy - Which emotion watches for dangers and possible disasters?
Answer: Fear - Which emotion protects Riley from physical and social poison?
Answer: Disgust - Which emotion is especially concerned with fairness?
Answer: Anger - Which emotion's purpose is least understood at first?
Answer: Sadness - What is the control room of Riley's mind called?
Answer: Headquarters - What color is Joy primarily associated with?
Answer: Yellow - What color is Sadness primarily associated with?
Answer: Blue
Riley's Big Move
The outside story begins when Riley's family trades familiar ice rinks for an unfamiliar city and a very disappointing slice of pizza.
- How old is Riley in the first Inside Out?
Answer: 11 - From which state does Riley's family move?
Answer: Minnesota - To which city does the family relocate?
Answer: San Francisco - Why does Riley's family move?
Answer: Her father starts a new job - What sport does Riley love to play?
Answer: Ice hockey - What unpopular topping appears on the pizza Riley tries in San Francisco?
Answer: Broccoli - What animal is dead in front of the family's new house?
Answer: A rat - What goes wrong with the family's belongings after the move?
Answer: The moving van is delayed - During what classroom activity does Riley cry at her new school?
Answer: Introducing herself to the class - What team does Riley plan to try out for?
Answer: The Foghorns hockey team
Core Memories and Personality Islands
These glowing memories power the parts of Riley that feel most like her, at least until Headquarters has a very bad day.
- What special memories power Riley's personality islands?
Answer: Core memories - How many original personality islands does Riley have?
Answer: Five - Which island represents Riley's love of her parents?
Answer: Family Island - Which island represents Riley's playful side?
Answer: Goofball Island - Which island reflects Riley's favorite sport?
Answer: Hockey Island - Which island is tied to Riley's closest relationships outside her family?
Answer: Friendship Island - Which island represents Riley's commitment to telling the truth?
Answer: Honesty Island - What happens to a memory orb when Sadness touches it?
Answer: It turns blue and becomes sad - What device carries memories from Headquarters toward long-term storage?
Answer: A recall tube - Where do Joy and Sadness land after being pulled from Headquarters?
Answer: Long-Term Memory
Bing Bong and the Mindscape
Spoilers for the first film begin here, with Riley's imaginary friend and a tour of places no ordinary city map could handle.
- Who is Riley's forgotten imaginary friend?
Answer: Bing Bong - Which three animals inspire Bing Bong's features?
Answer: A cat, an elephant, and a dolphin - What sweet substance makes up Bing Bong's body?
Answer: Cotton candy - What comes out when Bing Bong cries?
Answer: Candy - What powers Bing Bong's rocket wagon?
Answer: Singing - What film-studio-like location creates Riley's dreams?
Answer: Dream Productions - What transport carries ideas and memories around Riley's mind?
Answer: The Train of Thought - What happens to the train's operators when Riley falls asleep?
Answer: They stop working and the train stops - What frightening character is locked in Riley's Subconscious?
Answer: Jangles the Clown - What mental process turns Joy, Sadness, and Bing Bong into increasingly simple shapes?
Answer: Abstract Thought
Memory Dump and the Way Home
The route back to Headquarters gets emotional, even by the standards of a movie where emotions have office jobs.
- Where are forgotten memories discarded?
Answer: The Memory Dump - What happens to memory orbs after they fade completely in the dump?
Answer: They disappear permanently - Who sacrifices himself so Joy can escape the Memory Dump?
Answer: Bing Bong - What does Bing Bong ask Joy to do for him?
Answer: Take Riley to the moon - What important truth does Joy discover while replaying Riley's hockey memory?
Answer: Sadness brought others to comfort Riley and helped create joy - Which two emotions need to return to Headquarters together?
Answer: Joy and Sadness - How does Disgust make Anger produce a powerful flame?
Answer: She insults him until he explodes - What object do Joy and Sadness use like a trampoline to reach Headquarters?
Answer: A giant memory of Riley's imaginary boyfriend - Which emotion removes the idea bulb that tells Riley to run away?
Answer: Sadness - What does Joy finally allow Sadness to do at the console?
Answer: Help Riley feel and express her grief
Runaway Plan and Emotional Finale
Riley's external choices and internal crisis collide as she heads toward the bus station.
- Which emotion suggests that Riley run away to Minnesota?
Answer: Anger - What does Riley take from her mother's purse to fund the trip?
Answer: A credit card - What form of transportation does Riley board?
Answer: A bus - What alarming change happens to Riley's emotional console during the crisis?
Answer: It turns gray and stops responding - What finally makes Riley get off the bus?
Answer: Sadness reconnects her with what she misses and the console responds - What does Riley admit to her parents after returning home?
Answer: She misses Minnesota and has been trying to stay happy for them - What new kind of memory forms when Riley cries with her parents?
Answer: A memory containing both joy and sadness - What replaces the original simple control panel by the ending?
Answer: A larger, more complex console - What happens to Riley's personality islands after she reconnects with her family?
Answer: They are rebuilt and expanded - What lesson does Joy learn about Sadness?
Answer: Sadness helps Riley seek comfort, process loss, and connect with others
Voice Cast and Pixar Credits
Match each colorful character with the performer or filmmaker who helped bring Riley's mind to the screen.
- Who voices Joy in the first film?
Answer: Amy Poehler - Who voices Sadness?
Answer: Phyllis Smith - Who voices Anger?
Answer: Lewis Black - Who voices Fear in the first film?
Answer: Bill Hader - Who voices Disgust in the first film?
Answer: Mindy Kaling - Who voices Bing Bong?
Answer: Richard Kind - Who voices Riley in the first film?
Answer: Kaitlyn Dias - Who directed Inside Out?
Answer: Pete Docter - Who served as the film's co-director?
Answer: Ronnie del Carmen - Who composed the score?
Answer: Michael Giacchino
Film Facts and Mind Workers
Before puberty hits the alarm, take one last lap through the 2015 film's production facts and background gags.
- In what year was Inside Out released?
Answer: 2015 - On what date did it open in U.S. theaters?
Answer: June 19, 2015 - Which studio created Inside Out?
Answer: Pixar Animation Studios - What short film accompanied Inside Out in theaters?
Answer: Lava - At which film festival did Inside Out premiere before its theatrical release?
Answer: The Cannes Film Festival - What do the Forgetters remove when memories are no longer useful?
Answer: They send the faded memories to the Memory Dump - What annoying tune do the Mind Workers repeatedly send to Headquarters?
Answer: A chewing-gum commercial jingle - What gets mixed up after boxes labeled facts and opinions spill?
Answer: Facts and opinions - Whose internal emotions are briefly shown during the family dinner?
Answer: Riley's mother and father - What emotion leads inside Riley's mother's Headquarters?
Answer: Sadness
Inside Out 2: New Emotions Arrive
This round switches to Inside Out 2 and contains sequel spoilers. Puberty brings a demolition crew, a new console, and several emotions who did not make reservations.
- How old is Riley in Inside Out 2?
Answer: 13 - Which orange emotion becomes the main new force in Headquarters?
Answer: Anxiety - Which small turquoise emotion envies what others have?
Answer: Envy - Which large pink emotion often hides inside his hoodie?
Answer: Embarrassment - Which purple emotion represents boredom and weary indifference?
Answer: Ennui - Which older emotion keeps trying to enter before her time?
Answer: Nostalgia - What biological alarm goes off in Headquarters?
Answer: Puberty - What elite hockey team does Riley hope to join?
Answer: The Firehawks - Which older player does Riley admire at hockey camp?
Answer: Val Ortiz - What news makes Riley fear losing her closest friends?
Answer: Bree and Grace will attend a different high school
Inside Out 2: Beliefs, Cast, and Credits
Finish with the sequel's Sense of Self, its emotional climax, and the people behind the new arrivals. Keep playing with our movie trivia and Disney trivia next.
- What structure grows from Riley's accumulated beliefs?
Answer: Her Sense of Self - Where does Anxiety send Riley's original Sense of Self?
Answer: To the Back of the Mind - What crisis does Anxiety trigger during Riley's final scrimmage?
Answer: A panic attack - Who helps calm Anxiety at the console?
Answer: Joy - Who voices Anxiety?
Answer: Maya Hawke - Who voices Envy?
Answer: Ayo Edebiri - Who voices Embarrassment?
Answer: Paul Walter Hauser - Who voices Ennui?
Answer: Adele Exarchopoulos - Who directed Inside Out 2?
Answer: Kelsey Mann - In what year was Inside Out 2 released?
Answer: 2024
Sources and Further Reading
- Pixar Animation Studios: Inside Out
- Pixar Animation Studios: feature film timeline
- Pixar Animation Studios: studio history
- Pixar Research: emotion design in Inside Out 2
- Pixar Research: Stream of Consciousness in Inside Out 2
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