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Aladdin Quiz: Make Your Choices Count

The big scenes are easy to remember. How many of the little details stayed with you?

Published 2026-10-24 Updated 2026-10-24 15 questions

Aladdin: Big Wishes, Bigger Trouble

A streetwise young man spots a chance to trade his daily struggle for a much grander life. Winning someone's heart proves harder than looking the part, especially with a dangerous rival watching every move. Soon, one small lie needs a whole parade of support. Add magic, music, and a sidekick who never seems to run out of energy, and quiet afternoons are off the menu.

Dust off your memory. You get four choices, so make them count.

1. What is the city where Aladdin lives called?
- Agrabah
- Arendelle
- Corona
- Atlantica
Agrabah is an invented city; early drafts set the story in Baghdad, and the name was changed as the Gulf War made that awkward. Arendelle, Corona and Atlantica belong to Frozen, Tangled and The Little Mermaid.
2. What is the princess's name?
- Esmeralda
- Aurora
- Megara
- Jasmine
Jasmine is the Sultan's daughter, and the law says she must marry a prince by her next birthday, three days away, which is why she slips out of the palace in disguise and meets Aladdin in the market. Linda Larkin spoke the part and Lea Salonga sang it.
3. Who voices the Genie?
- Robin Williams
- Eddie Murphy
- Billy Crystal
- Martin Short
Williams improvised for hours in the booth, and Eric Goldberg's animators built the Genie's impressions around whatever he came up with. He also voices the peddler who opens the film, and fell out with Disney over how heavily the studio used him to sell it.
4. What is Aladdin's monkey called?
- Pascal
- Iago
- Rajah
- Abu
Abu is a kleptomaniac monkey who steals as reflexively as Aladdin does, and the Genie later turns him into an elephant for Aladdin's grand entrance at the palace. Frank Welker, who supplies his chatter, is also the voice of the Cave of Wonders.
5. What is the name of Jasmine's tiger?
- Bagheera
- Rajah
- Shere Khan
- Raja Singh
Rajah is a palace pet with firm views on Jasmine's suitors, and early on he tears the seat out of Prince Achmed's trousers on the way out. Bagheera and Shere Khan are the big cats from The Jungle Book.
6. Who is the royal vizier plotting to take power?
- Frollo
- Gaston
- Hades
- Jafar
Jafar is the Sultan's grand vizier, and he needs a lamp he cannot fetch himself, so he poses as an old prisoner to recruit Aladdin from the dungeon. His cobra-headed staff hypnotizes the Sultan into agreeing with whatever he says.
7. What is Jafar's parrot called?
- Diablo
- Scuttle
- Iago
- Zazu
Iago is named after the schemer in Shakespeare's Othello, and his loudest grievance is the stale crackers the Sultan keeps stuffing in his beak. Diablo is Maleficent's raven and Zazu is the hornbill from The Lion King.
8. Who voices Iago?
- Gilbert Gottfried
- Bobcat Goldthwait
- Joe Pesci
- Danny DeVito
Gottfried was a stand-up comic known for a grating, squinting delivery, which the parrot inherited wholesale. He kept the role for decades, through the direct-to-video sequels, the television series and the Kingdom Hearts games.
9. What title does Aladdin use when he arrives as a prince?
- Prince Naveen
- Prince Ahmed
- Prince Ali
- Prince Eric
The Genie invents the title and the parade of elephants, camels and dancers that announces him at the palace gates. Prince Achmed is the real suitor Rajah sees off at the start; Naveen and Eric belong to The Princess and the Frog and The Little Mermaid.
10. How many wishes does the lamp's Genie offer his master?
- Five
- Seven
- Three
- One
Three, and no wishing for more. Aladdin spends the first on becoming a prince, and the Genie charitably counts a rescue from drowning as the second, though Aladdin was unconscious and never asked. The third is promised to the Genie's freedom.
11. Where does Aladdin find the lamp?
- The Sultan's treasury
- The Cave of Wonders
- An abandoned ship
- A market stall
The cave is a giant tiger's head in the desert; it swallows the thief Gazeem, whom Jafar sends in first, and opens only for Aladdin. Inside, the lamp sits on a pillar atop a staircase, and Abu's grab at a forbidden jewel brings the place down in lava.
12. Which song accompanies Aladdin and Jasmine's carpet ride?
- Prince Ali
- Friend Like Me
- A Whole New World
- One Jump Ahead
Tim Rice wrote the lyrics, having stepped in after Howard Ashman's death. The song won the Oscar for Best Original Song and, in Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle's version, topped the Billboard Hot 100, the first Disney song to do so.
13. Which item carries Aladdin through the air?
- A flying shield
- A winged cloak
- A golden saddle
- A magic carpet
The carpet never speaks and has no face, yet reads clearly through its tassels and posture, the work of animator Randy Cartwright. Its intricate pattern was handled by computer, which kept the design steady as it folded and flew.
14. Which of these is something the Genie says he cannot do?
- Create a royal outfit
- Make someone fall in love
- Conjure a feast
- Turn someone into a prince
The Genie sets out three rules on arrival: no killing, no making anyone fall in love and no raising the dead. Jafar runs straight into the second when he demands Jasmine's love, and his final wish, to become a genie himself, lands him in a lamp of his own.
15. Who composed the music for the film's songs and score?
- Alan Menken
- Randy Newman
- Danny Elfman
- Howard Shore
Menken had just won two Oscars for Beauty and the Beast and won two more here, for the score and for A Whole New World. His lyricist and longtime partner Howard Ashman died during production; Tim Rice finished the remaining songs.

All the answers

1. What is the city where Aladdin lives called?

Agrabah

Agrabah is an invented city; early drafts set the story in Baghdad, and the name was changed as the Gulf War made that awkward. Arendelle, Corona and Atlantica belong to Frozen, Tangled and The Little Mermaid.
2. What is the princess's name?

Jasmine

Jasmine is the Sultan's daughter, and the law says she must marry a prince by her next birthday, three days away, which is why she slips out of the palace in disguise and meets Aladdin in the market. Linda Larkin spoke the part and Lea Salonga sang it.
3. Who voices the Genie?

Robin Williams

Williams improvised for hours in the booth, and Eric Goldberg's animators built the Genie's impressions around whatever he came up with. He also voices the peddler who opens the film, and fell out with Disney over how heavily the studio used him to sell it.
4. What is Aladdin's monkey called?

Abu

Abu is a kleptomaniac monkey who steals as reflexively as Aladdin does, and the Genie later turns him into an elephant for Aladdin's grand entrance at the palace. Frank Welker, who supplies his chatter, is also the voice of the Cave of Wonders.
5. What is the name of Jasmine's tiger?

Rajah

Rajah is a palace pet with firm views on Jasmine's suitors, and early on he tears the seat out of Prince Achmed's trousers on the way out. Bagheera and Shere Khan are the big cats from The Jungle Book.
6. Who is the royal vizier plotting to take power?

Jafar

Jafar is the Sultan's grand vizier, and he needs a lamp he cannot fetch himself, so he poses as an old prisoner to recruit Aladdin from the dungeon. His cobra-headed staff hypnotizes the Sultan into agreeing with whatever he says.
7. What is Jafar's parrot called?

Iago

Iago is named after the schemer in Shakespeare's Othello, and his loudest grievance is the stale crackers the Sultan keeps stuffing in his beak. Diablo is Maleficent's raven and Zazu is the hornbill from The Lion King.
8. Who voices Iago?

Gilbert Gottfried

Gottfried was a stand-up comic known for a grating, squinting delivery, which the parrot inherited wholesale. He kept the role for decades, through the direct-to-video sequels, the television series and the Kingdom Hearts games.
9. What title does Aladdin use when he arrives as a prince?

Prince Ali

The Genie invents the title and the parade of elephants, camels and dancers that announces him at the palace gates. Prince Achmed is the real suitor Rajah sees off at the start; Naveen and Eric belong to The Princess and the Frog and The Little Mermaid.
10. How many wishes does the lamp's Genie offer his master?

Three

Three, and no wishing for more. Aladdin spends the first on becoming a prince, and the Genie charitably counts a rescue from drowning as the second, though Aladdin was unconscious and never asked. The third is promised to the Genie's freedom.
11. Where does Aladdin find the lamp?

The Cave of Wonders

The cave is a giant tiger's head in the desert; it swallows the thief Gazeem, whom Jafar sends in first, and opens only for Aladdin. Inside, the lamp sits on a pillar atop a staircase, and Abu's grab at a forbidden jewel brings the place down in lava.
12. Which song accompanies Aladdin and Jasmine's carpet ride?

A Whole New World

Tim Rice wrote the lyrics, having stepped in after Howard Ashman's death. The song won the Oscar for Best Original Song and, in Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle's version, topped the Billboard Hot 100, the first Disney song to do so.
13. Which item carries Aladdin through the air?

A magic carpet

The carpet never speaks and has no face, yet reads clearly through its tassels and posture, the work of animator Randy Cartwright. Its intricate pattern was handled by computer, which kept the design steady as it folded and flew.
14. Which of these is something the Genie says he cannot do?

Make someone fall in love

The Genie sets out three rules on arrival: no killing, no making anyone fall in love and no raising the dead. Jafar runs straight into the second when he demands Jasmine's love, and his final wish, to become a genie himself, lands him in a lamp of his own.
15. Who composed the music for the film's songs and score?

Alan Menken

Menken had just won two Oscars for Beauty and the Beast and won two more here, for the score and for A Whole New World. His lyricist and longtime partner Howard Ashman died during production; Tim Rice finished the remaining songs.