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Hamlet... or the Lion King?

For each descriptor, choose whether it lines up with Hamlet, the Lion King, or both... or neither in some cases.
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1. The protagonist's uncle is the villain.
Hamlet
The Lion King
Both
2. The main character dies.
Hamlet
The Lion King
Both
3. The protagonist is a child when his father is murdered.
Hamlet
The Lion King
Both
4. Features the line "Nants ingonyama bagithi baba".
Hamlet
The Lion King
Both
5. At least one major plot point involves the ghost of the protagonist's father.
Hamlet
The Lion King
Both
6. In one of the film adaptations, Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean) portrays an annoying moral guide for the protagonist.
Hamlet
The Lion King
Neither
7. The protagonist falls in love with a lioness.
Hamlet
The Lion King
Both
8. Features the line, "To be, or not to be, that is the question...".
Hamlet
The Lion King
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9. Its films have made more money at the box office.
Hamlet
The Lion King
10. There is a usurper of the throne.
Hamlet
The Lion King
Both
11. Pride Rock is an important landmark.
Hamlet
The Lion King
Both
12. The protagonist kills several major characters.
Hamlet
The Lion King
Both
13. The protagonist's friends teach him to eat insects.
Hamlet
The Lion King
Both
14. Takes place in Denmark.
Hamlet
The Lion King
Both
15. A character named Horace the Clown provides clownish comic relief by shaking his behind at various female characters.
Hamlet
The Lion King
Neither
16. More characters die.
Hamlet
The Lion King
17. Was written by Shakespeare.
Hamlet
The Lion King
Neither
18. Features talking animals.
Hamlet
The Lion King
Both
19. Won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Hamlet
The Lion King
Both
Neither
20. Mark Kermode called the 2019 film adaptation "resplendent but pointless."
Hamlet
The Lion King
Both
21. An advisor to the king holds a newborn prince over the edge of a cliff, so throngs of his new subjects can kneel in respect.
Hamlet
The Lion King
Both
22. The primary antagonist is killed by his own henchmen.
Hamlet
The Lion King
Both
23. Enjoys contemporary popularity on the stage.
Hamlet
The Lion King
Both
24. Consumed by revenge, the main character accidentally murders his love interest's father, causing her to lose her mind and eventually drown.
Hamlet
The Lion King
Both
25. Has a character named Hamlet.
Hamlet
The Lion King
Both
Neither
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7 Comments
+4
Level 88
Apr 17, 2023
Couldn't tell if that last one was a trick question or not! Was there a Hamlet the Hippo in the background...?

Nice quiz :)

+3
Level 83
Apr 17, 2023
Maybe Puumba’s son? Ha ha

Thanks!

+1
Level 52
Nov 18, 2023
Great for those A-level people!
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Level 89
Oct 3, 2024
Only missed the Academy award, and it appears that I’m not alone on that one. I didn’t think The Lion King had won it, but I also doubted Hamlet won it either.
+2
Level 83
Oct 3, 2024
Laurence Olivier’s best performance, arguably. They loved theatrical movies in the 1940s, that’s for sure.
+1
Level 74
Oct 3, 2024
I think technically more characters probably died in the Lion King, from the drought/famine Scar causes. That's what tripped me up
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Level 83
Oct 3, 2024
I’m not sure we can assume those animals all died. I’m sure many migrated!