49 Corpse Bride Trivia Questions & Answers

Answer: Wine

Victor pondered his thoughts while walking through the woods one day regarding his needing to marry. He practiced his vows which he would eventually say on his big day but made a mistake. He said "wine" in one sentence but meant to say "bride".

Answer: Victor is having difficulty memorizing his vows

Pastor Galswells is so intimidating that Victor is simply incapable of following instructions. As Victor is dismissed, Galswells points his bony finger at Victor's face and commands the lad to learn his vows.

Answer: Johnny Depp

Prior to 'Corpse Bride', Johnny Depp had starred in four other films directed by Tim Burton, namely: 'Edward Scissorhands', 'Ed Wood', 'Sleepy Hollow' and 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'.

Answer: Tim Burton

"Corpse Bride" is Tim Burton's third stop motion animation film. It took three years to make this movie. He also directed "Vincent".

Answer: Nell and William

Nell and William Van Dort only want Victor to marry Victoria because the marriage will make them popular among the other rich people in their village.

Answer: Helena Bonham Carter

Emily is murdered on her way to her wedding, and she is waiting, buried in the forest, for her true love to ask for her hand in marriage. Throughout the movie she brings Victor out of his shell.

"Corpse Bride" is Helena Bonham Carter's fourth film with director Tim Burton. Her three movies prior to this are "Planet of the Apes" (2001), "Big Fish" (2003), and "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" (2005).

Answer: The woods

As Victor practiced his vows in the woods, he was surprised to see a hand appear from the ground and the Corpse Bride rise. She stated how perfectly he said his vows and believed that Victor had just married her. Victor was puzzled as to what to do next.

Answer: A gnarled tree branch

After Victor places the ring on it, the tree branch seems to transform before our very eyes into the skeletal hand of the Corpse Bride. A frightened Victor tries to run off, but with mystical powers in her favor, the Corpse Bride eventually captures him and spirits him away to the realm of the dead.

Answer: Butterfly

Though Tim Burton is known for his delight in the macabre, he never hesitates to be inclusive of some beauty in his films. The butterfly is a foreshadowing of the ending.

Answer: They are fish merchants.

When Mr. and Mrs. Everglot are by the window they talk about how low it is to be relatives to fish merchants. They are only letting Victoria marry Victor because they are destitute.

Answer: The Everglots (Victoria's parents)

Maudeline and Finnis Everglot (voiced by Joanna Lumley and Albert Finney, respectively) think that the Van Dorts are too common to have their daughter marry their son. The Everglots are broke, however, and see that the marriage must occur in order to stay off the streets.

Answer: Oak

After the Corpse Bride came back to life, many in the town decided to tell the story via song about the night she died. According to the lyrics, she waited for her fiancé one evening by an oak tree but he never showed. Instead, a violent man appeared and killed her.

Answer: Pastor Galswells

Rather than provide help to Victoria, Pastor Galswells returns her to her home. The Pastor apparently does not buy her story about Victor and his Corpse Bride.

Answer: Lord Barkis

Emily (The Corpse Bride) says to everyone and Lord Barkis that he left her for dead. Even when Bone Jangles is singing his song about Emily, it shows a shadow that looks exactly like Lord Barkis.

Answer: Lord

Like Victoria's father, Barkis is a lord. Had Victoria stayed married to him, she would have been Lady Bittern.

Answer: Tracey Ullman

Tracey Ullman is an absolute master of disguising her voice, so playing two different speaking roles is piece of cake for her. Surprisingly, this is the first time she and Tim Burton have worked together.

Answer: Albert Finney

Lord Everglot is a snobby, grumpy and mean old man who will do anything for money.
It is very hard to mistake Albert Finney's voice for anyone else's. "Corpse Bride" is Albert Finney's first animated film.

Answer: it's never said

Scraps, Victor's childhood dog, is nothing but a skeleton when Victor is reunited with him in the Land of the Dead.

Answer: Lord Barkis

Lord Barkis Bittern, voiced by Richard E. Grant, is the villain of the film. He is the Corpse Bride's fiance who ends up murdering her on their way to elope. He is a greedy, cocky man who marries Victoria for her money, only to find out her family is broke. Lord Barkis gets what he deserves at the end of the film though, when he drinks poison.

Answer: Emily

The Corpse Bride eventually found Victor and took him to a spot where there was a lovely view. When they sat down, she informed him that her name was Emily. Emily and Victor were then entertained by a dog.

Answer: Mayhew

Mayhew's voice is supplied by actor Paul Whitehouse, who also provides the voices for William Van Dort and Paul the Head Waiter. Mayhew is the first of two characters to die in the film. When he arrives in the land of the dead, he encounters Victor and his Corpse Bride, and informs them of the situation.

Answer: Danny Elfman

'A tragic tale of romance and passion, and murder most foul', begins Bonejangles. He then proceeds to set up the Corpse Bride's back story through a song entitled 'Remains of the Day'.

Danny Elfman, who has written the score for essentially every Tim Burton film, comes through again with more magical music in 'Corpse Bride'.

Answer: He thinks her family is wealthy.

When everybody has fled the Everglot home, Victoria and Lord Barkis are left alone. Lord Barkis tells Victoria to grab all of her family's money and run away with him. He gets mad when Victoria tells him they are destitute.

Answer: Moonlight

After Emily and Victor paid someone a visit who spoke of a Ukrainian haunting spell, they were back in the woods. She looked up at the sky and noticed how beautiful the moonlight looked. This was when she mentioned how she had been in darkness for so long that she forgot how lovely moonlight appeared.

Answer: Emily

Victor attempts to escape from the realm of the dead, but he doesn't get far. Realizing that his efforts are futile, he sits with her and discusses the situation, hoping to find a way out of his predicament.