Question 1

What surprising fact connects the end credits drawings and Sid's cave drawing?

Accepted Answer

The drawings during the end credits and Sid's cave drawing were all done by the children of the animators. Sid's drawing was specifically done by 3-year-old Will Shefelman, son of story artist Dan Shefelman.

Question 2

How did John Leguizamo develop Sid's distinctive voice?

Accepted Answer

After watching a documentary about sloths storing food in their mouths, John Leguizamo tried speaking as if he had food in his mouth and decided that was the perfect voice for Sid, after trying 30 different voices.

Question 3

Which prehistoric species actually outlived all the main characters' species?

Accepted Answer

Dodos outlived all the main characters' species, surviving until the mid-to-late 17th century, while woolly mammoths, ground sloths, and saber-toothed tigers went extinct thousands of years earlier.

Question 4

What was the original plan for Scrat and why was it changed?

Accepted Answer

Director Chris Wedge originally planned to have Scrat talk, but this was quickly dropped as he worked better as a silent character for comedic effect. Wedge voices Scrat but has no intelligible dialogue.

Question 5

What comical quest brings together Manny, Sid, and Diego?

Accepted Answer

Manny the mammoth, Sid the sloth, and Diego the sabre-toothed tiger go on a comical quest to return a human baby back to his father across a world on the brink of an ice age.

Question 6

What surprising fact about the end credits and Sid's cave drawing is revealed?

Accepted Answer

The drawings during the end credits and Sid's cave drawing were done by the children of the animators, with Sid's drawing specifically by 3-year-old Will Shefelman.

Question 7

How did John Leguizamo develop Sid's distinctive voice?

Accepted Answer

After learning sloths store food in their mouths, John Leguizamo tried speaking as if he had food in his mouth, which became the perfect voice for Sid after 30 attempts.

Question 8

Which prehistoric species outlived the main characters' species according to the film's trivia?

Accepted Answer

Dodos outlived all the major characters' species, surviving until the mid to late 17th century, while mammoths, ground sloths, and saber-toothed tigers died out much earlier.

Question 9

Who voices Scrat and why was the character made silent?

Accepted Answer

Director Chris Wedge voices Scrat, but the character was made silent because it worked better for comedic effect after plans for him to talk were dropped.

Question 10

What comical quest do Manny, Sid, and Diego embark on in the film?

Accepted Answer

Manny the mammoth, Sid the sloth, and Diego the sabre-toothed tiger go on a quest to return a human baby to his father across a world on the brink of an ice age.

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