This Haikyuu trivia quiz has 50 free questions with answers and covers Haruichi Furudate's volleyball epic from the first one-shot to the final films: Hinata's glimpse of the Little Giant, his rivalry and partnership with the King of the Court, the Karasuno roster from Daichi and Suga to Nishinoya, Tanaka, Tsukishima and Yamaguchi, the managers and coaches, and the rival schools — Nekoma and the Battle at the Garbage Dump, Aoba Johsai's Oikawa, Shiratorizawa's Ushijima, Fukurodani's Bokuto, Inarizaki's Miya twins and Kamomedai's Hoshiumi. It also covers the time-skip careers, the manga's serialization and sales, the Shogakukan award, Production I.G's anime seasons and the Dumpster Battle and Little Giant films. Early questions suit anyone who has finished season one; later ones reward fans who know positions, prefectures and post-timeskip jobs. Every answer was checked against encyclopaedia entries before publishing.
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Q 01Who wrote and illustrated Haikyu!!?
Haruichi Furudate
He was born in Karumai, Iwate, in 1983 and played volleyball in middle and high school.
Q 02In which magazine was Haikyu!! serialized from 2012 to 2020?
Weekly Shōnen Jump
Two one-shots in 2011 preceded the full run, which was collected in 45 volumes.
Q 03How many tankōbon volumes make up the complete manga?
45
They were released between June 2012 and November 2020.
Q 04Where was the series' creator born?
Iwate
He grew up in Karumai and played in volleyball clubs in middle and high school.
Q 05What inspires the young Hinata to take up volleyball?
Seeing Karasuno's 'Little Giant' at Nationals on TV
The Little Giant was a short but talented wing spiker, and Hinata is short himself.
Q 06What nickname does Tobio Kageyama carry from junior high?
The King of the Court
It refers both to his skill as a setter and to his brutal, domineering play style.
Q 07What do rival teams call the fallen Karasuno?
The Flightless Crows
They are also known as the 'Fallen Champs' after their glory days with the Little Giant.
Q 08In which prefecture is Karasuno High School located?
Miyagi
That places it in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan.
Q 09What position does Hinata play for Karasuno despite his height?
Middle blocker
His speed and jump make him a decoy that misleads opposing blockers.
Q 10Which junior high did Kageyama attend before Karasuno?
Kitagawa Daiichi
Kunimi and Kindaichi were his teammates there and later followed Oikawa to Aoba Johsai.
Q 11Who is Karasuno's captain?
Daichi Sawamura
He, Sugawara and Asahi joined the club together as first-years.
Q 12What is Kōshi Sugawara's role on the team?
Vice captain and setter
He graciously cedes the starting setter role to first-year Kageyama.
Q 13What position does Yū Nishinoya play?
Libero
He is the shortest player on the team and its 'Guardian Deity'.
Q 14Who is Karasuno's tallest player?
Q 21Who captains Aoba Johsai?
Oikawa
A setter who draws out each player's potential; he treats Kageyama as a rival and overworks himself.
Q 22What is Shiratorizawa's ace Wakatoshi Ushijima nicknamed?
Ushiwaka
He is one of Japan's top three high-school aces and the only Tōhoku player picked for the under-19 team.
Q 23Which school does Kōtarō Bokuto, one of Japan's top five aces, captain?
Fukurodani Academy
He calls Hinata his 'star pupil' after the Tokyo training camp.
Q 24Which brothers, Atsumu and Osamu, star for Inarizaki?
Kei Tsukishima
He is a first-year middle blocker with a taste for sarcasm — and dinosaurs.
Q 15What serving technique does Yamaguchi adopt to earn court time as a pinch server?
Float serve
He is the only first-year not in the starting lineup and learns it from a former Karasuno player.
Q 16Who is Karasuno's head manager?
Kiyoko Shimizu
First-year Yachi becomes the anxious assistant manager.
Q 17What subject does faculty adviser Ittetsu Takeda teach?
Japanese literature
He pestered alumnus Keishin Ukai for weeks until he agreed to coach.
Q 18What relation is coach Keishin Ukai to Karasuno's previous coach?
Grandson
He only agreed to coach after seeing Hinata and Kageyama's quick attack in a practice match.
Q 19In which Tokyo ward is Nekoma High located?
Nerima
Their long-standing rivalry with Karasuno is the 'Battle at the Garbage Dump' — cats versus crows.
Q 20Which Nekoma player is called the 'brain' of the team?
Kenma Kozume
He is Nekoma's setter and Kuroo's childhood friend.
The Miya twins
Atsumu is the setter; Osamu is the younger by minutes.
Q 25Which school does the short but explosive Kōrai Hoshiumi play for?
Kamomedai High
He is a second-year and Hinata's mirror image among small players.
Q 26After the time skip, which national team does Aoba Johsai's former captain play for against Japan?
Argentina
He plays for CA San Juan and gained Argentine citizenship.
Q 27Which pro club does Hinata join in 2018 after the time skip?
MSBY Black Jackals
Kageyama, by contrast, joins the Schweiden Adlers.
Q 28Which team does Kageyama play for post-timeskip?
Schweiden Adlers
Ushijima and Hoshiumi are his Adlers teammates.
Q 29In which country does Hinata later play, for Asas São Paulo?
Brazil
He first spent time there playing beach volleyball.
Q 30What is Kenma's job after the time skip?
CEO of a sports company
His firm, Bouncing Ball corp., sponsors Hinata.