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50 free Yuri on Ice trivia questions with answers — trivia quiz, new questions added Oct 2026.
Yuri on Ice arrived in 2016 and became one of the most talked-about anime of its decade. Across twelve episodes it follows Japanese figure skater Yuri Katsuki, who is ready to give up the sport until his idol, Russian champion Victor Nikiforov, turns up to coach him, while teenage prodigy Yuri Plisetsky chases the same title. This quiz covers the whole story: the characters and their rivals from around the world, the programs they perform, the food, pets and family back home, and the Grand Prix season from the first event to the final podium. There are also questions on the people behind the series, its music, its voice cast and the real skaters who inspired it or turned up in it. It is written for fans who have watched the series through at least once. The early questions are friendly, and the later ones reward anyone who remembers the credits and the commentary box.
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Q 01In Yuri on Ice, what is the name of Victor's poodle, who resembles Yuri Katsuki's late dog?
Makkachin
Makkachin is a little bigger than the poodle Yuri Katsuki lost, a pet he had named Victor after his idol.
Q 02Which favourite dish does Yuri Katsuki think of to channel eros in his Yuri on Ice short program?
Katsudon
Katsudon is a bowl of rice topped with a fried pork cutlet and egg. Japanese students eat it the night before exams because katsu sounds like the verb for winning.
Q 03In Yuri on Ice, what does Victor Nikiforov see that sends him flying to Japan to coach Yuri Katsuki?
A viral skating video
A viral skating video shows Yuri copying Victor's own routine. A friend's triplet daughters filmed it in secret and posted it online without permission.
Q 04At which event in Yuri on Ice does Victor kiss Yuri Katsuki on live television after a free skate?
Cup of China
Cup of China, in episode seven, ends with Yuri attempting his coach's signature jump when his stamina should be gone. The kiss that follows later won a Most Heartwarming Scene award.
Q 05What kind of business, named Yu-topia, does Yuri Katsuki's family run in Hasetsu in Yuri on Ice?
A hot springs resort
A hot springs resort called Yu-topia Akatsuki is the Katsuki family business, and Victor moves in there when he arrives to coach Yuri.
Q 06What does Yuri Katsuki buy for himself and Victor before the Grand Prix Final in Yuri on Ice?
A pair of rings
A pair of rings is what Yuri buys, and Victor promptly calls them engagement rings and says the two will marry once Yuri wins.
Q 07Which nickname does Yuri Katsuki's sister give Yuri Plisetsky in Japan to tell the two Yuris apart?
Yurio
Yurio came from Mari Katsuki, who thought the Russian teenager looked like a member of a boy band she likes.
Q 08Which city hosts the Grand Prix Final that closes Yuri on Ice, where both Yuris skate for gold?
Barcelona
Barcelona is where the skaters gather in episode ten, and where Yuri Plisetsky strikes up a friendship with a rival skater before the competition begins.
Q 09Which American cartoon showed a character searching for Yuri on Ice, a nod the anime later returned?
South Park
South Park slipped the series into Ike Broflovski's web searches, and the final episode answered with a flashback of a young skater dressed like Eric Cartman.
Q 10Yuri Katsuki's fictional hometown of Hasetsu in Yuri on Ice is based on which real Japanese city?
Karatsu
Karatsu, in Saga Prefecture, used the series to promote tourism, and fans from dozens of countries have travelled there on anime pilgrimages.
Q 11Which theme does Victor assign Yuri Plisetsky, who channels it by thinking of his grandfather?
Agape
Agape, the Greek idea of unconditional love, was picked because it was the opposite of what the fiery teenager was used to skating.
Q 12Which medal does Yuri Katsuki win at the Grand Prix Final in the closing episode of Yuri on Ice?
Silver
Silver goes to Yuri Katsuki even though his free skate breaks Victor's world record, because Yuri Plisetsky finishes ahead of him overall.
Q 13In Yuri on Ice, which country does Otabek Altin, who befriends Yuri Plisetsky, represent?
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan adores Otabek Altin, who first came to respect Yuri Plisetsky at a training camp five years before the series begins.
Q 21Which former college roommate of Yuri Katsuki beats him to gold early in the Grand Prix series?
Phichit Chulanont
Phichit Chulanont of Thailand shared a rink with Yuri in America, where the two friends taught each other words in their native languages.
Q 22Which Canadian skater in Yuri on Ice is coached by his parents and takes bronze at the Final?
JJ Leroy
JJ Leroy recovers from a disastrous short program to reach the podium, and both of his parents were Olympic champions on the ice.
Q 23Which Swiss rival of Victor tells Yuri Katsuki in Yuri on Ice to let his coach compete again?
Chris Giacometti
Q 14Where does Yuri Katsuki finish at his first Grand Prix Final, the defeat that opens Yuri on Ice?
Sixth place
Sixth place, last among the six finalists, sends Yuri home to Japan after five years abroad, where he quietly steps away from competition.
Q 15Whom does Victor ask to coach Yuri Katsuki in Moscow when he flies home to his sick dog?
Yakov Feltsman
Yakov Feltsman is Victor's own former coach, a strict man who was furious when his star pupil left Russia to take a season off.
Q 16Which jump, Victor's signature move, does Yuri Katsuki add late in a free skate in Yuri on Ice?
Quadruple flip
Quadruple flip attempts late in a program are punishing because stamina is nearly gone, which is why Yuri's try stunned the crowd and moved Victor.
Q 17Which animals does Yuri Plisetsky adore in Yuri on Ice, down to the themed merchandise he collects?
Cats
Cats are his weakness, and his own pet's full name is Puma Tiger Scorpion.
Q 18To which Russian city does Yuri Katsuki move at the end of Yuri on Ice to keep training with Victor?
St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg becomes his new base because Victor decides to return to competition while still coaching him, so the two train together alongside Yuri Plisetsky.
Q 19Which Russian pastry does Yuri Plisetsky's grandfather fill with pork cutlet for him in Yuri on Ice?
Pirozhki
Pirozhki stuffed with pork cutlet were his grandfather's answer to the cutlet bowls the boy had praised in Japan, and Yuri later shares them as a birthday gift.
Q 20Which animation studio, later known for Jujutsu Kaisen and Chainsaw Man, produced Yuri on Ice?
MAPPA
MAPPA was set up by Madhouse co-founder Masao Maruyama, and the name is an acronym for Maruyama Animation Produce Project Association.
Chris Giacometti finished second behind Victor at the previous World Championships, and he is a famously slow starter who peaks in the free skate.
Q 24Which young Japanese skater idolises Yuri Katsuki in Yuri on Ice despite beating him at Nationals?
Kenjiro Minami
Kenjiro Minami comes from a family of doctors in Fukuoka, and Yuri snubs him at first until Victor scolds him for not supporting his juniors.
Q 25Yuri Plisetsky's teacher Lilia Baranovskaya was once a prima ballerina with which famous company?
Bolshoi Ballet
Bolshoi Ballet fame makes Lilia a demanding teacher. Her ex-husband, the boy's coach, recruits her, and she houses Yuri in her own home.
Q 26Which ballet teacher in Yuri on Ice, once a world-travelling dancer, still trains Yuri Katsuki?
Minako Okukawa
Minako Okukawa was a famous dancer who taught around the world, and with her studio short of pupils she also runs a small bar called Kachu.
Q 27The Nishigori triplets in Yuri on Ice are named after skating jumps: Axel, Lutz and which other?
Loop
Loop is the triplet with a ponytail and a pink outfit, while her sisters wear pigtails with purple and a bun with light blue.
Q 28In which American city did Yuri Katsuki train under Celestino Cialdini before returning to Japan?
Detroit
Detroit was Yuri's training base abroad, and he ended his contract with Celestino after his Grand Prix Final defeat before heading home.
Q 29What does a drunk Yuri Katsuki perform at a banquet, in a scene professionals praised as accurate?
A pole dance
A pole dance closes episode ten, in a flashback that also reveals Yuri had drunkenly begged Victor to become his coach at the previous season's banquet.
Q 30What does Victor's poodle choke on in Yuri on Ice, forcing him to fly back to Japan mid-competition?
Buns
Buns lodged in the dog's throat leave him in critical condition. Yuri, who could not be there when his own pet died, urges Victor to go home.