Q 01/05

Digimon began in 1997 as a virtual pet intended as the masculine counterpart to what?

A) Furby

B) Game Boy

C) Pokémon

D) Tamagotchi

Answer · why

D) Tamagotchi

WiZ and Bandai built it; the name is short for Digital Monster.

Q 02/05

What is 'Digimon' short for?

A) Digital Monsters

B) Digital Monitors

C) Digitized Mons

D) Digi Monkeys

Answer · why

A) Digital Monsters

The creatures live in a digital world that grew out of Earth's communication networks.

Q 03/05

How many units of the original 1997 Digital Monster pet had sold worldwide by March 2004?

A) 1.4 million

B) 5 million

C) 9 million

D) 14 million

Answer · why

D) 14 million

By 2005 the figure passed 24 million; the toy was banned in some Asian schools for being noisy and violent.

Q 04/05

Which designer created the first Digimon, drawing on American comics to make them look 'cool'?

A) Akiyoshi Hongo

B) Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru

C) Ken Sugimori

D) Kenji Watanabe

Answer · why

D) Kenji Watanabe

By 2000 there were 279 different Digimon.

Q 05/05

How much had the franchise generated in sales by 2000?

A) Over $50 million

B) Over $150 million

C) Over $5 billion

D) Over $500 million

Answer · why

D) Over $500 million

The Digimon World game on PlayStation in January 1999 helped it gain momentum.