Q 01/05

Goku of Dragon Ball Z shares his name with the monkey hero of which classic Chinese novel?

A) Outlaws of the Marsh

B) Journey to the West

C) The Plum in the Golden Vase

D) Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Answer · why

B) Journey to the West

Journey to the West stars Sun Wukong, whose name is read 'Son Goku' in Japanese. The monkey tail, the staff and the flying cloud all came along with i...

Q 02/05

Goku's Kamehameha wave in Dragon Ball Z is named after the first ruler of which island kingdom?

A) Hawaii

B) Tahiti

C) Samoa

D) Tonga

Answer · why

A) Hawaii

Hawaii's Kamehameha the Great lent the attack its name after the creator's wife suggested it as one that would be easy to remember. The author named e...

Q 03/05

Dragon Ball Z's Buu, Bibidi and Babidi take their names from a song in which Disney film?

A) Pinocchio

B) Sleeping Beauty

C) Cinderella

D) Fantasia

Answer · why

C) Cinderella

Cinderella features the song 'Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo', which splits into the three names. Buu's genie-like look came from Arabian Nights adaptations the ...

Q 04/05

Which film star's glare was the model for Goku's Super Saiyan stare in Dragon Ball Z?

A) Jackie Chan

B) Sonny Chiba

C) Jet Li

D) Bruce Lee

Answer · why

D) Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee was the reference: designer Tadayoshi Yamamuro said the first Super Saiyan's slanting pose and scowl were 'all Bruce Lee'. The manga's pierc...

Q 05/05

In Dragon Ball Z, what device does Vegeta crush after reading Goku's power level as 'over 9,000'?

A) Scouter

B) Dragon Radar

C) Micro Band

D) Capsule

Answer · why

A) Scouter

Scouter readings became a meme thanks to this line, yet the original Japanese script says 'over 8,000'. The English dub's higher figure is the one tha...