Q 01/05

Which Hollywood blockbuster took its famous digital rain from the opening credits of the 1995 film Ghost in the Shell?

A) The Matrix

B) Dark City

C) Minority Report

D) Total Recall

Answer · why

A) The Matrix

The Matrix also copied the way characters plug in through sockets in the back of the neck. Its makers screened the anime for their producer to show wh...

Q 02/05

Which star played the Major in the 2017 live-action Ghost in the Shell, a casting attacked as whitewashing?

A) Charlize Theron

B) Mary Elizabeth Winstead

C) Scarlett Johansson

D) Milla Jovovich

Answer · why

C) Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson was offered $10 million for the lead after another actress passed on it. The anime's director defended the choice, saying the Major...

Q 03/05

Which real city's streets and signs were the model for the future metropolis in the 1995 film Ghost in the Shell?

A) Shanghai

B) Hong Kong

C) Kuala Lumpur

D) Bangkok

Answer · why

B) Hong Kong

Hong Kong was picked for its flood of signs and noise, and the artists sketched its most chaotic corners before work began. The director felt no inven...

Q 04/05

In Ghost in the Shell, what does the term ghost mean, as distinct from the body that houses it?

A) Consciousness

B) Invisibility

C) Hacked memories

D) Artificial intelligence

Answer · why

A) Consciousness

Consciousness is the ghost, and a skilled hacker can break into it directly, a crime the series calls ghost hacking. The body, whether flesh or machin...

Q 05/05

Which animated film beat Ghost in the Shell to all five Annie Awards the anime was nominated for in 1996?

A) Pocahontas

B) Toy Story

C) Space Jam

D) A Goofy Movie

Answer · why

B) Toy Story

Toy Story swept the board, yet those five nominations set a mark that no Japanese animated film topped at the Annies until 2024. They included best fe...