Q 01/05

In which year was the original Japanese Godzilla film released?

A) 1954

B) 1956

C) 1959

D) 1962

Answer · why

A) 1954

It premiered in Nagoya on October 27 and went wide in Japan on November 3, a date fans now celebrate as Godzilla Day.

Q 02/05

Which Japanese studio has produced and distributed every Japanese Godzilla film?

A) Shochiku

B) Toei

C) Daiei

D) Toho

Answer · why

D) Toho

The company was founded in 1932 by the Hankyu Railway's Ichizō Kobayashi as the Tokyo-Takarazuka Theatre Company.

Q 03/05

Godzilla's signature weapon is a beam of nuclear energy fired from its mouth, commonly called what?

A) Atomic breath

B) Heat vision

C) Plasma cannon

D) Gravity beam

Answer · why

A) Atomic breath

The studio has rendered it with everything from gas-powered flames to hand-drawn animation and CGI over the decades.

Q 04/05

The Japanese name Gojira is usually explained as a blend of the words for gorilla and which animal?

A) Whale

B) Lizard

C) Bear

D) Shark

Answer · why

A) Whale

Legend says it was a nickname for a burly Toho employee fond of whale meat; director Honda's widow called that a tall story.

Q 05/05

Which giant moth, accompanied by two tiny twin fairies, is Godzilla's most famous ally?

A) Mothra

B) Megaguirus

C) Kamacuras

D) Battra

Answer · why

A) Mothra

She began in a 1961 serialized novella before her own film that year, and her design borrows from silkworms and giant silk moths.