Q 01/05

Which teenage civilian mechanic becomes the pilot of the RX-78-2 in the original 1979 series Mobile Suit Gundam?

A) Kai Shiden

B) Amuro Ray

C) Hayato Kobayashi

D) Ryu Jose

Answer · why

B) Amuro Ray

Amuro Ray first climbs in only to protect himself when enemy forces invade his space colony. His battle record later earns him the enemy nickname Whit...

Q 02/05

Which American designer, famous for his Blade Runner concept art, designed the title mobile suit of Turn A Gundam?

A) Ralph McQuarrie

B) Ron Cobb

C) Doug Chiang

D) Syd Mead

Answer · why

D) Syd Mead

Syd Mead made the Turn A the first Gundam mecha designed entirely by a foreigner. He coined the job title "visual futurist" for his own Blade Runner s...

Q 03/05

Which Japanese toy company launched Gunpla, the plastic model kits of Gundam mobile suits, in 1980?

A) Bandai

B) Tamiya

C) Takara

D) Kotobukiya

Answer · why

A) Bandai

Bandai sold over 100 million of the kits between 1980 and 1984 alone. Their success, together with reruns, rescued a series that had been cancelled fo...

Q 04/05

By which nickname is masked Zeon ace Char Aznable known, earned by flying his custom mobile suit at breakneck speed?

A) White Devil

B) Crimson Lightning

C) Red Comet

D) Blue Giant

Answer · why

C) Red Comet

Red Comet is the title Char earned at the Battle of Loum, where he destroyed five Federation battleships single-handed in a mobile suit painted in his...

Q 05/05

Which Japanese city hosted an 18-metre Gundam that actually moved, at a harbourside attraction opened in 2020?

A) Tokyo

B) Yokohama

C) Hiroshima

D) Fukuoka

Answer · why

B) Yokohama

Yokohama's Yamashita Pier was home to the moving giant from December 2020. Due to close in 2022, the attraction was extended twice and finally shut in...