Q 01/05

What is Speed Racer's original Japanese title?

A) Pilot Ace

B) Mach Girl

C) Mach GoGoGo

D) Racer Go

Answer · why

C) Mach GoGoGo

The anime aired on Fuji Television from April 1967 to March 1968.

Q 02/05

Who wrote and illustrated the original manga?

A) Tatsuo Yoshida

B) Osamu Tezuka

C) Go Nagai

D) Shotaro Ishinomori

Answer · why

A) Tatsuo Yoshida

It was serialised in Shueisha's Shōnen Book magazine in 1966.

Q 03/05

Which studio produced the 1967 anime?

A) Toei Animation

B) Tatsunoko Production

C) Mushi Production

D) Studio Ghibli

Answer · why

B) Tatsunoko Production

Tatsunoko regained all rights to the franchise in 2013 after a lawsuit with Speed Racer Enterprises.

Q 04/05

Which two hit films gave the manga's creator the idea for the character?

A) Grand Prix and Dr. No

B) Viva Las Vegas and Goldfinger

C) Bullitt and Thunderball

D) Le Mans and From Russia with Love

Answer · why

B) Viva Las Vegas and Goldfinger

He combined Elvis's race-car image, neckerchief and pompadour, with Bond's gadget-filled Aston Martin.

Q 05/05

What is the hero's name in the original Japanese version?

A) Gō Mifune

B) Ken'ichi Mifune

C) Kurio Mifune

D) Daisuke Mifune

Answer · why

A) Gō Mifune

It honours film star Toshiro Mifune; Gō is also a homophone for the number 5 on his car.