Q 01/05

Which Marvel hero's 1978 Japanese TV series introduced the giant robot idea that Super Sentai adopted a year later?

A) Spider-Man

B) The Hulk

C) Daredevil

D) Doctor Strange

Answer · why

A) Spider-Man

Spider-Man piloted a giant mecha called Leopardon, summoned whenever the show's monsters were enlarged. That two-stage fight became the standard endin...

Q 02/05

When Zyuranger became Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, the heroes' combined giant robot was given which famous new name?

A) Voltron

B) Megazord

C) Mazinger Z

D) Gigantor

Answer · why

B) Megazord

Megazord was Daizyuzin in Japan, formed from five machines that the story presents as mechanical-looking deities, each modelled on a different prehist...

Q 03/05

Super Sentai's roll call, in which each hero announces a name and title, was inspired by which Japanese theatre?

A) Kyogen

B) Bunraku

C) Kabuki

D) Rakugo

Answer · why

C) Kabuki

Kabuki supplied the idea through Shiranami Gonin Otoko, a play first staged in 1862. A stunt coordinator on the very first series is credited with bri...

Q 04/05

Zyuranger's villain, the witch Bandora, was re-dubbed in English to become which Power Rangers arch-enemy?

A) Rita Repulsa

B) Lord Zedd

C) Divatox

D) Queen Machina

Answer · why

A) Rita Repulsa

Rita Repulsa is still the original Japanese actress on screen in season one, with an American voice dubbed over her. The producers even brought her ba...

Q 05/05

Which other Japanese hero franchise shared the Sunday-morning Super Hero Time block with Super Sentai from 2003?

A) Ultraman

B) Kamen Rider

C) Pretty Cure

D) Metal Hero

Answer · why

B) Kamen Rider

Kamen Rider, which began in 1971, came from the same manga artist who created the first Super Sentai team. The two shows aired in the same block for m...