Q 01/05

Which actor plays Daniel LaRusso in the 1984 film?

A) Charlie Sheen

B) Ralph Macchio

C) C. Thomas Howell

D) Rob Lowe

Answer · why

B) Ralph Macchio

He was 22 when he played the teenager. He returned to the role more than thirty years later for a streaming series.

Q 02/05

Who directed the 1984 original?

A) John G. Avildsen

B) Sydney Pollack

C) Richard Donner

D) Ivan Reitman

Answer · why

A) John G. Avildsen

He had already won an Oscar for directing Rocky, and the training-montage structure is unmistakable. Robert Mark Kamen wrote the script.

Q 03/05

Where does Daniel's family move from at the start of the film?

A) Chicago's South Side

B) Ohio farmland

C) Brooklyn, New York

D) New Jersey

Answer · why

D) New Jersey

He is described as an Italian-American teenager, dropped into a Californian valley where he knows nobody. The culture clash sets up everything that fo...

Q 04/05

What is Mr Miyagi's job in the apartment complex where Daniel lives?

A) Night security guard

B) Gardener for the owner

C) Handyman

D) Pool cleaner

Answer · why

C) Handyman

He is also a war veteran, a fact the film reveals slowly. His toolbox turns out to be less interesting than his hands.

Q 05/05

Which island is Mr Miyagi originally from?

A) Honshu

B) Okinawa

C) Hokkaido

D) Kyushu

Answer · why

B) Okinawa

The sequel takes Daniel there to meet his teacher's dying father. The karate he teaches comes from that island's own tradition.