Q 01/05

Which cheerful Uma Musume character is based on a real mare who lost all 113 of her races?

A) Haru Urara

B) Seiun Sky

C) Daiwa Scarlet

D) Ikuno Dictus

Answer · why

A) Haru Urara

Haru Urara became a symbol of perseverance across Japan in 2003, when news coverage of her unbroken losing streak turned her into a household name.

Q 02/05

Which mischievous Uma Musume prankster is depicted as the owner of the franchise's official YouTube channel?

A) Fuji Kiseki

B) Inari One

C) Gold Ship

D) Tanino Gimlet

Answer · why

C) Gold Ship

Gold Ship takes after a famously erratic real racehorse, whose panic in the starting stalls in 2015 is remembered as the 12 billion yen incident.

Q 03/05

Which Uma Musume character turns shy and timid whenever she takes off her luchador mask?

A) Taiki Shuttle

B) El Condor Pasa

C) Grass Wonder

D) Tsurumaru Tsuyoshi

Answer · why

B) El Condor Pasa

El Condor Pasa is confident, passionate and energetic with the mask on. Her real namesake led the 1999 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe until the last 100 me...

Q 04/05

In Uma Musume, what does the side of a character's ear accessory reveal about her real-life namesake?

A) Coat colour

B) Running style

C) Country of birth

D) Male or female

Answer · why

D) Male or female

Male or female is what it shows: an accessory on the viewer's right marks a mare, and one on the viewer's left marks a stallion.

Q 05/05

Which Uma Musume student council president is based on a colt dubbed the Emperor who won the Triple Crown unbeaten?

A) Narita Brian

B) Symboli Rudolf

C) Narita Top Road

D) Special Week

Answer · why

B) Symboli Rudolf

Symboli Rudolf tries to seem approachable despite her reputation by cracking puns and dad jokes, which amuse some students and exasperate others.