Test your knowledge of Anime. Points available: 10 1: What was the first (and so far only) anime film to win an Academy Award? A) Princess Mononoke B) Spirited Away C) Ghost in the Shell D) Akira 2: Which of the following anime doesn't have a trading card game based on it? A) Pokemon B) Yu-Gi-Oh! C) Naruto D) Zatch Bell 3: Which of the following is not an anime? A) Speed Racer B) Astro Boy C) Kimba the White Lion D) Johnny Quest 4: What show features (in the American version) a blonde teen named Serena and a talking cat named Luna? A) Sailor Moon B) Pokemon C) Digimon D) One Piece 5: What live-action movie has a series of anime shorts created to fill in extra plot points? A) Lord of the Rings B) Spiderman C) X-Men D) The Matrix 6: What comedian had a role in the English-language version of the recent film 'Howl's Moving Castle'? A) Billy Crystal B) Robin Williams C) Jim Carrey D) Steve Martin 7: Where do 'big eyes' in anime come from? A) A desire to make the characters look more American. B) An attempt at copying the old American style of animation. C) To make the characters look cuter. D) To take up more of the face so animating expressions is easier. 8: Which of the following is NOT a reason for odd-colored hair in anime? A) It was used on comic book covers to get a buyer's attention. B) It was originally used to indicate 'weird' or 'alien' characters. C) It's a statement on Japanese kids wanting to dye their hair. D) It helps distinguish similar-looking characters. 9: What cable channel shows a large block of anime programs in the evening? A) Comedy Central B) Cartoon Network C) Nickelodeon D) Disney 10: The word for an anime fan - 'otaku' - comes from the Japanese word for: A) A fanatic B) A childish person C) An artistic person D) A person who never leaves the house