The Karate Kid Quiz
1 of 10
From which east coast city do Daniel and Lucille LaRusso depart in the film’s opening scene?
Boston, MA
Baltimore, MD
Newark, NJ
2 of 10
Which of the following was not a member of Johnny’s Cobra Kai entourage?
Tommy
Freddy
Bobby
ANSWER: Freddy Fernandez was a terrible first friend to Daniel at the beginning of the movie. He never had truck with Daniel again after Daniel lost the first fight to Johnny on the beach. Talk about fair weather. Freddy Fernandez was a terrible first friend to Daniel at the beginning of the movie. He never had truck with Daniel again after Daniel lost the first fight to Johnny on the beach. Talk about fair weather.
3 of 10
Which other actor was reportedly offered the role of Daniel LaRusso?
Sean Penn
Johnny Depp
Charlie Sheen
ANSWER: The film was shot in 1983, so Chazz would have been 18. Ralph Macchio was 22 when the film was made. The film was shot in 1983, so Chazz would have been 18. Ralph Macchio was 22 when the film was made.
4 of 10
The (now) “classic” song “You’re the Best,” which plays during the final tournament montage, was originally written for which other 80s movie?
Rocky III
Just One of the Guys
Real Genius
ANSWER: Hope the sports parallel wasn’t too obvious…although this would have been pretty sweet in Real Genius. Hope the sports parallel wasn’t too obvious…although this would have been pretty sweet in Real Genius.
5 of 10
Mr. Miyagi gives Daniel two gifts on his birthday. The second, more memorable, was the yellow car Daniel admired, but what was the first gift Miyagi gave him?
One of his military medals
His old karate attire
A fly swatter
6 of 10
Which three things do not exist in Kreese’s dojo (according to him, anyway)?
Fear, pain, and defeat
Disobedience, hesitancy, and nerves
Losing, losing, and losing
ANSWER: NO SENSEI!!! Mercy is for the weak. An enemy deserves no mercy. Kreese ran a pretty tight ship. Couple loose screws, but a tight ship nonetheless. NO SENSEI!!! Mercy is for the weak. An enemy deserves no mercy. Kreese ran a pretty tight ship. Couple loose screws, but a tight ship nonetheless.
7 of 10
Which of the following techniques in not a standard part of the vigorous Miyagi school of karate training regimen?
Sand the Floor
Wax On/Wax Off
Catch the Fly
ANSWER: Although Daniel miraculously manages to catch a fly with a pair of chop sticks, much to Miyagi’s jealous disgust, the achievement is not a standard part of Miyagi-do training. Although Daniel miraculously manages to catch a fly with a pair of chop sticks, much to Miyagi’s jealous disgust, the achievement is not a standard part of Miyagi-do training.
8 of 10
How do Daniel and Mr. Miyagi first meet?
Mr. Miyagi is fixing the LaRusso’s sink
Mr. Miyagi offers Daniel a “welcome” Bonsai tree
Mr. Miyagi offers to make Daniel’s Halloween costume
ANSWER: Mr. Miyagi is fixing the LaRusso’s sink because he is the apartment complex’s resident handyman (apparently), and watches Daniel practice karate moves out of a book in the living room. Mr. Miyagi is fixing the LaRusso’s sink because he is the apartment complex’s resident handyman (apparently), and watches Daniel practice karate moves out of a book in the living room.
9 of 10
The first fight between Daniel and Johnny during the beach party scene results from the destruction of which object?
A soccer ball
A radio
A dirt bike
ANSWER: Ali does boot the soccer ball in a pathetic attempt to lure Daniel away from an easily excitable and peculiarly vengeful Johnny, but it is Johnny’s senseless desecration of Ali’s boom box that prompts Daniel to defend her (or the radio’s) honor…to little account. Ali does boot the soccer ball in a pathetic attempt to lure Daniel away from an easily excitable and peculiarly vengeful Johnny, but it is Johnny’s senseless desecration of Ali’s boom box that prompts Daniel to defend her (or the radio’s) honor…to little account.
10 of 10
How did Miyagi escape aggravated assault prosecution after beating Johnny and his friends senseless after they attacked Daniel in the back of the apartment complex?
Miyagi's old war buddy was the D.A. at the time
The boys were too fearful of retribution if they identified him
This kind of stuff happens all the time in Southern California, so it’s cool
Miyagi had trained as an attorney in his native Okinawa and beat the rap with a skillful defense
ANSWER: You received credit for any answer. The real answer? Who knows. It always amazed me that Kreese, and the families of these children, were fine with settling everything at the karate tournament, rather than hold Miyagi legally accountable.
You received credit for any answer. The real answer? Who knows. It always amazed me that Kreese, and the families of these children, were fine with settling everything at the karate tournament, rather than hold Miyagi legally accountable.
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ANSWER: You received credit for any answer. The real answer? Who knows. It always amazed me that Kreese, and the families of these children, were fine with settling everything at the karate tournament, rather than hold Miyagi legally accountable.
You received credit for any answer. The real answer? Who knows. It always amazed me that Kreese, and the families of these children, were fine with settling everything at the karate tournament, rather than hold Miyagi legally accountable.
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ANSWER: You received credit for any answer. The real answer? Who knows. It always amazed me that Kreese, and the families of these children, were fine with settling everything at the karate tournament, rather than hold Miyagi legally accountable.
You received credit for any answer. The real answer? Who knows. It always amazed me that Kreese, and the families of these children, were fine with settling everything at the karate tournament, rather than hold Miyagi legally accountable.
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ANSWER: You received credit for any answer. The real answer? Who knows. It always amazed me that Kreese, and the families of these children, were fine with settling everything at the karate tournament, rather than hold Miyagi legally accountable.
You received credit for any answer. The real answer? Who knows. It always amazed me that Kreese, and the families of these children, were fine with settling everything at the karate tournament, rather than hold Miyagi legally accountable.
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