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This free KS2 quiz on Dragon Ball by Akira Toriyama contains 45 questions about the classic manga adventure. Join the cheerful, monkey-tailed young hero Son Goku and the clever inventor Bulma as they search the world for the seven magical Dragon Balls that can summon a wish-granting dragon. The questions cover the characters, the Dragon Balls, Goku’s training and the story’s origins.
This quiz focuses on the fun, adventurous early part of the story and is written to be child-friendly. All answers are revealed instantly when you click, so it works as a self-marking worksheet or a guided reading activity for fans of manga and adventure stories. All 45 questions are free with no registration required.
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Q1 of 45
Who is the young, monkey-tailed boy who is the hero of Dragon Ball?
Q2 of 45
What unusual feature does young Goku have?
Q3 of 45
Who is the clever teenage girl Goku meets at the start of the story?
Q4 of 45
Who raised Goku in the mountains before the story begins?
Q5 of 45
What does Goku keep as a special memory of his grandpa?
Q6 of 45
How many Dragon Balls must be gathered to make a wish?
Q7 of 45
What happens when all the Dragon Balls are collected together?
Q8 of 45
What is the name of the dragon who grants a wish?
Q9 of 45
How many wishes does the dragon grant each time he is summoned (in the early story)?
Q10 of 45
What does Bulma invent to help find the Dragon Balls?
Q11 of 45
What happens to the Dragon Balls after a wish is granted?
Q12 of 45
Why does Bulma first want to gather the Dragon Balls?
Q13 of 45
What is the name of the magic cloud that Goku rides to fly around?
Q14 of 45
Only a certain kind of person is able to ride the magic cloud. What kind?
Q15 of 45
What is the name of Goku's magical staff that can grow longer?
Q16 of 45
What is Goku's famous energy attack called?
Q17 of 45
Who teaches Goku the famous energy-wave attack?
Q18 of 45
Master Roshi, who trains Goku, is also known by what nickname?
Q19 of 45
What kind of animal is Oolong, one of the characters Goku and Bulma meet?
Q20 of 45
What special thing can Oolong do?
Q21 of 45
Yamcha, who first appears as a desert bandit, is afraid of what?
Q22 of 45
Who is the small, bald boy who trains alongside Goku under Master Roshi?
Q23 of 45
What kind of creature is Puar, Yamcha's friend?
Q24 of 45
What big competition do Goku and his friends enter to test their martial arts skills?
Q25 of 45
What is Goku always trying to do throughout the story?
Q26 of 45
Who is the tiny would-be emperor who also wants the Dragon Balls early in the story?
Q27 of 45
How does Goku usually behave, especially as a young boy?
Q28 of 45
What does Goku love to do that gives him lots of energy?
Q29 of 45
Who created Dragon Ball, writing and drawing the original manga?
Q30 of 45
Dragon Ball first appeared as a manga (Japanese comic) in which decade?
Q31 of 45
The story of Goku is loosely based on which classic Chinese tale?
Q32 of 45
The 'Monkey King' from that old tale, who inspired Goku, is named what?
Q33 of 45
What type of Japanese comic book is Dragon Ball?
Q34 of 45
What happens to the Dragon Balls' power right after a wish is made?
Q35 of 45
What is Goku searching the world for when he first meets Bulma?
Q36 of 45
How do Goku and Bulma travel together at the start?
Q37 of 45
What is one of the main themes of the early Dragon Ball story?
Q38 of 45
How does Goku treat the friends he makes on his journey?
Q39 of 45
What martial arts style influence is a big part of Dragon Ball's fights?
Q40 of 45
What kind of school or place does Master Roshi run to train students?
Q41 of 45
What does Master Roshi make his students do to get stronger?
Q42 of 45
Where did young Goku live before he met Bulma and started his adventure?
Q43 of 45
What does Goku often do that surprises people, given how small he is?
Q44 of 45
What makes Dragon Ball popular with readers all over the world?
Q45 of 45
What is the name of Bulma's home region or city that she comes from?