53 The Karate Kid (1984) Trivia Questions & Answers

Question 1

1 Who is the first friend Daniel makes?

Reference: Quiz: The Karate Kid.

Answer

Answer: Freddy

They meet when Daniel kicks open the gate to his new apartment and it hits Freddy in the face. Freddy is the one that invites Daniel to the beach party.

Question 2

2 Who played the Karate Kid, Daniel Larusso?

Reference: Quiz: Karate Kid.

Answer

Answer: Ralph Macchio

Daniel Larusso's character is in his mid-teens in the movie, but Ralph Macchio was 23 when he played him.

Question 3

3 What is Daniel's last name?

Reference: Quiz: Mr. Miyagi's 'Karate Kid' Master Class.

Answer

Answer: Larusso

Daniel Larusso and his mother Lucille, move from New Jersey to California after Lucille gets a new job.

Question 4

4 What month did Daniel leave New Jersey?

Reference: Quiz: The Karate Kid.

Answer

Answer: September

At the beginning of the movie it gives the month and year he left.

Question 5

5 How did Daniel explain his black eye to his mother and Mr. Miyagi?

Reference: Quiz: 'The Karate Kid' Quiz 2.

Answer

Answer: fell off bike

Daniel told both of them he fell of his bike, but Mr. Miyagi wanted to know how he fell and didn't hurt his hands. Smart Miyagi! He actually got beat up by Johnny and his friends at the beach.

Question 6

6 What city was Daniel LaRusso originally from?

Reference: Quiz: The Karate Kid.

Answer

Answer: Newark

Daniel and his mother are from Newark, New Jersey. Daniel was not very happy to be in Los Angeles.

Question 7

7 Why does Mr. Miyagi first go to Daniel's apartment?

Reference: Quiz: The Karate Kid.

Answer

Answer: to fix the sink

The sink is shooting water into the air so Daniel goes to Mr. Miyagi's and asks him to fix it. This is when they first meet.

Question 8

8 What were the names of the five boys who bullied Daniel throughout the movie?

Reference: Quiz: Karate Kid.

Answer

Answer: Bobby, Dutch, Jimmy, Johnny, Tommy

Although Jimmy has no speaking lines, he is there throughout the movie and his name is only mentioned once by Bobby.

Question 9

9 What costume does Mr. Miyagi make for Daniel to wear at the school Halloween dance?

Reference: Quiz: Mr. Miyagi's 'Karate Kid' Master Class.

Answer

Answer: A Shower

Mr. Miyagi creates a shower costume for Daniel because he wants to go to the school dance but doesn't want anyone to see him.

Question 10

10 What was the name of the motel they stayed in?

Reference: Quiz: The Karate Kid.

Answer

Answer: Canyon Portal

That's when you see Daniel and his mom first push the car out of the parking lot.

Question 11

11 When Daniel bought school lunch for himself and Ali how much was the total for both of them?

Reference: Quiz: 'The Karate Kid' Quiz 2.

Answer

Answer: $3.75

School lunch was a lot less expensive back in 1984!

Question 12

12 What year did the movie come out?

Reference: Quiz: The Karate Kid.

Answer

Answer: 1984

Ralph Macchio was actually 23 years old when he played the part of 17 year old Daniel.

Question 13

13 According to the Cobra Kai, what three things do not exist in their dojo?

Reference: Quiz: The Karate Kid.

Answer

Answer: pain, fear, defeat

"Pain does not exist in this dojo, does it?" "No Sensei."
"Fear does not exist in this dojo, does it?" "No Sensei."
"Defeat does not exist in this dojo, does it?" "No Sensei."

Question 14

14 Who played Mr. Miyagi?

Reference: Quiz: Karate Kid.

Answer

Answer: Pat Morita

Noriyuki "Pat" Norita was the only cast member to appear in all four Karate Kid movies.

Question 15

15 What is Daniel's girlfriend Ali's last name?

Reference: Quiz: Mr. Miyagi's 'Karate Kid' Master Class.

Answer

Answer: Mills

Ali Mills is a girl from the rich side of town. The fact that Daniel lives in Reseda, a lower class area, does not impress Ali's parents.

Question 16

16 What was the name of the apartment complex they moved into?

Reference: Quiz: The Karate Kid.

Answer

Answer: South Seas

You can see the name as they pull up to it.

Question 17

17 What kind of car does Daniel's mom drive?

Reference: Quiz: 'The Karate Kid' Quiz 2.

Answer

Answer: station wagon

It was an old station wagon that had to be push started more than once!

Question 18

18 What is the correct name of the man who taught Daniel karate?

Reference: Quiz: The Karate Kid.

Answer

Answer: Kesuke Miyagi

The part of Kesuke Miyagi was played by Pat Morita in all 4 'Karate Kid' movies.

Question 19

19 What birthday does Daniel celebrate during the movie?

Reference: Quiz: The Karate Kid.

Answer

Answer: 18th

Mr. Miyagi bakes Daniel a cake, gives him the patch for his karate uniform and he also gets to pick a car from all the ones that he washed and waxed.

Question 20

20 What was the name of the tournament that Daniel Larusso won at the end of the movie?

Reference: Quiz: Karate Kid.

Answer

Answer: All Valley

The All Valley Tournament was the setting for the endings of both "Karate Kid" and "Karate Kid 3".

Question 21

21 What colour is the car that Daniel accepts as a birthday gift from Mr. Miyagi?

Reference: Quiz: Mr. Miyagi's 'Karate Kid' Master Class.

Answer

Answer: Yellow

Daniel choose a yellow vintage car from Mr. Miyagi's collection as a gift for his birthday.

Question 22

22 What was their apartment number?

Answer: 20

Reference: Quiz: The Karate Kid.

Question 23

23 What was the name of the place where Daniel saw Johnny kissing Ali?

Reference: Quiz: 'The Karate Kid' Quiz 2.

Answer

Answer: Encino Oaks Country Club

Daniel got mad and ran away. He ran over a man holding a platter of spaghetti and ended up wearing it!

Question 24

24 When Daniel and Ali go to the arcade what does the sign outside state the name of the place is?

Reference: Quiz: The Karate Kid.

Answer

Answer: Golf and Stuff

It also had a huge water slide there! The Bronze is the hang out of the Scoobies in "Buffy The Vampire Slayer", and P3 is Piper's club on "Charmed".

Question 25

25 When Ali asks Daniel for his name, what does he say?

Reference: Quiz: The Karate Kid.

Answer

Answer: Daniel with an 'L'

They are on the soccer field at school when Daniel asks Ali for her name. She says, "Ali with an I". So when she asks Daniel for his name he says, "Daniel with an L".