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11 Rurouni Kenshin quizzes and 110 Rurouni Kenshin trivia questions.
1.
  The Wandering Samurai    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz on an anime that takes place in the 1800's, "Rurouni Kenshin".
Easier, 10 Qns, Disney Villain, Dec 14 04
Easier
Disney Villain
1109 plays
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  Red Hair And A Cross Scar On His Cheek...    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"Rurouni Kenshin" was one of the most brilliant Manga and Anime I have ever seen. If you watch or read it and you think Kenshin's a real idiot, you have to sort out your priorities. Let's see just how much you know...
Easier, 10 Qns, luvsnoopy, May 02 06
Easier
luvsnoopy
666 plays
3.
  General "Rurouni Kenshin" Trivia   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This "Rurouni Kenshin" quiz is all multiple choice.
Average, 10 Qns, challisora, Feb 02 09
Average
challisora
1184 plays
4.
  "Rurouni Kenshin" Trivia    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is on the TV series "Rurouni Kenshin". Some of the manga may be incorporated into this as well. Please note that all names will be in traditional Japanese format (first name last, last name first).
Difficult, 10 Qns, PrinceMagus411, Mar 24 10
Difficult
PrinceMagus411
2580 plays
5.
  Simple "Rurouni Kenshin" TV Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A very simple quiz for people who watch the TV series regularly.
Average, 10 Qns, monkus2k, Apr 29 07
Average
monkus2k
2190 plays
6.
  Simply Saito    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Saito Hajime is one of Kenshin's rivals on the popular anime series "Rurouni Kenshin". Based on an actual person, he is an important character in the series.
Average, 10 Qns, anthonyrappfan, Jan 06 07
Average
anthonyrappfan
387 plays
7.
  Ruroni Kenshin    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Do you know this anime? Take this quiz and find out.
Average, 10 Qns, yugiboy, Jun 12 07
Average
yugiboy
911 plays
8.
  The Voices of 'Rurouni Kenshin'    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Do you know who provides the voices for the American (dubbed) version's "Rurouni Kenshin" characters? Test your knowlege of the voices on the television show.
Average, 10 Qns, gamer1, Jun 22 06
Average
gamer1
218 plays
9.
  "Rurouni Kenshin" Music    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
How well do you know your anime music? Test your knowledge of "Kenshin" music in this quiz! You've got to know your song titles, aritsts, and lyrics.
Difficult, 10 Qns, HP_Expert, Jul 10 04
Difficult
HP_Expert
772 plays
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  The Song Behind the Scene: "Rurouni Kenshin"    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The "Rurouni Kenshin" OST has some of the greatest songs I've ever heard. Unfortunately, like most back ground music, much of the tracks remain obscure. Because of this I thought of creating a quiz solely dedicated to the "Rurouni Kenshin" themes.
Tough, 10 Qns, Ayamari, May 16 09
Tough
Ayamari
150 plays
trivia question Quick Question
This character was the captain of the third squad of the Shinsengumi and later became a policeman.

From Quiz "General "Rurouni Kenshin" Trivia"




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  'Ruroni Kenshin' Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Random 'Ruroni Kenshin' questions, mostly from the TV series.
Difficult, 10 Qns, roytang, Feb 05 09
Difficult
roytang
1912 plays

Rurouni Kenshin Trivia Questions

1. Which "Rurouni Kenshin" song alludes to the fateful encounter between the young Shinta and his future master?

From Quiz
The Song Behind the Scene: "Rurouni Kenshin"

Answer: "In Memories - A Boy Meets the Man"

"In Memories - A Boy Meets the Man" was used for the first "Rurouni Kenshin" OVA, Tsuiokuhen. It alludes to young Kenshin's (then still known as Shinta) fateful encounter with Hiko Seijuro, the man who saved him from the bandits who were about to kill him and the same person who taught him the famed Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu technique.

2. Kenshin's name during the Revolution was what?

From Quiz Ruroni Kenshin

Answer: Battousai

These are all names he had, but Shinta was his original name which was changed by his master Hiko to Kenshin. Himura is his first name, although during the Revolution he was Battousai the Manslayer.

3. What does 'Rurouni' mean?

From Quiz Red Hair And A Cross Scar On His Cheek...

Answer: wanderer

Kenshin picked up his 'Rurouni' quality after the Tokugawa Era. he resorted to wandering so that he could protect and not kill. He did not want to stay anywhere because if he did, he would attract danger to the place since people were looking for him, either for revenge or alliance.

4. Who provides the voice for our hero, Kenshin Himura?

From Quiz The Voices of 'Rurouni Kenshin'

Answer: Richard Hayworth

One of my favorite VA's. It's amazing how he goes from Kenshin's gentle side to the serious Battousai in an instant. Richard Hayworth has also voiced Legato Bluesummers in "Trigun".

5. Who are Dr. Genzai's grandchildren?

From Quiz The Wandering Samurai

Answer: Ayame and Suzume

They call Kenshin "Uncle Ken". Ayame is 3 years old and Suzume is 2 years old.

6. How many years after the Meiji Restoration does the story take place?

From Quiz General "Rurouni Kenshin" Trivia

Answer: 10

Rurouni Kenshin is based on real characters and events that happened in Japanese history. The story takes place in the Meiji Era when the samurais were removed and swords outlawed.

7. Kenshin Himura was previously known as what?

From Quiz Simple "Rurouni Kenshin" TV Quiz

Answer: Hitokiri Battousai

Hitokiri Battousi, meaning "Killer master of drawing swords", was the name that Kenshin went by during the bloody revolution.

8. Who performed 'Sobakasu,' the first opening song to "Kenshin"?

From Quiz "Rurouni Kenshin" Music

Answer: Judy and Mary

Kawamoto Makoto performed '1/2'. As far as I know, Hayashibara Megumi and Do As Infinity have performed songs for anime, but never "Rurouni Kenshin."

9. Who made Rurouni Kenshin?

From Quiz 'Ruroni Kenshin' Quiz

Answer: Nobuhiro Watsuki

10. What is Shishio's theme known as?

From Quiz The Song Behind the Scene: "Rurouni Kenshin"

Answer: "The Last Wolf Suite"

"Ippatsu Yarou" is Sanosuke's theme song. "Journey" is Soujiro Seta's theme, while "Warrior's Blue" was the theme used for Aoshi Shinomori.

11. Saito has mastered which style of sword fighting?

From Quiz Simply Saito

Answer: Gatotsu

The Gatotsu technique consists of four stances. It is a deadly technique with few shortcomings, and even more dangerous when utilized by a skilled swordsman such as Saito.

12. How did Kenshin meet Kaoru?

From Quiz Red Hair And A Cross Scar On His Cheek...

Answer: Kaoru tried to fight him

Kaoru thought that Kenshin was Battousai and challenged him to a fight. Kenshin refused and said that he wasn't Battousai. He put down her challenge but Kaoru went right ahead and tried to fight him. Kenshin, being a "poor, defenseless wanderer", crashed into a house and so Kaoru thought that he wasn't Battousai.

13. Kaoru Kamiya's voice is provided by which voice actor?

From Quiz The Voices of 'Rurouni Kenshin'

Answer: Dorothy Melendrez

Dorothy Melendrez is sometimes credited as Dorothy Elias-Fahn. She is Meryl Stryfe on "Trigun". Mona Marshall is Suzame, one of Dr. Gensai's granddaughters.

14. Who was the evil drug dealer who killed the Oniwaban group (except Aoshi)?

From Quiz The Wandering Samurai

Answer: Kanryu Takeda

Hyottoko was a member of the Oniwaban group. Kanryu ends up getting his face bashed in by Kenshin making him deformed.

15. The Meiji Era took place after the fall of what era?

From Quiz General "Rurouni Kenshin" Trivia

Answer: Tokugawa

In the 1600's, Tokugawa began a war against Japan to win its leadership. He became shogun after controlling the emperor. In the 1850's, imperialists began uprisings against the shogun and got rid of the Tokugawa government, beginning the Meiji.

16. What is the name of the true ultimate attack of the Hiten Mitserugi Style of swordfighting?

From Quiz Simple "Rurouni Kenshin" TV Quiz

Answer: Ama Kakeru Ryuu No Hirameki

The Ama Kakeru Ryuu No Hirameki was identified as the "true" ultimate attack (as opposed to the Kuzu Ryuu Sen), as up to Shishio's defeat, no character is able to fight, or even stand normally, after facing it.

17. The second opening song for "Kenshin" is '1/2'. How should this name be pronounced in Japanese?

From Quiz "Rurouni Kenshin" Music

Answer: hanbun

It is Japanese, after all. They wouldn't say 'one half.' ^_^

18. What was the name of the background song that was prominently featured during the eradication of the Sekihoutai?

From Quiz The Song Behind the Scene: "Rurouni Kenshin"

Answer: "Minagoroshi no Elegy"

"Minagoroshi no Elegy" means Elegy of Massacre, a fitting title to the tragic end of the Sekihoutai.

19. After the fighting ends, the Shinsengumi are seen as the bad guys. What name does Saito adopt to not be recognized?

From Quiz Simply Saito

Answer: Goro Fujita

Under the name Goro Fujita, Saito works as a police officer. He is one of the few allowed to carry a katana on his person, since swords are frowned upon in the newly-arrived Meiji Era.

20. Hiten _____. This is Kenshin's style of swordsmanship.

From Quiz Ruroni Kenshin

Answer: Mitsurugi

It is based on speed rather than strength.

21. Who was the first woman Kenshin fell in love with?

From Quiz Red Hair And A Cross Scar On His Cheek...

Answer: Tomoe

Kenshin first fell in love with a woman who's name was Tomoe. He met her after he killed someone. At that moment, she was drunk. They later had to pretend to be a newly married couple to distract attention away from them. Kenshin killed Tomoe by mistake later. It was only after that that he met Kaoru.

22. How old is Kenshin Himura in the beginning?

From Quiz The Wandering Samurai

Answer: 28

Kaoru Kamiya is 17, Sanosuke Sagara is 19, and Yahiko Myojin is 10.

23. This character was the captain of the third squad of the Shinsengumi and later became a policeman.

From Quiz General "Rurouni Kenshin" Trivia

Answer: Saitou Hajime

Saitou Hajime actually existed as one of the leaders of the Shinsengumi.

24. How old is Seijuro Hiko?

From Quiz 'Ruroni Kenshin' Quiz

Answer: 43

He just looks young.

25. Which "Rurouni Kenshin" song translates to "Undanceable Waltz"?

From Quiz The Song Behind the Scene: "Rurouni Kenshin"

Answer: "Omoi Odorenai Warutsu"

"Unmei no Haguruma" translates to Destiny's Wheels. "Yumigaeru Miburoo" is the Wolf of Mibu; Saitou Hajime's theme song, and "Booree no Kooshin" means Ghosts Walking also listed as March of Ghosts in the "Rurouni Kenshin" track list. All of them were composed by Noriyuki Asakura.

26. The theme song to "Ruroni Kenshin" is called what?

From Quiz Ruroni Kenshin

Answer: "Sobakasu"

"I brush against the freckles and I hate it so my life goes on..." The first line of the song.

27. How did Kenshin get the cross scar on his cheek?

From Quiz Red Hair And A Cross Scar On His Cheek...

Answer: He got it from Tomoe and her fiance

First, Battousai killed Tomoe's fiance, but got one slash across his cheek. Later, just after Kenshin stabbed Tomoe when she protected him (it was a mistake!), she used a dagger to cut across the cut placed by her fiance.

28. Lex Lang provides the voice of which character?

From Quiz The Voices of 'Rurouni Kenshin'

Answer: Sanosuke Sagara

Lex Lang also voiced the simple minded Iwambo of the Gupongatenna. He also sang the English version of "Tactics" the first ending song of the first season.

29. Who is the girl who Kenshin accidently killed?

From Quiz The Wandering Samurai

Answer: Tomoe Yukishiro

Tomoe Yukishiro gave him one of the cuts that made the cross-shaped scar while she was dying. Akira Kiyosato gives him the first cut.

30. Sagara Sanosuke's alias was what?

From Quiz General "Rurouni Kenshin" Trivia

Answer: Zanza fighter for hire

He was called Zanza because in his fights he used a large sword called a Zanbatou. He was a fighter for hire and was eventually matched up against Kenshin. Hitokiri, Battousai, and assassin were all names for Kenshin.

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