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1. On the mask that Lilith wears, how many eyes are there?


Answer: Seven

Interesting Information:
Lilith is always shown with it on. It is not shown in the series why. It only comes off in "The End of Evangelion". Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: "Neon Genesis Evangelion" Quiz II
 
Some incorrect choices:
Four, Two, One

2. Which 'Child/Children' is Rei?


Answer: First Child/Children

Interesting Information:
The pilots of the Evangelion or EVAs are called 'Children'. Rei is the First Child/Children and pilots Unit 00, also known as the Evangelion prototype. Asuka Langley Soryu is the Second Child/Children and pilots Unit 02. Shinji Ikari, the son of NERV Commander Gendo Ikari, is the Third Child/Children and pilots the seemingly special Unit 01. Toji Suzuhara is the Fourth Child/Children, although he only pilots Unit 03 once. Kaworu Nagisa is the Fifth Child/Children and pilots Unit 02 while Asuka is nursing her injuries. Difficulty: Easy.

From Quiz: 'Neon Genesis Evangelion': Rei Ayanami
 
Some incorrect choices:
Second Child/Children, Third Child/Children, Fifth Child/Children

3. "Neon Genesis Evangelion" is a mecha anime. What are the names of the giant organic robots in "Neon Genesis Evangelion"?


Answer: Evas

Interesting Information:
The Evas are created from the DNA of Adam, apart from Unit 01 who was created from Lilith's DNA. Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: "Neon Genesis Evangelion" Quiz Of Fun!
 
Some incorrect choices:
Angels, Gods, Demons

4. The 'Henflick Limit', reached after Units 00 and 02's battle with Zeruel, is named after a real life theory about an specific mechanism that creates a limitation in the division of cells. Who discovered this theory/limit?


Answer: Leonard Hayflick

Interesting Information:
Dr. Leonard Hayflick (Born in 1928), Ph.D., is a famous professor of Anatomy and Medical Microbiology who founded the council of the 'NIA' ('National Institute of Aging'). He won the 'Sandoz Prize for Gerontological Research' in 1991 and wrote the famous book 'How and Why We Age'. Among the years, Dr. Hayflick achieved a series of discoveries and influential theories such as the anti-aging processes, the causes for atypical pneumonia and the invention of the 'famous inverted microscope' (between others). Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: Neon Genesis Evangelion IV

5. Which psychological system, modal to personality disorders, was used in the three EVA pilots: Rei, Asuka and Shinji respectively?


Answer: DSM's Clusters

Interesting Information:
The 'DSM' ('Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders') grouped ten different personality disorders, divided in three Clusters: Cluster A (odd or eccentric disorders) presents the 'Schizoid personality disorder' (which resembles Rei) while Cluster B (dramatic, emotional, or erratic disorders) exhibits the 'Narcissistic personality disorder' (used in Asuka) and Cluster C (anxious or fearful disorders) talks about the 'Avoidant personality disorder' (which perfectly resembles Shinji). Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: Neon Genesis Evangelion III
 
Some incorrect choices:
ICD-10's Specific personality disorders, CCMD-3's Mental disorders, GLDP's Mental disorder diagnoses and theories

6. Even though 'Neon Genesis Evangelion' is licensed by Gainax, there were many different companies involved in the project. Which one produced stuff for both the TV series and movies?


Answer: Starchild

Interesting Information:
'Production I.G' and 'MOVIC' participated in the animation production and co-production (respectively) of the two movies: 'Death & Rebirth'/'End of Evangelion'. 'Tatsunoko Productions' was the TV series' animation co-producer and 'Starchild', on the other hand, is a Japanese company licensed by 'King Records' which got involved in the music production of the TV series, the two movies and 'Rebuild of Evangelion'. Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: Neon Genesis Evangelion II
 
Some incorrect choices:
MOVIC, Production I.G, Tatsunoko Productions

7. Instead of shields, the attacking Angels use powerful "Absolute Terror" fields, or "AT" fields for short. Who was the original inventor of this concept?


Answer: Sigmund Freud

Interesting Information:
Sigmund Freud is a famous 19th century psychologist. William Reich was his student, who later developed the idea of the AT field. The field itself is the theory that a child who grew up without strong parental figures would create a mental barrier, or the Absolute Terror field, to keep others at an emotional distance. Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: "Evangelion" Symbolism
 
Some incorrect choices:
William Reich, Hideaki Anno, Albert Einstein

8. When Shinji first begins at NERV, what is his designation?


Answer: The Third Child

Interesting Information:
Shinji is the Third Child, as he was the third suitable person chosen to pilot an Evangelion. The First Child was Rei Ayanami, and the Second Child was Asuka Langley Soryu. Difficulty: Average.

From Quiz: Kitsune's 'Neon Genesis Evangelion' Quiz
 
Some incorrect choices:
The First Child, The Second Child, The Fourth Child

9. What does the name of the 9th Angel, Matarael mean?


Answer: Angel of Rain

Interesting Information:
It is indeed the Angel of Rain. The Angel of Fear is Ireul (11th Angel), the Angel of Hail is Bardiel (13th Angel), and the Angel of Might is Zeruel (14th Angel). Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: "Evangelion" Madness
 
Some incorrect choices:
Angel of Hail, Angel of Fear, Angel of Might

10. What leaks from Lilith's side?


Answer: LCL

Interesting Information:
The tubes around her suck up the LCL for the Eva Units. Its basically her blood but since she is the creator of mankind, it can be used for cloning experiments as all humans are composed of it. Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: "Neon Genesis Evangelion" Quiz II
 
Some incorrect choices:
Water, Sap, Blood

11. What is the color of Rei's plug suit?


Answer: mostly white

Interesting Information:
A plug suit is the special suit that the EVA pilots wear before entering the entry plug of their EVA, hence the name plug suit, although there are instances when Shinji pilots Unit 01 in just his uniform. Rei's plug suit is mostly white; Asuka's plug suit is mostly red and Shinji's plug suit is blue and white. Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: 'Neon Genesis Evangelion': Rei Ayanami
 
Some incorrect choices:
blue and white, red, mostly purple

12. As in most animes, there is a force of opposition to the main characters. What are the opposing creatures in "Neon Genesis Evangelion" called?


Answer: Angels

Interesting Information:
In fact the Angels don't actually want to hurt the humans. They just want to become one being with them. This is shown in episode 23 "Rei III" when the angel Armisael tries to fuse with Rei and Shinji. Difficulty: Average.

From Quiz: "Neon Genesis Evangelion" Quiz Of Fun!
 
Some incorrect choices:
Demons, Devils, Pies

13. What's the blue sports car that appears in the poster inside Misato's room?


Answer: Alpine "Berlinette" A110

Interesting Information:
In Episode 24 we see (while Misato is thinking about the Fifth Child) that there's a poster of a blue Alpine A110 sports coupé shot from behind during a race. A curious fact is that she actually drives a Renault Alpine A310 blue coupé (the successor of the Alpine A110). More secret messages, perhaps? Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: Neon Genesis Evangelion IV
 
Some incorrect choices:
Fiat Barchetta, Porsche 356B Super Coupé, Renault Dauphine

14. What number is used most often in the series as a symbol of divinity or of divine aspiritions?


Answer: Seven

Interesting Information:
Throughout both the Old and New Testaments of the Christian Bible, the number seven is used to represent divinity, especially showing up when God manifests His will. One example is Revelation 5:6. Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: "Evangelion" Symbolism
 
Some incorrect choices:
Three, Five, Two

15. What are the names of the three MAGI Computers at NERV Headquarters?


Answer: Balthasar, Melchior, Caspar

Interesting Information:
Balthasar, Melchior, and Caspar, the three MAGI, were created by Ritsuko's mother Naoko Akagi, and represent herself as a woman, herself as a scientist, and herself as a mother. Difficulty: Easy.

From Quiz: Kitsune's 'Neon Genesis Evangelion' Quiz
 
Some incorrect choices:
Shinji, Asuka, Rei, Ritsuko, Yui, Naoko, NERV, SEELE, GEHIRN

16. What is the meaning of "Central Dogma"? (It is the transfer of genetic information in the order of _____ to _____ to _____).


Answer: DNA to RNA to Protein

Interesting Information:
So, where Rei floats in her tank filled with "LCL" (Inside "Central Dogma") from time to time, is also where her clones are situated. This place symbolises the transfer of genetic information in the order of DNA to RNA to Protein. Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: "Evangelion" Madness
 
Some incorrect choices:
RNA to DNA to Protein, Protein to DNA to RNA, Protein to RNA to DNA

17. How did Rei come into existence?


Answer: The remains of Yui were mixed with LCL

Interesting Information:
Rei's got a mixture of Yui's flesh and mind with an upgrade of Lilith's powers and soul which has somehow manifested into the personality you'd expect Lilith to have if she was human. Difficulty: Average.

From Quiz: "Neon Genesis Evangelion" Quiz II
 
Some incorrect choices:
She's a vampire, Same as everybody else, God said "Let there be Rei", and there was Rei

18. Who does Rei look like?


Answer: Yui Ikari

Interesting Information:
Rei is implied to have been made from the cells of Yui Ikari which is why they closely resemble each other. Yui Ikari is the mother of Shinji and was once a student of Fuyutsuki. She dies and disapperas during a failed experiment inside, but her soul is said to live on in Unit 01, which is why Unit 01 and Shinji have a high synch ratio. Difficulty: Easy.

From Quiz: 'Neon Genesis Evangelion': Rei Ayanami
 
Some incorrect choices:
Kaworu Nagisa, Naoko Akagi, Maya Ibuki

19. There are tons of secrets in "Neon Genesis Evangelion", one of the biggest to do with Shinji, Asuka, Rei and Toji's class. What is that secret?


Answer: The class are potential pilots for the Evas

Interesting Information:
Nobody really knows why the kids in that class are possible pilots. Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: "Neon Genesis Evangelion" Quiz Of Fun!
 
Some incorrect choices:
The class are to become Angels, The class are trained to hate adults, The class are to be used in cloning experiments

20. What theory involving Dr. Katsuragi (Misato's father) is being discussed by UN scientists in a scene from Episode 21's Director's Cut?


Answer: The Super Solenoid Theory

Interesting Information:
'The Super Solenoid Theory' ('S2 Theory' for short) was a scientific theory advocated by Dr. Katsuragi, which tried to explain the origins of Adam's energy generation (aka 'The Giant of Light'). After proven correct by the discovery of the angel, he and his crew went to an expedition to study the infamous "giant", which resulted in the 'Second Impact'. Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: Neon Genesis Evangelion III
 
Some incorrect choices:
First Impact Theory, Kabbalah's Tree of Life Theory, Relativity Theory

21. Which Japanese voice actress became the seyuu of Rei Ayanami, Yui Ikari and Pen-Pen in the TV series and also voiced Mana Kirishima from 'Girlfriend of Steel'?


Answer: Megumi Hayashibara

Interesting Information:
A curious fact is that all three characters were also voiced in English by the same person: Amanda Winn-Lee, so technically, Amanda was the voice actress of Megumi Hayashibara! Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: Neon Genesis Evangelion II

22. There are three specific German names in 'Neon Genesis Evangelion'. If mixed, they all result in the three elements that synchronize with the Evangelions. 'Nerv' stands for 'Nerv' and 'Gehirn' stands for 'Brain'. Which is the mising element?


Answer: 'Seele'

Interesting Information:
Seele means 'Soul/Spirit' in german. Therefore, Brain and Nerves (mental elements) need to be in a stable balance with the spirit and soul (emotional/existential elements) in order to synchronize with the Evangelions. The connection between the three is indirectly shown in the series as the SEELE organization supported both GEHIRN and NERV agencies. Also notice that the three names are always showed in 'CAPITALS'. Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: Neon Genesis Evangelion
 
Some incorrect choices:
'Magi', 'NeonGeo', 'Marduk'

23. Kaworu goes so far as to call humans "Lilim" in episode 24. According to apocryphal texts of Judaism and Christianity, Lilith was the first wife of whom?


Answer: Adam

Interesting Information:
Lilith is said to have been banished from the Garden of Eden when she refused to be subserviant to Adam, because she, unlike Eve, was not created from Adam. Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: "Evangelion" Symbolism
 
Some incorrect choices:
Cain, Abel, Abraham

24. What is Leliel, the twelfth angel composed of?


Answer: A Sea of Dirac

Interesting Information:
The twelfth angel was made up of a Sea of Dirac, which swallowed up Shinji and Eva Unit 01. Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: Kitsune's 'Neon Genesis Evangelion' Quiz
 
Some incorrect choices:
A Parasitic Virus, A high power A.T. Field, Human Souls

25. Why was "Gehirn" disbanded and "NERV" created in 2010?


Answer: The "MAGI Super Computer System" had been completed

Interesting Information:
Dr Naoko Akagi had finally finished the "MAGI", and therefore, a new organisation was formed ("NERV"). Most of the people who worked at "Gehirn" transferred over to "NERV", where they continued working on the "E-Project". Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: "Evangelion" Madness
 
Some incorrect choices:
Yui Ikari lost her life in the first activation test of "Evangelion Unit 01", "Evangelion Unit 00" had finally been completed, "SEELE" forced Gendo to create "NERV", as they wanted to set their affairs in motion ("The Human Instrumentality Project")

26. Whose soul is supposedly inside Unit 01?


Answer: Yui Ikari's

Interesting Information:
Although it is never actually said, there are multiple clues about it. Unit 01 protecting Shiji, the high sync rate with Shinji, the amount of times Unit 01 has gone "berserk", the time when Shinji was trapped inside Unit 01 for a month and so on so forth. Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: "Neon Genesis Evangelion" Quiz II
 
Some incorrect choices:
No one's, Adam's, Lilith's

27. What caused the First Impact?


Answer: When the Black seed crashed into Earth

Interesting Information:
The Black seed contained Lilith, who went on the become the mother of humankind. The Black seed or Black moon became the GeoFront and the rest of it became the moon. Its mentioned by Gendo in episode 21 "He was aware that he was still a child" that humans didn't build the GeoFront, it was there before and they decided to build NERV HQ there. Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: "Neon Genesis Evangelion" Quiz Of Fun!
 
Some incorrect choices:
When the White seed crashed into Earth, When all the Angels were destroyed, When the Evas were created

28. What's the magazine that First Lieutenant Makoto Hyuga read (and laughs at) in Episode 10, while working at NERV?


Answer: 'Weekly Boo!'

Interesting Information:
While taking a break at NERV Headquarters, Maya was reading a brown book (maybe a novel?), Shigeru Aoba played air guitar while listening to his headphones and Hyuga simply entertained himself with a comic book. On the other hand, Misato and Ritsuko were talking about the school trip to Okinawa while our favourite pilots found themselves at the 'Olympic' pool of the facilities. Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: Neon Genesis Evangelion IV
 
Some incorrect choices:
'Time', 'NERV for dummies', 'Sailor Moon'

29. What's the song played at the end of each TV series's episode?


Answer: Fly Me to the Moon

Interesting Information:
"Fly Me to the Moon" was written by American actress/singer Kaye Ballard in 1954 and recorded by Felicia Sanders in 1959 (although the tune was later covered by many artists like Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Diana Krall and many more). Evangelion's version was instrumentally arranged by Shiro Sagisu and performed by many artists like Claire Littley, Yoko Takahashi, Kotono Mitsuishi and Utada Hikaru (to name a few). Difficulty: Average.

From Quiz: Neon Genesis Evangelion III
 
Some incorrect choices:
Thanatos (If I Can't Be Yours), Beautiful World, A Cruel Angel's Thesis

30. Misato Katsuragi is well known for her heavy beer drinking, which continues until Kaji's death. How many beer brands does Misato drink through the series?


Answer: Four

Interesting Information:
Misato drinks a total of four different brands of beer in 'Neon Genesis Evangelion'. In Episode 5, Misato drinks two brands at the same time: "Yebisu" and "Yebisu Premium", both cans the same. Then, in Episode 7, she changes to "Yebichu" (similar can with some kind of drawing/logo in the center) and finally, in Episode 10, she drinks "BOA" (grey can with red letters that read 'Kuroshio Bussan'). After Ryoji Kaji's death, Misato switches to UCC canned coffee, also featured in 'Rebuild of Evangelion 1.01: You Are (Not) Alone'.
Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: Neon Genesis Evangelion
 
Some incorrect choices:
Three, One, Two (Beer and UCC coffee)

31. What NERV official did Ryoji Kaji kidnap?


Answer: Fuyutsuki

Interesting Information:
Kagi kidnapped Fuyutsuki so he could meet with the rest of SEELE without Gendo Ikari present. Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: Kitsune's 'Neon Genesis Evangelion' Quiz
 
Some incorrect choices:
Ikari, Katsuragi, Akagi

32. What can the "Sea of LCL" be described as?


Answer: "The Primordial Soup of Life"

Interesting Information:
Rei states this to Shinji. He admits that he wants to see the other people again, and Lilith's head falls off. "Third Impact" ceased. Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: "Evangelion" Madness
 
Some incorrect choices:
"The Sea of Dirac", "Heaven's Sea of Life and Death", "Heaven's Sea of Death and Rebirth"

33. What is the true purpose of the mysterious group, SEELE?


Answer: To bring about the Human Instrumentality Project

Interesting Information:
SEELE are the group of men that you rarely see. Whenever they interact with any of the characters, its usually sound only. They think man has to become too powerful and the only way to solve this is to bring about the last stage of evolution. Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: "Neon Genesis Evangelion" Quiz II
 
Some incorrect choices:
To kill all the Angels, To save Tokyo III, To work in labs

34. What item belonging to Gendo Ikari does Rei keep in her room?


Answer: eyeglasses

Interesting Information:
During one of the activation tests for Unit 00, the unit goes berserk and leaves Rei seriously injured. Gendo Ikari goes to rescue Rei himself, during which his hands get burned and his eyeglasses fall. Rei keeps the eyeglasses and appears to treasure them but later destroys them and defies Gendo. Difficulty: Easy.

From Quiz: 'Neon Genesis Evangelion': Rei Ayanami
 
Some incorrect choices:
handkerchief, glove, key card

35. Where was Adam, the father of the Angels, found?


Answer: Antarctica

Interesting Information:
A team of scientists from Gehirn went to Antarctica for a contact experiment with Adam but went horribly wrong and ended up destroy Antarctica and killing all of the team. this became known as Second Impact. Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: "Neon Genesis Evangelion" Quiz Of Fun!
 
Some incorrect choices:
New Zealand, Norway, Japan

36. The 'Giant Impact' hypothesis is today's most popular explanation for the formation of the Moon. Which particular event in the series resembles part of this theory?


Answer: First Impact

Interesting Information:
The original theory says that a small and young planet called "Theia" formed near the Earth's orbit and then crashed with it, tearing a small part of the planet, creating its own satellite: The Moon. "First Impact" refers to the same theory, where "Theia" is in fact the "Black Moon" (the 'egg' from where Lilith came), which in addition to the events showed above, it also crashed with the Earth creating the Geo-FRONT (giant hole where NERV HQ were). Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: Neon Genesis Evangelion II
 
Some incorrect choices:
Second Impact, Third Impact, Big Bang

37. Also found in the NERV logo is a fig leaf. What does this represent?


Answer: Humanity's fall from grace

Interesting Information:
The leaf comes from Judeo-Christian beliefs that Adam and Eve ate from the Tree of Knowledge, giving them knowledge of right and wrong. In shame, they covered themselves with fig leaves. Difficulty: Average.

From Quiz: "Evangelion" Symbolism
 
Some incorrect choices:
Figs, The raking in of souls, Oneness with nature

38. What is Kaji's hobby?


Answer: Growing Melons

Interesting Information:
In two episodes we see Kaji watering melons, and he explains to Shinji that he does it as a hobby. Difficulty: Easy.

From Quiz: Kitsune's 'Neon Genesis Evangelion' Quiz
 
Some incorrect choices:
Collecting Stamps, Collecting Guns, Growing Berries

39. What songs do Shinji and Asuka respectively play to tune their instruments before String Quartet Rehearsal in "Death"?


Answer: "Vorspier" and "Gavotte in Rondo"

Interesting Information:
The names of these songs are flashed on the screen and stay there for about 2 seconds. Both composed by Johann Sebastian Bach, "Vorspier" (Played by Shinji) and "Gavotte in Rondo" (Played by Asuka). The others are also by Bach, but I only threw them in because I needed 2 more combinations. Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: "Evangelion" Madness
 
Some incorrect choices:
"Gavotte in Rondo" and "Vorspier", "Menuet" and "Adagio", "Adagio" and "Menuet"

40. What is the Human Instrumentality Project?


Answer: To unite all human minds in one spiritual entity

Interesting Information:
It was foretold in the Dead Sea Scrolls, that when Adam and Lilith would combine it would basically create God and everyone would give up all physical boundaries. It was going pretty well too, until Shinji rejected it and Adam/Lilith died. Difficulty: Hard.

From Quiz: "Neon Genesis Evangelion" Quiz II
 
Some incorrect choices:
To destroy the world, To make everyone freaks, To turn humans into hammers
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