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'Death Note' follows the adventures of Light Yagami, a high school student who discovers a supernatural notebook that gives its owner the ability to kill anyone whose name and face he knows.
3 Death Note quizzes and 35 Death Note trivia questions.
1.
  "Death Note" Volume 1    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is my first quiz. It is over the first volume in what I consider the greatest manga series ever.
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  L's Successors    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Wammy House tried to create the "next L". How much do you know about the candidates of Tsugumi Ohba's "Death Note"?
Average, 15 Qns, dlbn, Mar 28 15
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  The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The "Death Note" spinoff by Nisio Isin concerning Beyond Birthday! Some of these questions require you to have read the book closely and word for word, or at least read the book five times... like me!
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trivia question Quick Question
What was the time shown by Backyard Bottomslash's mutilated corpse?

From Quiz "The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases"




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Death Note Trivia Questions
1. Who is the narrator?

From Quiz The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases

Answer: Mihael Keehl/Mello

He introduces himself in the chapter "How to use it".

2. What is the title of the first chapter of the book?

From Quiz "Death Note" Volume 1

Answer: Boredom

The first chapter is called "Boredom". "Zero" is from Volume seven. "Family" is chapter three, and "Target" is chapter seven.

3. Which successor has a thing for chocolate?

From Quiz L's Successors

Answer: Mello

Mello is often seen eating chocolate bars straight out of the wrapper. He is a blonde who appears in the second season of "Death Note".

4. Why did the media call the case "the Wara Ningyo Murders?"

From Quiz The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases

Answer: Because there were Wara Ningyo nailed to the walls

The dolls were used to signify the remaining number of victims. They were also used to create the locked rooms.

5. How old is Light Yagami?

From Quiz "Death Note" Volume 1

Answer: 17

Light is never depicted as any of the three incorrect ages. He is depicted as 17, 18, and 22.

6. Which successor to L is shot and killed by the Tokyo police after a high speed chase?

From Quiz L's Successors

Answer: Matt

Matt's car chase was a diversion to keep the police from going after Mello, who had kidnapped Sayu Yagami, police officer Soichiro Yagami's daughter. After a few smart-aleck words, Matt is shot dead by the police.

7. What was unnatural about Quarter Queen's crime scene picture?

From Quiz The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases

Answer: She was left lying on her face

Utterly unnatural. This was spotted by Naomi Misora and that was the link to call the case "The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases".

8. What is the first rule Light reads from the Death Note?

From Quiz "Death Note" Volume 1

Answer: The human whose name is written in this note shall die.

The rule with the trading of the soul for the Death Note is fake. The other ones are real, and found in Volume one.

9. Which successor has white hair and sits much like L?

From Quiz L's Successors

Answer: Near

Near is the youngest of the successors. He likes playing with toys and has very poor social skills. He is also the only successor to survive past the end of the series.

10. What was Beyond Birthday's alias?

From Quiz The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases

Answer: Rue Ryuzaki

He used Ryuzaki because, possibly, he was impersonating L, who uses that as his name. Blues-harp Babysplit was one of the suspected fourth victims. Raye Penber is Naomi Misora's boyfriend and Alexander After doesn't exist.

11. What is the name of the Shinigami who appears to Light five days after finding the Death Note?

From Quiz "Death Note" Volume 1

Answer: Ryuk

Rem is the Shinigami who possesses Misa Amane. Shidoh is the Shinigami who Ryuk stole a Death Note from. Justin the Jewel Skeleton is a Shinigami who gave Shidoh Death Note rules.

12. What successor was a serial killer in Los Angeles?

From Quiz L's Successors

Answer: Beyond Birthday

Beyond Birthday killed three women in Los Angeles, California years before the Kira case. His plan was to surpass L by becoming the world's greatest criminal instead of world's greatest detective. He met his defeat at the hands of L, and was sentenced to prison. However, he died of a heart attack during the Kira investigation.

13. What was the title of the book that had 376 pages?

From Quiz The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases

Answer: "Insufficient Relaxation"

"Misery" and "Under the Dome" are both written by Stephen King. Sherlock Holmes is the name of a mystery book character.

14. What will Shinigami say if they see you writing names in your Death Note?

From Quiz "Death Note" Volume 1

Answer: "What're you working so hard for?

All the Shinigami these days do is gamble. If you write a name in your note, you get laughed at.

15. This successor wears goggles. Name him.

From Quiz L's Successors

Answer: Matt

Matt has dark blue eyes, but they are hidden behind silver goggles with orange lenses. In addition to these goggles, he wears a red and black striped shirt, black gloves to his elbows, jeans, black boots, and a cream vest without sleeves. He is often seen smoking.

16. What martial art is Naomi Misora trained in?

From Quiz The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases

Answer: Capoeira

She used capoeira to attack her assaulter, who was Beyond Birthday. She may have used capoeira to attack who may have been L, at the ending of the book.

17. What is the name of the first person Light kills with the Death Note?

From Quiz "Death Note" Volume 1

Answer: Kurou Otoharada

Mello is a character revealed in Volume 7. He kidnaps Light's sister and was up to be L's prodigy. Qwillsh Wammy is Watari's real name. Sayu is Light's sister.

18. Why did BB lock the doors?

From Quiz The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases

Answer: Just so that L would focus on the doors rather than the other clues

AHA! Trick question! Naomi was confused, but Mello explained it in the end. It just made the entire thing more confusing. This question is exactly why the book should have been read word for word. The answer is on page 166, almost the first sentence of the second paragraph. Even is you can't find it, scan the page until you find it.

19. How many times do we see Light writing down Takuo Shibimaru's name in the Note?

From Quiz "Death Note" Volume 1

Answer: 6

Light writes down the name six times because he is unsure of how to spell it. He is unsure because he only heard him say his name.

20. This character knows that he isn't as good as the successor who takes over the Kira investigation. It upsets him to the point that he becomes that successor's rival. Who is he?

From Quiz L's Successors

Answer: Mello

Mello showed how inferior he felt to Near from when he was a child. In a flashback, he refuses to work with Near to capture Kira, although the director of Wammy House tells them to work together. As such, Mello tries to outsmart Near and prove that he is better.

21. What was the time shown by Backyard Bottomslash's mutilated corpse?

From Quiz The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases

Answer: 6:15 and 50 seconds

The other times were shown as guesses before Misora figured it out, with the stuffed animals and the Wara Ningyo.

22. What is the name of the man shadowing Light?

From Quiz "Death Note" Volume 1

Answer: Raye Penber

L is the name of the greatest detective in the world. Matsuda is a detective on the Kira taskforce. Watari is the only person in the world who can contact L.

23. Which successor is seen playing a video game?

From Quiz L's Successors

Answer: Matt

Matt is seen sitting in a chair playing a video game on a portable device. His specialty is technology. As such, Mello appointed him to use cameras to monitor Misa and two SPK agents.

24. Coming to the artwork in the front. Who is the person on the left? Left as in YOUR left. If there are different editions, then I mean the one that had the last printing on September 2008, in China.

From Quiz The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases

Answer: Nobody knows

Naomi is on the RIGHT side of the page. Nobody in the public was actually told who the man was, nor does the book state anything about it. I don't really think that there are different covers for the book, and if there is, don't do this quiz.

25. What is the name of the criminal L has impersonate him?

From Quiz "Death Note" Volume 1

Answer: Lind L Tailor

Lind L Tailor was a criminal scheduled for the death penalty. Near is one of L's prodigies, like Mello. Jack L Thomas and Max L Adams are made up and do not appear in the story.

26. This successor looks similar to L. Who is he?

From Quiz L's Successors

Answer: Beyond Birthday

Beyond Birthday even goes as far as pretending to be L to throw off Naomi. Like L, he has black hair, dark bags under his eyes, and bad posture as he walks. Like L, he loves sweets and sits in a crouched position. Although he looks like L, it is unknown if he ever met L in person or not.

27. What did the secret message addressed to L say (in this volume)?

From Quiz "Death Note" Volume 1

Answer: L do you know

Light used the first word of every line to write a message to L. Gods of Death and Love Apples were other parts of the message revealed in Volume 2. Have Red Hands was a fake part of the message made by L to try to prove Light was Kira.

28. While at Wammy's House, which character is shown to complete an almost completely white puzzle?

From Quiz L's Successors

Answer: Near

The only part of the puzzle that isn't white is the "L" in the top left corner. When he is shown to be doing this, another child at the Wammy House asks him to play, but he refuses. Shortly after, Roger Ruvie tells both him and Mello that L has died. Near doesn't really react to this, and completes his puzzle before turning it upside down and letting the pieces fall away.

29. Which successor has a thing for strawberry jam?

From Quiz L's Successors

Answer: Beyond Birthday

Beyond Birthday is seen eating strawberry jam out of a jar with his bare hand. He also keeps several jars of it in his refrigerator. It seems like he is either addicted to it or just craves it.

30. Which character gains a scar on his face during the Kira investigation?

From Quiz L's Successors

Answer: Mello

When the police get to the Mafia hideout that Mello is staying in, he blows it up in order to avoid capture. His gas mask protected half of his face, but he still developed a large scar the left side of his face.

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