Dragon Ball trivia can escalate from a friendly search for magical orbs to a planet-shaking tournament before anyone finishes warming up.
These 100 questions keep the franchise labels clear as they cover the original Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball Super, major transformations, and series history.
Original Dragon Ball Adventures
Start where the manga begins, with young Goku meeting Bulma and discovering that his treasured orange ball is part of a much larger set. Fans can keep training with our anime trivia.
- Who created the Dragon Ball manga?
Answer: Akira Toriyama - Who is the first major character Goku meets?
Answer: Bulma - How many Dragon Balls must be gathered to summon Earth's dragon?
Answer: Seven - What is the name of Earth's wish-granting dragon?
Answer: Shenron - Which Dragon Ball did Goku keep as a memento of Grandpa Gohan?
Answer: The Four-Star Ball - What device does Bulma invent to locate Dragon Balls?
Answer: The Dragon Radar - What cloud can Goku ride because he is pure of heart?
Answer: The Flying Nimbus, or Kintoun - What weapon does young Goku carry?
Answer: The Power Pole - What causes young Goku to transform into a Great Ape?
Answer: Looking at a full moon while he still has his tail - Who makes the first wish shown in the series?
Answer: Oolong
Masters, Tournaments, and Early Rivals
The adventure becomes a martial arts story as Goku trains under a turtle hermit and faces rivals who will not stay enemies forever.
- Who teaches Goku the Kamehameha?
Answer: Master Roshi - Who trains alongside Goku under Master Roshi?
Answer: Krillin - What heavy object do Goku and Krillin wear during training?
Answer: Turtle shells - What tournament repeatedly draws the world's best fighters?
Answer: The World Martial Arts Tournament - What disguise does Master Roshi use to enter the 21st tournament?
Answer: Jackie Chun - Who is Yamcha's small blue companion?
Answer: Puar - Which assassin becomes Goku's rival and later ally?
Answer: Tien Shinhan - What is the name of Tien's three-eyed schoolmate?
Answer: Chiaotzu - Which organization does young Goku battle while collecting the Dragon Balls?
Answer: The Red Ribbon Army - Who defeats King Piccolo at the end of their first great conflict?
Answer: Goku
Saiyan Saga
Dragon Ball Z spoilers begin here as Goku learns where he came from and Earth receives some very unfriendly visitors.
- What Saiyan name was Goku given at birth?
Answer: Kakarot - Who reveals that he is Goku's older brother?
Answer: Raditz - What is the name of Goku's first son?
Answer: Gohan - Which former enemy joins Goku to fight Raditz?
Answer: Piccolo - What technique does Piccolo use to kill Raditz?
Answer: Special Beam Cannon - Who trains Goku in the afterlife after the Raditz battle?
Answer: King Kai - What gravity-multiplying technique does King Kai teach Goku?
Answer: Kaio-ken - Which compact energy attack does King Kai also teach?
Answer: Spirit Bomb - Which two Saiyans arrive on Earth one year after Raditz?
Answer: Vegeta and Nappa - Who stops Vegeta from destroying Earth with a beam clash?
Answer: Goku, using a Kaio-ken-powered Kamehameha
Namek and Frieza
The search moves to Planet Namek, where a galactic emperor is collecting a different set of Dragon Balls.
- Why do Bulma, Gohan, and Krillin travel to Namek?
Answer: To use its Dragon Balls to revive friends killed by the Saiyans - What is the name of Namek's wish-granting dragon?
Answer: Porunga - Who is the ruler of Frieza's empire?
Answer: Frieza - What elite team does Frieza summon to Namek?
Answer: The Ginyu Force - Which Ginyu Force member can stop time by holding his breath?
Answer: Guldo - What technique lets Captain Ginyu swap bodies?
Answer: Body Change - Which Namekian merges with Piccolo on Namek?
Answer: Nail - Whose death triggers Goku's first Super Saiyan transformation?
Answer: Krillin's - What planet is destroyed during Goku's battle with Frieza?
Answer: Namek - Who ultimately kills the rebuilt Mecha Frieza on Earth?
Answer: Future Trunks
Androids and Cell Games
A warning from the future leads to artificial humans, time travel, and a tournament designed by a villain with dramatic instincts.
- Who travels from the future to warn Goku about the androids?
Answer: Future Trunks - Who are Future Trunks' parents?
Answer: Bulma and Vegeta - What illness is Future Trunks' medicine meant to treat?
Answer: Goku's heart virus - Which scientist created the Red Ribbon androids?
Answer: Dr. Gero - What android number does Dr. Gero take for himself?
Answer: Android 20 - Which two androids does Cell need to absorb to become perfect?
Answer: Androids 17 and 18 - What tournament does Cell announce to challenge Earth's fighters?
Answer: The Cell Games - Who becomes the first Super Saiyan 2 shown in the story?
Answer: Gohan - Which gentle android's destruction helps push Gohan past his limit?
Answer: Android 16 - Who defeats Cell with a one-handed Kamehameha?
Answer: Gohan
Majin Buu Saga
Seven years later, a new tournament introduces fusion, magical candy, and several very different versions of Buu.
- What superhero identity does Gohan use?
Answer: The Great Saiyaman - Who is Mr. Satan's daughter?
Answer: Videl - Which wizard seeks to revive Majin Buu?
Answer: Babidi - What symbol appears on Vegeta's forehead after he accepts Babidi's power?
Answer: The letter M - What technique combines Goten and Trunks into one fighter?
Answer: The Fusion Dance - What is the resulting fusion of Goten and Trunks called?
Answer: Gotenks - What earrings fuse Goku and Vegeta into Vegito?
Answer: Potara earrings - What kind act helps the round, innocent Buu form a bond with Mr. Satan?
Answer: Mr. Satan befriends him and cares for an injured dog with him - Which small, chaotic form is Buu's final enemy form?
Answer: Kid Buu - What attack does Goku use to destroy Kid Buu?
Answer: A Spirit Bomb powered by Earth's energy
Transformations and Signature Techniques
Match the glowing hair, specialized energy attacks, and training methods to the fighters who made them famous.
- What color is a standard Super Saiyan's hair?
Answer: Gold or blond - Which transformation gives Goku long hair and no visible eyebrows?
Answer: Super Saiyan 3 - Which transformation is associated with red hair and godly ki?
Answer: Super Saiyan God - Which blue-haired form combines Super Saiyan power with godly ki?
Answer: Super Saiyan Blue - What divine technique lets Goku's body react without conscious thought?
Answer: Ultra Instinct - What is Vegeta's signature beam attack?
Answer: Galick Gun - What is Gohan's signature version of Piccolo's technique?
Answer: Masenko - What slicing energy technique is associated with Krillin?
Answer: Destructo Disc - What maneuver allows characters to teleport by sensing energy?
Answer: Instant Transmission - What training room can simulate gravity and harsh environments in limited outside time?
Answer: The Hyperbolic Time Chamber
Dragon Ball Super
This round applies specifically to Dragon Ball Super, where gods of destruction, parallel universes, and an enormous tournament raise the ceiling again.
- Who is Universe 7's God of Destruction?
Answer: Beerus - Who is Beerus's angel attendant and martial arts teacher?
Answer: Whis - Which food helps convince Beerus not to destroy Earth?
Answer: Delicious Earth cuisine, especially treats such as pudding and ramen - Who is Universe 6's God of Destruction?
Answer: Champa - Which Saiyan from Universe 6 becomes Vegeta's student?
Answer: Cabba - What identity does the villain using Goku's body adopt?
Answer: Goku Black - Who is Goku Black's original identity?
Answer: Zamasu - What competition decides which universes will survive erasure?
Answer: The Tournament of Power - Which Universe 11 fighter becomes Goku's greatest tournament rival?
Answer: Jiren - Who makes the final wish after Universe 7 wins?
Answer: Android 17
Families, Mentors, and Fusions
The franchise's family tree is almost as complicated as its transformation chart, so keep the Capsule Corporation records handy.
- Who is Goku's wife?
Answer: Chi-Chi - What is the name of Goku and Chi-Chi's younger son?
Answer: Goten - Who is Vegeta's wife?
Answer: Bulma - What is the name of Vegeta and Bulma's daughter?
Answer: Bulla, also called Bra - Who is Gohan's daughter?
Answer: Pan - Which Namekian becomes Gohan's first combat mentor?
Answer: Piccolo - What fusion results when Goku and Vegeta perform the Fusion Dance?
Answer: Gogeta - What fusion results when they use Potara earrings?
Answer: Vegito - Who is the Guardian of Earth at the start of the original series?
Answer: Kami - Who succeeds Kami as Earth's Guardian?
Answer: Dende
Series Chronology and Franchise Facts
Finish outside the story with manga and anime milestones, keeping each production clearly identified. Continue the marathon with One Piece trivia or revisit the era in our 1990s trivia.
- In what year did the Dragon Ball manga begin serialization?
Answer: 1984 - In which magazine did the manga debut?
Answer: Weekly Shonen Jump - In what year did the original Dragon Ball anime begin broadcasting?
Answer: 1986 - In what year did Dragon Ball Z begin broadcasting?
Answer: 1989 - Which anime sequel began broadcasting in 1996?
Answer: Dragon Ball GT - Which recut of Dragon Ball Z began in 2009?
Answer: Dragon Ball Z Kai - In what year did the Dragon Ball Super manga and anime begin?
Answer: 2015 - Which 2018 film introduced Broly into Dragon Ball Super's main continuity?
Answer: Dragon Ball Super: Broly - Which 2022 film centers heavily on Gohan, Piccolo, and the Red Ribbon Army?
Answer: Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero - Which anime series began broadcasting in 2024 and sends miniaturized heroes into the Demon Realm?
Answer: Dragon Ball Daima
Sources and Further Reading
- Dragon Ball Official Site: series chronology
- Dragon Ball Official Site: young Goku retrospective
- Dragon Ball Official Site: Bulma character showcase
- Dragon Ball Official Site: story of Dragon Ball retrospective
- Dragon Ball Official Site: Dragon Ball Daima overview
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