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speed_racer_quiz.sPubDate = "5/6/2008 1:15:13 AM GMT";
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speed_racer_quiz.appDeck = new Array("Japan’s huge impact on the world of animation is undeniable, and one of the country’s first series to enjoy a big American crossover success was “Speed Racer” — the colorful and fast-paced adventures of international racing star Speed Racer and his family. The series will make the jump into movie theaters this week thanks to “The Matrix” directors Larry and Andy Wachowski, who have reimagined the cartoon as a dazzling kaleidoscope of CGI effects, starring Emile Hirsch as Speed, Christina Ricci as his girlfriend Trixie, and John Goodman as his dad Pops Racer, who designed Speed’s high-tech, ultra-fast car, the Mach 5. How much do you know about the original 1960s series? Take our quiz and find out.","");
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speed_racer_quiz[1][0] = new Array("Speed’s car, the Mach 5, is equipped with a steering wheel with seven buttons marked A through G, which deploy various amazing techno-gadgets. Which of the following is NOT one of the Mach 5’s special abilities?");
speed_racer_quiz[1].answer = "The correct answer is C, which is the ability of the DeLorean in “Back To The Future.” The movie-version Mach 5 has some new tricks too, including self-repairing tires.";
speed_racer_quiz[1][1] = new Array("A. Jacks underneath the car allow Speed to jump the car over obstacles.",'',0);
speed_racer_quiz[1][2] = new Array("B. Rotary saws in front of the car let Speed cut his way through forested terrain if he needs to go off-road.",'',0);
speed_racer_quiz[1][3] = new Array("C. The Mach 5 can travel through time when Speed reaches 88 miles per hour.",'',1);
speed_racer_quiz[1][4] = new Array("D. A homing robot can be deployed and sent for assistance or information.",'',0);
speed_racer_quiz[1][5] = new Array("E. The Mach 5 can be driven underwater; it also contains a periscope.",'',0);
speed_racer_quiz[2] = new Array();
speed_racer_quiz[2][0] = new Array("The title of the series and the name of the main character were both changed when the U.S. version of “Speed Racer” was produced. In the original Japanese series, Speed Racer was named after which famous Japanese person?");
speed_racer_quiz[2].answer = "The correct answer is B. Speed Racer’s original name was Go Mifune, in honor of the great actor Toshiro Mifune, star of “Yojimbo” and many other films. That’s why Speed and his family all wear the letter M on their uniforms.";
speed_racer_quiz[2][1] = new Array("A. Akira Kurosawa",'',0);
speed_racer_quiz[2][2] = new Array("B. Toshiro Mifune",'',1);
speed_racer_quiz[2][3] = new Array("C. Emperor Hirohito",'',0);
speed_racer_quiz[2][4] = new Array("D. Hayao Miyazaki",'',0);
speed_racer_quiz[3] = new Array();
speed_racer_quiz[3][0] = new Array("The name of Tatsunoko Productions, the Japanese company that made “Speed Racer,” is a pun in Japanese. One meaning is simply “Tatsuo’s company.” What’s the other meaning, which also provided the company with its logo?");
speed_racer_quiz[3].answer = "The correct answer is C, seahorse. Watch carefully and you can find seahorses in the background in several “Speed Racer” episodes.";
speed_racer_quiz[3][1] = new Array("A. Octopus",'',0);
speed_racer_quiz[3][2] = new Array("B. Elephant",'',0);
speed_racer_quiz[3][3] = new Array("C. Seahorse",'',1);
speed_racer_quiz[3][4] = new Array("D. Samurai",'',0);
speed_racer_quiz[4] = new Array();
speed_racer_quiz[4][0] = new Array("Tatsuo Yoshida, Speed Racer’s creator, was a huge fan of Western popular culture. He was inspired to create his hip, handsome driver and gadget-filled car after seeing which of the following Elvis Presley and James Bond films?");
speed_racer_quiz[4].answer = "The correct answer is C. “Vegas” features Elvis as a racecar driver. “Goldfinger” is the first Bond movie to feature a souped-up sports car for the super-spy.";
speed_racer_quiz[4][1] = new Array("A. “Jailhouse Rock” and “Dr. No”",'',0);
speed_racer_quiz[4][2] = new Array("B. “King Creole” and “Casino Royale”",'',0);
speed_racer_quiz[4][3] = new Array("C. “Viva Las Vegas” and “Goldfinger”",'',1);
speed_racer_quiz[4][4] = new Array("D. “Blue Hawaii” and “Thunderball”",'',0);
speed_racer_quiz[5] = new Array();
speed_racer_quiz[5][0] = new Array("Peter Fernandez provided the voice for Speed Racer in the dubbed American version of the cartoon, as well as writing and directing the English translations of the original Japanese storylines. He did similar work for several Godzilla movies, as well as which well-known Western?");
speed_racer_quiz[5].answer = "The correct answer is A, “A Fistful Of Dollars.” Sergio Leone’s Western was filmed in Europe, and most of the actors other than Clint Eastwood were not speaking English; Fernandez redubbed many of the voices.";
speed_racer_quiz[5][1] = new Array("A. “A Fistful Of Dollars”",'',1);
speed_racer_quiz[5][2] = new Array("B. “For A Few Dollars More”",'',0);
speed_racer_quiz[5][3] = new Array("C. “Rio Bravo”",'',0);
speed_racer_quiz[5][4] = new Array("D. “High Noon”",'',0);
speed_racer_quiz[6] = new Array();
speed_racer_quiz[6][0] = new Array("Actress Corinne Orr, who voiced the characters of Trixie and Spritle, Speed’s girlfriend and little brother, is also the voice of which American advertising mascot?");
speed_racer_quiz[6].answer = "The correct answer is B, Snuggle the fabric softener bear. ";
speed_racer_quiz[6][1] = new Array("A. Tony the Tiger",'',0);
speed_racer_quiz[6][2] = new Array("B. Snuggle the Fabric Softener Bear",'',1);
speed_racer_quiz[6][3] = new Array("C. The Hamburglar",'',0);
speed_racer_quiz[6][4] = new Array("D. Chef Boyardee",'',0);
speed_racer_quiz[7] = new Array();
speed_racer_quiz[7][0] = new Array("Speed has a long-lost brother, Rex Racer, who ran away from home after an argument with his father. On a completely unrelated note — really, honestly, we swear, they’ve got nothing to do with each other — Speed has a mysterious antagonist Racer X, a masked driver who often secretly helps Speed out for reasons of his own that have nothing to do with the possibility that he’s his long-lost brother in disguise. Honest. What is Racer X’s other job besides car racing?");
speed_racer_quiz[7].answer = "The correct answer is A, secret agent. Racer X’s true identity is really pretty obvious throughout the series from the moment he’s introduced, but for a definitive answer, check out the episode “The Trick Racer,” when he takes off his mask and gives it to Speed, vowing to quit racing and devote his life full-time to working for peace as a spy.";
speed_racer_quiz[7][1] = new Array("A. Secret agent",'',1);
speed_racer_quiz[7][2] = new Array("B. Dentist",'',0);
speed_racer_quiz[7][3] = new Array("C. Surgeon",'',0);
speed_racer_quiz[7][4] = new Array("D. Stand-up comedian",'',0);
speed_racer_quiz[8] = new Array();
speed_racer_quiz[8][0] = new Array("Speed’s little brother Spritle, who provides the show’s comic relief and usually rides around in the Mach 5’s trunk, is always accompanied by his monkey friend, Chim-Chim. The following TV cartoon series from the 1960s and 1970s also featured a monkey sidekick, except one — which one?");
speed_racer_quiz[8].answer = "The correct answer is D. The three monkeys are, respectively, the Wonder Twins’ pet Gleek, the Space Monkey; Igoo the rock ape; and Blip. Jonny Quest’s animal sidekick is Bandit, a dog. ";
speed_racer_quiz[8][1] = new Array("A. “The Super Friends”",'',0);
speed_racer_quiz[8][2] = new Array("B. “The Herculoids”",'',0);
speed_racer_quiz[8][3] = new Array("C. “Space Ghost”",'',0);
speed_racer_quiz[8][4] = new Array("D. “Jonny Quest”",'',1);
speed_racer_quiz[9] = new Array();
speed_racer_quiz[9][0] = new Array("One element that set “Speed Racer” apart from other cartoons of its era was a fondness for truly outlandish plotlines. Which of the following did NOT happen in a “Speed Racer” story?");
speed_racer_quiz[9].answer = "The correct answer is E, they’re all real plotlines.";
speed_racer_quiz[9][1] = new Array("A. A grief-crazed man seeking revenge against all automobiles rides a horse at full gallop into an oncoming group of speeding race cars to make them crash. He then gloats, “There, that gets rid of SOME cars.”",'',0);
speed_racer_quiz[9][2] = new Array("B. A villain named Cornpone Brotch hides stolen art treasures inside Mount Rushmore, guarding them with man-eating panthers that have a weakness for candy.",'',0);
speed_racer_quiz[9][3] = new Array("C. A stingy aristocrat hosts a race in which all cars must be built from junk, all drivers must be 17-year-old girls, and the winner will be his daughter for a year.",'',0);
speed_racer_quiz[9][4] = new Array("D. A scientist uses a fleet of tiny cars to steal 48,000 real cars, which he melts down to create an all-metal park in honor of his dead wife; also, he’s been lying to his son for years by telling him he’s a paraplegic, when actually his son has two healthy legs.",'',0);
speed_racer_quiz[9][5] = new Array("E. These are all real “Speed Racer” plotlines.",'',1);
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speed_racer_quiz[10][0] = new Array("Another hallmark of the “Speed Racer” series — presumably a touch added by Peter Fernandez’s English-language scripts — was a penchant for unusual and often punning names for the villains. Which one masterminded a bizarre plot to race a house-sized Mammoth Car which was actually the hiding place for $50 million in stolen gold?");
speed_racer_quiz[10].answer = "The correct answer is B, Cruncher Block.";
speed_racer_quiz[10][1] = new Array("A. Tongue Blaggard",'',0);
speed_racer_quiz[10][2] = new Array("B. Cruncher Block",'',1);
speed_racer_quiz[10][3] = new Array("C. Snake Oiler",'',0);
speed_racer_quiz[10][4] = new Array("D. Dr. J.D. Krepit",'',0);
speed_racer_quiz[11] = new Array();
speed_racer_quiz[11][0] = new Array("Speed’s quest to become the best race-car driver in the world took him to countries as far-flung as Japan and Egypt, not to mention several completely fictional countries. Which of the following made-up lands was not the host of one of Speed’s races?");
speed_racer_quiz[11].answer = "The correct answer is C, Freedonia. That’s the country Groucho Marx leads in the movie “Duck Soup.”";
speed_racer_quiz[11][1] = new Array("A. Abalonia",'',0);
speed_racer_quiz[11][2] = new Array("B. Kapecapek",'',0);
speed_racer_quiz[11][3] = new Array("C. Freedonia",'',1);
speed_racer_quiz[11][4] = new Array("D. Sandoland",'',0);
speed_racer_quiz[12] = new Array();
speed_racer_quiz[12][0] = new Array("In the episode “The Desperate Racer,” Speed participates in a race which stipulates that each driver must carry a certain object with them for the entire race or be disqualified. What is it?");
speed_racer_quiz[12].answer = "The correct answer is B, a pineapple.";
speed_racer_quiz[12][1] = new Array("A. A crate of nitroglycerine",'',0);
speed_racer_quiz[12][2] = new Array("B. A pineapple",'',1);
speed_racer_quiz[12][3] = new Array("C. An egg",'',0);
speed_racer_quiz[12][4] = new Array("D. A soufflé",'',0);
speed_racer_quiz[13] = new Array();
speed_racer_quiz[13][0] = new Array("What other unusual event happens in “The Desperate Racer”? ");
speed_racer_quiz[13].answer = "The correct answer is A, Speed loses. Trixie arranges this by taking Speed’s pineapple and giving it to another racer, to help out a deserving brother and sister who need to win the race to pay for a lifesaving medical procedure.";
speed_racer_quiz[13][1] = new Array("A. Speed loses the race",'',1);
speed_racer_quiz[13][2] = new Array("B. Speed discovers he’s terribly allergic to pineapples and breaks out in a humiliating rash",'',0);
speed_racer_quiz[13][3] = new Array("C. Pops gets stuck inside the Mach 5 because of his ample stomach, and so must enter the race himself",'',0);
speed_racer_quiz[13][4] = new Array("D. Racer X sends Mom Racer a Mother’s Day card on which he writes, “Love, the mysterious Racer X, who has no connection to your long-lost son Rex, really I don’t.”",'',0);
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speed_racer_quiz.profiles[i++]= new Array(96,100,"All correct. Take a victory lap! ");
speed_racer_quiz.profiles[i++]= new Array(63,95,"Mostly correct. You didn’t get ‘em all, but you crossed the finish line respectably. ");
speed_racer_quiz.profiles[i++]= new Array(32,62,"So-so. Not bad, but next time put the pedal to the metal. ");
speed_racer_quiz.profiles[i++]= new Array(8,31,"Not Very Good. Better make a pit stop, because your trivia engine’s shooting out smoke and flames. ");
speed_racer_quiz.profiles[i++]= new Array(0,7,"Terrible. Crawl from the wreckage of your burning trivia vehicle. ");
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