The Transformers (TV series) - Quiz
  • 1. In what month and year did the Transformers pilot miniseries first air in the United States?
A) September 1984
B) October 1984
C) September 1985
D) December 1984
  • 2. How many parts make up the pilot miniseries?
A) Four
B) Three
C) Two
D) Thirteen
  • 3. What is the retroactive title of the pilot miniseries?
A) More than Meets the Eye
B) The Space Bridge
C) The Ultimate Doom
D) The Transformers
  • 4. Why did the Autobots and Decepticons leave Cybertron?
A) To search for energy
B) To conquer Earth
C) To escape a black hole
D) To find human allies
  • 5. How many years did the Transformers remain entombed on Earth?
A) 10 million years
B) 4 million years
C) 1984 years
D) 1 million years
  • 6. In what year did the Transformers awaken on Earth?
A) 1985
B) 1984
C) 1980
D) 1986
  • 7. Who are the human father and son duo that help the Autobots?
A) Sparkplug and Spike Witwicky
B) Bryce and Dick Witwicky
C) Chip and Spike Chase
D) Megatron and Optimus Witwicky
  • 8. What happens to the Decepticon space cruiser at the end of the pilot miniseries?
A) It crashes into a mountain
B) It plunges into the ocean depths
C) It explodes in space
D) It teleports to Cybertron
  • 9. How many episodes are in the first season?
A) 10
B) 19
C) 13
D) 3
  • 10. Who were the story editors for the first season at Marvel Productions?
A) Bryce Malek and Dick Robbins
B) Sparkplug and Spike Witwicky
C) Megatron and Starscream
D) Chip Chase and Optimus Prime
  • 11. What technology are the Decepticons building during the first season?
A) A time machine
B) A giant robot
C) A space bridge
D) An ocean vessel
  • 12. What is the title of the three-part episode that concludes the first season?
A) The Ultimate Doom
B) The Space Bridge
C) The Constructicons
D) More than Meets the Eye
  • 13. What do the Decepticons teleport into Earth's orbit in the season finale?
A) Cybertron
B) A space cruiser
C) The moon
D) The ocean
  • 14. Which paraplegic computer expert joins the human allies?
A) Sparkplug Witwicky
B) Spike Witwicky
C) Bryce Malek
D) Chip Chase
  • 15. Which combiner team is introduced in the first season?
A) Insecticons
B) Autobots
C) Dinobots
D) Constructicons
  • 16. What is the name of the giant robot formed by the Constructicons?
A) Devastator
B) Optimus Prime
C) Megatron
D) Skyfire
  • 17. Which two characters participate in a climactic one-on-one duel in the season finale?
A) Skyfire and the Insecticons
B) Optimus Prime and Megatron
C) Spike and Sparkplug
D) Devastator and Chip Chase
  • 18. What is the name of the supervising producer who also founded AKOM?
A) Jim Shooter
B) Nelson Shin
C) Bob Budiansky
D) Henry Orenstein
  • 19. The fourth season of the series was animated by which studio?
A) Sunbow Productions
B) Marvel Productions
C) AKOM
D) Toei Animation
  • 20. What term is popularly used for the original series to distinguish it from later re-brandings?
A) The Original Series
B) Classic Transformers
C) Generation One
D) The Prime Era
  • 21. Which Japanese toy line inspired the Transformers toy line?
A) Gundam
B) Zoids
C) Power Rangers
D) Microman
  • 22. Who discovered the Diaclone and MicroChange toys at the 1983 Tokyo Toy Fair?
A) Henry Orenstein
B) Jim Shooter
C) George Dunsay
D) Bob Prupis
  • 23. Who dubbed the name 'Transformers' for the new robot series?
A) Jim Shooter
B) Bob Budiansky
C) Jay Bacal
D) Dennis O'Neil
  • 24. Which editor successfully revised the character names and profiles for the series?
A) Jim Shooter
B) Dennis O'Neil
C) George Dunsay
D) Bob Budiansky
  • 25. Who was responsible for creating the earliest character models for the Transformers cast?
A) Shōhei Kohara
B) Floro Dery
C) Bob Budiansky
D) Nelson Shin
  • 26. Who became the lead designer for the series after simplifying earlier character designs?
A) Nelson Shin
B) Shōhei Kohara
C) Bob Budiansky
D) Floro Dery
  • 27. Which studio was the main animation studio for the first two seasons?
A) Toei Animation
B) AKOM
C) Sunbow Productions
D) Marvel Productions
  • 28. The Transformers franchise was re-branded as what in 1992?
A) Transformers: New Era
B) Transformers: The Next Generation
C) Transformers: Evolution
D) Transformers: Generation 2
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