The Kirby Quiz

The Kirby Quiz The Kirby Quiz proceeds as the Star Team gains an early lead over the others. Details First aired January 4, 2003 March 6, 2004 Episode # 64 Episode # (US) 64 Copy Ability (Abilities) featured Monster(s) featured Character(s) featured Kirby, Tiff, King Dedede, Escargoon, N.M.E. Sales Guy

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The Kirby Quiz is the 64th episode of the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! series. In this episode, to commemorate the New Year, King Dedede and Escargoon set up a special quiz show based on Kirby and the events of previous episodes hosted by the N.M.E. Sales Guy. The quiz proceeds normally at first, but King Dedede and Escargoon attempt to sabotage it near the end. Despite initially appearing to win the event, Kirby and Tiff reveal their trick to the crowd, and the N.M.E. Sales Guy disqualifies them, allowing Tiff and Kirby to win the event instead. King Dedede and Escargoon then receive a "consolation prize" of being launched from a fireworks cone.

This episode serves as a way to recap the series up to this point, in a similar fashion to The Pillow Case. The way the episode proceeds makes it questionable whether or not it is part of the overall storyline of the show.

Characters

The following characters appear in this episode:

Cast of "The Kirby Quiz"
Character	Selected quote	Notes
Primary characters
Kirby	"Suika!"	This is the Japanese word for "watermelon". Kirby says this word even in the 4Kids version.
Tiff	"Hmm...Kirby's on my team. I dunno if that's good or bad."
King Dedede	"These questions is[sic] too hard, anyway!"
Escargoon	"A happy New Year to you, folks...and what better way to ring in the new year than with our newest program: The Kirby Quiz Challenge! If you think you got what it takes to win, then brush up on your Kirby Kirby Kirby trivia and sign up today! Five different teams will be chosen! So come on down, folks, you just might win first prize!"
N.M.E. Sales Guy	"Greetings, and Happy New Year from all your friends at Night Mare Enterprises! I'll be hosting tonight's Kirby Quiz and I just know we're going to have a rockin' good time!"
Secondary characters
Biblio	(no dialogue)
Blade Knight	"That wicked Holy NightMare Co. is the sponsor..."	Blade Knight has dialogue only in the Japanese version, so his line is translated from that version.
Buttercup	(no dialogue)
Cappy villagers	(no dialogue)
Captain Waddle Doo	"Go Treasure Team! Go Treasure Team! Dedede go!"
Chef Kawasaki	"Go Lightning!"
Chief Bookem	(no dialogue)
Doctor Yabui	(no dialogue)
Fololo & Falala	(Both) "Go Star Team, go!"
Gangu	(no dialogue)
Gus	(no dialogue)
Hana	"Yes."
Honey	"We made it!"
Iro	(no dialogue)
Lady Like	"We should let bygones be forgot!"
Mabel	"I want to win so much I can taste it!"
Mayor Len Blustergas	"Such a fond memory, my dear."
Mayor Len's grandchildren	(no dialogue)
Melman	(no dialogue)
Meta Knight	"Well, it's the New Year. Maybe it'll be entertaining."	Meta Knight has dialogue only in the Japanese version, so his line is translated from that version.
Samo	"Easy, Kawasaki! Why couldn't I be paired with Mabel?"
Sir Ebrum	"Go Star Team, go!"
Spikehead	(no dialogue)
Sword Knight	"I'm simply shocked."	Sword Knight has dialogue only in the Japanese version, so his line is translated from that version.
Tokkori	"Alright, partner! Let's win this thing!"
Tuff	"You bet, Tokkori! Let's do it!"
Tuggle	(no dialogue)
Waddle Dees	(no dialogue)

Locations

• Dream Land
  • Castle Dedede
  • Kirby's House

Plot synopsis

Kirby accidentally bumps into a Waddle Dee who was responsible for rigging the quiz in favor of King Dedede and Escargoon.

The episode begins at Castle Dedede, where King Dedede and Escargoon are riding the throne as it travels along its automated rail system and they are talking about greeting the sunrise on a new year. Once they reach a certain balcony, King Dedede greets that sunrise, and then commences a celebration by having his Waddle Dees fire the castle's cannons to wake everyone else up. From there, a new show broadcasts on Channel DDD called "The Kirby Quiz Challenge", and invites five teams of contestants to win a grand prize. A special stage is set up which everybody in Cappy Town attends and Escargoon announces the teams of contestants (details in section below) and finishes by introducing the N.M.E. Sales Guy as the host. Once everyone is set up in their podiums, the quiz begins.

As the quiz progresses, the Star Team consisting of Tiff and Kirby gains a considerable lead over the other teams, with the Treasure Team of King Dedede and Escargoon falling steadily behind and getting frustrated. In order to boost their chances, they distract Kirby with a watermelon around Question 10 to force the Star Team to be absent for a moment. As the final question comes up, the N.M.E. Sales Guy reveals the grand prize to be a free trip to the tropical planet "Hawahu". For the last question, all contestants guess the right answer, but have their answers sabotaged excepting King Dedede and Escargoon, allowing the Treasure Team to claim the special 100 point question and win the event. As soon as Kirby returns from his snack, however, he accidentally bumps into the Waddle Dee who had done the sabotaging, revealing the trick to the crowd. Seeing this, the N.M.E. Sales Guy ends up disqualifying the Treasure Team, allowing the Star Team to take the win instead. For their efforts, the Treasure Team is given a "consolation prize" of being launched from the fireworks cannons that commemorate the end of the event and to celebrate the new year. The episode ends as the other characters watch the fireworks.

Kirby Quiz scoreboard

The following table tracks each of the questions posed in the Kirby Quiz and each of the five teams' answers along with the correct answers and the score:

The Kirby Quiz Challenge scoreboard
Question / Property	Flower Team	Lightning Team	Star Team	Moon Team	Treasure Team	Correct answer	Episode being referenced	Notes
Team members	Mabel and Honey	Samo and Chef Kawasaki	Tiff and Kirby	Tokkori and Tuff	King Dedede and Escargoon	N/A	N/A
Question 1: "Into which of the following did Kirby first transform: Ice, Stone, Fire, or Needle Kirby?"	Stone Kirby	Needle Kirby	Fire Kirby	Fire Kirby	Fire Kirby (changed from Stone at the last second)	Fire Kirby, for 20 points	Kirby Comes to Cappy Town	Honey guessing Stone Kirby is a reference to the fact that it was the first Copy Ability she personally witnessed in A Blockbuster Battle.
Question 2: "Which of these monsters was Kirby sticking it to when he first turned into Cook Kirby?" (Popon, Blocky, or Bugzzy)	Bugzzy	Popon	Popon	Blocky	Bugzzy	Popon, for 20 points	The Big Taste Test	Tuff guessing Blocky is strange, since he was there to witness both battles with Blocky and Popon.
Question 3: "A while back, Dream Land found itself buried under a blanket of snow. Can you name the freezing freak who transformed this scene into a frost-bitten winter wonderland?" (Bugzzy, Blocky, Dyna Blade, or Ice Dragon)	Ice Dragon	Ice Dragon	Ice Dragon	Ice Dragon	Ice Dragon	Ice Dragon, for 20 points	Dedede's Snow Job
Bonus Question: "Can you remember what Kirby transformed into to fight that nice little Ice Dragon?" (Fire, Mike, Ice, Tornado)	Fire Kirby	Ice Kirby	Ice Kirby	Ice Kirby	Tornado Kirby	Ice Kirby, for 20 points	Dedede's Snow Job
Question 4: "When Princess Rona took a tour of Dream Land, Kirby defended her royal sweetness against which of these monsters: Noddy, Sasuke, Kracko, or Susshi?"	Sasuke	Susshi	Susshi	(no answer)	Noddy	Susshi, for 20 points	A Princess in Dis-Dress
Question 5: "When that hunk of burning fur-ning WolfWrath invaded the castle, what was he after?"	Kirby	King Dedede	Meta Knight	Meta Knight	Meta Knight	Meta Knight, for 20 points	Hour of the WolfWrath	This is the first question which does not provide possible choices.
Question 6: "Remember when Chef Kawasaki and Monsieur Goan had a contest to see which chef could make the spicier food? Well here's the question. Who showed up just in time to ruin dessert? Was it Fire Kirby, or was it Ice Kirby, or was it Stone Kirby?"	Fire Kirby	Fire Kirby	Fire Kirby	Fire Kirby	Fire Kirby	None of the above	A Spice Odyssey	This is the first question to present all incorrect answers. This is also the first question the Star Team gets wrong. It can be seen as a reference to how the effects of the Toxic Atomic Curry are initially confused for the Fire ability in A Spice Odyssey.
Question 7: "King Dedede once remade his castle into a fun-for-all-ages thrill-a-minute theme park! What unusual thing did Kirby do that day?"	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Abusement Park	This question is retracted after the clip of Mike Kirby singing disturbs everyone in the room.
Question 8: "Who could forget the day a heart-stopping action-packed Grand Prix came to Cappy Town! Sure was exciting, wasn't it? Now, who won the trophy that day?"	Mayor Len Blustergas	Mayor Len Blustergas	Mayor Len Blustergas	Mayor Len Blustergas	Mayor Len Blustergas	Mayor Len Blustergas and Hana	The Kirby Derby - Part II
Question 9: "This tough cookie fought against Kirby only to become a great hero! What was his name?"	Knuckle Joe	Knuckle Joe	Knuckle Joe	Knuckle Joe	King Dedede	Knuckle Joe, for 0 points	Monster Management	This is the only question which is not worth any points.
Bonus Question 2: "In this clip, what technique did Kirby and Knuckle Joe use to win the battle?"	Sumo Toss	Power Punch	Rising Break	Spin Kick	"Who cares, anyway?"	Rising Break, for 20 points	Monster Management	Treasure Team loses 10 points for "not trying".
Question 10: "In the face of certain disaster, King Dedede acted with great bravery for the good of Dream Land! Is this statement true, or false?"	False	False	(absent)	False	True	True, for 20 points	Prediction Predicament - Part II
Bonus Question 3: "Cappy Town was once taken over by some cuddlesome little creatures. Were they: owls, sunfish, hamsters, or sheep?"	Sunfish	Owls	Sunfish	Hamsters	Sheep	Sheep, for 100 points	Sheepwrecked	Everybody guessed sheep, but all teams besides the Treasure Team had their answers sabotaged. Tiff's answer being changed to sunfish is a reference to Kine's crush on her.
Final Scores	20	80	140	80	170 (but disqualified)	N/A	N/A

Differences between versions

Japanese-exclusive scene where Meta Knight and his soldiers comment on the show as they watch.

• In the Japanese version, there are a few extra minor shots of characters watching the Channel DDD broadcast.
• In the Japanese version, Samo and Chef Kawasaki are appointed to the Snow Team, not the Lightning Team.
• In the Japanese version, there is an extra scene where Meta Knight and his soldiers comment on the quiz show being run by Night Mare Enterprises.
• In the Japanese version, an arrangement of A New Wind for Tomorrow plays during Question 8.
• In the Japanese version, the small signs that the N.M.E. Sales Guy holds up during the true/false question have the letters "T" and "L" on them, for "Truth" and "Lie". In the international versions, the L sign is changed to an "F" for "False".
• In the Japanese version, the banner in the party ball that opens up for the Treasure Team after the final question has English text which reads "CONGRATULATIONS". In the international versions, it is blank.

Dialogue differences

• In the Japanese version, Escargoon points out that New Year's Day was "four days ago".
• In the Japanese version, Kirby repeats "Fire Kirby!" along with Tiff when answering Question 6.
• In the Japanese version, the N.M.E. Sales Guy explicitly breaks the fourth wall when he chides the teams for getting Question 6 wrong, saying (translated) "Now now, if you got up early every week to watch the show, you'd know these things!"
• After King Dedede answers Dedede instead of Knuckle Joe, in the English version, he says his hand must've slipped. In the Japanese version, he hated that his own name wasn't showing up.
  • In the question after that (the name of Knuckle Joe's attack), Escargoon's and Dedede's answer in English is "who cares, anyway?". In the Japanese version, they say they don't know.
• In the Japanese version, the N.M.E. Sales Guy explicitly names the grand prize destination as "Planet Hawaii".

Trivia

• The symbol of the Treasure Team resembles a blue Rupee from The Legend of Zelda franchise.
• The image of "Planet Hawahu" shown on the screen appears to be a representation of the coast of the real-world city Honolulu.

Gallery

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  King Dedede and Escargoon great the dawn of the New Year.

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  A cannonball is shot at Kirby's House to get his attention.

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  Escargoon introduces the Kirby Quiz event.

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  Captain Waddle Doo directs his Waddle Dees to display a poster of King Dedede's symbol.

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  The N.M.E. Sales Guy posits the first question of the quiz.

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  The N.M.E. Sales Guy posits the second question of the quiz.

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  The N.M.E. Sales Guy emerges during a clip to give his contestants a hint.

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  The possible answers of Question 3 appear on screen.

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  Kirby and Tiff confidently answer the first bonus question.

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  The possible answers are shown for Question 4.

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  Everyone on the stage except Kirby reel from the clip of Mike Kirby's singing.

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  King Dedede stubbornly answers Question 9 to be himself.

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  Kirby is distracted by a watermelon dragged by Waddle Dees.

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  The Sales Guy presents the coastline of "Planet Hawahu".

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  The N.M.E. Sales Guy posits the final question of the quiz.

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  King Dedede and Escargoon are declared the winners after the other contestants answers were sabotaged.

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  King Dedede and Escargoon receive their "consolation prize" during the fireworks show.

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  King Dedede and Escargoon are seared by a bursting firework explosion which resembles Kirby.

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  The final shot of the episode

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	新春！カービィ・クイズショー Shinshun! Kābyi kuizu shō	New Year! Kirby Quiz Show
Italian	Il Kirby quiz	The Kirby Quiz
Brazilian Portuguese	O Teste de Kirby	The Kirby Test