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50 free Kickin' it trivia questions with answers — trivia quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
Kickin' It ran on Disney XD from 2011 to 2015 and opened with the highest-rated series premiere the channel had ever had. Its hook was simple: the worst dojo in a nationwide strip-mall karate chain gets a new student, Jack, who actually knows what he is doing. This quiz covers the show's origin in creator Jim O'Doherty's childhood dojo, the working title it almost kept, the Black Dragons rivalry, Rudy's many schemes, the episodes set in China and Japan, Kim's departure for Otai Academy, the episode directed by a 16-year-old cast member, and where Leo Howard, Olivia Holt, Jason Earles, Mateo Arias and Dylan Riley Snyder went afterward. Every answer comes with an explanation, so the episodes you missed get filled in as you go.
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Q 01Who created Kickin' It?
Jim O'Doherty
He also served as executive producer alongside Marc Warren and stepped behind the camera to direct several episodes himself.
Q 02In which year did Kickin' It premiere?
2011
The first episode aired on June 13, and the finale followed almost four years later.
Q 03What is the name of the dojo chain the show's dojo belongs to?
Bobby Wasabi
The chain is named for a washed-up martial-arts movie star who turns up in person in several episodes.
Q 04Where is the show's dojo located?
In a strip mall
The mall setting supplies the show's second hangout, the falafel restaurant next door.
Q 05Under what working title was the series ordered in 2010?
Wasabi Warriors
The working title survived as the name of the pilot episode and as the team's nickname throughout the run.
Q 06Which sitcom had the show's creator worked on before Kickin' It?
3rd Rock from the Sun
He also worked on Grounded for Life, another multi-camera family sitcom, before moving to Disney XD.
Q 07Which company produced Kickin' It?
It's a Laugh Productions
The same company made most of Disney's live-action sitcoms of the era, shooting them multi-camera in front of an audience.
Q 08Where did the show's creator grow up, inspiring the premise?
Long Island, New York
His own childhood karate training ended when his local dojo shut down, a loss he turned into a sitcom about a dojo on the brink.
Q 09What did the creator's childhood dojo become after it closed?
A veterinary clinic
He had reached green belt when the dojo shut, and three of his daughters' later interest in karate revived the idea.
Q 10Which character did not return when the show was renewed for season 3?
Eddie
Alex Christian Jones left after two seasons, shrinking the core group to four students and their sensei.
Q 11Olivia Holt left Kickin' It to star in which Disney Channel series?
I Didn't Do It
She played Lindy Watson in the new show, which premiered in January 2014 and ran two seasons.
Q 12How many total viewers watched the Kickin' It series premiere?
Around 873,000
That made it the highest-rated series premiere in Disney XD history at the time, counting the channel's years as Toon Disney.
Q 13In which year did the final episode of Kickin' It air?
2015
The fourth and final season stretched over more than a year, with long gaps between airings.
Q 21In 'Fat Chance', the school custodian turns out to be a former what?
Sumo wrestler
Yoshi Nakamura is fired after Milton bungles his defense, and the gang has to win him his job back.
Q 22'Swords and Magic' centers on Milton's love of what kind of event?
A LARP battle
His friends refuse to join out of embarrassment, but Rudy turns out to be an enthusiastic live-action role-player.
Q 23In 'All the Wrong Moves', Jerry is invited to join which dance crew?
The Step Brotherz
He had signed the whole dojo up for the Battle of the Dance Crews first, then got frustrated that karate kids can't dance.
Q 14What is Jack's surname?
Brewer
The role was Leo Howard's breakthrough; he was already a martial-arts world champion and had played young Snake Eyes in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra.
Q 15Which actor plays Jerry Martinez?
Mateo Arias
He later launched a music career as Téo, releasing his debut single with longtime friend Jaden Smith.
Q 16Who plays Milton Krupnick?
Dylan Riley Snyder
Before Disney he was a Broadway child actor, playing Young Tarzan in the 2006 musical Tarzan.
Q 17What is Kim's surname?
Crawford
Olivia Holt was a main character for three seasons and returned as a special guest in three season-four episodes.
Q 18What is sensei Rudy's surname?
Gillespie
Jason Earles was in his mid-thirties playing the young sensei, having already spent five seasons as a Disney Channel teenager.
Q 19Which school's cafeteria is where Jack first meets the group in the pilot?
Seaford High
The cafeteria is where Jack first meets the group in the pilot, when he uses karate to shut down a bully.
Q 20What is the name of the rival dojo whose students cause trouble in the pilot?
The Black Dragons
Frank, the rival dojo's resident bully, keeps turning up throughout the series, usually to lose again.
Q 24How does Kim earn the school a concert from pop star Ricky Weaver?
By winning an essay contest
Her crush on the singer makes Jack jealous, an early hint of the slow-burn romance that runs through the series.
Q 25What prize does the chain's founder send the dojo in 'Wax On, Wax Off'?
A wax statue of himself
A power outage during a heat wave then sends Jack and Jerry hunting for somewhere cold to keep the statue from melting.
Q 26Which video game keeps Jack up for two nights in a season 1 episode?
Kung Fu Cop '77
Sleep-deprived, he loses a sparring match to Milton, which is how you know something is wrong.
Q 27In the Halloween episode 'Boo Gi Nights', what is Jack secretly afraid of?
Clowns
He bolts into the dojo when one offers him a Circus Burger coupon, right after warning Frank not to crash the mall's Boo-Stravaganza.
Q 28In 'Badge of Honor', what job is Milton given after accidentally stopping a robber?
Security guard
Joan hands him the post believing he meant to do it, and the power promptly goes to his head.
Q 29Where is the Junior World Martial Arts Championships held in 'Kickin' It in China'?
The Great Wall
Jack only gets the invitation because Rudy quietly wrote a letter about him and mailed it off.
Q 30In 'Rowdy Rudy', the man Rudy attacks at Falafel Phil's turns out to be what?
A professional wrestler
Mondo Mountain had merely cut in line, which on a bad day was enough to make Rudy use karate on a stranger.