Demon Slayer Quiz Questions and Answers: 40 Easy to Hard

These Demon Slayer quiz questions and answers are for fans who want to find out how well they really know Tanjiro's journey, from the snowy mountain where it all began to the Infinity Castle. We split 40 questions into three rounds: Easy for anyone who has watched the first season, Medium for viewers who remember every Hashira, and Hard for fans who know the Upper Moons and the history of Sun Breathing. Each question has exactly one correct answer, shown in bold under it, plus a short fact. Use the list to test yourself, run a game night, or warm up before a real match. Keep score honestly and see whether you finish as a new recruit or a Hashira.

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Easy Demon Slayer quiz questions

1. Who is the main character of Demon Slayer?
   Answer: Tanjiro Kamado
   He sold charcoal to support his family before the attack that changed his life.

2. Which of Tanjiro's sisters is turned into a demon?
   Answer: Nezuko Kamado
   Tanjiro carries her in a wooden box on his back so she is protected from sunlight.

3. Who created the Demon Slayer manga?
   Answer: Koyoharu Gotouge
   The manga ran in Weekly Shonen Jump from 2016 to 2020.

4. What is the original Japanese title of Demon Slayer?
   Answer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
   The title roughly means "blade of demon destruction".

5. Who is the first demon and the main villain of the series?
   Answer: Muzan Kibutsuji
   He is the only demon who can turn humans into demons.

6. Which Breathing style does Zenitsu Agatsuma use?
   Answer: Thunder Breathing
   Zenitsu only mastered its First Form, Thunderclap and Flash, but made it his own.

7. What does Inosuke Hashibira wear on his head?
   Answer: A boar's head
   Inosuke grew up in the mountains and was raised by a boar.

8. What does Nezuko hold in her mouth?
   Answer: A bamboo muzzle
   It helps her resist the urge to bite humans.

9. What are the swords of the Demon Slayer Corps called?
   Answer: Nichirin swords
   The blade changes colour depending on its owner, and Tanjiro's turns black.

10. Who trains Tanjiro before the Final Selection?
    Answer: Sakonji Urokodaki
    He is a former Water Hashira who hides his face behind a red tengu mask.

11. Who is the Flame Hashira?
    Answer: Kyojuro Rengoku
    His fight on the Mugen Train is one of the best-known moments in the series.

12. Who is the Water Hashira?
    Answer: Giyu Tomioka
    He is the first Hashira Tanjiro meets, in the very first episode.

13. What are the strongest swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Corps called?
    Answer: The Hashira
    Each Hashira is named after the Breathing style they have mastered.

14. What kind of bird delivers orders to most Demon Slayers?
    Answer: A Kasugai crow
    Zenitsu is the odd one out: he is given a sparrow that he calls Chuntaro.

Medium Demon Slayer quiz questions

15. Which Breathing style does Tanjiro learn first?
    Answer: Water Breathing
    He later combines it with the Hinokami Kagura.

16. Who passed the Hinokami Kagura dance down to Tanjiro?
    Answer: His father, Tanjuro Kamado
    The dance turns out to be linked to Sun Breathing, the first Breathing style.

17. Who is the Insect Hashira?
    Answer: Shinobu Kocho
    She is not strong enough to behead demons, so she kills them with wisteria poison.

18. Who is the Sound Hashira?
    Answer: Tengen Uzui
    He is a former shinobi with three wives.

19. Who is the Love Hashira?
    Answer: Mitsuri Kanroji
    She once trained under Kyojuro Rengoku.

20. Who is the Mist Hashira?
    Answer: Muichiro Tokito
    He became a Hashira just two months after first picking up a sword.

21. Which Upper Moon demon kills Kyojuro Rengoku?
    Answer: Akaza
    Akaza holds the rank of Upper Moon Three.

22. Which demon attacks the passengers of the Mugen Train?
    Answer: Enmu
    Enmu, Lower Moon One, traps his victims inside dreams.

23. Which spider demon rules Natagumo Mountain?
    Answer: Rui
    Rui is Lower Moon Five and forces other demons to act as his "family".

24. Which sibling demons share the rank of Upper Moon Six?
    Answer: Daki and Gyutaro
    Tanjiro and Tengen Uzui fight them in the Entertainment District.

25. Which kind demon doctor works to find a cure for Nezuko?
    Answer: Tamayo
    She is helped by Yushiro, a demon she turned herself.

26. Who leads the Demon Slayer Corps?
    Answer: Kagaya Ubuyashiki
    The Hashira call him Oyakata-sama.

27. On which mountain does the Final Selection take place?
    Answer: Mount Fujikasane
    Wisteria blooms there all year round, which keeps the trapped demons inside.

28. Which Demon Slayer film became the highest-grossing film ever in Japan in 2020?
    Answer: Demon Slayer: Mugen Train
    It overtook Spirited Away, which had held the record for nearly two decades.

Hard Demon Slayer quiz questions

29. Which demon holds the rank of Upper Moon One?
    Answer: Kokushibo
    He has six eyes and fights with Moon Breathing.

30. What was Kokushibo's name as a human?
    Answer: Michikatsu Tsugikuni
    He was the twin brother of the original Sun Breathing user.

31. Who was the original user of Sun Breathing?
    Answer: Yoriichi Tsugikuni
    He came closer than anyone to killing Muzan, centuries before Tanjiro was born.

32. Which demon holds the rank of Upper Moon Two?
    Answer: Doma
    He leads a cult and is the demon who killed Kanae Kocho.

33. What was Akaza's name as a human?
    Answer: Hakuji
    His memories of his human life return during his final fight.

34. Which demon controls the Infinity Castle by playing a biwa?
    Answer: Nakime
    Each note of her biwa reshapes the castle's rooms and corridors.

35. Which rare flower is Muzan searching for?
    Answer: The Blue Spider Lily
    He believes it will let him walk in sunlight.

36. Which of Zenitsu's fellow students becomes Upper Moon Six?
    Answer: Kaigaku
    Both trained under Jigoro Kuwajima, a former Thunder Hashira.

37. Which Upper Moon demon lives inside pots?
    Answer: Gyokko
    Gyokko is Upper Moon Five and attacks the Swordsmith Village.

38. Which Upper Moon demon splits into clones based on emotions?
    Answer: Hantengu
    Hantengu is Upper Moon Four, and each clone stands for a different emotion.

39. Which swordsmith forges Tanjiro's blades?
    Answer: Hotaru Haganezuka
    He is famous for losing his temper every time Tanjiro breaks a sword.

40. Which fox-masked spirit trains Tanjiro alongside Makomo?
    Answer: Sabito
    Both were students of Urokodaki who died during an earlier Final Selection.

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FAQ

Are these Demon Slayer quiz questions good for beginners?

Yes. The Easy round sticks to the main characters, the Breathing styles and the first Hashira you meet, so anyone who has watched the first season can score well. The Medium and Hard rounds are there when you want a real challenge.

Do the questions contain spoilers?

Some do. The Hard round covers the Upper Moons, the Infinity Castle and the history of Sun Breathing, so anime-only viewers who have not reached those arcs may want to stop after the Medium round.

How does the live Demon Slayer quiz work?

You and one opponent answer the same 7 questions with 10 seconds each. Faster correct answers score more points, and question 7 counts double, so a match is never over until the last question. You earn XP, level up your Demon Slayer topic rank and climb leagues and leaderboards as you play.