Quizzing Lady

"What's abstract now may be cruel reality later. One must be ready for such crossroads in life." — The Quizzing Lady, in "The Ultimate Choice"

Quizzing Lady
Portrayal
Japanese Voice	Rena Yukie (1999) Ryōko Kinomiya (2011)
English Voice	Michelle Armeneau (1999) Barbara Goodson (2011)
Debuts
Manga Debut	Chapter 3
Anime Debut	Episode 4 (1999) Episode 2 (2011)
Characteristics
Gender	Female
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Grey
State	Alive
General Status
Previous Occupation	Pre-287th Hunter Exam Examiner

The Quizzing Lady (老婆, lit. "old woman") is one of the examiners in the preliminary phase of the 287th Hunter Exam. She gives candidates quizzes before they could proceed to the next phase.

Appearance

Quizzing Lady's 2011 anime adaptation design

The Quizzing Lady is a petite old woman with a hunched back and long, grey hair tied behind her back, and a wrinkled face. All her teeth have fallen out except for two, which protrude from her lips. She wears tabi, a pink skirt, a light purple shirt with large sleeves and darker collar and hem, a light shirt, and a white necklace reminiscent of Buddhist prayer beads, with leaves between some of them. She walks with the aid of a cane with a sphere at the top.

Personality

During her quizzes, she is stern and theatrical. She is also perceptive, realizing Kurapika had understood the trap in her quiz. However, she is very kind to those who pass and claims she accepted to test applicants because she wanted to meet interesting people.

Plot

Hunter Exam arc

Quizzing Lady accepts Leorio's apology

She blocks the way of Gon, Kurapika, Leorio, and Matthew in a desolated alley near Dolle Harbor when they are trying to get to Zaban City and asks them two dilemmatic quizzes which they have to answer in 5 seconds. Matthew gives her an answer, and in return, she shows him the wrong way, leading to him being attacked by beasts. Gon, Kurapika, and Leorio, on the other hand, can't give her any answer within the time limit, thus she shows them the right way because not answering is the correct answer to the dilemma. However, she notes that Gon had the right mentality to the question; what was trivial abstraction now could become reality, and one must be prepared to make the choice then.

Manga Appearances

Hunter Exam arc
1. The Day of Departure	Absent
2. An Encounter in the Storm	Absent
3. The Ultimate Choice	Debut
4. Kiriko: Wicked Magical Vulpes	Flashback
5. The First Phase Begins, Part 1	Absent
6. The First Phase Begins, Part 2	Absent
7. Respective Reasons	Absent
8. The Other Enemy	Absent
9. A Struggle in the Mist	Absent
10. An Unexpected Task	Absent
11. The Inevitable Outcome	Absent
12. The Chairman Awaits	Absent
13. A Game at Midnight, Part 1	Absent
14. A Game at Midnight, Part 2	Absent
15. The Path of Majority Rules	Absent
16. Enter the Taskmasters	Absent
17. Disparate Choice	Absent
18. The Two Aces in the Hole	Absent
19. The Trap of Majority Rules	Absent
20. Gambling Time	Absent
21. Resolution	Absent
22. The Last Question	Absent
23. Two Enemies	Absent
24. Crash Course	Absent
25. The Second Day	Absent
26. The Night Before the Showdown	Absent
27. A Volatile Situation	Absent
28. A Huge Favor	Absent
29. Killua's Case	Absent
30. The Slithering Trap	Absent
31. By the Skin of Their Teeth...	Absent
32. And the Final Test...?	Absent
33. The Final Test Begins!	Absent
34. The First Candidate Accepted?!	Absent
35. Light and Darkness, Part 1	Absent
36. Light and Darkness, Part 2	Absent
37. Light and Darkness, Part 3	Absent
38. Ging Freecss	Absent
39. Intruder	Absent
40. The Zoldycks, Part 1	Absent
41. The Zoldycks, Part 2	Absent
42. The Zoldycks, Part 3	Absent
43. The Zoldycks, Part 4	Absent

Translations around the World

Language		Name
Korean		퀴즈 할머니 (Kwijeu Halmeoni, lit. Quiz Grandma)