SOMETHING ABOUT JAPAN
Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, this is widely considered the highest-grossing and most valuable media franchise in the world
What is Pokémon?
"Seven different shaped blocks fall down the game field one after the other"
What is Tetris?
It fires a projectile called a bolt
What is a crossbow?
It's the number of syllables in the first line of a traditional haiku
What is 5?
Mayfly nymphs have these along the sides of their abdomen to breathe underwater
What are gills?
Co-founded by Hayao Miyazaki, this animation studio released Castle in the Sky as its first official feature film
What is Studio Ghibli?
"What was it like to bid farewell to friends and neighbors and set off on a 2000-mile trek by covered wagon?"
What is Oregon Trail?
Among other things, this term describes something that brings together characters, worlds, or franchises that normally exist separately -- Allen Iverson is a huge fan
What is a crossover?
The highest 2-digit prime, it needs 4 syllables in French & 5 letters in Roman numerals
What is 97?
This insect is a symbol of the afterlife for ancient Egyptians
What is the scarab beetle?
This period of Japanese history began in 1603 under Tokugawa Ieyasu and was characterized by a long period of relative peace
What is the Edo period?
"Warriors available to a player -- Liu Kang,
Johnny Cage... Scorpion, Sub-Zero & Sonya Blade"
What is Mortal Kombat?
During this, an opposing party gets to question a witness during a trial & perhaps raise issues of credibility
What is a cross-examination?
Of the several area (phone) codes in the greater Houston area, this is the only one that is also a prime number
What is 281?
Many insects produce alcohol or sugar in their bodies to prevent this
What is freezing?
Shodo is the Japanese name for this art form & uses ink-dipped brushes to write instead of pens
What is calligraphy?
From Rockstar: "Dead Eye allows you to experience the lightning reflexes of a gunslinger"
What is Red Dead Redemption?
Daily Double: This act by Julius Caesar in 49 B.C. led to war against Pompey & the Senate
What is crossing the Rubicon?
These are the lowest & highest prime numbers you can roll in a craps game
What are 2 and 11?
Daily Double: These body parts are divided into many cells called facets -- and they are also the name of an ability available to 12 bug-type Pokémon species
What are compound eyes?
One of Japan’s four main islands, this island frequently uses downward-pointing arrows along roads to show drivers where the shoulder line lies beneath the snow
What is Hokkaido?
From its Steam description: "Mastery of the terrain and knowledge of its secrets can help you overcome enemies and defeat formidable bosses or lead invading players into traps"
What is Elden Ring?
If you worked with your usual political opponents in a bipartisan way, you've done this
What is crossing the isle?
Appropriately, this is the number of primes found between 400 and 500
What is 17?
This insect produces luciferin, a bioluminescent chemical used in detecting cancer cells
What is a firefly?