Anime and Video Games
History and Geography
Mythology
Vocabulary
100
What's the main character's name in Zelda Windwaker?
Link
100
True or False: Piracy began in the 1500's.
False, it began when people first starting using the ocean as a trade route.
100
What religion is Native to Japan?
Shinto
100
True or false: Does 神風 (かみかぜ) Kamakazi means sacred wind?
True
200
Archie attempted to summon Kyogre in what game?
Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Alpha Sapphire, Omega Ruby
200
Japan is made up of many islands. A geographical feature which is also known as...
An archipelago
200
What is the second largest religion in Japan?
Buddhism
200
島 (しま) Shima means...
A) Ocean
B) Beach
C) Island
D) Atoll
C) Island
300
What fruit did Luffy eat in One Piece to get his powers?
Gum gum fruit
300
Japan started using firearms after trading with what group of people?
The Portugese
300
What are Kami?
Kami include the gods that created the universe, but can also include:
- The spirits that inhabit many living beings
- Some beings themselves
- Elements of the landscape, like mountains and lakes
- Powerful forces of nature, like storms and earthquakes
- human beings who became kami after their deaths
300
What does 海 (うみ) umi mean?
1) Beach
2) Ocean
3) Lagoon
4) River
2) Ocean
400
What is the name of the cartographer in Zelda Windwaker?
Hint: Wears green and is also featured in Zelda's Majora's Mask
Tingle
400
Which religious group were the first missionaries to be in Japan?
Technically Buddhism. However, the first Western Religious group in Japan were the Roman Catholic Jesuits.
400
True or False: Japanese Emperors are claimed to be descended from the sun god Amaterasu?
False. Amaterasu is a sun goddess.
400
How many genders does the Japanese language have?
None. Both Japanese and English are genderless.
500
What are the characters in this picture?
Monkey D. Luffy, Roronoa Zoro, Nami, Usopp, Sanji,Tony Tony Chopper, Nico Robin, Franky, and Brook
500
The Wakou pirates are the most famous group of Japanese Pirates who raided various neighboring East Asian Countries. Initially they were mostly ethnically Japanese overtime they became replaced by what ethnic group?
The Chinese
500
What is the Kojiki?
InA.D. 712, a written version of the mythology, the Kojiki(Records of Ancient Matters), was compiled for the Japanese Imperial Court. The tales in the Kojiki tell of the creation of the world, the origin of the gods, and the ancestry of the Japanese emperors.
500
Estimate how many Kanji are commonly used?
2,136. However, the Dai Kan-Wa Jiten (大漢和辞典, "The Great Chinese–Japanese Dictionary" contains approximately 50,000 character entries and 530,000 compound words.