Fruits
Animals
Ms. Otsuka
Mr. Iwasaki
Bonus Questions
Textbook Practise
100
This fruit is red, round (円形), and grows on trees.
apple, cherry
100
This animal is black and white, big, and eats bamboo (竹).
panda
100
Ms. Otsuka's favourite colour is
pink
100
Mr. Iwasaki's favourite colour is
blue
100
English Riddle 英語のなぞなぞ
Why was 6 afraid of 7?
６は７を怖がるなぜ？
because 7 ate 9 (7 8 9).
こちらは数字の8（eight）が ”ate” と発音が似ていることからできたジョーク。なぞなぞの代表作と言ってもいいぐらいアメリカでは耳にします。 "7 8(ate) 9"、つまり「７が９を食べた」ので、次は自分が食べられると６は恐れているのです。 "Be afraid of~" で「～を恐れる」という意味の熟語になります。
100
How many languages are there?
There are about 7,000 different languages.
200
This fruit is yellow and sour (酸っぱい).
lemon
200
This type of animal lays eggs and can fly.
bird
(Bonus: I will give 50 extra points for every bird that you can name in English in 30 seconds.)
200
Ms. Otsuka's favourite food is/foods are
bread and milk
200
Mr. Iwasaki's favourite sport is
baseball
200
English Riddle 英語のなぞなぞ
What month of the year has 28 days?
28日あるのはどの月？
All of them
2月と思いきや他の月も全部28日以上ありますから、答えは「全部」。引っ掛け問題です。
200
What is the most common first language?
Chinese is the most common first language.
300
Small, round (円形), purple/green
Grapes
300
This animal is green and can jump.
frog
300
What prefecture (都道府県) is Ms. Otsuka from?
Kagawa
300
Has Mr. Iwasaki always lived in Himeji? (True or false)
True
300
In the USA, how many slices (スライセズ) (切れ端) of pizza are eaten per second (毎秒)?
a. 50 slices | b. 350 slices
c. 550 slices | d. 3050 slices
350 slices of pizza are eaten per second in the USA.
Every day, 400,000 square meters of pizza is eaten.
300
Use passive form. 受け身文法を使用する。
English / use / by many people
English is used by many people.
400
This fruit is big, green, red, round.
watermelon
400
This animal is dangerous, lives in the river, and has a big mouth and sharp teeth.
alligator, crocodile
400
Ms. Otsuka's hobbies are...
cooking, watching movies, watching TV, especially ... (bonus: Korean drama)
400
Mr. Iwasaki's hobbies are
(two possible answers)
DIY, gardening
400
English Riddle 英語のなぞなぞ
I'm tall when I'm young and I'm short when I'm old. What am I?
若い時は高くて、年を取ると低くなるものはなんだ？
A candle (also okay: pencil, eraser, など)
“Candle” は「ろうそく」のことです。ろうそくは、使えば使うほど短くなります。
背の高さを表すときは、”tall（高い、背が高い）” と ”short（短い、背が低い）” を使います。
400
Use passive form. 受け身文法を使用する。
many Japanese books / translate / into English
Many Japanese books are translated into English.
500
This fruit is from southeast Asia, has thorns (トゲ), and a strong smell.
durian
500
Name one unique animal that lives in Arizona. (アリゾナ州特有の動物。)
coyote (コヨーテ), javelina (ハベリナ), coatimundi (ハナグマ), rattlesnake (ガラガラヘビ), roadrunner (ミチバシリ), scorpion (サソリ), ringtail cat (リングテール・キャット)
500
Ms. Otsuka's favourite animal is
dog
500
Mr. Iwasaki's favourite animal is
rabbit
500
What is popular local food in Kagawa?
sanuki udon 讃岐うどん
500
Use passive form. 受け身文法を使用する。
these books / love / by people around the world
These books are loved by people around the world.