What ...
True/False
Levels/Tiers
Vocabulary
Miscellaneous (2 riddles)
100
What does まつり mean?
Festival
100
The blossoms on the tiers are Cherry Blossoms.
False, Peach Blossoms.
100
The gold folding screens on the top tier are called...
びょうぶ
100
長持　（ながもち）
Long chest for kimono storage
100
今日は...
火曜日
200
What do people display on the tiers during ひなまつり? Japanese name.
ひな　にんぎょう
200
ひなまつり started to be widely celebrated before the めいじ Era.
False, after the Meiji Era.
200
How many peach branches are between the Empress and Emperor?
Two
200
重箱　（じゅうばこ）
lacquered food boxes with either a cord tied vertically around the boxes or a stiff handle that locks them together
200
RIDDLE!!! あいうえお Mary is a girl whose father has five daughters. なな にに ぬぬ ねね ＿＿
Mary
300
What is the order of the ひしもち from top to bottom?
Red White Green
300
Girls' Day is held on March 3rd.
True
300
There are _____ court ladies on the second tier bearing sake.
Three
300
三人官女　（さんにんかんじょ）
The three court ladies on the second tier holding sake
300
How to write Okada-sensei in Kanji.
岡田先生
400
What is しろざけ?
Sweet white wine
400
The Emperor holds a fan while the Empress holds a baton.
False, the Emperor holds a baton while the Empress holds a fan.
400
Name the type of drinker on the fifth level. a.) 泣き上戸　（なきじょうご） b.) 怒り上戸　（おこりじょうご） c.) 笑い上戸　（わらいじょうご） Must get at least 2/3 to get the point.
a.) 泣き上戸 = Maudlin drinker b.) 怒り上戸 = Cantankerous drinker c.) 笑い上戸 = Merry drinker
400
五人囃子　（ごにんばやし）
The five musicians on the third tier
400
How to write Yoshimura-sensei in Kanji.
吉村先生
500
What color are the tiers?
Scarlet
500
There are normally eight levels/tiers.
False, there are normally seven.
500
Which tree is below the 右大臣? Which tree is below the 左大臣?
右大臣 = Sakura tree 左大臣 = Mandarin orange tree
500
雛流し （ひなながし）
an ancient Japanese custom、 "doll floating"
500
RIDDLE!!! A one story house is painted blue. The ceilings are blue. The floor is blue. The chairs are blue. There are only blue pens in the blue house. The walls are blue. The bed is blue. The toilet is blue. The plates are blue. The cabinets are blue. The phones are blue. What color are the stairs?
There are no stairs, it is a one story house.
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