Write the following time on your white board in regular modern English (number form): 七時半
What is 7:30
100
Roughly how many islands make up Japan?
What is 4000
100
What is a Shogun?
What is the military ruler of the country
200
What does this kanji mean? 時々
Sometimes
200
How would you write the phrase "not nice" in Japanese. It's an adjective you know!
すてきじゃない
200
What time is this: 四時十五分まえ
What is 3:45
200
The city of Hiroshima is famous for the atomic bombing in August of 1945. However, what major Japanese car company manufactures all their cars in Hiroshima?
What is Mazda
200
Who was the daimyo known as "The Tiger of Kai?"
Takeda Shingen
300
How do you write the kanji for "half?"
What is 半
300
How would you write "It's not delicious" in Japanese?
What is おいしくない
300
How would you write 6:15 in kanji?
What is 六時十五分
300
What is the name of the female lead in the movie, "Lovely Complex?"
What is りさ こいずみ
300
What is the world's first novel written by Lady Murasaki Shikibu in the 11th century?
What is The Tale of Genji
400
How do you write the kanji for boy?
What is 男の子
400
How would you say "I wasn't cold."
What is さむくなかった
400
How would this time in Japanese in two ways:
12:30
十二時半
十二時三十分
400
On the island of Honshu (the main island) what REGION of Japan is always the hottest in the summer? Hint: the regions means "West of the Gate."
What is Kansai
400
What was the Hostage System called that required all daimyo to spend half their time in their home domain and half their time in Edo (Tokyo) during the Tokugawa Era from the 1630s until 1868?
What is Sankinkoutai
500
How do you write the kanji for "small?"
What is 小さい
500
How would you write, "not pretty?"
What is きれいじゃない
500
How would you say "later" or "after" when telling time in Japanese?
What is あと
500
What is the name of the Sun Goddess in the Shinto Religion?
What is Amaterasu Omikami
500
The origins of the samurai date back to the 8th century when the Yamato kings began to hire these private warriors that lived in northern Japan. What was the name given to these tribes of skilled warriors?