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General Questions 1
General Questions 2
100

What is the Japanese name for raw fish?

Sashimi

100

What is the former capital of Japan?

Kyoto

100

If you were playing nettobooru, what would you be playing?

Netball

100

Japanese people swap their shoes for surippa in their homes. What does surippa mean?

Slippers

100

What word does Anime come from?

Animation

200

If you ordered an Aisu Koohii in Japan, what would you receive?

Iced coffee

200

What was the second Japanese city to be bombed (by an atomic bomb) in World War 2?

Nagasaki

200

What do you use to attack your opponent with during a game of kendo?

A bamboo sword

200

How do Japanese people say hello?

Konnichi wa

200

Where did kanji come from originally?

China

300

What colour is the tea in Japan?

Green

300

Where is the Japanese snow festival held every year?

Sapporo

300

There are two ways a sumo wrestler can win a match. Name both. 

They either push their opponent out of the ring or force them to touch the ground with any other part of their body (except their feet).

300

What is the Japanese writing script katakana used for?

Writing 'borrowed' words (words that weren't originally from Japan)

300

In which city is the famous snow festival held every year?

Sapporo

400

What is nori the Japanese word for?

Seaweed

400

Where is Universal Studios Japan located?

Osaka

400

Baseball has two names in Japan. One is besobooru. The other is ...?

Yakyuu

400

What is Pokemon short for?

Pocket Monsters

400

True or False, Osamu Tezuka created the Studio Ghibli movie franchise?

False. He created Astro Boy and Kimba the White Lion

Hayao Miyazaki created the Studio Ghibli franchise. 

500

Teppanyaki is a very popular stye of cooking in Japan. What is teppanyaki?

Japanese BBQ

500

Japan suffers from a lot of jishins. What do we call jishins in Australia?

Earthquakes

500

Which martial art requires a competitor to use their opponents body weight against them?

Judo

500

In Japan, you might visit an Onsen. What is an onsen?

Hot spring/bath

500

Todaji Temple in Nara is the home to a giant ...?

Buddha

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