JSA Board
What Columbia sports team do some of the members of JSA represent?
Swim
Why can we see Roary the Lion’s Ribs?
What is the name of Hokusai's most famous painting
The Great Wave of Kanagawa
How many people live in New York City approximately
8.58 million!!
Type of Buddhism introduced to Japan in the 12th century
Zen
How many board members are Barnard? (not including freshman/senior rep)
5
What year did Columbia College start admitting female students?
1983
Which Sanrio character won the 2026 Sanrio character ranking
Pompompurin
Which political party does our current mayor, Mamdani, represent?
Democratic Socialists of America
Emperor who made Japan into an industrialized world power
Meiji
How many full Japanese people do the members of the JSA Board make up? (not including senior or freshman reps)
5
Which lecture HALL is one of the most filmed college classrooms in the U.S.including movies such as Spider-man and Malcom X?
Havenmayer Hall
The foundational umami broth known as dashi is traditionally crafted by combining which two primary ingredients
Konbu and Katsuobushi
What is the name of the NYC WNBA team?
New York Liberty
P.M. assassinated in 2022
Shinzo Abe
Which two members of the board grew up playing in the same basketball league?
Jamie and Hanami
Which esteemed American award of achievement has its origins in Columbia University, and in what field?
Pulitzer Prize, Journalism
Taking into account everything from CD sales and streaming numbers to karaoke data and video views, which artist claimed the #1 spot on Billboard Japan's Artist 100 for the first half of 2026
Mrs. GREEN APPLE
What’s the highest grossing stage show in history?
The Lion King — almost 10billion worldwide!
How many years was Japan an isolationist country for?
217 years
What are the majors of the E-Board
Alekos (comp lit and econ), Nio (East Asian studies and econ), Naomi (poli sci and environmental science), Sho (poli sci)
Which 4 U.S. presidents are Columbia University alumni?
FDR, Obama, Theodore Roosevelt, Eisenhower
Which manga magazine is known for publishing Attack on Titan, Blue Lock, Akira, Tokyo Revengers, Vinland Saga, etc.
Kodansha (another pop-up in soho soon👀)
What is the largest private landowner in NYC?
The Catholic Church (source is Mikegravel.org some sources say Columbia but this one is the only right one)
What was Bakufu?
Military governments that ruled Japan from 1192-1867