Duel 1...Let's Rock!
Guess Commonly-Used Japanese Words From Literal Kanji Meanings
PITA:
Please Identify Transit Acroyms!
Please Identify Transit Acroyms!
Vernacular Architecture
ForMula 1 Metropoli
100
The name of the protagonist of the Guilty Gear series, Sol Badguy, is derived from an alias of the charismatic frontman of this iconic band, best known for arena rock hits like "We Will Rock You" and "We Are The Champions".
What is Queen?
100
神風
"Divine Winds"
What is Kamikaze?
100
This San-Francisco-based transit agency "shares" a name with the trouble-making brother from The Simpsons.
What is BART?
100
You can Pahk your Cah next to this iconic three-story New England housing type!
What is a (Boston) Triple-Decker?
100
This belle ville hosts a Grand Prix every year at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, which is built on an artificial island in the St. Lawrence river that was created from the debris generated from digging out this city's subway system.
What is Montreal?
200
Axl Low is Guilty Gear's time-traveling British version of the long-hair singer of this LA-based band, who first broke out into the mainstream on the success of their 1987 album "Appetite for Destruction".
Who is Guns N' Roses?
200
津波
"harbor waves"
What is a tsunami?
200
Use your noggin to figure out the brainy acronym for the light rail service serving the Sonoma area, just north of San Francisco.
What is SMART?
200
This lakeside midwestern metropolis is internationally-known for its iconic Indiana Limestone-clad homes.
What is a (Chicago) Greystone?
200
Bienvenidos a this beachside American city, home to a relatively new addition to the F1 calendar, complete with a fake marina in the parking lot of a football stadium adjacent to the racetrack.
What is Miami?
300
Guilty Gear character Ky Kiske has an Overdrive move called "Ride the Lightning", which was named after this metal band's 1984 album.
Who is Metallica?
300
豆腐
"bean rot"
What is tofu?
300
This Sarasota, Florida-based transit agency's acronym shares an unsavory association with animal waste.
What is SCAT?
300
This southern housing type got its name from the old quip that you could shoot one of These from the front door, all the way straight through the backdoor.
What is a (New Orleans) Shotgun house?
300
This iconic seaside circuit, which uses the roads and tunnels of this Mediterranean Micronation, has been the crown jewel of motorsport for nearly a century.
What is Monaco?
400
This dandy haiku-writing vampire was named after the pioneering 80s thrash-metal band, whose spooky iconography and album titles like Reign in Blood and Hell Awaits sparked pearl-clutching fears of satanic influence on America's youth.
Who is Slayer?
400
着物
"wear object"
What is a kimono?
400
This unique subway system provides a direct route under the river between New York and New Jersey.
What is PATH?
400
This midcentury Southern California housing style got its name from the typographic-inspired stars and iconography typically affixed to building exteriors.
What is a (Los Angeles) Dingbat?
400
The Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, located in this megacity, has the unique honor of hosting the highest-elevation racetrack on the Formula 1 calendar.
What is Mexico City?
500
Bridget, the yo-yo wielding Transfem icon of Guilty Gear, has a special move called "Kick Start My Heart", a nod to the single off this 80's hair metal band's hit album Dr. Feelgood.
Who is Motley Crue?
500
布団
”linen group"
What is a futon?
500
This transit agency serving the Cincinnati area has recently rebranded as "Go Metro", but before that, you could only KINDA call it a transit service.
What is SORTA?
500
This distinctive style of DC dwelling was developed by a specific Man in the late 19th- and early 20th centuries, and is primarily found across Wards 1, 2, and 4.
What is a Wardman Rowhouse?
500
This city down under has traditionally hosted the earliest races of the Formula 1 season in its scenic waterfront racecourse at Albert Park.
What is Melbourne?