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100
Please answer this question in Japanese.
日本語 の クラスで 寝 たことがありますか。
はい、寝たことがあります。
いいえ、寝 たことがありません。
100
How many strokes are in this kanji？
風
９
100
What is the name of the northeastern region of Japan where the big earthquake happened ten years ago?
東北
とうほく
100
What event began in Fukushima Prefecture on March 25, 2021 and will end in Tokyo on July 23, 2021?
The Olympic Torch Relay - ending at the official opening ceremony of the Olympic games in Tokyo.
100
How would you ask your friend to play tennis together with you?
いっしょに テニスをしませんか？ OR しましょう か?
200
Read this question and answer in a complete Japanese sentence.
お金 がたくさんあったら何 がしたいですか。
~~~が したいです。
200
What does the following katakana word mean?
ウイルス
Virus
200
Todaiji is a famous Buddhist temple in Nara. What is this temple known for? (You can answer in English or Japanese)
大仏（だいぶつ） a Big (bronze) Statue of Buddha
200
What type of tree made headlines last month for blooming earlier than ever before?
Cherry Blossom Trees
桜
さくら
200
How would you suggest in Japanese that your friend take some medicine?
薬を飲んだらどうですか？
薬を飲んだほうがいいですよ。
** 食べる はダメ。
300
Read and then answer the question...
昨日、私は学校のカフェテリアで友達に会いました。
いっしょに映画館に行きましたが、もう映画は終わっていたから、公園に行きました。
Why did they go to the park?
Because the movie was finished.
300
Please give the number of strokes in the kanji which means "islands".
島 しま
10 strokes
300
Which one of the following is a Japanese dish that mainly consists of potatoes?
A) オムライス
B) お好み焼き
C) コロッケ
C- コロッケ
300
What is an important population issue that Japan is facing that will affect all public policy moving forward?
Aging population
300
Please demonstrate
「ハイタッチ」
High five
400
Give the definition of this kanji:
作家
author, novelist
さっか
400
How many characters do you need to write the word “post office” in hiragana?
７
ゆうびんきょく
400
Which one of these three prefectures does NOT belong to the Tohoku region?
A) Akita B) Chiba C) Fukushima
B－Chiba
400
The Tokyo Olympic Committee ran into some trouble earlier this year after the head of the committee made disparaging remarks about what type of people? (He later resigned.)
Women
400
You would like to offer a cup of coffee to a Japanese professor. How would you state it politely?
先生、コーヒーをめしあがりませんか。
めしあがってください。
コーヒーはいかがですか。
お飲みになりますか。
****＊飲みたいですか、どうですか、など敬語の要素がないのはだめ。