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100

These three people currently serve as JSA’s executive board.

Who are Brandon Lee, Wakaba Aihara, and Rohan Vanheusden?

100

Currently, Japan is in the Reiwa era. What was the previous era?

What is the Heisei era?

100

This location is the typical meeting place for JSA’s weekly language tables.

Where is the Sixth College Rooftop?

100

What is the first string printed in a typical CSE entry level class?

What is “Hello World”?

100

This famous Nintendo character is a favorite of Sunjae Kim.

Who is Donkey Kong?

200

These two people were the lead planners for this year’s Maid Cafe.

Who are Wakaba Aihara and Al Bragado?

200

This term describes Japan’s current system of government.

What is a constitutional monarchy?

200

This venue hosted both of JSA’s past two End-of-Year Party, or EYP, events.

What is Marina Village Conference Center?

200

This popular UCSD location has a third floor that is not accessible by the public.

Where is Geisel Library?

200

In order to catch a Snorlax, one must first awaken it with this item.

What is a Poke Flute?

300

You would be most likely to spot this JSA board member at our local Nijiya Market.

Who is Caleb Hurtado?

300

This prefecture accounts for the majority of domestic apple production in Japan.

What is Aomori prefecture?

300

During the most recent Maid Cafe, this performance was the most-requested.

What is a kabedon?

300

Soap is a surfactant that exhibits excellent cleaning ability due to simultaneously possessing these two chemical properties.

What are hydrophobicity and hydrophilicity?

300

This famous game director created some of the most famous Nintendo titles, including Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and Donkey Kong.

Who is Miyamoto Shigeru?

400

This JSA board member is a Residential Assistant for Seventh College.

Who is Gwen O’Brien?

400

This person authored 源氏物語—one of the oldest known novels—in the 11th century.

Who is Murasaki Shikibu?

400

At this year’s Asian Night Market, these two foods were sold.

What are soba noodles and dorayaki?

400

This nearly-eponymous person was the inventor of the popular word game “Wordle.”

Who is Josh Wardle?

400

To cancel a Pokemon evolution, this button must be pressed.

What is the B button?

500

For the academic year of 2021-22, this person served as JSA’s President.

Who is Naohiro?

500

The Japanese alternative rock band BUMP OF CHICKEN released their first album on this year.

When was 1999?

500

For the first Language Table of Winter 2024, this was the theme.

What is 新年と冬?
What is New Year’s and Winter?

500

Within linear algebra, this function, when applied to an identity operator, always produces a value of 1.

What is the determinant?

500

This is the very first item obtained in The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.

What is a homemade fishing pole?

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