Arts & Literature
Who was older, Michelangelo or Raphael?
Michelangelo
What is the second highest mountain in Japan?
Kitadake or Mount Kita
Which decade of the 1800s were the first ¥1 coins minted in Japan?
1870s
What is the middle colour of a rainbow?
Green
Who is the person on the new 2024 ¥1000 bank note?
Kitasato Shibasaburo
Which art movement started in 1907, with the painting, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon?
Cubism
How many islands are there in the Tokyo Metropolitan area collectively known as the "Tokyo Islands"?
11
According to Japanese folktales, how many gods or "kami" are there in Japan?
8 million
How much does it cost to produce a ¥1 coin?
¥3
Who is the person on the new 2024 ¥5000 bank note?
Tsuda Umeko
Which member of Japanese boy band Arashi was the first to get married?
Kazunari Ninomiya
In 2024, how many metres above sea level is the peak of Mt. Everest?
8848-49m
What year was Google founded?
1998
Is the tomato fruit poisonous?
No, the fruit is not poisonous.
However the leaves and stem do contain poison.
In what country is K2, the world's second highest mountain?
Pakistan
Name any three of the seven "Impressionists".
Claude Monet, Berthe Morisot,
Camille Pissarro, Alfred Sisley,
Auguste Renoir, Mary Cassatt
Edgar Degas
In land area, what is the third largest prefecture in Japan?
BONUS QUESTION for double points.
What is the most populated ward in Tokyo's 23 ku?
Fukushima
Shinjuku
In what Japanese period did nigiri sushi originate?
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Which company is older, Apple or Microsoft?
Microsoft, 1975.
Apple, 1976.
What is the most abundant element in the universe?
Hydrogen
Which late renaissance artist was convicted of murder?
He was also considered to have started the Baroque Period.
Caravaggio
Travelling on land, from Aomori to Yamaguchi, which is the only prefecture you cannot avoid and must pass through?
Hyogo
What was the Japanese currency called before the Yen?
The mon (文) was the currency of Japan from the Muromachi period in 1336 until the early Meiji period, 1870.
What is the most popular boys name in the world?
Mohammed
How many of the 90 natural elements in the periodic table are classified as minerals?
BONUS QUESTION for double points.
The total number of elements in the periodic table is...
19
118