Japanese Culture
Honoring Native Americans
Music Through
the Ages
the Ages
National Parks
Paz's Picks
200
How many prefectures are there in Japan?
A. 66
B. 32
C. 47
D. 22
C. 47
200
What is the largest Native American tribe?
A. Cherokee
B. Navajo
C. Apache
D. Choctaw
A. Cherokee
200
What is the best selling album of all time?
A. Micheal Jackson, Thriller
B. Taylor Swift, 1984
C. AC/DC, Back in Black
D. ABBA, Gold: Greatest Hits
A. Micheal Jackson, Thriller
200
Which National Park stretches into three different states?
A. Yellowstone
B. Grand Canyon
C. Death Valley
D. Great Smoky Mountains
A. Yellowstone - Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho
200
What is the term "spike" mean onstage?
A. A certain part of the stage that extrudes further out from the rest
B. A specific place where an actor or set piece is placed
C. A type of screw designed to build sets
D. Literal spikes built into the stage to help stop moving set pieces
B. A specific place where an actor or set piece is placed
400
How fast can the Shinkansen,
the Japanese bullet train go?
A. 153 mph
B. 90 mph
C. 275 mph
D. 389 mph
C. 275 mph - it often travels at 186 mph though
400
What president granted Native Americans “U.S. citizenship”?
A. Woodrow Wilson
B. William H. Taft
C. Calvin Coolidge
D. Gerald Ford
C. Calvin Coolidge
400
Which one of these artists were not in the supergroup The Traveling Willburys?
A. Bob Dylan
B. Roy Orbison
C. Johnny Cash
D. Tom Petty
C. Johnny Cash
400
Which National Park is known for its unique geological formations called Hoodoos?
A. Carlsbad Caverns
B. Yosemite
C. Bryce Canyon
D. Arches
C. Bryce Canyon
400
What two LEGO Marvel buildings are on the piano in the living room?
The Daily Bugle and the Sanctum Santorum
600
What were the Goshuin, a seal with stamps and calligraphy received at sacred temples, used for in the Nara period (710-794 AD)?
A. Proof of pilgrimage for pilgrims
B. A keepsake for distant travelers
C. A post office system, delivering messages
between temples and shrines
D. A passport to travel to different prefectures of Japan
A. Proof of pilgrimage for pilgrims
600
How many years had the Native Americans lived
peacefully before European arrival?
A. 500,000 years
B. 20,000 years
C. 100,000 years
D. 5,000 years
B. 20,000 years
600
What is this album cover and who is it by?
Led Zeppelin, Dark Side of the Moon
600
Which National Park has the longest cave system in the world?
A. Carlsbad Caverns
B. Mammoth Cave
C. Wind Cave
D. Pinnacles
B. Mammoth Cave
600
Paz loves donuts. He wished he could take credit for inventing them because they are so amazing.
Who actually invented the holes in donuts?
A. Dutch settlers in New York, making them easier to eat as street food
B. A marine captain, tired of raw donut centers
C. A French baker being all experimental and French
D. Paz paid a baker to puncture holes in his donuts, and this fad quickly caught on because Paz is so cool and popular
B. A marine captain, tired of raw donut centers
800
Fun fact! There were women who received the same weapons, martial arts and strategy training as samurai. They also often fought alongside their male counterparts, what were they called?
A. Yodo-dono
B. Bushido
C. Onna-Musha
D. Naginata
C. Onna-Musha
800
Which of the following “english” words were
adopted from the Algonqionian language?
A. Chipmunk, chocolate, potato, and skunk
B. Corn, wheat, carrot, and tumbleweed
C. Wagon, burrow, frontier, and deer
D. Mice, moose, oxen, bluejay
A. Chipmunk, chocolate, potato, and skunk
800
Which artist has the most (32) Grammy awards?
A. Quincy Jones
B. Elton John
C. Beyoncé
D. Adele
C. Beyoncé
800
What National Park is this?
A. Great Basin National Park
B. New River Gorge National Park
C. Big Bend National Park
D. Shenandoah National Park
D. Shenandoah National Park
800
CONSTITUTION POP QUIZ:
In the Constitution as originally ratified,
how were Senators elected?
A. By state legislators
B. Appointed by the president
C. By the people
D. By the House of Representatives
A. By state legislators - changed by the 17th amendment
1000
What is another name for Himeji Castle, the most iconic castle in Japan?
A. "Crow Castle"
B. "The White Heron"
C. "One Among the Clouds"
D. "Heavenly Hill"
B. "The White Heron"
1000
What are the five Native American tribes
who were indigenous to San Diego County?
A. Cupeno, Northern Diegueño, Mandan, Crow, and Yakama
B. Sauk, Luiseno, Sioux, Quinnipiac, and Shinnecock
C. Luiseno, Cahuilla, Cupeno, Kumeyaay, and Northern Diegueño
D. Sioux, Kummeyay, Yakama, Wiyot, and Odawa
C. Luiseno, Cahuilla, Cupeno, Kumeyaay, and Northern Diegueño
1000
Which famous 19th century composer wrote Swan Lake and The Nutcracker?
A. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
B. Ludwig van Beethoven
C. Johann Sebastian Bach
D. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
A. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
1000
Which US national park backs to Canada's Waterton Lakes National Park, which combine to form an International Peace Park?
A. Olympic
B. Glacier
C. North Cascades
D. Isle Royale
B. Glacier
1000
In Paz's favorite book, Slaughterhouse Five, the main character, Billy Pilgrim, suffers from PTSD from WWII.
How does Billy Pilgrim experience his PTSD?
A. The people around him keep morphing
into people Billy saw during the war
B. Billy constantly time travels through his own life
C. Items around Billy seemingly disappear and then reappear
D. Billy is able to teleport to places in his memory
B. Billy constantly time travels through his own life