Fruits
Animals
Zorba's Promise
Landmines and Aki Ra
Ms. Hara
Nico's Hometown
Nico's Family
Bonus Questions (Riddles & Nico's Town Trivia)
100

A fruit that is red, round, and grows on trees.

apple, cherry

100

This animal is black and white, big, and eats bamboo.

panda


100

What kind of animal is Zorba?

cat


100

Where was Aki Ra born?

Cambodia 


100

What club do I teach?

Track and field

100

What country did I grow up in?

America


100

Where is Nico's mother from?

France


100

What is Nico's hometown famous for?

sports※, American history

※50 extra points if students can say which sports

※※50 extra points if students can say the names of the sports teams

200

This fruit is yellow and sour.


lemon


200

This type of animal lays eggs and can fly.

bird

Bonus points (50) for every English bird that you can name in 20 seconds.


200

Why did the mother gull die?

She was covered in/with oil

200

What did Aki Ra decide to do for his people?

Remove landmines 


200

How old is my brother?

three

200

What is the name of Nico's hometown?

(2 possible answers)

Boston


※ Himeji is also an acceptable answer.


200

Where is Nico's father from?

Pakistan


200

English Riddle 英語のなぞなぞ

What month of the year has 28 days?

28日あるのはどの月?

All of them

2月と思いきや他の月も全部28日以上ありますから、答えは「全部」。引っ掛け問題です。

300

This fruit is small, round, and purple or green.

grape

300

This animal is green and can jump. 

frog


300

What did Zorba name the baby gull?

Lucky

300

In the story, what hit the landmine? 

an oxcart 


300

Where did I go on a school trip when I was in junior high school?

Okinawa

300

What American state is Nico's hometown in?

Massachusetts


300
Where is Nico's grandmother from?

Iran


300

What is popular local food in Boston?

clam chowder, lobster roll


400

This fruit is green and red, round, and sweet. It's not an apple.

watermelon


400

This animal has big eyes and feathers, and is nocturnal (夜行性).

owl


400

Where did Lucky learn to fly? 

a tower 

400

How old was Aki Ra when the war ended? 

twenty years old 


400

What color was my first smart phone?

purple

400

Slang (地域スラング):

What are "the colors?"

The colors = 紅葉 ... In English: autumn colours, fall colours, leaves changing colours, leaves turning red, red leaves, orange leaves, etc.


400

What language do they speak in Iraq?

Arabic


400

English Riddle 英語のなぞなぞ

Why was 6 afraid of 7?

6は7を怖がるなぜ?

because 7 ate 9 (7 8 9).

こちらは数字の8(eight)が ”ate” と発音が似ていることからできたジョーク。なぞなぞの代表作と言ってもいいぐらいアメリカでは耳にします。 "7 8(ate) 9"、つまり「7が9を食べた」ので、次は自分が食べられると6は恐れているのです。 "Be afraid of~" で「~を恐れる」という意味の熟語になります。

500

This fruit is from southeast Asia, has thorns, and smells very strong.

Durian


500

Name a unique animal to Arizona. アリゾナ州特有の動物。

coyote (コヨーテ), javelina (ハベリナ), coatimundi (ハナグマ), rattlesnake (ガラガラヘビ), roadrunner (ミチバシリ), scorpion (サソリ), ringtail cat (リングテール・キャット)


500

What tried to attack Lucky? 

rats and strange cats

500

What can you learn at the Landmine Museum? 

The history of Cambodia and the dangers of landmines


500

How many times did I get 100 on English test when I was a junior high school student.

Zero ToT

500

What is "leaf-peeping?"

Leaf-peeping = 紅葉狩り

In English: autumn-leaf viewing, fall-leaf viewing, etc


500

What language do they speak in Iran?

Persian


500

English Riddle 英語のなぞなぞ

I'm tall when I'm young and I'm short when I'm old. What am I?

若い時は高くて、年を取ると低くなるものはなんだ?

A candle

“Candle” は「ろうそく」のことです。ろうそくは、使えば使うほど短くなります。

背の高さを表すときは、”tall(高い、背が高い)” と ”short(短い、背が低い)” を使います。