Famous Japanese People日本人の有名人
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10

Which of these J-pop singers married an American student 10 years her junior?

1.  Hamasaki Ayumi

2.  Utada Hikaru

3.  Kyary Pamyu Pamyu

1.  Hamasaki Ayumi

10

The hot water used for cooking soba noodles is mixed with tsuyu dipping sauce to make a tasty broth, which you drink after you finish eating soba. What do you call this water? 

① sobajiru ② sobamizu 

③ sobacha ④ sobayu

④ sobayu

10

what does this kanji "龍" mean in English?

 it means dragon in English

10

The 'genji' was a name given to which clan?

1.  Minamoto

2. Taira

3. Ashikaga

1.  Minamoto

10

 Which of these is not a kabuki dynasty?

1.  Bando Tamasaburo

2.  Ichikawa Danjuro

3.  Tokugawa Nandemonaemon

   3.  Tokugawa Nandemonaemon

20

 Which actor's real real name is Oda Goichi?

1. Yakusho Koji.

2. Oda Yuji.

3. Takakura Ken

3. Takakura Ken

20

What does the word "agari" that you hear in a sushi restaurant refer to?

Tea

20

  what does this kanji "豆" mean in English?

It means Beans

20

Who established Edo as the nation's capital?

1 Tokugawa Ieyasu.

2. Toyotomi Hideyoshi

3.  Oda Nobunaga

1 Tokugawa Ieyasu.

20

 What is gagaku?

1.  Traditional festival music

2.  Imperial court music

3.  Japanese for 'western music'

2.  Imperial court music

30

Who was formerly married to actress Otake Shinobu?

1. Morita Kazuyoshi

2. Akashiya Sanma.

3. Tokoro Joji

2. Akashiya Sanma.

30

What does the word "murasaki" that you hear in a sushi restaurant refer to?

soy sauce

30

what does this kanji "地面" mean?

It means Ground

30

 When was the Meiji Restoration?

1.  1867

2.  1868

3.  1866

2.  1868

30

 Who wears 'furisode'?

1.  Widows

2.  Older married women

3.  Young single women


 3.  Young single women

40

Which of these artists does not come from Okinawa?

1. Max

2.  Southern All Stars.

3. Amuro Namie

2.  Southern All Stars.

40

Which vegetable is in kappa-maki sushi?

cucumber

40

what does the kanji "子犬 " mean in English?

 It means a "puppy"

40

 When was the Nara Period?

1.  6th century

2.  8th century

3.  7th century

2.  8th century

40

 What is a yatai?

1.  A traditional coat

2.  A street stall

3.  A popular dish


 2.  A street stall

50

What was Yakusho Koji's job before he became an actor?

1. Strip club employee

2. Bank employee.

3. Government employee

3. Government employee

50

When you have sushi, which fish does the word "toro" usually refer to?

tuna

50

What does the kanji "子猫"mean in English?

 It means "kitten"

50

 Which city did the Ashikaga clan rule from in the Muromachi Period?

1.  Kyoto

2.  Nara

3.  Kamakura

1.  Kyoto

50

In Japan, what is the highest level of required education?

9th grade