Music
This global hit song by Rosé and Bruno Mars was a massive dance trend in Japan throughout 2025.
APT
In 2025, a new movie for the anime "Demon Slayer" was released. What is the bad guy's name in Demon Slayer?
Kibutsuji Muzan
What red leaf is in the middle of the Canadian flag?
The maple leaf
Mt. Fuji is Japan's highest mountain. What is the second highest mountain in Japan?
Mt. Kita (Kitadake), located in Yamanashi Prefecture
What collectable figure became a major fashion and pop-culture accessory in 2025?
Labubu
This artist's song "IRIS OUT" was the #1 hit song in Japan at the end of 2025.
Kenshi Yonezu
Which popular anime about a boy who is without a "quirk" or superpower that wants to be a hero had its final season in 2025?
My Hero Academia
Canada has two official national sports. One is for winter, one is for summer. What are they?
Ice hockey (winter); lacrosse (summer)
Which Tokyo station is the busiest in the world, serving more than 3.5 million passengers every day?
Shinjuku Station
Which country made it illegal for children under 16 to use social media?
Australia
This J-pop band topped the charts for months in 2025 with the song "Lilac".
Mrs. GREEN APPLE
Based on the novel by Yoshida Shuichi, what movie, lasting 3 hours, made ¥17.7 billion at the box office?
Kokuho
Canada has two official languages. One is English. What is the other?
French
Which fast food chain offered Pokemon Cards with its meals in Japan, leaving piles of untouched food?
McDonald's
This "meaningless" number phrase, named Dictionary.com's 2025 Word of the Year, originated from a rap song and is usually shouted while doing a "seesaw" hand motion.
67 (six-seven)
This seven-member girl group, formed by the "No No Girls" audition, officially debuted in 2025.
HANA
Which 2025 movie is based on a very popular block-building video game?
A Minecraft Movie
Canada is a very big country. In fact, it is one of the biggest in the world. Where does it rank?
it is the second-largest country in the world
The LA Dodgers won their second consecutive World Series with three Japanese players. Who were they?
Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Roki Sasaki
Which nut's global shortage was partly blamed on the demand for Dubai Chocolate?
Pistachios
In 2025, this popular Japanese band, famous for the song "Christmas Song," held a massive arena tour across Japan.
back number
This movie from 2023 focuses on the life of a Tokyo public toilet cleaner. What is it called?
Perfect Days
What is the name of the famous Canadian dish made of French fries, cheese curds, and brown gravy?
Poutine
Tokyo hosted this inclusive international sporting event for athletes with hearing loss in 2025.
Deaflympics
In 2025, students globally used this word to describe someone's "cool energy." If you did something embarrassing, you got "minus 1000" of this.
(minus 1000) Aura