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Showa Animanga + Tokusatsu
100
What word is the opposite of "safe"?
dangerous / unsafe
100
Name one instrument in the woodwind family.
Clarinet, Saxophone, flute, oboe, piccolo, bassoon, etc.
100
Name the 7 continents.
Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America, Antarctica, Oceania
100
What is NaCl in English?
Salt
100
Who directed My Neighbor Totoro (となりのトトロ)?
Hayao Miyazaki (宮崎 駿)
200
What is the past tense of "bring"?
brought
200
Mariya Takeuchi (竹内 まりや) is married to another famous singer and guitarist. What's his name?
Tatsuro Yamashita (山下 達郎)
200
Name one U.S. State that is NOT New York, or Texas
Ohio, Arizona, Washington, Maryland, Minnesota, Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota, Alabama, Louisiana, New Mexico, Delaware, Colorado, Arkansas, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Iowa, Pennsylvania, California, Florida
200
Name one insect (6 legs)
Beetle, ladybug, butterfly, moth, cicada, grasshoper, mantis, cockroach
200
Shotaro Ishinomori (石ノ森 章太郎) wrote manga and TV about Cyborgs (改造人間). Name one of them
Kamen Rider, Kikaider, Cyborg 009, etc.
300
What is a the past tense of "run"?
Ran
300
Which rock band famously played at the Nippon Budokan (日本武道館) in 1966?
The Beatles
300
In which year did the Showa (昭和) era begin?
December 25, 1926
300
What is the biggest organ in the human body?
Liver (or skin)
300
Takahashi Rumiko 高橋 留美子 wrote Inuyasha starting in 1996. Name one other manga she wrote.
Urusei Yatsura (うる星やつら), Maison Ikkoku (めぞん一刻), Mermaid Saga (人魚シリーズ), Ranma Nibun-no-Ichi (らんま1/2)
400
What is another word for angry?
mad
bitter
furious
enraged
livid
annoyed
displeased
irate
cross
vexed
raging
wrathful
fuming
ranting
raving
seething
frenzied
outraged
crabby
boiling
400
Which instrument, invented in 1846, shares its name with its inventor?
Saxophone (Adolph Sax)
400
What is the name of the Black leader of the American Civil Rights Movement?
Martin Luther King. Jr.
400
Name one noble gas (貴ガス)
Helium (He)
Neon (Ne)
Argon (Ar)
Krypton (Kr)
Xenon (Xe)
Radon (Rn)
Oganesson (Og)
400
Who is the giant turtle who is a friend to children, who can fly in the sky by spinning his shell?
Gamera
500
What is the plural of "mouse"?
mice
500
Name this note in English.
Bb (B flat)
500
What is the earliest known civilization on Earth?
Sumer / Mesopotamia / Indus Valley
500
Name the 8 planets.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, (+ Pluto)
500
Name one of the World Masterpiece Theatre (世界名作劇場) or Meigeki(名劇) TV series.
Calpis Comic Theater (1969-1974)
- Dororo (どろろと百鬼丸 Dororo, 1969)
- Moomin (ムーミン Mūmin, 1969 - 1970)
- Andersen Stories (アンデルセン物語 Anderusen Monogatari, 1971)
- New Moomin (新 ムーミン Shin Mūmin, 1972)
- Fables of the Green Forest (山ねずみロッキーチャック Yama Nezumi Rokkī Chakku, 1973)
- Heidi, Girl of the Alps (アルプスの少女ハイジ Arupusu no Shōjo Haiji, 1974)
Calpis Children's Theater (1975-1977)
- A Dog of Flanders (フランダースの犬 Furandāsu no Inu, 1975)
- Marco, 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother (母をたずねて三千里 Haha o Tazunete Sanzen Ri, 1976)
- Rascal the Raccoon (あらいぐ=まラスカル Araiguma Rasukaru, 1977)
Calpis Family Theater (1978)
- The Story of Perrine (ペリーヌ物語 Perīnu Monogatari, 1978)
World Masterpiece Theater (1979-1985)
- Anne of Green Gables (赤毛のアン Akage no An, 1979)
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (トム・ソーヤーの冒険 Tomu Sōyā no Bōken, 1980)
- The Swiss Family Robinson: Flone of the Mysterious Island (家族ロビンソン漂流記 ふしぎな島のフローネ Kazoku Robinson Hyōryūki: Fushigi na Shima no Furōne, 1981)
- Lucy of the Southern Rainbow (南の虹のルーシー Minami no Niji no Rūshī, 1982)
- Story of the Alps: My Annette (アルプス物語 わたしのアンネット Arupusu Monogatari Watashi no Annetto, 1983)
- Katri, Girl of the Meadows (牧場の少女カトリ Makiba no Shōjo Katori, 1984)
- Princess Sarah (小公女セーラ Shōkōjo Sēra, 1985)
House Foods World Masterpiece Theater (1986-1993)
- The Story of Pollyanna, Girl of Love (愛少女ポリアンナ物語 Ai Shōjo Porianna Monogatari, 1986)
- Little Women (愛の若草物語 Ai no Wakakusa Monogatari, 1987)
- Little Lord Fauntleroy (小公子セディ Shōkōshi Sedi, 1988)
- The Adventures of Peter Pan ((ピーターパンの冒険 Pītā Pan no Bōken, 1989)
- My Daddy Long Legs (私のあしながおじさん Watashi no Ashinaga Ojisan, 1990)
- Trapp Family Story (トラップ一家物語 Torappu Ikka Monogatari, 1991)
- The Bush Baby (大草原の小さな天使 ブッシュベイビー Daisōgen no Chiisana Tenshi Busshu Beibī, 1992)
- Little Women II: Jo's Boys (若草物語 ナンとジョー先生 Wakakusa Monogatari: Nan to Jōsensei, 1993)
World Masterpiece Theater (1994-1997)
- Tico of the Seven Seas (七つの海のティコ Nanatsu no Umi no Tiko, 1994)
- Romeo's Blue Skies (ロミオの青い空 Romio no Aoi Sora, 1995)
- Famous Dog Lassie (名犬ラッシー Meiken Rasshī, 1996)
- Remi, Nobody's Girl (家なき子レミ Ie Naki Ko Remi, 1996-1997)
House Foods World Masterpiece Theater (2007-2008)
- Les Misérables: Shōjo Cosette (レ・ミゼラブル 少女コゼット Re Mizeraburu Shōjo Kozetto, 2007)
- The Long Journey of Porphy (ポルフィの長い旅 Porufi no Nagai Tabi, 2008)