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Japanese Trivia
100

チンプンカンプン

A. believe it or not

B. over my head

C. one in a million

B. over my head

100

Can I help you?

A. Thank you

B. Yes, I can help you.

C. Yes, please.

C. Yes, please.

100

俳優

actor

100

Which animal's heart was used in David Bennett's heart operation?

a pig

100

What is the tallest mountain in Japan?

Mount Fuji is Japan's highest mountain at 3,776 meters.

200

人生は短い

A. metaphor

B. get the hang of it

C. life's too short

C. life's too short

200

Where does he live?

A. He lives in Mexico City.

B. He live in Mexico City.

C. He lives at Mexico City.

A. He lives in Mexico City.

200

言語

language

200

How old was Jonathan when he passed away?

190 years old

200

What is the longest river in Japan?

The Shinano River (信濃川, Shinano-gawa), known as the Chikuma River (千曲川, Chikuma-gawa) in its upper reaches, is the longest and widest river in Japan.

367 km

300

信じようと信じまいと

A. believe it or not

B. travel over seas

C. in a bit

A. believe it or not

300

Where do Walter and Wendy live?

A. We live in Washington, D.C.

B. They lives in Washington, D.C.

C. They live in Washington, D.C.

C. They live in Washington, D.C.

300

薬局

pharmacy, drug store

300

How much money does the South Korean government plan to pay young, lonely people to leave their houses? (in US $)

$500

300

What is the 3rd biggest island in Japan?

Honshu 227,9602

Hokkaido 83,424.313

Kyushu 36,7824

Shikoku 18,800

400

当てずっぽう

A. a shot in the dark

B. stuff like that

C. top secret

A. a shot in the dark

400

They can play baseball, but they ___ play tennis.

A. do

B. can

C. can't

C. can't

400

マフラー

scarf

400

The woman who ran 150 marathons in 150 days is from what country?

Australia

400

Can you name 7 out of the top 10 most populated cities in Japan?

12. Sendai 1,060,263

11.  Hiroshima 1,119,391 

10. Saitama 1,324,800 

9. Kawasaki 1,420,000 

8. Kyoto 1,470,000

7. Fukuoka 1,482,000 

6. Kobe 1,544,000 

5. Sapporo 1,906,000

4. Nagoya 2,266,000 

3. Osaka  2,750,000

2. Yokohama 3,790,000 

1.Tokyo  8,956,000

500

まぁまぁかな

A. it could be worse

B. can't complain

C. nine times out of ten

B. can't complain

500

What are Mr. and Mrs. Brown going to do tomorrow?

A. They is going to go to the beach.

B. They are going to go the beach.

C. They're going to go to the beach.

C. They're going to go to the beach.

500

職業

occupation

500

A new orchid was discovered in Japan. Which city?

Tokyo

500

Sugimoto Kyōta invented what?

The first practical Japanese typewriter (Japanese: 和文タイプライター, wabun taipuraitā) was invented in 1915. Out of the thousands of kanji characters, Kyota's original typewriter used 2,400 of them.