Japanese Trivia
Do schools in Japan have janitors/cleaners? True or False
False! In Japan, there is a tradition that the students themselves clean their schools. For just about 15 minutes a day, students use brooms, vacuums, and clothes to clean the classrooms, bathrooms, and other school spaces.
One of the students didn’t do the final exam.
Who didn’t do the final exam?
I bought a newspaper this morning.
What did you buy this morning?
I love skydiving. It’s an amazed/amazing feeling
Amazing
What is the most spoken language in the United States after English?
Spanish
Which number is extremely unlucky in Japan?
a. 1
b. 8
c. 3
d. 4
d. 4
Driving at night makes me anxious
What makes you anxious at night?
Something odd happened during the storm last night.
What happened during the storm last night?
The robber was carrying a gun and wearing the mask of a clown. He was terrified/terrifying.
Terrifying
Which of the following is commonly played or recited in the start of each school day?
a. The star spangled banner
b. Attendance
c. The Pledge of Allegiance
d. America the Beautiful
The Pledge of Allegiance
Japan’s total population is approx. 127 million, but which European country is similar in size according to landmass?
a. Spain
b. Germany
c. France
d. United Kingdom
Germany
The child doesn't like the cold weather.
Who doesn't like the cold weather?
The chair was lying on the floor.
What was lying on the floor?
She was very annoyed/annoying with him for not telling her the truth.
annoyed
What sport do the New York Yankees play?
a. basketball
b. baseball
c. volleyball
d. American football
b. baseball
Which Japanese dish actually originates from Portugal?
a. Sushi
b. Ramen
c. Tempura
d. Yakisoba
c. Tempura
I wrote a romantic letter to one of the teachers.
Who did you write a romantic letter to?
The book has fallen out of the window.
What has fallen out of the window?
Teenagers get very embarrassed/embarrassing when they have to speak in public
embarrassed
how many stars are on the American flag?
a. 48
b. 49
c. 54
d. 50
Extra 100 points!! (How many stripes are on the American flag? Hint: The original British colonies )
d. 50
(13 stripes to represent the 13 original British colonies)
Japan is made up of islands. How many islands does Japan have in total?
a. 6
b. 380
c. 6,852
d. 5,432
c. 6,852
(4 big main islands)
Somebody rang me at 3am last week!
Who rang you at 3am last week?
Something disturbed me when I was working.
What disturbed you when you were working?
My teacher is very boring/bored. He speaks so slowly that we just want to sleep.
boring
A student who is in their 11th year is called a what in the United States?
a. Freshman
b. Sophomore
c. Junior
d. Senior
b. Sophomore