Films + Theatre
Samurai
Novels, Readings, + Short Stories
The Bombs
Art
100

Original name of Godzilla

What is Gojira?

100

Commonly stereotyped weapon used by the Samurai

What is a sword/katana?

100

Book title about a human chair

What is the Human Chair?

100

The U.S. dropped the first atomic bomb on this Japanese city.

What is Hiroshima?

100

The main pattern used by Yayoi Kusama


What is polka dots?

200

This form of traditional Japanese theatre uses masks, chant, and slow, stylized movement.

What is Noh Theatre?

200

Color commonly worn by Samurai

What is indigo?

200

The alias used by the author of short story "Kitchen"

Who is Banana Yoshimoto?

200

When did the bombings happen?

When is 1945?

200

Name of artist who coined the term "Superflat"

Who is Takashi Murakami?

300

This Studio Ghibli film follows Chihiro as she navigates a spirit world to free her parents.

What is Spirited Away

300

Name of the moral code used

What is bushido?

300
The name of the second story in Hardboiled Wonderland

What is The End Of The World

300

This second Japanese city was bombed on August 9, 1945.

What is Nagasaki?
300

The art that is made by using different layers of wood

What is Woodblock art?

400

Called “the art of suffering,” this classical Japanese drama influenced modern horror aesthetics.

What is Kabuki?

400

The name of the lowest ranking Samurai who didn't have a master

Who is the Ronin?

400
Family member in Barefoot Gen who goes off to war

Who is Gen's older brother, Kouji?

400

The names of the two bombs dropped

What is "Little Boy" and "Fat Man"?

400

The poems that are formed by 3 lines containing 5 syllables, 7 syllables, and 5 syllables

What is haiku?

500

This Japanese director is known for humanistic films like Shoplifters.

Who is Kore-Eda?

500

Seppuku was known as an honor ritual, in English meaning

What are Samurai Suicides?

500

Name of love story that loosely inspired Romeo and Juliet

What is The Love Suicides at Amijima?


500

This Japanese emperor announced surrender on August 15, 1945.

Who is Emperor Hirohito?

500

The title of the famous Woodblock piece of a wave

What is The Great Wave of Kanagawa?