History
In WWII, which side did Japan take first? Note: You cannot say the countries; you must name the group.
What is The Axis Powers?
What are Japan’s traditional clothes called?
What is Kimono?
What is the name of the most famous volcano in Japan?
What is Mount Fuji?
What is ‘hello’ in Japanese?
What is Konnichiwa?
What was the capital of Japan before Tokyo?
What is Kyoto?
What is the name of the Japanese currency?
What is Yen?
What is the name of the famous Japanese flower?
What is the name for an English way to spell Japanese characters?
What is Romaji?
Who was the first Prime Minister of Japan? Note: Prime Minister, not the President.
What is Ito Hirobumi?
What is Japan also known as?
What is The Land of the Rising Sun?
What is an adorable dog that hails from Japan that is similar to a corgi?
Shiba inu/akita (either is acceptable)
Name the three Japanese language forms.
What is Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji?
What was Emperor Meiji’s real name?
What is Mutsuhito?
Name a Japanese deity.
Possible Answers (in alphabetical order): Amaterasu, Ame-no-Uzume, Benzaiten, Bishamonten, Daikokuten, Ebisu, Fujin, Fukurokuju, Hoderi, Hotei, Inari, Izanagi, Izanami, Jizo, Jurojin, Kagutsuchi, Kannon, Kichijoten, Ninigi, Raijin, Susanoo, Tsukuyomi
How high is Mount Fuji (in metres)? a) 3776, b) 3876, c) 3976?
a) 3776 metres
In terms of the most spoken language in the world, what rank does Japan lie in? We allow for 1 over or under.
13th (12th or 14th also acceptable)