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100

It is a large strong animal that people ride and use for pulling heavy things.

What is a horse?

100

It is a very large animal that lives in the sea, and it is a mammal.

What is a whale?

100

It is the planet that is nearest the Sun.

What is Mercury?

100

It is a ceremony used in many sports like cricket, football (soccer), and American football to decide which team starts.  A coin is used in the ceremony.

What is coin toss? 

100

He is not only the best social studies teacher, but also the best chorus instructor in Japan.

Who is Mr. Furumata?

200

It is a large female animal that is kept on farms and ued to produce milk or meat.

What is a cow?

200

It is a large sea fish with several rows of very sharp teeth.

What is a shark?

200

It is second in order from the Sun.

What is Venus?

200

It is a  starting play in sports like soccer and American football.

What is kickoff?

200

She has a nurse's license.  She is doing volunteer activities with students very hard. 

Who is Ms. Ishiyama?

300

It is a tall African animal with a very long neck and legs and dark spots on its yellow-brown fur.

What is a giraffe?

300

It is a sea animal with eight tentacles (=arms).

What is an octopus?

300

It is the planet that we live on.

What is the Earth?

300

It is a jump ball at the start of a basketball game.

What is tip-off?

300

He likes ice hockey very much.  He speaks English.  His daughters also play ice hockey.  He is originally from the US, but he lived in Yamanshi for 22 years.

Who is Mr. Lack?

400

It is a large wild animal that has yellow and black lines on its body and is a member of the cat family.

What is a tiger?

400

It is a very intelligent sea animal like a fish with a long grey pointed nose.

What is a dolphin?

400

It is the planet that is fifth in order from the Sun.

What is Jupiter?

400

It is a starting play in ice hockey, where players compete for control of the puck.

What is face-off?

400

He likes chorus.  He is a member of chorus group in Tomakomai.  He has good computer skills.

Who is Mr. Kubonuma?

500

It is a large pink tropical bird with very long thin legs and a long neck.  It often stands on its one leg.

What is a flamingo?

500

It is a sea animal that has a round transparent body and can sting you.

What is a jellyfish?

500

It is the planet that is sixth in order from the Sun and is surrounded by large rings.

What is Saturn?

500

It is an opening serve that starts a tennis or volleyball game.

What is first-serve?

500

When all the students gather at the gym, he begins his speech by saying "Good morning (or "Good afternoon"), Meirin Junior High School's students that I love."

Who is Mr. Ikeda?