English
Say 3 words that rhyme with “run”.
Fun Sun Bun Nun None Dim-sum
Gun One Tonne Done Pun Shun
Where was SURFING invented?
Hawaii!
What is the most highly populated city in the world?
Tokyo.
Tokyo city has 14,000,000.
Tokyo metropolitan area, including Chiba, Saitama and Kanagawa, has 37,000,000.
Which female Japanese singer was the popular song "Darling" from 2014 performed by?
Nishino Kana
Which ANIME is the character Tanjiro Kamado from?
Demon Slayer
Which group of words is wrong?
1) Tent, Sreeping bag, Light, Fire, Marshmarrow.
2) Fire, Marshmarrow, Tent, Sreeping bag, Light.
1) Tent, Sreeping bag, Light, Fire, Marshmarrow.
How many GOLD medals did Japan win in the 2026 Italy Cortina Winter Olympics?
5 !!!
Also 7 Silver and 12 Bronze!
What is the Capital City of Laos?
Vientiane.
It's population is approximately 1,000,000.
What is the full name and birthday of Kazuki from Mrs Green Apple?
Kazuki Sakamoto 坂本 和希
Birthday: November 11, 1992
Where was comedian Akira Kawashima born?
In Uji, Kyoto.
3rd February, 1979.
Name 5 adjectives!
形容詞
Eg. cute, small, loud, tall, sexy, ugly, long, skinny.
Name 3 of Japan's Gold medallists from 2026 Cortina.
Kimura Kira - Snowboarding
Murase Kokomo - - Snowboarding
Totsuka Yuto - Snowboarding
Miura Riku & Kihara Ryuichi - Figure Skating
Fukada Mari - Snowboarding
How many times the size of Japan is Australia?
20.4!
Australia is 7,700,000 square km
Japan is 378,000 square km
Which popular English band has the two "bad boy" brothers, Noel and Liam Gallagher?
Oasis
Name 3 Leonardo Dicaprio movies
Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood, Shutter Island, The Aviator, Gangs of NY, The Great Gatsby, Catch me If You Can, The Wolf of Wall St, The Revenant, The Departed, Titanic, Before the Flood, Django Unchained, The Beach, Inception, Blood Diamond, Don't Look Up, One Battle After Another, The Audition, Killers of the Flower Moon.....
What do these words have in common?
Men, mice, feet, fish, teeth, cacti, children.
They are words known as "plurals". More than one.
Eg.
Woman - women, child - children, dog - dogs.
In which two years did Hanshin Tigers win the Japan National Series?
1985 v Seibu Lions, won 4-2.
2003 v Fukuoka Daiei Hawks, won 4-3.
Which country has its own time zone? It has a 15 minute offset.
Nepal.
Called Nepal Time (NPT), it is 5 hours 45 minutes ahead of GMT.
Which American grunge rock band had the lead singer Kurt Cobain, who died in 1994 at the age of 27?
Many people are still wearing T-shirts with this band's name.
Nirvana ニルバナ
How old is Mickey Mouse?
97!
He made his official first appearance in the animated short "Steamboat Willie" on November 18, 1928.
Name a collective noun for an animal.
For example,
Crow = a MURDER of crows.
Dolphin = a POD of dolphins
Herd (e.g., a herd of cattle)
Flock (e.g., a flock of birds)
Pack (e.g., a pack of wolves)
Pride (e.g., a pride of lions)
Gaggle (e.g., a gaggle of geese on land)
Swarm (e.g., a swarm of bees)
Colony (e.g., a colony of ants)
Which rival countries play sports against each other for a trophy called "The Ashes"?
Australia and England.
Cricket, Rugby and Soccer.
What is the name of the smallest independent country that is located within a city?
Vatican City. Located inside Rome.
Which song and artist has the best selling Japanese song of all time?
Shingon Masato
Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun (1975)
It sold over 4,500,000 copies!
Who Am I?????
I was born in Fukuoka on 3rd February 1999. I was a member of Idol group Rev. from DVL. A fan took a photo of me on stage in 2013 and it went viral, announcing me to all Japan. My first movie was in 2011 in a film called "I wish". Then after being the host of a teen variety show I featured in Assassination Classroom as Ritsu, and starred in the 2016 film Sailor Suit and Machine Gun : Graduation, also releasing my debut song of the same name. In 2022 I became the Guiness World Record holder for pulling tissues from a box! And most recently, I became the first person in 13 years to win the 10 million yen prize in Japan's "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" tv revival. I am.........?
Kanna Hashimoto