Vocabulary
True/False
Comprehension
Communication
Japan
100
Spell バイオミメティクス (Do not look at your notes!)
Biomimetics
100
A hexagon has 6 sides.
True
100
What kind of structure is ideal for products that need to be both strong and light?
The honeycomb structure
100
Do a self-introduction (1 person)
Please tell me your: 名前、出身、好きな食べ物、趣味
Ex. My name is Jeffrey.
I am from New York.
I like katsudon.
My hobby is playing music.
100
This man was a famous author,
the founder of Keio University,
and the person on the ¥10,000 bill. Who was this man?
Fukuzawa Yukichi
200
"Have you received the Corona vaccine yet? The _______ was not painful at all!"
A. Imitate B. Bullet
C. Injection D. Mosquito
C. Injection; 注射
200
Snail shells have fine grooves that hold stains.
False; Snail shells have fine grooves that hold water, which keep stains away.
200
Tell me one example of a product that uses biomimetics.
Magic Tape; 500 Series Shinkansen; the "painless" needle; honeycomb structures; stain-resistant wall material.
200
What time did you go to bed yesterday?
Ex. I went to bed at 11PM yesterday.
200
Which one of these convenience stores is from Japan?
Family Mart is from Japan. 7-11 and Lawson are from America.
300
Pikachu ______ into Raichu.
DAILY DOUBLE
Evolves; 進化する
300
Magic Tape was invented in Sweden.
False; It was invented in Switzerland by a Swiss engineer.
300
What kind of seeds were studied to create Magic Tape?
Burdock seeds
300
What is your favorite anime/manga? What is it about? (2 sentences)
Ex. My favorite anime is Kimetsu no Yaiba. It is about fighting demons.
300
This famous man saw many important events of the Sengoku period through his one eye, and he eventually became the daimyou of Sendai. Who was this man?
DAILY DOUBLE
Date Masamune
400
We use a _________ to look at very small things.
A. Burdock B. Microscope
C. Beak D. Toilet
B. Microscope; 顕微鏡
400
The noise created by the old Shinkansen when it passed through tunnels was caused by water resistance.
False; It was caused by air resistance.
400
What is special about the shape of the kingfisher's beak?
The shape of its long beak reduces water resistance.
400
What are 4 countries that speak English natively?
*100 per country
USA, Canada, the UK, Australia, Ireland, South Africa, Jamaica, New Zealand, the Philippines, India, Singapore, etc.
400
In the Heian period, the noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu wrote this novel. What is its name?
The Tale of Genji/Genji Monogatari
500
A kappamaki is ________ of rice, nori, and cucumber.
A. Structured B. Tube
C. Composed D. Undiscovered
C. Composed； 構成されている
500
Airplanes are an example of biomimetics.
True; 
500
Why don't we feel much pain when a mosquito bites us?
Because the point of a mosquito's mouthpiece is serrated like a saw. This means that the contact area with the skin is small.
500
Is this sentence correct or incorrect?
I see, you saw a see-saw saw see-saw on a see-saw.
CORRECT:
See/saw =見る/見た saw = のこぎり
see-saw = シーソー; シーソーする
see-saw saw = シーソーののこぎり
了解、あなたはシーソーののこぎりをシーソーでシーソーすることを見た.
500
Before "あいうえお, かきくけこ", the hiragana were organized based on this flowery poem. What is the name of the poem?
The いろは
(いろはにほへと ちりぬるを。。。)