Movies
What was the highest grossing Japanese movie of all time (hint: it came out in 2016)?
3x bonus for the correct English title.
Kimi no na wa
Your Name
What is the famous type of poetry from Japan?
Haiku
What is a good example of something that is "disgusting"?
Spiders, Natto, Bloody horror movies, etc.
Name different types of beer (not brands).
(Most types wins)
pale ale, wheat, lager, pilsner, stout, porter, indian pale ale, fruit, etc...
What actor played the character "Neo" in the Matrix movies?
(He is also famous for the movies "Speed" and "John Wick")
(2x bonus for correct spelling)
Keanu Reeves.
What famous movie character is connected to these three numbers: 007
(closest answer wins)
(3x points for exact match)
What is another word (a synonym) for "bizarre"?
team with most synonyms wins.
strange, odd, weird, unusual, peculiar, curious, abnormal, etc...
What was the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles favorite food?
Pizza!
What is the 7th planet from the Sun?
(Bonus for both the Japanese & English name)
天王星
Uranus
What Disney movie has the highest selling soundtrack of all Disney movies?
The Lion King!
How many waribashi are used every year in Japan?
(closest answer wins)
25 billion pairs
25,000,000,000 waribashi pairs
Unscramble these letters "L P E R Y"
to spell one of the vocabulary words from Praxis / the Final Vocabulary test.
REPLY.
What are the most eaten fruits in USA?
(highest number correct wins)
(5x bonus for getting all 5 correct)
banana, apple, watermelon, orange, and cantaloupe
What item of clothing (and brand) was named after its Scottish inventor?
(2x bonus for correct spelling)
Mackintosh.
What is the name of Harry Potter's owl? (2x bonus for the correct spelling)
Hedwig.
What old region does true Kobe beef come from?
(2x bonus for its current modern location)
The Tajima region
Northern Hyogo prefecture
Make a list of cooking verbs (for example, "bake").
The longest list wins.
bake, boil, fry, grill, roast, steam, prepare, cut, mince, grate, slice, toast, mix, marinate, cook, baste, etc.
What is a giant panda's favorite food?
bamboo shoots.
just "bamboo" is OK though.
What is the only American state to begin with the letter "P"?
(3x bonus for correct spelling)
Pennsylvania
What is high grossing movie of all time? (most money at theaters)
Bonus 2X: How much money did it make? (closest guess wins)
Avatar at $2,787,965,087
(278,796,508,700 Yen)
In what year was Hello Kitty (Kitty Chan) born in Japan?
(closest answer wins)
(2x bonus for correct decade)
(3x bonus for exact year)
1974
(most words wins)
How many slices of bread are in the typical Japanese loaf (package)?
How many slices of bread are in the typical American loaf (package)?
6 & 12.
How many people are in Kevin's family?
(3x bonus for exact number and the order in the family)
7.
Two younger sisters, Kevin, two older brothers, parents.