日本について！（にほんについて）About Japan!

Kanji

100

Which one is Kanji?

1. ひらがな

2. カタカナ

3. 漢字

3. 漢字

200

How do you read this?

六十五

ろくじゅうご

300

How do you read?

学校

がっこう

400

How do you read:

1. 玉

2. 王

1. 玉　たま

2. 王　おう

500

Read the sentence:

先生は田中さんの右にいます。

せんせい　は　たなかさん　の　みぎ　に　います

Hiragana

100

Which one is Hiragana?

1. ひらがな

2. カタカナ

3. 漢字

1. ひらがな

200

Read out loud:

1. わたし

2. かれ

3. これは

1. わたし　watashi

2. かれ      kare

3. これは   koreha(wa)

300

Read out loud:

1. みゃく

2. きゅうりょう

1. みゃく　Myaku

2. きゅうりょう　Kyuuryou

400

Read out loud:

これはみずじゃないですよ。

kore wa mizu janai desu yo

500

Team Challenge!

1st person to correctly write this (in Hiragana) gets the points for their team:

Ryokou ga sugoi desu

りょこう　が　すごい　です

Katakana

100

Which one is Katakana?

1. ひらがな

2. カタカナ

3. 漢字

2. カタカナ

200

How do you read:

カタカナ

Katakana

300

Which is the word for:

Disney

a. ディスに―

b. ディズニー

c. アイスクリーム

b. ディズニー

400

Read these words aloud:

コーヒー

ジャパン

コーヒー　　　　　　こーひー

ジャパン　　　　　　じゃぱん

500

Which pair is not correct?

a. アメリカ -> America

b. ブラジル -> Brazil

c. ブリタン -> Britain

d. カナダ -> Canada

c. ブリタン -> Britain

Correct: 

イギリス (いぎりす)

Grammar

100

Golden rule?

Verb goes at the end

200

Give examples of:

1. A verb

2. An adjective

3. A noun

1. run

2. funny

3. kid

300

What is the order of the Japanese sentence structure?

Hint: English is SVO

SOV

Subject-Object-Verb

400

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

1. わたしは好きですすし。

2. すしは好きですわたし。

3. わたしはすしが好きです。

３．わたしはすしが好きです。

500

Which is correct?

a. これは私のです。

b. これは私のペンです。

c. neither

d. both

d. both

Random Facts

100

Japan is located where?

1. Eurasia

2. Americas

3. Europe

4. Asia

5. Southeast Asia

6. Slightly north of the North Pole

4. Asia

200

Which is the most accurate description of the Japanese flag?

1. A red flag with a white circle

2. Red... White... and Blue... Murica... I mean, Japan!

3. A elegantly drawn red circle surrounded by a hint of ivory, sprinkled with much complexity

4. White flag, red circle.

5. Red and white

4. White flag, red circle.

300

How many main islands does Japan have?

1. 2

2. 1

3. 4

4. 3

3. 4

400

How many islands does Japan have in total (approximate)

1. 20

2. 10

3. 100~150

4. 6000

5. over 9000

6. None of the above... 

5. over 9000

500

Which (2) food culture is true about Japan:

1. Slurping noodles is polite

2. Passing food around, chopstick to chopstick, isn't frowned upon.

3. Before eating, people say "ごちそうさまでした"

4. It is polite to not finish all your food.

5. Rubbing chopsticks together isn't cringe.

6. Sticking chopsticks vertically into rice is a polite way to place them until using them again.

7. The traditional Christmas Eve meal is KFC

1. Slurping noodles is polite

7. The traditional Christmas Eve meal is KFC