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General Questions 1
General Questions 2
100

What is the Japanese name for seaweed rolls?

Sushi

100

What is the capital of Japan?

Tokyo

100

What is the most popular sport in Japan?

Baseball

100

What is a traditional Japanese women’s outfit called?

Kimono

100

In Japanese, comics are called …?

Manga

200

What is the most common food eaten in Japan? (Hint: it is usually served at every meal.

Rice

200

What is the name of the biggest mountain in Japan?

Mt Fuji

200

If you played basukettobooru in Japan, what would you be playing?

Basketball

200

How do Japanese people show respect to others?

They bow

200

Which building structure is taller – Tokyo Tower or Tokyo Sky Tree?

Tokyo Sky Tree at 634m

Tokyo Tower is 333m

300

What colour is matcha tea in Japan?

Green

300

How many main islands make up Japan?

4 - Honshuu, Hokkaido, Shikoku and Kyuushu

300

What are Rikishi’s better known as in English?

Sumo wrestlers

300

What is the Japanese art of folding paper known as?

Origami

300

Obentou is the Japanese word for …?

Lunchbox

400

In Japan you will be required to use ohashi at meal times – what are ohashi?

Chopsticks

400

Where is the Disneyland in Japan located?

Tokyo

400

Which sport competes in the J-League in Japan?

Soccer

400

The shinkansen is the most popular and convenient form of transport in Japan, what is it commonly referred to in English?

The Bullet Train

400

What is the Japanese currency called?

Yen
500

If you went to Makkudonarudo in Japan and bought a hambaagaa and koora, where would you be and what would you get?

McDonalds, Hamburger and Coke

500

Which Japanese city was the first to be bombed in World War 2?

Hiroshima

500

Which martial art’s name literally means empty handed fighting?

Karate

500

Traditionally Japanese women perform a Chanoyu ceremony for visitors – what do they serve at this ceremony?

Tea

500

In which Japanese city would you find the famous gold temple called Kinkakuji?

Kyoto