Classroom Answers

4/14

Qwhat is the year before 1 AD called?

A1 BC

4/18

QThe word “alphabet” comes from the word “alpha” and what other one?

ABeta

4/20

QHow many parts are there in Murakami’s “The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle?”

AThree

4/23

QWhat was the first economic bubble incident in the world?

ATulip mania

4/25

QWhat’s it called when you gain more muscle after getting sore through exercise?

AOvercompensation

4/26

QWhich property of whole numbers doesn’t exist?

AMarriage numbers

4/30

QWhat is the greatest canyon in the solar system?

AValles Marineris

5/7

QDo you know how Soseki Natsume translated the English phrase “I love you” into Japanese?

A“The moon is beautiful, isn’t it?

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QWhat is it called when muscles grow after exercise?

AOvercompensation

QWhat is the year before 1 A.D. called?

A1 B.C.

QWhich of these types of numbers does not exist?

AMarriage numbers

QWho translated “I love you” as “The moon is beautiful, isn’t it?”

ASoseki Natsume

QWho said “As soon as laws are necessary for men, they are no longer fit for freedom?”

APythagoras

QWhich of the following is the highest mountain in the solar system?

AOlympus Mons
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5/26

QTell me how the theory that the pyramids were built by slaves was disproven!

AAttendance logs

6/8

QWhat sport is “heikin-dai”?

ABalance Beam

6/13

QTell me what kind of exercise builds up lactic acid in the muscles!

AAnaerobics

6/15

QTell me what morale is!

ACheerfulness of a group

6/20

QWhat period did Japan first implement bonus pay?

AMeiji

6/27

QWhat is identity?

AIndividuality

6/30

QWhich one of these is the name of a real river?

APis Pis River

7/4

QWho said this: “Man is but a reed, the most feeble thing in nature; but he is a thinking reed”?

APascal

7/7

QWhat is the beginning of “Gakumon no Susume” a reference too?

AThe U.S. Declaration of Independence

7/13

QWhat is the medical term for brainfreeze?

ASphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia

7/14

QWhich famous Heian-era monk famously used a wrong version of this specific kanji?

AKuukai

7/15

QWhich line can a typhoon never cross?

AThe equator

7/16

QTell me what makes the king of hearts look different from the other kings in a standard deck of cards?

AHe has no mustache.

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(7/19)

QWhat is morale?

ACheerfulness in a group

QWhat sport is “heikin-dai”?

ABalance Beam

(7/20)

QWhich kanji did Kobo make a mistake on?

AThe first option

QIn which period did Japan first implement bonus pay?

AMeiji

(7/21)

QWhich king in a deck of cards is missing a mustache?

AKing of hearts

QWho said this: “Man is but a reed, the most feeble thing in nature; but he is a thinking reed”?

APascal

(7/22)

QWhich one of these is the name of a real river?

APis Pis River

QWhat is the beginning of “Gakumon no Susume” a reference to?

AThe U.S. Declaration of Independence
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9/1

Q“Venison” is the meat of what animal?

AAll of the above

9/5

QWhich of the following is a kigo for fall?

ABrisk

9/17

QHow short was history’s shortest war?

A40 minutes

9/20

QWhat do you call somebody who’s between ninety and one hundred years old?

AA nonagenarian

9/28

QWhat part of the human body has an apple in it?

AThroat

10/4

QWhich of these sports also uses an anchor?

ATug-of-War

10/5

QWhere would you find Japan on a map made in a foreign country?

AThe right edge

10/8

QTell me what bird’s name means “coward”in English!

AChicken

10/11

QWhat did Napoleon have invented?

AGlass jars

10/12

QDo you know what vegetable was used to make the first jack-o-lantern?

ATurnips

10/13

QWhat kind of fish was I just talking about?

AOjisan

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(10/14)

QWhat part of the body contains the “Adam’s apple”?

AThroat

QWhere would you find Japan on a map made in a foreign country?

AThe right edge

(10/15)

QHow short was history’s shortest war?

A40 minutes

Q“Venison” is the meat of what animal?

AAll of the above

(10/17)

QWhat is the Japanese name for “panda”?

ABlack and white bears

QWhich bird is falsely known for being cowardly in the English phrase “to stick one’s head in the sand”?

AOstrich

(10/18)

QWhat was the name of the Wasan textbook that came out in the Edo period?

AMath Girl

QWhat did Napoleon have invented?

AGlass jars

(10/19)

QWhich season is the adjective “brisk” a kigo for?

AFall

QWhat is “Dragon’s Blood”?

APlant resin
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11/01

QTell me what the “figure” in “figure skating” refers to!

AGeometric shapes

11/04

QWho can tell me what kind of bird a kanko-dori is??

AA cuckoo

11/07

QWhich country do you think the South Pole belongs to?

ANo country

11/11

QWhat desert is the Welwitschia from?

ANamib

11/17

QAlcohol has to do with the roots of the word “bridal.” Do you know how?

ABride ale

11/22

QDo you know what an “atlas” is?

AA book of maps

11/24

Q0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13... What is this sequence called?

AFibonacci sequence

11/25

QThere are over 130 ancient pyramids in Egypt, but do you know who’s buried in the biggest one?

AKhufu

11/26

QWhich of these is considered a “rice cake”?

AMochi

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(11/28)

QWhat does French food stem from?

AItalian Food

QWhat does the “figure” in “figure skating” refer to?

AGeometric shapes

(11/29)

QWho is buried in the biggest pyramid in Egypt?

AKhufu

QWhat is a book of maps called?

AAtlas

(11/30)

QWhat word has the words “bride ale” as its roots?

ABridal

QWhat kind of bird is a “kanko-dori”?

AA cuckoo

(12/1)

QWhich country does the South Pole belong to?

ANo country

Q0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13... What is this sequence called?

AThe Fibonacci sequence

(12/2)

QWhat desert is the Welwitschia found in?

ANamib

QWhich of these is considered a “rice cake”?

AMochi
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12/9

QDo you know what color a fuzzy-wuzzy polar bear’s fur really is?

ATransparent

12/10

QWhat determines whether a hair grows curly or straight?

AThe cross-section

12/17

QDo you know the intent behind the phrase, “Compassion is not for the good of others”?

ACompassion makes you look better

12/21

QWhich Cleopatra is the one who was known as one of the three most beautiful women in the world?

AVII

1/10

QWhat are you supposed to put on top of a kagami mochi?

AAn orange

1/14

Q“Toso” is a traditional drink for the new year, but what does the name mean?

ABury the demons

1/19

QIn the Thai and Vietnamese zodiacs, which animal is used in place of the rabbit?

ACat

1/25

QWhat color is the snow that falls in Europe in the spring?

ARed

1/30

QWhat’s the next unit of measurement up from a terabyte?

APetabyte

2/1

QWhat color were the pyramids originally?

AWhite

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(2/6)

QThe word “alphabet” comes from the words “alpha” and what other one?

ABeta

QHow was the theory that the pyramids were built by slaves disproven?

AAttendance logs

(2/7)

QWhat drink name means “bury demons”?

AToso

QWhat is the medical term for brainfreeze?

ASphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia

(2/8)

QWhat is the Japanese zodiac equivalent to the “cat” in the Thai and Vietnamese zodiacs?

ARabbit

QWhat vegetable was used to make the first jack-o’-lanterns?

ATurnips

(2/9)

QWhat color were the pyramids when they were first built?

AWhite

QWhat gets mixed with snow in Europe that sometimes causes it to turn red?

AThe Sahara Desert sand
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