• This guide provides answers to all classroom questions and midterms.
  
• This guide will be broken down into months for ease of use.
  
• A minimum knowledge rank of 4 is required in order to ace a test.

Q: What is the year before 1 A.D. called?
A: 1 B.C.





Q: The word "alphabet" comes from the word "alpha" and what other one?
A: Beta





Q: How many parts are there in Murakami’s “The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle”?
A: Three





Q: What was the first economic bubble incident in the world?
A: Tulip Mania





Q: What’s it called when you gain more muscle after getting sore through exercise?
A: Overcompensation





Q: Which property of whole numbers doesn’t exist?
A: Marriage Numbers





Q: What is the greatest canyon in the solar system?
A: Valles Marineris

Q: Do you know how Soseki Natsume translated the English phrase “I love you” into Japanese?
A: “The moon is beautiful, isn’t it?"





Q1: What is it called when muscles grow after exercise?
A1: Overcompensation

Q2: What is the year before 1 A.D. called?
A2: 1 B.C.





Q1: Which of these types of numbers does not exist?
A2: Marriage numbers

Q2: Who translated “I love you” as “The moon is beautiful, isn’t it?”
A2: Soseki Natsume





Q1: Who said “As soon as laws are necessary for men, they are no longer fit for freedom?”
A2: Pythagoras

Q2: Which of the following is the highest mountain in the solar system?
A2: Olympus Mons





Q: Tell me how the theory that the pyramids were built by slaves was disproven!
A: Attendance logs

Q: What sport is “heikin-dai”?
A: Balance Beam





Q: Tell me what kind of exercise builds up lactic acid in the muscles!
A: Anaerobics





Q: Tell me what morale is!
A: Cheerfulness of a group





Q: What period did Japan first implement bonus pay?
A: Meiji





Q: What is identity?
A: Individuality





Q: Which one of these is the name of a real river?
A: Pis Pis River

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





Q: What is the beginning of “Gakumon no Susume” a reference too?
A: The U.S. Declaration of Independence





Q: What is the medical term for brainfreeze?
A: Sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia





Q: Which famous Heian-era monk famously used a wrong version of this specific kanji?
A: Kuukai





Q: Which line can a typhoon never cross?
A: The equator





Q: Tell me what makes the king of hearts look different from the other kings in a standard deck of cards?
A: He has no mustache.





Q1: What is morale?
A1: Cheerfulness in a group

Q2: What sport is “heikin-dai”?
A2: Balance Beam





Q1: Which kanji did Kobo make a mistake on?
A1: The first option

Q2: In which period did Japan first implement bonus pay?
A2: Meiji





Q1: Which king in a deck of cards is missing a mustache?
A1: King of hearts

Q2: Who said this: “Man is but a reed, the most feeble thing in nature; but he is a thinking reed”?
A2: Pascal





Q1: Which one of these is the name of a real river?
A1: Pis Pis River

Q2: What is the beginning of “Gakumon no Susume” a reference to?
A2: The U.S. Declaration of Independence

Q: “Venison” is the meat of what animal?
A: All of the above





Q: Which of the following is a kigo for fall?
A: Brisk





Q: How short was history’s shortest war?
A: 40 minutes





Q: What do you call somebody who’s between ninety and one hundred years old?
A: A nonagenarian





Q: What part of the human body has an apple in it?
A: Throat

Q: Which of these sports also uses an anchor?
A: Tug-of-War





Q: Where would you find Japan on a map made in a foreign country?
A: The right edge





Q: Tell me what bird’s name means “coward”in English!
A: Chicken





Q: What did Napoleon have invented?
A: Glass jars





Q: Do you know what vegetable was used to make the first jack-o-lantern?
A: Turnips





Q: What kind of fish was I just talking about?
A: Ojisan





Q1: What part of the body contains the “Adam’s apple”?
A1: Throat

Q2: Where would you find Japan on a map made in a foreign country?
A2: The right edge





Q1: How short was history’s shortest war?
A1: 40 minutes

Q2: “Venison” is the meat of what animal?
A2: All of the above





Q1: What is the Japanese name for “panda”?
A1: Black and white bears

Q2: Which bird is falsely known for being cowardly in the English phrase “to stick one’s head in the sand”?
A2: Ostrich





Q1: What was the name of the Wasan textbook that came out in the Edo period?
A1: Math Girl

Q2: What did Napoleon have invented?
A2: Glass jars





Q1: Which season is the adjective “brisk” a kigo for?
A1: Fall

Q2: What is “Dragon’s Blood”?
A2: Plant resin

Q: Tell me what the “figure” in “figure skating” refers to!
A: Geometric shapes





Q: Who can tell me what kind of bird a kanko-dori is??
A: A cuckoo





Q: Which country do you think the South Pole belongs to?
A: No country





Q: What desert is the Welwitschia from?
A: Namib





Q: Alcohol has to do with the roots of the word “bridal.” Do you know how?
A: Bride ale





Q: Do you know what an “atlas” is?
A: A book of maps





Q: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13... What is this sequence called?
A: Fibonacci sequence





Q: There are over 130 ancient pyramids in Egypt, but do you know who’s buried in the biggest one?
A: Khufu





Q: Which of these is considered a “rice cake”?
A: Mochi





Q1: What does French food stem from?
A1: Italian Food

Q2: What does the “figure” in “figure skating” refer to?
A2: Geometric shapes





Q1: Who is buried in the biggest pyramid in Egypt?
A1: Khufu

Q2: What is a book of maps called?
A2: Atlas





Q1: What word has the words “bride ale” as its roots?
A1: Bridal

Q2: What kind of bird is a “kanko-dori”?
A2: A cuckoo

Q1: Which country does the South Pole belong to?
A2: No country

Q2: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13... What is this sequence called?
A2: The Fibonacci sequence





Q1: What desert is the Welwitschia found in?
A2: Namib

Q2: Which of these is considered a “rice cake”?
A2: Mochi





Q: Do you know what color a fuzzy-wuzzy polar bear’s fur really is?
A: Transparent





Q: What determines whether a hair grows curly or straight?
A: The cross-section





Q: Do you know the intent behind the phrase, “Compassion is not for the good of others”?
A: Compassion makes you look better





Q: Which Cleopatra is the one who was known as one of the three most beautiful women in the world?
A: VII

Q: What are you supposed to put on top of a kagami mochi?
A: An orange





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





Q: In the Thai and Vietnamese zodiacs, which animal is used in place of the rabbit?
A: Cat





Q: What color is the snow that falls in Europe in the spring?
A: Red





Q: What’s the next unit of measurement up from a terabyte?
A: Petabyte

Q: What color were the pyramids originally?
A: White





Q1: The word “alphabet” comes from the words “alpha” and what other one?
A1: Beta

Q2: How was the theory that the pyramids were built by slaves disproven?
A2: Attendance logs





Q1: What drink name means “bury demons”?
A1: Toso

Q2: What is the medical term for brainfreeze?
A2: Sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia





Q1: What is the Japanese zodiac equivalent to the “cat” in the Thai and Vietnamese zodiacs?
A1: Rabbit

Q2: What vegetable was used to make the first jack-o’-lanterns?
A2: Turnips





Q1: What color were the pyramids when they were first built?
A1: White

Q2: What gets mixed with snow in Europe that sometimes causes it to turn red?
A2: The Sahara Desert sand