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APRIL:

4/12
Q: Tell me what the Devil’s Dictionary defines as the Hider factor in the progress of the human race.
A: Villains

4/19

Q: Between A and B ... which line seems longer ...?
A: They’re the same

4/23

Q: Between music, theater, and chariot racing, which sport did Nero win when he participated in the Olympics?
A: All of them

4/25

Q: Ann asks for help about what does the phrase “my country right or wrong” mean to convey?
A1: You unquestionably support it
A2: You have a duty to correct it

4/27

Q: Do you know the name of the theorem named after this number?
A: Four color theorem

4/30

Q1: First off, the “wunder” part probably means ...?
A1: Wonder
Q2: Next, the “kind” part. That’s probably ...
A2: Child
Q3: Yeah, that’s gotta be it. “Kind” means a child ... or at least a young guy, in your case.
A3: A prodigy

MAY:
5/7

Q: So what’s the literal translation of the phrase “femme fatale?”
A: Fatal woman

5/10

Q: You know the time period Yoshitsune was active in, don’t you?
A: The Heian period

EXAMS 5/11

Q1: What historical figure inspired “favoring the magistrate?”
A1: Minamoto no Yoshitsune
Q2: Yoshitune had a brother, right. Oh, I think his name was ...
A2: Minamoto no Yoritomo
Q3: But they ended up coming into conflict. And in the end when they had to oppose each other ...
A3: Yoritomo won
Q4: That’s probably because people tend to sympathize less with people in power, and sympathize more with ...
A4: The weak

EXAMS 5/12

Q1: Which brain function is responsible for the phenomenon of seeing an illusion in this figure?
A1: Cognition
Q2: Which of the following maps can you paint without any adjacent areas being the same color?
A2: Both

EXAMS 5/13

Q1: Name that book that defined “male factor” as the chief factor in the progress of the human race.
A1: The Devil’s Dictionary
Q2: What character archetype refers to a mysterious and seductive woman, typically with ulterior motives?
A2: Femme Fatale

5/16

Q: What do we call the phenomenon where believing in a treatment’s power is enough to improve your condition?
A: The Placebo effect

5/19

Q: Which famous artist of the Edo period is said to have moved residence over 100 times?
A: Katsushika Hokusai

5/21

Q: The golden ratio is 1:1.618 but do you know the silver ratio?
A: 1:1.414

5/23

Q1: If we think about what these words have in common, then maybe “syn” means ...
A1: Together
Q2: And “aisthesis,” huh? That’s a little like the word aesthetics. I wonder if it means ...
A2: Senses
Q3: So that means the full word basically means...
A3: Senses coming together

5/26

Q: Do you know which author Leblanc borrowed from?
A: Arthur Conan Doyle

5/31

Q: Do you know which peg-legged, parrot toting historical figure’s appearance became visual shorthand for pirates?
A: John Silver

JUNE:
6/4

Q: What do you think the name for the phenomenon is?
A: The halo effect

6/7

Q: The red king crab is biologically related to the hermit crab. So how is it different from a crab. Do you know?
A: The number of legs

6/8

Q: Where does totalitarianism take things a step further than authoritarianism?
A: Controlling Public Thought

6/13

Q: What color do you think it turns (when washing your hair with copper)
A: Green

6/15

Q: Between paper bills and coins, which one is issued by the government?
A: Coins

6/20

Assist Ann: One of these has minor metals in it, right?
A: Smartphone

6/23

Q: Now do you know what this woman’s position was?
A: A pope

6/27

Q: Which of these animals is involved in an English idiom about the weather?
A: Dogs

6/29

Q: What do you think it says on the back of this (Shogi) piece?
A: Gold

JULY:
7/1

Q: What’s the meaning of the original Chinese phrase that these dumplings’ name came from?
A: Barbarian’s Head

7/4

Q: Two people are responsible for July and August having 31 days. Do you know who those people are?
A: Julius and Augustus

7/7

Assist Ann: So Tanabata’s about gods crossing a starry sky to reunite once every year. It might have something to do with... ?
A1: The Milky Way
Q2: Traditional food
A2: Soumen’s noodles

7/9

Q: Do you know what shape it is?
A: A triangle

7/11

Q1: What is long-term memory, anyway?
A1: Memories that last a long time
Q2: Markus mentioned something about the amount of memories you could store, right? Something like ...
A2: Infinite
Q3: If you have theoretically infinite space for them... Theoretically, you’d be able to retain them for ...
A3: Forever

7/12

Q: Do you know what he did?
A: Thievery

EXAMS 7/13

Q1: If angle C is 28 degrees, and angles A and D are 88 degrees, what is the angle of B and E?
A1: 64 degrees
Q2: I think this came up in class. They were invented by the campus’s guy from Romance of the Three Kingdoms, right?
A2: Zhuge Liang
Q3: And they were offering something to quell the river ...
A3: Barbarians’ heads
Q4: This master strategist came up with the baozi to
A4: To offer them instead of heads

EXAMS 7/14

Q1: What is the name and genus of this organism?
A1: Red King Crab (Paralithodes)
Q2: What happened when the government issued paper and hard currencies in Japan for the first time?
A2: It caused confusion in the economy

EXAMS 7/15

Q1: What is the English equivalent of the Norwegian idiom “raining witches?”
A1: Raining cats and dogs
Q2: Which of the following is another name for spikenard noodles traditionally eaten in Tanabata?
A2: Demon guts

SEPTEMBER
9/3

Q: Each hand in this famous statue means something, but ... do you know what the right represents?
A: Prosperity

9/6

Q: Do you know the name of that phenomenon where the second hand looks like it’s stopped moving?
A: Chronostasis

9/14

Q: What does a pawn shop offer that a secondhand shop doesn’t?
A: Money loans for collateral

9/17

Q: What’s one of the supposed origins for the phrase “cat got your tongue?”
A: Cats eating human tongues

9/21

Q: Robot comes from a word in Czech ... but where in Europe is the Czech Republic located?
A: Central Europe

9/24

Q: How many white and black shapes are there respectively on a soccer ball?
A: 20 white, 12 black

9/28

Q1: So "PVS," referring to when you mistakenly think your phone is going off... What's the P?
A1: Phantom
Q2: The next part is the V part. That means it'd be "phantom..." what?
A2: Vibration
Q3: Last is the S. So if we have "phantom vibration" so far...?
A3: Syndrome

9/29

Q: But the fishermen of Nagaragawa are actually civil servants as well. So, tell me which sector they belong to.
A: Imperial Household Agency

OCTOBER:

10/3

Q: If we use “three watermelons in the sun” to visualize a certain matter’s size against the universe’s, what are the melons?
A: Stars

10/6

Q: Now, do you know who invented this instrument? (Guillotine)
A: Joseph-Ignace Guillotine

10/11

Q: Which name was most commonly ascribed to shape B?
A: Bouba

EXAMS 10/17

Q1: Counting both black and white surfaces, how many surfaces are there in total on a soccer ball?
A1: 32 surfaces
Q2: Didn’t the teacher say that the number of colors used to be different? Do you remember?
A2: It used to be one color
Q3: Oh yeah, I remember. I think she said that unlike now, soccer games were broadcast with ...
A3: Black and white picture

EXAMS 10/18

Q1: Who conducted executions using this device?
A1: Charles-Henri Sanson
Q2: What is the reason that most people can not become a commercial fisherman of Nagarasawa?
A2: It’s a hereditary profession

EXAMS 10/19

Q1: What is the meaning of “robota,” the etymological root of “robot”
A1: Slave labor
Q2: Which of the following describes the density of the stars in outer space?
A2: 3 bees in all of Europe

10/22

Q: Now, tell me the total count for each column in this magic square.
A: 15

10/24

Q: From a psychological standpoint, what’s a key reason our memories can differ from reality?
A: Memory Bias

NOVEMBER
11/2

Q: Can you tell me the meaning of the word “wack” in Thieves’ Cant?
A: A share of stolen goods

11/4

Q: Clubs is a club, diamond is a gem, so what does a spade represent?
A: A sword

11/8

Q: Tell me how old you have to be to listen in on a trial?
A: Any age

11/10

Q: Do you know why it’s missing in the character for crow?
A: Crow eyes are hard to see

11/12

Q: I wonder. Do you know why voices sound so different over the phone?
A: Because the voice is synthetic.

11/14

Q: Tell me why that is? (Sun rising over Mt. Fuji)
A: Because of high altitude

11/15

Q: He was to be paraded through the city and punished in a very particular way. How was he punished? (Nezumi Kozo)
A: His head was put on display

11/17

Q: Do you know the name for this graph? Your hint is “snails” ...
A: Cochleoid

DECEMBER:
EXAMS 12/20

Q1: Choose the graph which is named after the Chinese yoyo known as a diabolo.
A1: D
Q2: He was a really famous thief in the Edo period, right? How much money did he steal, in the end?
A2: Over one billion yen
Q3: As a result he was sentenced to ...
A3: Having his head displayed
Q4: Criminals, especially famous criminals, were mostly parades around for ...
A4: A performance

EXAMS 12/21

Q1: Which suit of cards represents the Holy Grail?
A1: Hearts
Q2: According to Japanese judicial law, what is possible for even an infant to do in court?
A2: Attend

EXAMS 12/22

Q1: What country refers to a person who controls politics behind the scenes as a “prime minister in black?”
A1: Japan
Q2: The Japanese word “dokyuu” translates to “massive.” What English word inspired the initial “do” in dokyuu?
A2: Dreadnought

JANUARY:
1/11

Assist Ann 1: What’s this phrase supposed to illustrate about the gods of Shinto?
A1: How numerous they are
Assist Ann 2: What’s the phrase again? The one about how many gods there are in Shinto?
A2: The Eight Million Gods

1/14

Q: Where do you think the fictional land of “Ihatov” is modeled after?
A: Iwate

1/18

Q: What did the word awful originally mean?
A: Impressive

1/20

Q: Do you know what she’s stepping on?
A: A snake

1/24

Q1: What does that mean when describing a person? (Sweet)
A1: Kind-hearted
Q2: So what kind of connotation would “salty” have in that context?
A2: Negative
Q3: So with all of that in mind, “salty” probably means ...
A3: Resentful

1/27

Q: How far did this study suggest personal happiness can spread?
A: To friends of friends of friends