Classroom Answers

What is the year before 1 AD called?

1. 1 BC

The word "alphabet" comes from the the word "alpha" and what other one?

1. Beta

(Yosuke) "C'mon, man, help me here!"

1. Three

(Yosuke, again) "What's this ergonomic bubble she's asking about!?"

1. Tulip Mania

What's it called when you gain more muscle after getting sore through exercise?

1. Overcompensation

(Chie) "I don't think I've heard of any of these?"

1. Marriage numbers

What is the greatest canyon in the solar system?

1. Valles Marineris

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

1. The moon is beautiful, isn’t it?

Tell me how the theory that the pyramids were built by slaves was disproven!/Something about laborers?

1. Attendance Logs.

(Yukiko) What sport is “heikin-dai”?

1. Balance Beam.

What kind of exercise is a sprint classified as?

1. Anaerobics.

Tell me what morale is!

1. Cheerfulness of a group.

What period did Japan first implement Bonus pay?

1. Meiji.

Answer this: What is identity?

1. Individuality.

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

1. Pis Pis River.

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

1. Pascal.

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

1. The U.S. Declaration of Independence.

What is the medical term for brainfreeze?

1. Sphenopalatine Ganglioneuralgia.

Which famous Heian-ero monk famously used a wrong version of the kanji?

1. Kuukai.

Which line can a typhoon never cross?

1. The equator.

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

1. He has no mustache.

“Venison” is the meat of which animal?

1. All of the Above.

Which of the following is a kigo for fall?

1. Brisk.

How short was history’s shortest war?

1. 40 minutes.

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

1. A nonagenarian.

Do you know the answer?

1. Throat.

Which of these sports also uses an anchor?

1. Tug of war.

Did you know the answer?

1. The right edge.

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

1. Chicken.

What did Napoleon have invented?

1. Glass jars.

Do you know what vegetable was used to make the first Jack o’ Lantern?

1. Turnips.

What kind of fish was I talking about?

1. Ojisan.

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

1. Geometric Shapes.

Sorry, I have no idea.

1. A cuckoo.

Which country do you think the South Pole belongs to?

1. No country.

What desert is the Welwitschia from?

1. Namib.

Is that even in a textbook? The roots of “bridal”? What…?

1. Bride ale.

Do you know what an “atlas” is?

1. A book of maps.

0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13… what is this sequence called?

1. Fibonacci Sequence.

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

1. Khufu.

Which one of these is considered a “rice cake”?

1. Mochi.

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

1. Transparent.

What determines whether a hair grows curly or straight?

1. The cross-section.

Huh? What? I wasn’t listening… Help!

1. Compassion makes you look better.

Will you tell me if you know the answer?

1. VII.

Tell me, what are you supposed to put on top of a kagami mochi?

1. An Orange.

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

1. Bury the Demons.

In the Thai and Vietnamese Zodiacs, which animal is used in the place of the rabbit?

1. Cat.

European snow in spring…? Do you know?

1. Red.

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

1. Petabyte.

What color were the pyramids originally?

1. White.