Exam Answers

1. What is it called when muscles grow after exercise?

   Overcompensation.

2. What is the year before 1 A.D. called?

   1 B.C.

1. Which of these numbers does not exist?

   Marriage numbers

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

   Soseki Natsume.

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

   Pythagoras.

2. Which of the following is the highest mountain in the solar system?

   Olympus Mons.

Final day of midterms

1. Automatic based on Knowledge stat

1. What is morale?

   Cheerfulness in a group.

2. What sport is “heikin-dai”?

   Balance Beam.

1. It is said, “Even Kobo made mistakes in writing.” Which Kanji did he make a mistake on?

   The first choice

2. In which period did Japan first implement bonus pay?

   Meiji

1. Which king in a deck of cards is missing a mustache?

   King of Hearts.

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

   Pascal

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

   Pis Pis River

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

   The U.S. Declaration of Independence.

Final day of midterms

1. Automatic based on Knowledge stat

1. What part of the body contains the “Adam’s Apple”?

   Throat.

2. Where would you find Japan on a map made in a foreign country?

   The right edge.

1. How short was history’s shortest war?

   40 Minutes.

2. “Venison” is the meat of what animal?

   All of the above.

1. What is the Japanese name for “panda”?

   Black and white bears.

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

   Ostrich.

1. What was the name of the Wasan textbook that came out in the Edo period?

   Math Girl.

2. What did Napoleon have invented?

   Glass Jars.

1. Which season is the adjective “brisk” a kigo for?

   Fall.

2. What is “Dragon’s Blood”?

   Plant Resin.

Final day of midterms

1. Automatic based on Knowledge stat

1. What does French food stem from?

   Italian Food.

2. What does the “figure” in “figure skating” refer to?

   Geometric Shapes.

1. Who is buried in the biggest pyramid in Egypt?

   Khufu

2. What is a book of maps called?

   Atlas

1. What word has the words “bride ale” as its roots?

   Bridal.

2. What kind of bird is a “kanko-dori”?

   A cuckoo.

1. Which country does the South Pole belong to?

   No Country.

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

   The Fibonacci Sequence.

1. What desert is the Welwitschia found in?

   Namib.

2. Which of these is considered a “rice cake”?

   Mochi.

Final day of finals

1. Automatic based on Knowledge stat

1. The word “alphabet” comes from the words “alpha” and what other one?

   Beta.

2. How was the theory that the pyramids were built by slaves disproven?

   Attendance logs.

1. What drink name means “bury demons”?

   Toso

2. What is the medical term for brainfreeze?

   Sphenopalatine Ganglioneuralgia.

1. What is the Japanese Zodiac equivalent to the “cat” in the Thai and Vietnamese Zodiacs?

   Rabbit.

2. What vegetable was first used to make Jack o’ Lanterns?

   Turnips

1. What color were the pyramids when they were first built?

   White.

2. What gets mixed with snow in Europe that sometimes causes it to turn red?

   The Sahara Desert Sand.