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For the theme of this year's CARW, Around the World in 7 Days, here are some simple trivia about my motherland, Japan. Maybe you'll find some of them interesting.
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A. With a passenger throughput of over 3.6 million people a day, ______ station is the world's busiest.
1. Shibuya 2. Harajuku 3. Shinjuku 4. Hamburg
B. A symbol of Christmas in Japan, ____ ____ is often seen dressed up as Santa Claus in front of restaurants (which offer a special Christmas feast).
1. Hello Kitty 2. Colonel Sanders 3. Honey Bear 4. Ronald McDonald
C. Japan has the highest density of _____ _____ in the world, at around 5.5 million (about 1 per every 23 people).
1. robotic cats 2. vending machines 3. square watermelons 4. wild Pokémon
D. This giant became an official citizen of Japan in 2015.
0. Gundam 1. Mothra 2. Ultraman 3. Godzilla
E. This staple food is consumed by a Japanese person on average 73 times a year.
0. Curry 1. Sushi 2. Ramen 3. Hot dog
F. It's perfectly fine, and often encouraged, to _____ while eating ramen and other noodles while in Japan.
2. bow 3. slurp 4. shop 5. dance
G. What's the name of the mountain featured in the image below?
0. Mt. Fuji 1. Mt. Kita 2. Mt. Akaishi 3. Mt. Yama
H. This word for these things: :) 😀😁😎😋😍 combines the Japanese words for 'picture' え and 'character' もじ.
4. emoti 5. emoji 6. mojiman 7. anime
I. Known as the 'most punctual railroad system' in the world, each of its operational shinkansen (bullet train) has an average annual delay time of _____ minutes, which includes those caused by weather and natural disasters (which are frequent in Japan).
3. 0.9 4. 1.5 5. 2.7 6. 3
J. This electronics and video game company was founded in 1889 as a hand made playing card producer.
3. Sony 4. Atari 5. Sega 6. Nintendo
*sources available upon request
photo by signal42
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