An American In Japan

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Where is the annual Snow Festival held every year? Misawa Hachinohe Kyoto Sapporo

2. What do the Japanese call the "bullet train"? shinkansen bullet-u train-u tohoku sakura-san

3. Which of the following is NOT a Japanese beer? Orion Asahi Kirin Tsing Tao

4. In what year did the U.S. return control of Okinawa to Japan? 1972 1980 1947 Never; Okinawa has always belonged to Japan

5. What is awamori? An Okinawan liquor The northern most prefecture on Hokkaido The Shinto burial rite The Japanese word for suicide

6. Is the sweet potato native to Japan? Yes No

7. What is Obon? A Japanese New Year festival A Japanese musical instrument The Japanese word for Emperor A Buddhist celebration for honoring ancestors

8. What is the name of the Emperor's residence in Tokyo? Hirosaki Castle Kokyo Palace Kyoto Imperial Palace Tokyo Palace

9. What is the Japanese word for Japan? Ainu Japan Kokusai Nihon

10. Which religion is native to Japan? Buddhism Christianity Confucianism Shintoism