Some sample questions from this category:
* A Sumo wrestler's waist-belt is adorned by stiffened silk cords which serve merely as ornamentation. What are these dangling adornments called?
* What is the backless skirt called that Sumo wrestlers wear while not in the ring?
* Sumo wrestlers of the Yokozuna rank (the highest ranking) wear their hair in a style resembling the leaf of what plant?
* The referee in a Sumo match wears a hat of very distinctive style. What is this hat called?
* The referee holds a ceremonial war fan or paddle which he wields along with his dagger! By what name is the fan referred?
* The Yobidashi also performs an important ceremonial function in a sumo tournament. Yobidashis are responsible for which of the following?
* While preparing for a match in the ring, or Dohyo, you will notice Sumo wrestlers tossing a white substance around the ring. What is this substance?
* Which of the following is the term for a Sumo wrestling tournament?
* Which of the following is not a ranking in the top division (Makuuchi) of Sumo wrestling?
* At the beginning of 2002, who were the two wrestlers holding the rank of Yokozuna, the highest in Sumo?
* Who won the January Grand Tournament?
* Sumo has become more and more international. In Makuuchi, Juryo and Makushita, Sumo's top three divisions respectively, which of the following countries was NOT represented at the beginning of 2002?
* Once in the Dohyo ('ring'), how long may top division (Makuucchi) wrestlers delay the commencement of a Sumo bout?
* Up until 2002 (300 years of competitive Sumo), how many Sumo Wrestlers have attained Sumo's top rank?
* Who was the heaviest wrestler in the top (Makuuchi) division (2002)?
* Where is the November Grand Tournament held each year?
* How do wrestlers attain the rank of Yokozuna, Sumo's highest rank?
* Who won the July 2002 Nagoya Grand Tournament?
* One American rose to the top division long before an American won the Grand Tournament. Who was the first American born Sumo Wrestler to reach the top Makuuchi division?
* Wrestlers can advance to the top division and wrestle there for 10 to 15 years, without ever winning the tournament. Which one of these wrestlers has won the most the most Makuuchi Championships or Grand Tournaments?
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