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• Do you know what 69% of Japan is covered in?

  • Astroturf

  • Nutella

  • Forests

  • Sprinkles

• Japan's video games have always been the best in the world. What year did Sega's "Heavyweight Champ," the world's first fighting game, come out?

  • 1967

  • 1976

  • 1980

  • 1981

• The Jmon Period ended around 300 B.C., but what came next?

  • The Yayoi Period

  • The Kofun Period

  • The Yu-Gi-Oh Period

  • The Yamato period

• Japan is the birthplace of karaoke. What do you think?

  • False

  • True

• In 1923, what was the name of the worst earthquake that ever hit?

  • The Ōita earthquake

  • The Great Kantō earthquake

  • The Ritsuryō earthquake

  • The Great Nanpō earthquake

• Japan has the highest number of annual earthquake reports. Is it true or false?

  • False

  • True

• Who serves as Japan's head of state formally?

  • Emperor

  • Premier

  • The Fresh Prince

  • The Grand Duke

• The 1940 Summer Olympics were supposed to take place in Tokyo, but they were canceled. Why?

  • Problems with the skin

  • World War I

  • World War II

  • Unfavorable climate conditions

• Can you tell me the total number of islands in Japan?

  • 2,627

  • 6,852

  • 7,632

  • 8,554

• What does the word "Samurai" signify in its original Japanese?

  • To cry

  • To Engage in Fight

  • For the sake of service

  • For peace

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