Hiya!

I'll admit, this isn't really fanfic-related, but I'm desperate need of help and couldn't think of a better place to turn.  And, who knows, some people might find this interesting--gives a little insight into the average level of anime knowledge your typical Japanese student might know.  They're not all walking otaku--actually, most of them don't know beyond some basic knowledge (excluding a few stunning areas where they know far too much, it seems...)

Anyway, I occasionaly run a Jeopardy-style game in class (for non-North Americans, it's a quiz game with questions organized by category and point value, ie, "I'll try <catagory> for <Xpoints>, please"--"Capital cities for 20," and so on, with higher values being harder questions, of course.

What makes this harder for the students is that it's all done in English.  Therefor, otherwise easy enough questions, such as 'Who taught Kenshin the Hiten Mitsurugi Ryuu' becomes tougher because they might not understand 'taught'--past tense being difficult at times.

This is the list of questions I have thusfar, with associated point values.  The difficult thing with making these questions is that I can't always use the English names... because they only know the shows in Japanese.

Anyway, any help is appreciated!  Private answers are better, of course, since this is a just a wee bit off topic.  If there's any interest, I'll post a compiled list of the questions after I've sifted through any answers I might get.  Your help is appreciated!

What is Pokemon #4 (Hitokage), #10 (Kyatapi), #25 (Pikachuu), #149 (Kairyu), #150 (Myuutsu).--20 pts.

What does Purin (Pukurin), Nyuusu (Perushian), Poniita (Gyaroppu), Koikingu (Gyaradosu) become?--20/30 pts.

***The ability of Japanese students to memorize every pokemon continuously astounds me***

Who wrote Dragonball?  (Akira Toriyama)--20 pts.

Who wrote Urusei Yatsura (Rumiko Takashashi)--40 pts

Who wrote Sailor Moon?  (Takeuchi Naoko)--40 pts

Who wrote Slamdunk?  (

What is Ojarumaru's favorite food?  (Pudding)--10 pts

In Sailor Moon, what was Tuxedo Kamen (Mamoru Chiba), Mercury (Ami Mizuno), Venus (Aino Minako), Saturn (Tomoe Hotaru), Uranus (Tenou Haruka), Sailor Moon's (Tsukino Usagi) real name?--30 pts

Who was Sailor Moon's Seiyuu's voice actor? (Mitsuishi Kotono)--50 pts

***small aside: they actualy get this one, usually.  I found out it's 'cus she also did a voice in Evangelion.***

What is Meitantei Konan's real name?  (Kudo Shin'ichi)--20 pts

In Ebangerion, what was Shinji's father's name?  (Ikari Gendou)--30 pts

Who taught Kenshin the Hiten Mitsurugi Ryuu?  (Hiko Seijurou)--30 pts

In Dragonball, who taught Goku the Kami Hame Ha?  (

In SLAMDUNK, what was the captain's nickname?  (Gori)--10 pts

***They go nuts for Slamdunk.  I've never even seen the thing.***

Who sings the opening song for Inu Yasha? (V-6)--20 pts

Who sings the ending song for Inu Yasha now? (Ayumi Hamasaki)--20 pts

Who sang the opening song for first season Ruronin Kenshin? (Judy and Mary)--30/40 pts

What was the name of the okonomiyaki chef in Ranma 1/2? (Ukyou)--40 pts

In the manga Mintna Bokura, what was Maria's brother's name? (Noel)--40 pts

In Evangelion, what was the last shisha's (ie. angel's) name? (Kaworu)--30/40 pts


This is what I got.  Any suggestions?
As another small aside, here's a quick list of some of the other questions I spring on them (from different catagories).

How high is Mt. Fuji (in English!)--30 pts
Who wrote 'Gorinno sho'?--40 pts
Who wrote 'I Am a Cat?'--30 (difficult because they have to first realize it's Wagahaiwa Nekode Aru in Japanese)
What high school did Nakata play for?--50
What high school did Matsuzaka play for?--20
What is O-Sada Haru's one-year homerun record?--30
Who are the four members of Glay?--20/30
What is Utada Hikaru's mother's name?--20
What is 'Beat' Takeshi's real name?--30
Who made the movie 'The Seven Samurai'?--30/40
How old am I?--30
Name two famous Canadians (I don't count!).--40/50

And on it goes.  With actual grammar/spelling questions mixed in as well, of course.  Might seem like dubious education... but the kids love it!

Later, and thanks for the help!

noakes_m@hotmail.com
http://www.geocities.com/noakes_m
http://www.geocities.com/noakes_japan

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