Are you a stupid gaijin?

By Daniel Warriner

Eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh...

An American nurse living and working in Tokyo is exposed to a mysterious supernatural curse and everything gets unnerving. This film, by Takashi Shimizu, is called The Juon in Japan. What’s it called elsewhere?
(A) The Smudge.
(B) The Drudge.
(C) The Sludge.
(D) The Grudge.

Got yer Bearings?

Japan’s Internet domain and International dialing code are...
(A) .np & +16
(B) .jp & +63
(C) .np & +03
(D) .jp & +81

Switcheroos!

SKNVTHTNB is not one acronym, but 3 all mixed up. By rearranging and then separating them you get...
(A) The 3 administrative units that comprise Tokyo.
(B) 3 of Japan’s major TV networks.
(C) Japan’s food, drug and waste administrations.
(D) Recently discovered virulent strains of tuberculosis.

Womanism

Japan’s birthrate is just 1.29 ankle-biters per woman. The Yomiuri newspaper may have found out why when it conducted a nationwide poll last year and found that...
(A) 6 out of 10 women believe kids are no longer affordable.
(B) 9 out of 10 women feel they can’t find a suitable daddy.
(C) 7 out of 10 believe they can be entirely happy on their own.
(D) 5 out of 10 women would prefer a brand-new Louis Vuitton bag.

One From Gion: Which of these are untrue of geisha?
(A) Married woman can work as a geisha.
(B) Geisha are expected to perform sexual acts on some of their clients.
(C) Almost all geisha wear wigs.
(D) After a geisha becomes highly experienced, she becomes a maiko.

The Down-and-Out

Which of the following cities has (unofficially) a population of over 10,000  homeless – the highest number of any city in the country?
(A) Yokohama.
(B) Fukushima.
(C) Osaka.
(D) Tokyo.

Blastings Off

Let’s say you want to launch a rocket into space. To where would you most likely bring it?
(A) Kushiro Aeronautics Base, eastern Hokkaido, Kushiro.
(B) Hamobai Rocket Center (HRC), Hokkaido, Shikotan Island.
(C) Naze Center for Space Exploration, Amami Oshima, Kagoshima.
(D) Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima Island, southern Kyushu.

Dobutsu for 365-Days

Two years ago was the Year of the Monkey. Last year was the Year of the Yiyou, or Rooster. This year is...
(A) The Year of the Ox.
(B) The Year of the Dog.
(C) The Year of the Rat.
(D) The Year of the Squid.

Crime and Debasement

From 1720 until 1870 the tattooing of criminals became official punishment in Japan. Tattooed rings around the arm or a character on the forehead replaced which of the following punishments?
(A) Death by volcano.
(B) Penis rings.
(C) Mutilation by pecking roosters.
(D) Nose and ear amputations.

Busty Babes

They’re big, they’re gorgeous and they’re BIG. They’re the Kanou Sisters. What are their names?
(A) Satoko & Sumiko.
(B) Kaoru & Yuki.
(C) Kyoko & Mika.
(D) Aiya & Aiko.

Who’s right?

May’s Quiz Answers…

Eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh...: D is right
Got yer Bearings?: D is correct.
Switcheroos!: B’s the one. NHK, NTV & TBS. But you knew that didn’t you?
Womanism: C is correct.
One From Gion: A, B & D are all good.
The Down-and-Out: C is correct.
Blastings Off: D’s the one.
Dobutsu for 365-Days: B for Brilliant!
Crime and Debasement: D is right.
Busty Babes: C is Correct!

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