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  Utada   popular trivia quiz  
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Hikaru Utada is my favorite artist, so when I saw only a few quizzes about her, and none solely about the lyrics, I thought I'd change that.
Average, 10 Qns, salami_swami, Jun 21 12
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  All About Utada    
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This quiz is all about Utada Hikaru, J-pop princess and one of the highest-selling J-pop artists of all time. Enjoy!
Average, 10 Qns, happymadison, Jun 20 12
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  Utada Hikaru    
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This is a quiz about J-Pop singing sensation, Utada Hikaru. Do you know enough about her and her songs to get a perfect score?
Tough, 10 Qns, radicaldreamer, Jun 20 12
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  Best Japanese Singer of All-Time    
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This is a quiz about the life and music of Japanese singer Utada Hikaru, AKA "Hikki".
Average, 10 Qns, Babystar411, Jun 20 12
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Hikaru Utada Trivia Questions
1. Do you know which song contains these lyrics? "It started out so simple and innocent, simple and innocent, simple and innocent."

From Quiz Utada

Answer: Apple and Cinnamon

"Apple and Cinnamon" can be found on Utada's 2009 album "This Is the One". It was first released in March of 2009 in Japan, and released in the United States in May of that year. In the song, Utada sings of "chemistry like apple and cinnamon", and we all know how wonderful the two taste together.

2. Under what name did Utada release her first ever album?

From Quiz All About Utada

Answer: Cubic U

Utada was only 15 when this album, "Precious", was first released in the US!

3. What was the name of Utada's first album?

From Quiz Best Japanese Singer of All-Time

Answer: Precious

"Kingdom Hearts" is the name of the game(s) she recorded theme songs for. "Ultra Blue" is her seventh album and "Exodus" is her first English album.

4. When was Utada Hikaru born?

From Quiz Utada Hikaru

Answer: January 19, 1983

She was born Hikaru Utada in New York on January 19, 1983.

5. "wonk uoy naht noitceffa erom deen I." That's right, these lyrics are backwards. That is intended; which song is sung in Japanese, except for a single English line, as well as this backwards lyric in English scattered throughout?

From Quiz Utada

Answer: Passion

"Passion" was originally released in 2005 on Utada's "Ultra Blue" album. The song was used as the theme for "Kingdom Hearts II". An English version of the song, "Sanctuary", was used for the game internationally, but was not released on an album until her 2009 US release of "This Is the One". "Passion" is mainly Japanese, save for the line "my heart's a battleground." "Sanctuary" is the English version. Both contain some of the exact same lyrics, however. If you are familiar with the song, perhaps you've heard some mumbo jumbo throughout; that is actually her singing "I need more affection than you know", but played backwards. Listen carefully, you can hear the words in your mind backwards.

6. When and where was Utada born?

From Quiz Best Japanese Singer of All-Time

Answer: January 19th/New York

Her father is a record producer and her mother was a singer in the 60's and 70's.

7. What name did she go by before changing her stage name to Utada Hikaru?

From Quiz Utada Hikaru

Answer: Cubic U

She debuted as Cubic U in the U.S., but went mostly unknown during this era in her career.

8. "If you can't see the blue sky, open up your blue umbrella." This is a rather colorful song, but what is it called?

From Quiz Utada

Answer: Colors

"Colors" (or "COLORS") was released as a single in 2003 (her only single of that year). However, the song was not released on an album until 2006, on her album "Ultra Blue".

9. Which album did she release in 1999?

From Quiz Utada Hikaru

Answer: First Love

It has sold well over ten million copies to date, and is the best-selling debut in Japanese music history as well as the all-time overall highest-selling album.

10. "Through mountains high and valleys low, the ocean, through the desert, snow." This song, with countless different remixes, is called what?

From Quiz Utada

Answer: Exodus '04

"Exodus '04" was only Utada's third US single, released as a single in 2005. It can be found on the album "Exodus", which was released in 2004. The song also has several different dance remixes, extended remixes, and shortened remixes.

11. It is well known that Utada has a stuffed animal who features in some of her music videos, blog posts, and has even had a song written by her about him! What is this cute plush's name?

From Quiz All About Utada

Answer: Kuma-Chang

The song "Boku wa Kuma" from Utada's album "Heart Station" is about Kuma-Chang, her adorable teddy bear. By the way, "kuma" means bear in Japanese.

12. When did Utada rewrite "Distance"?

From Quiz Best Japanese Singer of All-Time

Answer: After she heard of a school stabbing

She remade this song after she heard of a little girl named Rina Yamashita, that had previously won a paragraph contest on how much she wanted to be like Hikki, who was killed in the deadly Osaka School Massacre. This song was later incorporated into the Japan High School textbooks.

13. "FYI, we're gonna be up all night." "FYI" is sometimes part of the song title, but from which Utada song?

From Quiz Utada

Answer: Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence

"Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence - FYI" was released in 2009 on Utada's "This Is the One" album. The album was Hikaru Utada's third English release. The song is sometimes referred to as simply "FYI".

14. Guess that song: My name means "light", I was released as a single, my video was directed by Utada-san's then-husband, I was a track on the album "Deep River" and my video features Utada washing dishes. What song am I?

From Quiz All About Utada

Answer: Hikari

"Sakura Drops" means "Cherryblossom Drops"; "Boku wa Kuma" means "I am a Bear"; and "Shiawase ni Narou" means "Let's get happy".

15. What two songs has she contributed to the Kingdom Hearts series?

From Quiz Utada Hikaru

Answer: Simple and Clean, Sanctuary

In both songs, when you reverse them, you get a new set of lyrics that relate to the Kingdom Hearts series.

16. "I admit I cheated, don't know why I did it but I do regret it." Usually we hear songs about someone cheating on the singer; this song is unique because it is about the singer cheating on someone else. What is it called?

From Quiz Utada

Answer: Come Back to Me

"Come Back to Me" was Utada's first single from her 2009 album "This Is the One". The song is about her cheating on someone, but, as the lyrics in the question show, she regrets it. Now that he left, Utada wants him to come back, forgive her for what he's done. Very beautiful song, with powerful lyrics.

17. Utada's second album release still holds the record for best-selling album ever in Japan! Can you name this album and the year it was first released in Japan?

From Quiz All About Utada

Answer: "First Love"; 1999

"First Love" sold 2 million copies in its first weeks in Japan, and was certified 32x platinum! Although many people refer to it as her first album, it is actually her second overall; it's her first under the name Utada Hikaru.

18. What song did Utada Hikaru contribute to the movie, 'Rush Hour 2'?

From Quiz Utada Hikaru

Answer: Blow My Whistle

In 2001, Utada performed a well-received duet with Foxy Brown, "Blow My Whistle", which is featured on the Rush Hour 2 soundtrack.

19. "She's got a new microphone, she doesn't need you anymore." Breaking up is so.... easy to do. What is the name of the Utada song with the above lyrics?

From Quiz Utada

Answer: Easy Breezy

"Easy Breezy" was released in 2004, and can be found on Hikaru Utada's 2004 album "Exodus". The song is about how easy it is to get over someone after they break up with you. In fact, in this song, getting over someone is "easy breezy".

20. In which two years did she win the World Music Award for 'Best Selling Japanes Artist'?

From Quiz Utada Hikaru

Answer: 2003, 2004

She's won countless more awards, such as MTV Japan awards.

21. "I don't care about anything, putting on a face like, whatever." What is the name of this song by Utada?

From Quiz Utada

Answer: Keep Tryin'

"Keep Tryin'" was released as a single in 2005, the fifth of six singles on her 2006 album "Ultra Blue". "Wings" was also featured on the "Keep Tryin'" single.

22. Hikaru's mom and dad are both well known in the Japanese music industry. Utada's mother, Junko Utada, was a very famous enka singer. Can you tell me the moniker she went by when she performed?

From Quiz All About Utada

Answer: Fuji Keiko

Junko had a hit song in the 70s, "Keiko no Yume wa Yoru Hiraku" and she was a participant in the twenty-first "Kouhaku Uta Gassen", an annual televised singing competition that is very popular in Japan.

23. Which Japanese music video producer did Utada marry in 2002?

From Quiz Best Japanese Singer of All-Time

Answer: Kazuaki Kiriya

Her ex-husband produced many of her videos such as "Final Distance", "Passion", "Be My Last", and "Sakura Drops". They were divorced in 2007.

24. Complete the lyric (Simple and Clean) | "Don't get me wrong I love you, but does that mean I have to meet..."

From Quiz Utada Hikaru

Answer: your father

Don't get me wrong I love you But does that mean I have to meet your father? When we are older you'll understand What I meant when I said "No, I don't think life is quite that simple"

25. Complete the lyric (Sanctuary) | "You show me how to see, that nothing is whole and nothing is..."

From Quiz Utada Hikaru

Answer: broken

"You show me how to see, That nothing is whole and nothing is broken".

26. "A hundred JPEG files filling up my hard drive." The song with the above lyrics is called "This One", but it does have a longer title (in parentheses). What is the full title?

From Quiz Utada

Answer: This One (Crying Like a Child)

"This One (Crying Like a Child)" is a break-up song from Utada's 2009 album "This Is the One". The song is about someone breaking up with her, which leaves her sad and alone, and "crying like a child".

27. In 2009, Hikaru released her album, "This Is The One" in the US, five years after "Exodus". What is she wearing on the cover of this album?

From Quiz All About Utada

Answer: Grey and white hoodie

Many fans have complained that this cover shows a general lack of creativity on Utada's part, although many of her other album and single covers, such as "Ultra Blue" and "Passion", have featured only a head shot of her as well.

28. What is the name of the song Utada sang for "Final Fantasy X"?

From Quiz Best Japanese Singer of All-Time

Answer: Hear Me Cry

"Sanctuary" and "Simple and Clean" are the songs for KH & KH2. "Crazy For You" isn't even a song by Hikki!

29. Utada Hikaru once made an appearance on MTV Unplugged. There, she sang a rendition of a U2 song. What song did she perform?

From Quiz Utada Hikaru

Answer: With Or Without You

Utada Hikaru is the youngest artist to appear on MTV Unplugged as of the start of 2007. Whether she will continue to be the youngest to appear by the end of this year is unknown.

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