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Japanese Life Style Trivia Quiz

In this quiz you get ten statements about the Japanese way of building houses, temples, shrines, about traditions in art, sports, special ways of dressing, etc. It's up to you to decide which are false and which are true. Answer with T or F.

A multiple-choice quiz by flem-ish. Estimated time: 3 mins.

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Author
flem-ish

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
55,567

Updated
May 04 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
2146

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Question 1 of 10

1. Japanese 'minkas' (traditional wood-and-paper houses) usually have REVOLVING doors. T(rue) or F(alse)?

True

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Question 2 of 10

2. Apart from the entrance hall, which has a tatami mat, all rooms in a Japanese minka have BATTERED EARTH floors. T(rue) or F(alse)?

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Question 3 of 10

3. When the concentration of Buddhist monks who practise zazen (meditation in a seated position) begins to flag, they are TAPPED ON THE SHOULDER with a stick.

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Question 4 of 10

4. In a Buddhist pagoda the typical place where relics (e.g. bits of bone of the Buddha) are hidden is, UNDER THE CENTRAL PILLAR.

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Question 5 of 10

5. Japanese tend not to distinguish between an R and an L.

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Question 6 of 10

6. Just as in a mosque you are not supposed to WEAR SHOES in a Buddhist temple.

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Question 7 of 10

7. Pilgrims normally get NO ACCESS to the upper floors of a pagoda.

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Question 8 of 10

8. Buddhist pilgrims are normally dressed in ORANGE.

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Question 9 of 10

9. In the Noh Theatre MEN play women's roles.

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Question 10 of 10

10. Traditionally the Japanese do not sit ON CHAIRS when they are having their meals. T(rue) or F(alse)?

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Japanese 'minkas' (traditional wood-and-paper houses) usually have REVOLVING doors. T(rue) or F(alse)?

Answer: False

They have SLIDING doors.

2. Apart from the entrance hall, which has a tatami mat, all rooms in a Japanese minka have BATTERED EARTH floors. T(rue) or F(alse)?

Answer: False

It's the other way round.

3. When the concentration of Buddhist monks who practise zazen (meditation in a seated position) begins to flag, they are TAPPED ON THE SHOULDER with a stick.

Answer: True

The stick is called a keisaku.

4. In a Buddhist pagoda the typical place where relics (e.g. bits of bone of the Buddha) are hidden is, UNDER THE CENTRAL PILLAR.

Answer: True

5. Japanese tend not to distinguish between an R and an L.

Answer: True

Other characteristics are: 1. all consonants, except n, are followed by a vowel 2. many words are shortened. Examples: 1. London = Rondon 2. Sidney = Shidoni 3. a personal computer = pasokon. The Japanese R is somewhere in between an English R and an English L.

6. Just as in a mosque you are not supposed to WEAR SHOES in a Buddhist temple.

Answer: True

7. Pilgrims normally get NO ACCESS to the upper floors of a pagoda.

Answer: True

8. Buddhist pilgrims are normally dressed in ORANGE.

Answer: False

Nope..in white. They are not monks!

9. In the Noh Theatre MEN play women's roles.

Answer: True

They do indeed. Those men are called onnagata.

10. Traditionally the Japanese do not sit ON CHAIRS when they are having their meals. T(rue) or F(alse)?

Answer: True

They sit on cushions, on the floor.

Source: Author flem-ish

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