Aim for a perfect score! A three-choice common knowledge quiz that deepens your understanding
We’re giving you a multiple-choice common-sense quiz with three options!
It’s not just about what you learned at school—we’ve turned various bits of everyday knowledge into quiz questions.
We cover a wide range, from Japanese culture and history to topics about the world.
Even if you think you know something, when it pops up suddenly as a quiz, you might find yourself thinking, “Huh? What was it again?”
If you can’t recall it even though you know it, if you’ve forgotten it, or if you never knew it in the first place, let this quiz be your chance to brush up and deepen your knowledge.
Aim for a perfect score! A 3-choice general-knowledge quiz that deepens your knowledge (1–10)
What is the longest river in the world?
- Amazon River
- the Nile River
- Yangtze River
See the answer
the Nile River
The Nile River, which flows through northern Africa, is said to have given rise to Egyptian civilization.
How many days are there in a leap year?
- 364 days
- 366 days
- 370 days
See the answer
366 days
Because the Earth's orbital period and the calendar do not align perfectly, a discrepancy arises each year, so we correct it by introducing a leap year once every four years.
In the cooking mnemonic “sa-shi-su-se-so,” what does the “so” stand for?
- source
- miso
- soy sauce
See the answer
miso
“Sa” is sugar, “shi” is salt, “su” is vinegar, “se” is soy sauce, and “so” is miso.
What is the full term that the abbreviation “SP,” referring to those who provide protection for VIPs, stands for?
- Super Police
- Secret Police
- Security Police
See the answer
Security Police
An SP is a police officer belonging to the Security Police Division of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department who provides protection for VIPs such as the Prime Minister and visiting foreign dignitaries.
What is the largest lake in Japan?
- Lake Biwa
- Lake Inawashiro
- Kasumigaura
See the answer
Lake Biwa
Lake Biwa, which accounts for about one-sixth of Shiga Prefecture’s area, is home to many endemic species such as the giant Lake Biwa catfish and the Biwa trout.
What is the third of the world’s three greatest delicacies along with caviar and truffles?
- matsutake (pine mushroom)
- Kue (Longtooth grouper)
- foie gras
See the answer
foie gras
Foie gras is the liver of geese or ducks and is commonly used in French cuisine.
Where does the sun rise from?
- West
- east
- south
See the answer
east
The sun rises in the eastern sky and sets in the western sky.
Which literary master wrote works such as “I Am a Cat” and “Botchan?”
- Soseki Natsume
- Yukichi Fukuzawa
- Osamu Dazai
See the answer
Soseki Natsume
The 1,000-yen banknote issued from November 1984 features a portrait of Natsume Soseki.
What language is “do re mi fa so la ti do”?
- Japanese
- Italian
- English
See the answer
Italian
In Japanese it is represented as “ハニホヘトイロハ,” in English as “CDEFGHABC,” and in German as “CDEFGAHC.”
Which is the correct combination of spirit animals (shoryo-uma) displayed during Obon?
- Cucumbers and eggplants
- Eggplant and pumpkin
- Cucumbers and corn
See the answer
Cucumbers and eggplants
The cucumber represents a horse and the eggplant represents a cow; people return to this world on the cucumber horse and go back to the afterlife on the eggplant cow.