Statistics for Japanese Inventions

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Japanese wrestling	Sumo	97%
Portable tool to perform simple calculations	Pocket Calculator	84%
Sing-along instrumental songs with lyrics	Karaoke	83%
Martial art and Olympic sport	Judo	82%
Railway transportation that can reach record speeds	Bullet Train	73%
Ideograms used in instant messages and websites	Emojis	71%
Helps to take photos of yourself with your phone	Selfie Stick	68%
Sword used by samurai warriors	Katana	67%
Foldable mattress traditionally on the floor	Futon	66%
Portable cassette player	Walkman	66%
Ship the navy uses to transport airplanes	Aircraft Carrier	64%
2D barcode consisting of black squares on a white background	QR Code	62%
Electric appliance to steam this staple food	Rice Cooker	60%
Way to watch movies on cassettes at home	Video Home System (VHS)	50%
Meal sometimes in a cup prepared by adding hot water	Instant Noodles	43%
Best-selling videogame console of all time	Playstation 2	39%
Naturally occurring compound associated with umami	Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)	38%
Coffee made without exposure to heat	Cold Brew	30%
Drivers oversteer their cars to navigate tight turns	Drifting	27%
Sport where non-lethal projectiles are shot at opponents	Airsoft	14%
Cleaner alternative to white-out fluid for concealing typos	Correction Tape	9%
Process management philosophy started at Toyota	Lean Manufacturing	8%