1. What has keys but can’t open locks? 　鍵があるのに、鍵穴を開けられないものは何？
2. What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years? 「分（minute）」には1回、「瞬間（moment）」には2回出てくるが、「千年（a thousand years）」には一度も出てこないものは何？

Ansswers:
1. A piano. Explanation: In English, “keys” can mean both “metal keys” and “piano keys.” A piano has many keys, but they can’t open locks.
英語では「key」は金属の鍵とピアノの鍵盤の両方を意味します。ピアノにはたくさんの鍵がありますが、鍵穴は開けられません
2. The letter “m”. Explanation: “M” appears once in the word minute, twice in the word moment, and not at all in the phrase a thousand years. アルファベットの “M”。“M” は “minute” に1回、“moment” に2回登場しますが、“a thousand years” には全く登場しません。

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Questions:
1. How many Nobel Prizes has Japan won to date?
2. When was the first Nobel Prize awarded?
3. Approximately how much is the Nobel Prize money in Japanese Yen?
4. What are the top three countries that have won the most Nobel Prizes?

 

Answers:
1.Japan has won 28 Nobel Prizes.
2. 1901.
3. Approximately 150 million Japanese Yen
4. United States, United Kingdom, Germany
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