theme: australia club
hono: and this is because marino-chan wants to go to australia one day?
marino: that's right. if you ask me where do i want to go the most, it would be australia
hono: i see, and that leads to the theme this week... why is it?
marino: i want to see koala! i get jealous when i see pictures of people who went to australia hug a koala
hono; i went there before and hugged one. before i went there, occasionally people tell me that koala has red eyes and are actually scary n real life. but when i actually see one, they are... unbelievably so cute
marino: whoa...
hono: and so this week, the show have prepared australia-related quizzes for us, which we will be competing in! the winner will be crowned australia king! lol wanna be one?
marino: yeah, i'd like to claim that crown then go to australia
hono: and someone who went before, hono can't lose!
Q1 animal that represent australia is kangaroo, but their name changes with their size. the big sized one are "kangaroo", and the small ones are "wallaby, then what of the medium sized ones?
hono: i know this! i met it! Quokka? (buzz buzz)
marino: hey, that's wrong!
hono: nnn kangaroo, then wallaby, but we need to guess the medium sized one... hmmm they gave us a hint that it has something to do with the name...
marino: kanby? (buzz buzz)
hono: waroo? (ding ding) EHHHH!?!?!!?
Q the correct answer is "wallaroo". btw there are over 60 diff specicies of kangaroo in australia, and their population is double the human population
hono: twice!?
marino (shown picture): it's so cute!
hono: it looks sleepy!
Q2 in sydney, australia, there is the sydney opera house. this landmark is known for the unique shape of its rooftop, but what inspired the design?
hono: do you know the building?
marino: vaguely, yeah
hono: it has a unique triangle shape that is hard to describe through words... but now that they just shown us the picture, may i say the answer i have in mind?
marino; go ahead
hono: fish! (buzz buzz) oh, that was wrong
marino: whale? (buzz buzz)
hono; inspired...
marino: so it's not a living being? oh! it's not!
hono: ah! me! i think it's probably wrong, but croissant? (buzz buzz) hey they are laughing at me lol the way it layered reminds me of croissant! so it's not food? IT IS!?
marino: pizza? (buzz buzz)
hono: it does looks like pizza lol this is hard! then, let me try again. i think it's a fruit... orange! (ding ding)
marino: whoa! why?
Q correct answer: orange skin! the designer looked at the peel of orange skin, and came up with that design!
hono: i see, so it wasn't a direct design, but truly something he is inspired by! still, i wonder why orange?
marino: ikr
hono: let's look it up again later. speaking of, now i'm leading by two! it'll be tougher for marino now!
marino: i want to win! i want to go to australia!
Q3 (have 5 points) in australia supermarkets, there are things that happen before check out that are unthinkable in Japan. what could it be?
marino: huh? so something that can only be found there?
hono: something that can be found overseas but not Japan kind of thing?
marino: people rides their vehicle? (buzz buzz)
hono: people does puns? (buzz buzz) right, obviously wrong lol is there a hint for this? huh? you'll get scolded in Japan for this? let me try! you get some price off? (buzz buzz) no? "something that surprises you"? you can use or eat it before paying? (ding ding)
marino: amazing! it does sound like something typical overseas
Q correct answer: people can eat food or drink their drinks before paying, as long as you showed it at the cashier and pay for it
hono: i think even if they told me it's okay i won't be able to do it
marino: we are Japanese after all
hono: i didn't know this... that was interesting!
hono; and so, with 7 points, the australia king is... i, tamura hono!
marino: congrats~
hono: thank you~ even though i won, it doesn't really feel like winning as i just happen to guess the right answer... i wanted to look cool by answering them in no time
marino: you still did great, you got so many correct answers
hono: thank you. i hope that by learning about these trivia, marino herself become more interested in going to australia
marino: yeah! i really want to go to
hono: it's a really nice place. rich in nature, delicious food, kind people, i really love australia. I've been to many countries, both for work and in private before, but australia is truly a place that i enjoy the most and i hope that you can go there. are you planning to go there alone?
marino: of course not!
hono: i'm glad to hear that!
marino: i'm thinking of going there with my mom
hono: i think she'll be pleased! you both will enjoy it for sure
marino: i look forward to it!
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