Question 1: Which of the following songs is introduced to the Taiko no Tatsujin franchise the earliest?
A. TD -28619029byte remix-
B. Toon Town's Toys' Tune
C. MEGALOVANIA
D. Calamity Fortune
Answer: A. TD -28619029byte remix- is introduced on 2018/07/19 with the release of Nintendo Switch Version. Toon Town's Toys' Tune is introduced on 2018/11/21 with the second wave of Blue ver. Ranking Dojo, MEGALOVANIA on 2019/10/10 as Nintendo Switch Version DLC, and Calamity Fortune made exclusive preview at the Autumn Reitaisai on 2019/10/06.
Question 2: Which of the following songs has the fastest running note (in any difficulties)?
A. ポケットモンスター オメガルビー・アルファサファイア Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire
B. FREEDOM DiVE↓
C. 拝啓ドッペルゲンガー Haikei Doppelganger
D. もりのくまさん Mori no Kuma-san
Answer: D. Pokémon ORAS tops at about 206 BPM, FREEDOM DiVE↓ at 222.22 BPM and Haikei Doppelganger at 181 BPM. While only at 120 BPM, Mori no Kuma-san's Ura Oni has notes running at 8× speed than normal.
Question 3: Which of the following songs does NOT feature Papa Mama Support on its arcade appearance?
A. あなたとトゥラッタッタ♪ Anata to Tu-lat-tat-ta♪
B. ウルトラマンX Ultraman X
C. ポケットモンスター Let's Go! ピカチュウ・Let's Go! イーブイ Pokémon Let's Go! Pikachu/Let's Go! Eevee
D. ゲゲゲの鬼太郎 Gegege no Kitaro
Answer: C. This is in spite of the other three choices each having one ★10 difficulty.
Question 4: Which of the following licensed songs uses the original recording in its Taiko no Tatsujin inclusion? No title romanizations are provided in this question, and all answers have some missing characters.
A. 前前□□
B. 君をの□□
C. シュガー□□□□□□□ステップ
D. S□□□ □UNE
Answer: D. In order, the songs are (A) Zen Zen Zense, (B) Kimi o Nosete, (C) Sugar Song to Bitter Step and (D) STAY TUNE. In most recent Taiko no Tatsujin games, licensed songs using the original recording will explicitly credit the artist in the sub-title.
Question 5: Which of the following SongIDs are in both Nintendo Switch Version and PS4 Session de Dodon ga Don?
A. rlnedy
B. ryuhim
C. tnkgrd
D. espera
Answer: C. SongIDs are internal shorthand used to identify songs in-game, most featuring hints to the songs' title or origins. In order, the songs in the choices are (A) EDY -Electric Dancing Yoga- (+ Rin and Len Kagamine), (B) Ryuu to Kokuen no Himegimi, (C) Grand Escape (+Tenki no Ko) and (D) Negai wa Esperanto.
Question 6: In which Taiko no Tatsujin game and with which scoring method would you get the highest ceiling score for Saitama 2000 (さいたま2000) Oni?
A. Taiko no Tatsujin 7 (arcade), normal scoring
B. Taiko no Tatsujin Portable 2 (PSP), normal scoring
C. Taiko no Tatsujin V Version (PS Vita), Shin-uchi scoring
D. Taiko no Tatsujin (March 2020/Nijiiro ver.) (arcade), normal scoring
Answer: B. Ceiling score is attained by getting all Goods and all balloon and yam/kusudama/kozuchi notes cleared, while NOT hitting yellow drumroll notes at all. In order, the scores in the choices are 1,105,700, 1,197,300, 1,002,420 and 996,800.
Question 7: Complete this line of combo chants that Don-chan has previously said in a Taiko no Tatsujin game: 「500コンボ！10コンボ！600コンボ！２0コンボ！__________」(assume that no notes have been missed in the scenario)
A. 700コンボ！100コンボ！1000コンボ！
B. 100コンボ！700コンボ！1000コンボ！
C. 700コンボ！100コンボ！800コンボ！
D. 100コンボ！700コンボ！800コンボ！
Answer: B. The subject notechart is Shin Zombie (シン・ゾンビ) Oni, with the line combining chants from the game (for the combo you actually achieve) and chants from the song (since the song is a tie-in with GLAY). The order would have been the same for both Normal and Master notes.
Question 8: Concerning Taiko no Tatsujin, pick the odd one out of the following four classical pieces.
A. Johannes Brahms - Hungarian Dance No.7
B. Frédéric Chopin - Etude Op.10-3
C. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Symphony No.24
D. Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No.8
Answer: B. While each of the four choices neighbours in opus number to another piece that is actually used in Taiko no Tatsujin, only Etude Op.10-3 has been used itself, found at the end of Classic Medley (Wedding ver.) (クラシックメドレー (ウェディング編)) as the ambulance arrives after the drunk person collapsed.
Question 9: How many of the following five notecharts have more kat notes than don notes?
1. Jump Up, Super Star! Short Version Kantan
2. ペンパイナッポーアッポーペン(PPAP) Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen (PPAP) Futsuu
3. Blessed Bouquet Buskers Muzukashii
4. God knows... Oni
5. 亡き王女のためのパヴァーヌ Pavane pour une infante défunte Ura Oni
A. zero
B. one
C. two
D. three
Answer: C. (1) has 12 kats and 63 dons; (2) has 29 kats and 52 dons; (3) has 233 kats and 259 dons; (4) has 308 kats and 272 dons; and (5) has 364 kats and 248 dons.
Question 10: Only three out of the following four pairs has a meaningful connection between the date and the Taiko no Tatsujin song. Pick the pair that does not.
A. January 19 - タイコロール Taik-color
B. February 14 - どん子のファーストデート Donko no First Date
C. March 11 - Red Rose Evangel
D. April 9 - そつおめしき Sotsu Omeshiki
Answer: A. Taik-color is released in commemoration of the 19th anniversary of Taiko no Tatsujin, but the date should be February 21 instead. Donko no First Date describes a young maiden drum's love and would be appropriate for Valentine's Day. Red Rose Evangel is produced as a memorial of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake. Sotsu Omeshiki describes the sadness from graduating from high school, and graduation ceremonies in Japan are typically held in April.
