SHIRITORI 101

SHIRITORI 101

Do you like word puzzles? Well, here is one for you. Can you guess what links the answer of one question to the next?

Let's play!

Discover a fun and mindbending Japanese style word gameby Grisel A. Olivo

SHIRITORI 101

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For my nephews

Elias, Marcos, Xavi and Diego who inspire me to keep learning, exploring and sharing the fun!

question 1/10

This is a fruit that starts with the letter A?

BANANA

PINEAPPLE

APPLE

RIGHT!

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question 2/10

Which came first? The chicken or the ___?

TOMATO

BIRD

EGG

RIGHT!

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QUESTION 3/10

They are round, sweet and sour. One is ok, but a bunch is more fun. What fruit is it?

GRAPES

PEACH

MELON

RIGHT!

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QUESTION 4/10

This sea animal is the star of the show?

BLOWFISH

WHALE

STARFISH

RIGHT!

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QUESTION 5/10

Aww, you are as sweet as_____?

COCONUT

HONEY

FLOWER

RIGHT!

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QUESTION 6/10

This root vegetable rhymes with jam. What is it?

PAN

YAM

CLAM

RIGHT!

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QUESTION 7/10

This fruit is sweet and juicy. It gives you lots of energy and makes you go go go.

PLUM

TANGO

MANGO

RIGHT!

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QUESTION 8/10

I don't like to go to bed early. I am a night ___?

WORM

BEAR

OWL

RIGHT!

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QUESTION 9/10

You know my cousin the camel? We lost touch since I came to South America. Who am I?

PUMA

EAGLE

LLAMA

RIGHT!

NEXT

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QUESTION 10/10

Like in all SHIRITORI, I am the BEGINNING and the END. What am I?

EGGPLANT

APPLE

ELEPHANT

RIGHT!

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Oops!

That's not quite right. Here is a hint: What was the last letter of the last right answer.

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GREAT!

Congratulations!

SHIRITORI is a fun word game from JAPAN. The starting word is also the end. Usually, shiritori is played with friends. The first player chooses a word and the next player follows with a word that starts with the last letter of the previous one. For example, player 1 says " APPLE" then player 2 says " EGG" and so on. The Shiritori comes full circle once the first word is repeated and ends the game. For example, in this Shiritori the word LLAMA ended with "A" so we could say "APPLE" again. How about a game of Shiritori with your friends?

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