Spring Contest 2008 - Questions and Answers

These are the questions for our Spring Contest 2008, held on the last weekend of April (26 - 27 April)

1.What animal does Gackt hate most? (1)
Ans: Cockroach

2.How many Xiao Long Bao (meat dumplings) can Gackt eat at one time? (1)
Ans: 60 pieces [60 baskets was not accepted as the correct answer]

3.What did Gackt say was the longest stretch of time he spent playing video games without taking a break? (2)
Ans: 3 days

4.In what chapter of FFVII~Dirge of Cerberus does Longing play (state the chapter number and name)? Extra point for naming the first scene when the song plays! (4 + 1 = 5)
Ans: Chapter 12 (or Final Chapter): Omega; extra point: Invasion

5.How many times was the song “Dears” released? (1) [Please include the name of the releases as well]
Ans: 8 times (Platinum Box 1; Mars album; Saikai Story; Love Letter album; 0079-0088 album + 0079-0088 album featuring Char; 0079-0088 featuring Amuro; Mars SACD album) [Those who only listed the first 5 were given the full points as well]

6.Name the only Asian artist to appear in Gackt’s PV. (2)
Ans: Vivian Hsu or YOU (GacktJob)

7.What are the names of Gackt’s 2 favourite pianists? (3 x 2 = 6)
Ans: Rachmaninoff and Debussy

8.Which period does the first chapter of Moon Project cover? (2)
Ans: 600 – 1300 or Heian period [Those who had 700 - 1300 were also given full points]

9.Name all the works included in the Gift concept. (2 x 5 =10)
Ans: Sixth Day album; Seventh Night album; Sixth Day Seventh Night tour/DVD; Love Letter album; PBV; The Gift - The Sixth Day & Seventh Night (tourbook) [Any of the following five will do]

10.What does Gackt think his most attractive feature is? (2)
(A. Backbone B. Collarbone C. Hands)
Ans: B.Collarbone

12.What was the name of Gackt’s old fanclub? (1)
Ans: Kissmark

13.What does Gackt and 品川祐 (Shinagawa Hiroshi) have in common? (3)
Ans: They were both fans of Gundam and appeared in Hey Hey Hey together once [Those who only said that both have blood type A were given 2 points]

14.Name the high schools where Gackt has performed Noni saku hana no youni thus far. (1 x 4 = 4)
Ans: Maiko High School; Nagasaki Hokuyoudai High School; Satake High School; Takada High School

15.What is Gackt’s least favorite type of movie? (2)
Ans: Horror movies, because they scare him

16.How many cell phones does Gackt carry? (2)
Ans: Four

17.What was the name of Gackt’s first regular radio program that he started after he turned solo? (3)
Ans: Radio ougon jidai ~ kuwareta youkan to kajirareta mikan ラジオ黄金時代～喰われたヨウカンとかじられたミカン

18.What did Gackt say he did on his birthday in 2005? (2)
Ans: He went to Kyoto to eat ramen

19.What song did Gackt write 12 years before it was released on an album? (2)
Ans: Etude

20.Where was the fourth Yasoukai (the annual fanclub trip) held? (1)
Ans: Sydney, Australia

21.What is the name of the character that Gackt played in Final Fantasy 7 Dirge of Cerberus? (1)
Ans: Genesis Rhapsados [Project G were also accepted as the correct answer]

22.Name all of Gackt’s pets [full name] and their breed. (6) [No points will be deducted for spelling errors]
Ans: Bell Constantine Chappy, dachshund; Mei, maine coon; Eneru, long-coat chihuahua

23.Where did the photoshoot for the Diabolos photobook take place? (2)
Ans: Nakagusku castle ruins, Okinawa

24.The song with the shortest lyrics (the least number of characters/words) in Mars. [Join the lyrics of freesia ~op 2~ with freesia ~op 1~ as one song] (1) Example: “夢の中で広がる世界は///the last secret garden///” will be counted as 14 words.
Ans: Illness Illusion

25.The song with the longest lyrics (the most number of characters/words) in Diabolos. (1)
Example: “夢の中で広がる世界は///the last secret garden///” will be counted as 14 words.
Ans: Noesis [Counting the words written on the booklet alone will give Todokanai Ai to Shitteita noni as the correct answer, but the chorus were repeated at either the end or the beginning of the songs, so if you count those in, you will get the following numbers: Farewell 354; Noesis 367; Todokanai Ai to Shitteita noni 366]

26.Gackt held an event once that was related to Valentine’s Day. Which year was it (2) and where was the event held (2)? [Please be specific]
Ans: 2005; Venus Fort in Odaiba Tokyo

27.How many times did the kanji for “dream” ? (hint: read as yume) appear in the songs found on Rebirth? (1)
Ans: 9 (Secret Garden x 3, Uncontrol x 3, Seki ray, Sayonara, seven)[The one in Papa Lapped a Pap Lopped was not counted as it is read "muchuu"]

28.What does Gackt eat for breakfast? (2)
Ans: Vegetable juice

29.What is the name of the horse-riding club that Gackt took You and Chachamaru to? (2)
Ans: Akagi Riding Club

30.What is the name of Gackt’s first single to hit number one on the Oricon charts? (1)
Ans: Returner ~Yami no Shuuen~

31.Of the characters in Gundam, who does Gackt sees himself most like? (3)
Ans: Paptimus Scirocco

32.Name three artists with whom Gackt performed duets on songs that were officially released. (1 x 3 = 3)
Ans: Wang Lee Hom (12 Gatsu no Love Song in Chinese); HYDE (Orenji no Taiyou); Isoo (vo. of M.C. the MAX) (12 Gatsu no Love Song in Korean); Yoshiki (Leeca)[Kami was not accepted as an answer because they were in the same band. Neither was Chachamaru because technically Chachamaru wrote the lyrics and Gackt sang it.]

33.Which song was inspired by Gackt’s visit to Madagascar in 2001? (2)
Ans: 12 Gatsu no Love Song

34.Which song is considered the last of the “kimi” series? (4)
Ans: Love Letter

35.In what work did Gackt first perform as a voice actor and what is the name of the character he played? (1)
Ans: Shin Hokuto no Ken (New Fist of the North Star); Seiji

36.Name the bands that Gackt has been a member of. (1 x 3 = 3)
Ans: Cains:Feel; Malice Mizer; S.K.I.N. [GacktJob was not accepted as the correct answer]

37.What piece of jewelry was inspired by one of Gackt’s songs? (1)
Ans: Reverse Cross (by Darts of GIGOR)[Those who only had GIGOR were not given the full points]

38.Name five songs that have no vocals and prominently feature Gackt’s piano playing. (1 x 5 = 5)[Songs from Malice Mizer are NOT to be included in the list]
Ans: Misty; Freesia~Op.2; Blue; Story; Solitude~Regret[No other answers were accepted]

39.Name four cover songs that Gackt sang vocals on, which were/are available on CD, and also name the original performer of each song. (3 x 4 =12)
Ans: To Feel the FIRE – Stevie Wonder; Kizudarake no Lola – Saijo Hideki; Meguriai – Inoue Daisuke; Ai senshi – Inoue Daisuke

40.Name four cover songs that Gackt sang vocals on, which are NOT available on CD, and also name the original performer of each song. (3 x 4 =12)
Ans: Hanashitakuwanai – T-Bolan; Itsuka no Merry Christmas – B’z; Love – John Lennon; Shima Uta – The Boom; Aoi Inazuma - SMAP; True Love - Fumiya; Merry Christmas War is Over - John Lennon; Silent Night - Josef Mohr and Franz Xaver Gruber, Kimigayo - Hiromori Hayashi[Any of the following four were accepted]

41.Where was the PV for Vanilla taken? Write the name of the country. (2)
Ans: USA

42.Which of Gackt’s songs has a title that is the name of a god? (1)
Ans: Ares[Dybbuk was not accepted as an answer because it is a spirit, not a god]

43.In which work of his can you find the VHS clip titled “Recollections”? (2)
Ans: Platinum Box 2

44.Among the various Gundam series/movies/animes/specials, what is Gackt’s most favorite? (be very specific!) (4)
Ans: 0080 Poketto no Naka no Sensou” (Mobile Suit Gundam0800: War in the Pocket)

45.In the photo shoot for Leslie Kee’s “SUPER STARS” project, Gackt had his face painted with the names of the participating artists. How long did it take him to have all the names pasted? (3)
Ans: 6 hours[6.5 hours was also accepted as the correct answer]

46.The name of the restaurant that Gackt used to run before it closed in 2006. (2)
Ans: Tamaly Bar

47.How much weight can Gackt lift when doing bench press? (2)
Ans: 100 kg

48.In which episode did Gackt first appear in the Taiga drama Fuurin Kazan? (1)
Ans: 24th

49.Which of Gackt’s songs was the first to be used for a television drama? (1)
Ans: Vanilla (Romihii)

50.Gackt was made the image character for Kawaguchi Autorace from the year 2005 till March 2008 and they released many Gackt goods such as posters and quo cards. How many Gackt posters were there by Kawaguchi Autorace? (3)
Ans:

16 or 18
[We have decided to make this question void as we couldn't clarify whether all the pictures that were in the Kawaguchi Gallery were made into posters or simply quo cards. We apologize for the confusion.]

51.In which year was Gackt first invited to appear in the annual Kouhaku Utagassen (1) and what did he perform (1)?
Ans: 2001, Another World

52.Which Japanese movie does he consider “a classic love story”? (3)
Ans: Be With you (今、会いに行きます)

53.Write YOUR OWN Gackt trivia question. Points will be awarded from a range of 1 to 5 based on the difficulty level. If we can’t answer it, you get an extra 5 points!!

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