True or False?

Japanese schools are famous for providing children with daily lunch – known as ‘kyushokku’. Education authorities ensure all children are fed a varied and healthy diet on a daily basis. Popular dishes include natto (fermented soy-beans, an acquired taste), miso soup, Japanese curry and on special occasions – whale meat!

The directors didn’t want stunt doubles for the fight scenes, so all the lead actors trained for four months to pull them off. This made the movie look and feel as real as possible, not to mention the special effects and cinematography, which won them several awards.

Christmas puts a smile on the faces of most people, but did you know that from 1659 to 1681, it was outlawed in the New World? Puritan settlers in Boston made the celebration of the festive season a punishable offense because of the holiday’s pagan roots. So much for “Joy to the world”...