dattairadian
30-04-2008, 03:37 PM
Test Your Knowledge of Koi Varieties
Select the best response to each of the
following 26 Questions
1) A white-colored Koi with a red pattern
is know as a:
A. KOHAKU
B. AKA BEKKO
C. OGON
D. SHOW
2) Which of the following does not
describe a Kohaku pattern type?
A. NIDAN
B. INAZUMA
C. KAGE
D. SAN DAN
3. A "doitsu" Asagi is better known as a
A. KIKUSUI
B. BUDO SANKE
C. GOSHIKI
D. SHUSUI
4. Which one of the following types is
classed as a kikari muji?
A. KIKUSUI
B. GINSHIRO
C. PLATINUM OGON
D. SANKE
5. A "red tortoiseshell" patterned Koi is
better known as:
A. HI AKA
B. BENI GOI
C. AKA BEKKO
D. HI SHOWA
6. The two principal types of red, black
and white tricolored NISHIKIFOI
include the TAISHO SANKE and the:
A. SHOWA
B. KOHAKU
C. GOSHIKI
D. ASAGI SANKE
7. Which of the following descriptive
terms would not apply of a SHOWA?
A. KAGE
B. BOKE
C. KINDAI
D. HANA
8. A "metallic" Sanke is called:
A. AKA SANKE
B. YAMATONISHIKI
C. KINSUI
D. KUJYAKU
9. A "metallic" Goshiki is called.
A. SHUSUI
B. YAMATONISHIKI
C. KIKUSUI
D. KUJYAKU
10. All of the following types belong to
the GOROMO class with the
exception of:
A. BUDO SANKE
B. AI SHOWA
C. SUMI GOROMO
D. KUJYAKU
11. Both BEKKO and UTSURI may
exist in three color forms dependent
on the background (or accent) color.
Which of the following is not one of
the three background color forms that
might be used to describe a BEKKO
or an UTSURI?
A. SHIRO (WHITE0
B. KI (YELLOW)
C. SUMI (BLACK)
D. HI (ORANGE/RED)
12. Which one of the following is not a
type of SHUSUI?
A. HI
B. HANA
C. KI
D. MATSUBA
13. Which of the following Koi can never
be called TANCHO?
A. KOHAKU
A. SHOWA
B. BEKKO
D. HAREWAKE
14. All but one of the following koi
belong to the KARASU family within
the KAWARIMONO. Identify the
exception:
A. KUMONRYU
B. KANOKO SHOWA
C. HAJIRO
D. HAGESHIRO
15. Which one of the following Koi types
is a member of the original and oldest
types of Nishikigoi?
A. SANKE
B. ASAGI
C. OGON
D. GOROMO
16. If the HI Patches of a KOHAKU or
SHOWA are dappled, the Kohaku or
Showa is called:
A. SICK
B. KAGE
C. KANOKO
D. BOKE
17. ASAGI and AKA SANKE crosses
produced the GOSHIKI, a Koi
theoretically having:
A. FIVE COLORS
B. FOUR COLORS
C. A PURPLE METALLIC COLOR
D. NO BLACK PIGMENT
18. "DOITSU" Koi may be generally
described as:
A. METALLIC KOI
B. ALBINO MUTATIONS
C. DIAMOND SCHALLED
D. VIRTUALLY SCALELESS
19. A SHIRO BEKKO is as analogous to
a TAISHO SANKE as a SHIRO
UTSURI is a
A. KINAI SHOWA
B. TAKI ASAGI
C. TANCHO SHOWA
D. AL-GOROMO
20. All of the following Koi are classified
as HIKAEI UTSURIMONO with the
exception of:
A. KIN SHOWA
B. GIN BEKKO
C. GINSHIRO
D. KIN-KI-UTSURI
21. A single colored, non-metallic Koi of a
ligh brown or saffron color like tea is
called a:
A. MAGOI
B. BUNKA SANKE
C. CHAGOI
D. KI GOI
22. The KAWARIMONO Koi of bluish-
grey with brown patterns that is
called "AUTUMN LEAVES ON
THE WATER" is more properly
known as:
A. HANA SHUSUI
B. HI ASAGI
C. OCHIBA SHIGURE
D. KUMONRYU
23. Which of the following is the name to
describe a green Koi?
A. KI SHUSUI
B. MURASAKI
C. MIDORI GOI
D. KIGOI
24. A metallic AL-GOROMO in the
HIKAEI MOYO-MONO is called:
A. KINZAKURA
B. SHOCHIKUBAI
C. GINSUI
D. KIN MATSUBA
25. KIN GIN RIN appears in different
forms depending on how the shiny
deposit is located on each scale
surface. All but one of the following
is a fom of KIN GIN RIN. Find the
exception:
A. TAMA-GIN
B. BETA-GIN
C. KADO-GIN
D. TAKA-GIN
26. Which of the following statements is
most correct?
A. THE CHAGOI AND SORAGOI ARE SLOW GROWING, PATTERNED KAWARIMONO.
B. ONLY THE KOHAKUS, SANKES & SHOWAS WILL GROW TO BECOME JUMBO KOI.
C. OGONS WERE AN EARLY DEVELOPED NISHIKIGOI.
D. KI UTSURI WERE ONE OF THE ORIGINAL KOI TYPES USED TO DEVELOP THE SHOWA.
Select the best response to each of the
following 26 Questions
1) A white-colored Koi with a red pattern
is know as a:
A. KOHAKU
B. AKA BEKKO
C. OGON
D. SHOW
2) Which of the following does not
describe a Kohaku pattern type?
A. NIDAN
B. INAZUMA
C. KAGE
D. SAN DAN
3. A "doitsu" Asagi is better known as a
A. KIKUSUI
B. BUDO SANKE
C. GOSHIKI
D. SHUSUI
4. Which one of the following types is
classed as a kikari muji?
A. KIKUSUI
B. GINSHIRO
C. PLATINUM OGON
D. SANKE
5. A "red tortoiseshell" patterned Koi is
better known as:
A. HI AKA
B. BENI GOI
C. AKA BEKKO
D. HI SHOWA
6. The two principal types of red, black
and white tricolored NISHIKIFOI
include the TAISHO SANKE and the:
A. SHOWA
B. KOHAKU
C. GOSHIKI
D. ASAGI SANKE
7. Which of the following descriptive
terms would not apply of a SHOWA?
A. KAGE
B. BOKE
C. KINDAI
D. HANA
8. A "metallic" Sanke is called:
A. AKA SANKE
B. YAMATONISHIKI
C. KINSUI
D. KUJYAKU
9. A "metallic" Goshiki is called.
A. SHUSUI
B. YAMATONISHIKI
C. KIKUSUI
D. KUJYAKU
10. All of the following types belong to
the GOROMO class with the
exception of:
A. BUDO SANKE
B. AI SHOWA
C. SUMI GOROMO
D. KUJYAKU
11. Both BEKKO and UTSURI may
exist in three color forms dependent
on the background (or accent) color.
Which of the following is not one of
the three background color forms that
might be used to describe a BEKKO
or an UTSURI?
A. SHIRO (WHITE0
B. KI (YELLOW)
C. SUMI (BLACK)
D. HI (ORANGE/RED)
12. Which one of the following is not a
type of SHUSUI?
A. HI
B. HANA
C. KI
D. MATSUBA
13. Which of the following Koi can never
be called TANCHO?
A. KOHAKU
A. SHOWA
B. BEKKO
D. HAREWAKE
14. All but one of the following koi
belong to the KARASU family within
the KAWARIMONO. Identify the
exception:
A. KUMONRYU
B. KANOKO SHOWA
C. HAJIRO
D. HAGESHIRO
15. Which one of the following Koi types
is a member of the original and oldest
types of Nishikigoi?
A. SANKE
B. ASAGI
C. OGON
D. GOROMO
16. If the HI Patches of a KOHAKU or
SHOWA are dappled, the Kohaku or
Showa is called:
A. SICK
B. KAGE
C. KANOKO
D. BOKE
17. ASAGI and AKA SANKE crosses
produced the GOSHIKI, a Koi
theoretically having:
A. FIVE COLORS
B. FOUR COLORS
C. A PURPLE METALLIC COLOR
D. NO BLACK PIGMENT
18. "DOITSU" Koi may be generally
described as:
A. METALLIC KOI
B. ALBINO MUTATIONS
C. DIAMOND SCHALLED
D. VIRTUALLY SCALELESS
19. A SHIRO BEKKO is as analogous to
a TAISHO SANKE as a SHIRO
UTSURI is a
A. KINAI SHOWA
B. TAKI ASAGI
C. TANCHO SHOWA
D. AL-GOROMO
20. All of the following Koi are classified
as HIKAEI UTSURIMONO with the
exception of:
A. KIN SHOWA
B. GIN BEKKO
C. GINSHIRO
D. KIN-KI-UTSURI
21. A single colored, non-metallic Koi of a
ligh brown or saffron color like tea is
called a:
A. MAGOI
B. BUNKA SANKE
C. CHAGOI
D. KI GOI
22. The KAWARIMONO Koi of bluish-
grey with brown patterns that is
called "AUTUMN LEAVES ON
THE WATER" is more properly
known as:
A. HANA SHUSUI
B. HI ASAGI
C. OCHIBA SHIGURE
D. KUMONRYU
23. Which of the following is the name to
describe a green Koi?
A. KI SHUSUI
B. MURASAKI
C. MIDORI GOI
D. KIGOI
24. A metallic AL-GOROMO in the
HIKAEI MOYO-MONO is called:
A. KINZAKURA
B. SHOCHIKUBAI
C. GINSUI
D. KIN MATSUBA
25. KIN GIN RIN appears in different
forms depending on how the shiny
deposit is located on each scale
surface. All but one of the following
is a fom of KIN GIN RIN. Find the
exception:
A. TAMA-GIN
B. BETA-GIN
C. KADO-GIN
D. TAKA-GIN
26. Which of the following statements is
most correct?
A. THE CHAGOI AND SORAGOI ARE SLOW GROWING, PATTERNED KAWARIMONO.
B. ONLY THE KOHAKUS, SANKES & SHOWAS WILL GROW TO BECOME JUMBO KOI.
C. OGONS WERE AN EARLY DEVELOPED NISHIKIGOI.
D. KI UTSURI WERE ONE OF THE ORIGINAL KOI TYPES USED TO DEVELOP THE SHOWA.