Your ultimate Persona 4 Golden quiz and exam cheat sheet

JRPG fans on Nintendo Switch, PS4, and Xbox can experience the classic Persona games, as hot on the heels of Persona 5 Royal Atlus is releasing ports of Persona 3 Portable and Persona 4 Golden. Like the other entries, Persona 4 Golden casts you as a not-so-ordinary high school student, this time solving a deadly murder mystery in the sleepy town of Inaba.

While you investigate the murders and a strange “TV world,” you’ll still need to go about your daily life and school activities. Of course, this entails answering a selection of pop quiz questions, along with specific exams. Acing all of these questions can give you a huge boost to your personal stats, so you’ll want to make sure you get everything right if you’re looking to see and do everything in Persona 4 Golden.

While you could certainly try to answer everything on your own, we have a handy guide with ever quiz and exam question, to make things easier. Keep in mind that some of these questions might take the form of a friend, like Yosuke, asking for help.

Without further ado, let’s make you the pride of Yasogami High School.

All April quiz answers in Persona 4 Golden

4/14

Question: What is the year before 1 AD called?

• Answer: 1 BC

4/18

Q: The word “alphabet” comes from the word “alpha” and what other one?

• A: Beta

4/20

Q: How many parts are there in Murakami’s “The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle?”

• A: Three

4/23

Q: What was the first economic bubble incident in the world?

• A: Tulip Mania

4/25

Q: What’s it called when you gain more muscle after getting sore through exercise?

• A: Overcompensation

4/26

Q: Which property of whole numbers doesn’t exist?

• A: Marriage Numbers

4/30

Q: What is the greatest canyon in the solar system?

• A: Valles Marineris

All May quiz and Exam answers in Persona 4 Golden

5/7

Q: Do you know how Soseki Natsume translated the English phrase “I love you” into Japanese?

• A: The moon is beautiful, isn’t it?

Midterm Exams Start!

5/9

Q1: What is it called when muscles grow after exercise?

• A1: Overcompensation

Q2: What is the year before 1 AD called?

• A2: 1 BC

5/10

Q1: Who said “As soon as laws are necessary for men, they are no longer fit for freedom?

• A1: Pythagoras

Q2: Which of the following is the highest mountain in the solar system?

• A2: Olympus Mons

5/11

Q: Tell me how the theory that the pyramids were built by slaves was disproven.

• A: Attendance logs

MIDTERMS END!

All June quiz answers in Persona 4 Golden

6/8

Q: What sport is “heikin-dai?”

• A: Balance Beam

6/13

Q: Tell me what kind of exercise builds up lactic acid in the muscles.

• A: Anaerobics

6/15

Q: Tell me what morale is.

• A: Cheerfulness of the group

6/20

Q: What period id Japan first implement bonus pay?

• A: Meiji

6/27

Q: What is identity?

• A: Individuality

6/30

Q: Which one of these is the name of a real river?

• A: Pis Pis River

All July quiz and exam answers in Persona 4 Golden

7/4

Q: Who said this: “Man is but a reed, the most feelbe thing in nature; but is he a thinking reed?”

• A: Pascal

7/7

Q: What is the beginning of “Gakumon no Susume” a reference to?

• A: The U.S. Declaration of Independence

7/13

Q: What is the medical term for brainfreeze?

• A: Sphenopalatine Ganglioneuralgia

7/14

Q: Which famous Heian-era monk famously used a wrong version of this specific kanji?

• A: Kuukai

7/15

Q: Which line can a typhoon never cross?

• A: The equator

7/16

Q: Tell me what makes the king of hearts look different from the other kings in a standard deck of cards?

• A: He has no mustache.

FINALS BEGIN!

7/19

Q1: What is morale?

• A1: Cheerfulness of the group

Q2: What sports is “heikin-dai?”

• A2: Balance Beam

7/20

Q1: Which kanji did Kobo make a mistake on?

• A1: First option

Q2: In which period did Japan first implement bonus pay?

• A2: Meiji

7/21

Q1: Which king in a deck of cards is missing a mustache?

• King of hearts

Q2: Who said this: “Man is but a reed, the most feeble thing in nature; but is he a thinking reed?”

• A2: Pascal

7/22

Q1: Which one of these is the name of a real river?

• A1: Pis Pis River

Q2: What is the beginning of “Gakumon no Susume” a reference to?

• A2: The U.S. Declaration of Independence

FINALS END!

All September quiz answers in Persona 4 Golden

9/1

Q: “Venison” is the meat of what animal?

• A: All of the above

9/5

Q: Which of the following is a kigo for fall?

• A: Brisk

9/17

Q: How short was history’s shortest war?

• A: 40 minutes

9/20

Q: What do you call somebody who’s between ninety and one hundred years old?

• A: A nonagenarian

9/28

Q: What part of the human body has an apple in it?

• A: Throat

All October quiz and exam answers in Persona 4 Golden

10/4

Q: Which of these sports also uses an anchor?

• A: Tug-of-war

10/5

Q: Where would you find Japan on a map made in a foreign country?

• A: The right edge

10/8

Q: Tell me what bird's name means “coward in English.

• A: Chicken

10/11

Q: What did Napolean invent?

• A: Glass jars

10/12

Q: Do you know what vegetable was used to make the first jack-o-lantern?

• A: Turnips

10/13

Q: What kind of fish was I just talking about?

• A: Ojisan

MIDTERMS BEGIN...AGAIN!

10/14

Q1: What part of the body contains the “Adam’s Apple?”

• A1: Throat

Q2: Where would you find Japan on a map made in a foreign country?

• A2: The right edge

10/15

Q1: How short was history’s shortest war?

• A1: 40 minutes

Q2: “Venison” is the meat of what animal?

• A2: All of the above

10/17

Q1: What is the Japanese name for “panda?”

• A1: Black and white bears

Q2: Which bird is falsely known for being cowardly in the English phrase “to stick one’s head in the sand?”

• A2: Ostrich
• 10/18

Q1: What was the name of the Wasan textbook that came out in the Edo period?

• A1: Math Girl

Q2: What did Napolean invent?

• A2: Glass Jars

10/19

Q1: Which season is the adjective “brisk” a kigo for?

• A1: Fall

Q2: What is “Dragon’s Blood?”

• A2: Plant resin

All November quiz and exam answers in Persona 4 Golden

11/01

Q: Tell me what the “figure” in “figure skating” refers to.

• A: Geometric shapes

11/04

Q: Who can tell me what kind of bird a kanko-dori is??

• A: A cuckoo

11/07

Q: Which country do you think the South Pole belongs to?

• A: No country

11/11

Q: What desert is the Welwitschia from?

• A: Namib

11/17

Q: Alcohol has to do with the roots of the word “bridal.” Do you know how?

• A: Bride ale

11/22

Q: Do you know what an “atlas” is?

• A: A book of maps

11/24

Q: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13... What is this sequence called?

• A: Fibonacci sequence

11/25

Q: There are over 130 ancient pyramids in Egypt, but do you know who’s buried in the biggest one?

• A: Khufu

11/26

Q: Which of these is considered a “rice cake”?

• A: Mochi

FINALS BEGIN!

11/28

Q1: What does French food stem from?

• A1: Italian Food

Q2: What does the “figure” in “figure skating” refer to?

• A2: Geometric shapes

11/29

Q1: Who is buried in the biggest pyramid in Egypt?

• A1: Khufu

Q2: What is a book of maps called?

• A2: Atlas

11/30

Q1: What word has the words “bride ale” as its roots?

• A1: Bridal

Q2: What kind of bird is a “kanko-dori”?

• A2: A cuckoo

All December quiz and exam answers in Persona 4 Golden

12/1

Q1: Which country does the South Pole belong to?

• A2: No country

Q2: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13... What is this sequence called?

• A2: The Fibonacci sequence

12/2

Q1: What desert is the Welwitschia found in?

• A2: Namib

Q2: Which of these is considered a “rice cake”?

• A2: Mochi

FINALS ARE OVER, ONE EXAM LEFT

12/9

Q: Do you know what color a fuzzy-wuzzy polar bear’s fur really is?

• A: Transparent

12/10

Q: What determines whether a hair grows curly or straight?

• A: The cross-section

12/17

Q: Do you know the intent behind the phrase, “Compassion is not for the good of others”?

• A: Compassion makes you look better

12/21

Q: Which Cleopatra is the one who was known as one of the three most beautiful women in the world?

• A: VII

All January quiz answers in Persona 4 Golden

1/10

Q: What are you supposed to put on top of a kagami mochi?

• A: An orange

1/14

Q: “Toso” is a traditional drink for the new year, but what does the name mean?

• A: Bury the demons

1/19

Q: In the Thai and Vietnamese zodiacs, which animal is used in place of the rabbit?

• A: Cat

1/25

Q: What color is the snow that falls in Europe in the spring?

• A: Red

1/30

Q: What’s the next unit of measurement up from a terabyte?

• A: Petabyte

All February Advancement Exam answers in Persona 4 Golden

2/1

Q: What color were the pyramids originally?

• A: White

ADVANCEMENT EXAMS BEGIN

2/6

Q1: The word “alphabet” comes from the words “alpha” and what other one?

• A1: Beta

Q2: How was the theory that the pyramids were built by slaves disproven?

• A2: Attendance logs

2/7

Q1: What drink name means “bury demons”?

• A1: Toso

Q2: What is the medical term for brain freeze?

• A2: Sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia

2/8

Q1: What is the Japanese zodiac equivalent to the “cat” in the Thai and Vietnamese zodiacs?

• A1: Rabbit

Q2: What vegetable was used to make the first jack-o’-lanterns?

• A2: Turnips

2/9

Q1: What color were the pyramids when they were first built?

• A1: White

Q2: What gets mixed with snow in Europe that sometimes causes it to turn red?

• A2: The Sahara Desert sand

CONGRATULATIONS, NO MORE EXAMS!

Persona 4 Golden is out now for PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Nintendo Switch.