The city's name was historically written as or (both read as "Nagoya"). One possible origin is the adjective , meaning 'peaceful'.

The name Chukyo (, consisting of "chu" (middle) + "kyo" (capital)) is also used to refer to Nagoya. Notable examples of the use of the name Chukyo include the Chukyo Industrial Area, Chukyo Metropolitan Area, Chukyo Television Broadcasting, Chukyo University and the Chukyo Racecourse.

Oda Nobunaga and his proteges Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu were powerful warlords based in the Nagoya area who gradually succeeded in unifying Japan. In 1610, Tokugawa Ieyasu moved the capital of Owari Province from Kiyosu, about seven kilometers () away, to a more strategic location in present-day Nagoya.

During this period Nagoya Castle was constructed, built partly from materials taken from Kiyosu Castle. During the construction, the entire town around Kiyosu Castle, consisting of around 60,000 people, moved from Kiyosu to the newly planned town around Nagoya Castle. Around the same time, the nearby ancient Atsuta Shrine was designated as a , called Miya (the Shrine), on the important Tokaido road, which linked the two capitals of Kyoto and Edo (now Tokyo). A town developed around the temple to support travelers. The castle and shrine towns formed the city. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. Does the city of Nagoya have another name?
2. What is it?
3. What does that mean in Japanese?
4. Were there warlords in the area?
5. Name one of them.
6. Name another, please.
7. What was their goal for the country?
8. Was Nagoya always the capital of its province?
9. Since when has it been?
10. Who made that happen?
11. When?
12. What was the old capital?
13. How far away is it from Nagoya?
14. What's the advantage of where the new capital is?
15. Did any important buildings go up around the time of the move?
16. Where did they get the stuff to build it?
17. Was there a population center there, too.
18. What happened to it?
19. What word do some people think the city's name comes from?
Answer: 1. yes
2. Chukyo
3. "chu" (middle) + "kyo" (capital)
4. yes
5. Oda Nobunaga
6. Toyotomi Hideyoshi
7. unifying Japan
8. no
9. 1610
10. Tokugawa Ieyasu
11. 1610
12. Kiyosu
13. about seven kilometers
14. it is a more strategic location
15. Nagoya Castle
16. Kiyosu Castle
17. yes
18. it moved from Kiyosu to the newly planned town around Nagoya Castle
19. peacefu

Problem: "I believe you're the right person to write an advice column for the students called Dear Amy!" Jenny, editor of the school newspaper, said to Andy, who finally agreed to accept the job if Jenny promised not to tell it to anyone else. At first it wasn't too bad. Most of the letters he received were interesting and quite easy to answer. Then came a letter from a person named Joe. "Dear Amy," it began, "I'm in real trouble. I've wanted to be a songwriter all my life, but my parents don't even let me take music lessons. I have a guitar, but they both get angry if I play. I've tried explaining, but they didn't listen. I feel sad. Should I run away from home? Maybe that will make my parents agree." The letter signed "Joe". Andy thought about this letter for a long time. Should he advise someone to run away from home? Probably not. But didn't Joe have a right to be a songwriter if he wanted to? Andy thought hard, but couldn't think out a good answer. Andy couldn't sleep. He just worried about poor Joe. At a bar a few days later, Eleanor, a girl in Andy's maths class, sat down next to him and asked, " What's wrong with you? You look a little worried." "I guess I do," said Andy. "If you get a problem, why don't you try writing to Dear Amy about it?" asked Eleanor. Andy sighed. But Eleanor continued, "In fact, I guess Dear Amy is rather busy with other problems. She still hasn't answered the _ letter I wrote her last week. You'd better read it -- it may even make the most hard-hearted person cry! It was supposed to be from a songwriter named Joe."
1. how did the letter begin?
2. what was the name of the person the letter came from?
3. how did it begin?
Answer: 1. Jenny thought it would be a good idea
2. joe
3. "Dear Amy,"

question: It was Sally's birthday. She was very excited. She was going to have a sleepover at her house for her birthday. She invited all of her best friends. The party was at 1 on Saturday. Jessica, Erin, and Cathy all arrived at 1, but Jennifer was late. She did not come until 2, because she could not find her other shoe. The first thing they all did was go swimming in her pool. They had so much fun. They played with the foam noodles in the pool. Erin accidentally kicked Jennifer's leg in the pool. After they swam, everyone rinsed off and went inside. They ate cake, opened presents, and watched TV. After it got dark, they ran up and down the stairway, played telephone, and told spooky stories. Sally tripped going down the stairs and hurt her foot, but it felt better soon after. Cathy got scared when they were telling stories, and wanted to call her mom to go home. The other girls told her that it is only a story. She felt better. They all fell asleep at 11. Sally was the first to wake up at 8 in the morning. She made pancakes for her and her friends. They all loved the pancakes, except Erin. She ate some fruit instead. At 10, all the girls went back home. Sally was happy that she had such a great birthday party.
1. Who's birthday was it?
2. Which of her friends came to the party?
3. which friends arrived at 1 on Saturday?
4. Which friend was late and arrived at 2?
5. What is the first thing they all did?
6. did they have fun?
7. Did Erin accidentally kick Jennifer's leg?
8. What did they do after it got dark?
9. Who tripped going down the stairs and hurt her foot?
10. Was anyone scared of the ghost stories?
11. What time did they fall asleep?
12. Who woke up first?
13. What did she make for breakfast?
14. Did Erin like them?
15. What did she eat instead?
16. What time did the girls go home?
17. Did Sally enjoy her party?
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answer:
1. Sally's
2. Jessica, Erin, Cathy and Jennifer
3. Jessica, Erin, and Cathy
4. Jennifer
5. go swimming
6. yes
7. yes
8. they ran
9. Sally
10. Cathy
11. 11
12. Sally
13. pancakes
14. no
15. fruit
16. At 10
17. yes