BBC Blood types

Blood groups are a topic of daily conversation in...

• Europe

• Asia

• Australia

• America

In Asia different blood groups are associated with...

• different personalities

• different hobbies

• different physical characteristics

Many Japanese popstars’ websites will not feature information such as their...

• age and hobbies

• bank account number

• blood type

In Japan the term ‘burahara’, meaning ‘blood harassment’, is used to describe hostility towards people from a certain blood group. Which group?

• A

• B

• O

A typical blood A type is...

• detail-oriented

• stubborn

• generous

A typical blood O type is...

• anxious

• generous

• open-minded

Scientifically speaking, blood types help support...

• our immune system

• foreign pathogens

• a blood transfusion

A person who demands the highest standards possible is...

• a workaholic

• an optimist

• a perfectionist