Japan History Quiz 12

Questions

1. The Sengoku Period began in what century?

   1. 15th
   2. 7th
   3. 1st
   4. 19th

2. Who succeeded Empress Suiko on the throne of Japan?

   1. Bomei
   2. Tomei
   3. Jomei
   4. Lomei

3. Who became Prime Minister of Japan in 2000?

   1. Yoshiro Dori
   2. Yoshiro Lori
   3. Yoshiro Mori
   4. Yoshiro Sori

4. Which of these served as Prime Minister of Japan BEFORE the others?

   1. Shigeru Yoshida
   2. Tetsu Katayama
   3. Kujuro Shidehara
   4. Hideki Tojo

5. Which of the following was the first Prime Minister of the 1980s?

   1. Zenko Suzuki
   2. Takeo Fukuda
   3. Yasuhiro Nakasone
   4. Noboru Takeshita

6. Which of the following did Motoori Norinaga produce a 44-volume study of?

   1. Kojiki
   2. Man'yoshū
   3. Sanbo Ekotoba
   4. Nihongi

7. Which class of people served as Town Guards in Edo Japan?

   1. Sinin
   2. Linin
   3. Hinin
   4. Finin

8. When was the first CD Player introduced into Japan?

   1. 1999
   2. 1988
   3. 1982
   4. 1991

9. When did the Bullet Train finally open?

   1. 1984
   2. 1974
   3. 1964
   4. 1994

10. What was the name of the 12th Municipal line in Tokyo opened in 2000?

    1. Sodeo
    2. Oedo
    3. Modeo
    4. Lodeo

11. What culture marked the period when civilisation began in Japan?

    1. Jomon
    2. Somon
    3. Momon
    4. Lomon

12. Approximately how many Dogū were found throughout Japan?

    1. 15 thousand
    2. 20 thousand
    3. 45 thousand
    4. 1 million

13. The Industrial Revolution in Japan occurred during which period?

    1. Tenno
    2. Atsuka
    3. Edo
    4. Meiji

14. The Berlin pact was signed between Japan, Germany and whom?

    1. Italy
    2. France
    3. Russia
    4. Spain

15. Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda represented which district of Gunma?

    1. First
    2. Third
    3. Fourth
    4. Second

16. Japan gained territory under the Treaty of Versailles in which year?

    1. 1929
    2. 1919
    3. 1949
    4. 1939

17. In what year was the Nihon shoki compiled?

    1. 712
    2. 720
    3. 711
    4. 750

18. In what year did Emperor Suizei's rule end?

    1. 549 B.
    2. 291 B.
    3. 585 B.
    4. 581 B.

19. In 2010, Japan caused a diplomatic row with which nation after the arrest of trawler men?

    1. France
    2. Russia
    3. China
    4. India

20. How many ex Prime Ministers were in Yoshiro Mori's 2000 cabinet?

    1. 0
    2. 4
    3. 11
    4. 2

21. Flash Memory was invented by Toshiba in which decade?

    1. 1990s
    2. 1980s
    3. 2000s
    4. 1970s