Japan History Quiz 14

Questions

1. The Shimabara Rebellion occurred in which decade?

   1. 1670s
   2. 1790s
   3. 1630s
   4. 1220s

2. Who was arrested in 1980 in Tokyo for Marijuan possession?

   1. John Lennon
   2. Paul McCartney
   3. Ringo Starr
   4. George Harrison

3. Who became the first US President to address the Japanese Diet in 1983?

   1. Regan
   2. Nixon
   3. Bush
   4. Carter

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

   1. Ichiro Hatoyama
   2. Tetsu Katayama
   3. Hitoshi Ashida
   4. Shigeru Yoshida

5. Which of the following was the forth emperor of Japan?

   1. Emperor Sujin
   2. Emperor Annei
   3. Emperor Itoku
   4. Emperor Korei

6. Which of the following emperors was the eldest son of Emperor Suizei?

   1. Emperor Annei
   2. Emperor Jimmu
   3. Emperor Kaika
   4. Emperor Itoku

7. Which company made the first Accord model in 1982?

   1. Toyota
   2. Honda
   3. Kia
   4. Nissan

8. When was the first post-Fukushima nuclear plant restarted?

   1. 2006
   2. 2012
   3. 2009
   4. 2014

9. When did the Feudal Lord Asakura Noriakge rise to power?

   1. 19th century
   2. 18th century
   3. 16th century
   4. 17th century

10. What was the name of the 1980s cult founded by Koji Takahashi?

    1. My Space
    2. Life Space
    3. Our Space
    4. Deep Space

11. What department was reinstated in 2006 for the first time since 1945?

    1. Education
    2. Health
    3. Communist
    4. Defence

12. Before the voting age became 20, what was Japan's voting age?

    1. 25
    2. 21
    3. 30
    4. 18

13. The International Military tribunal of the Far East occurred in what year?

    1. 1946
    2. 1996
    3. 1956
    4. 1955

14. The city of Tokyo was ofmerly known as which of the following?

    1. Osaka
    2. Edo
    3. Akihabara
    4. Kyoto

15. Prime Ministers Takeo Miki and Takeo Fukuda were elected in which month?

    1. January
    2. November
    3. February
    4. December

16. Japan went to war with which nation in 1937?

    1. Germany
    2. Russia
    3. England
    4. China

17. In what year was the Constitution of Japan enacted?

    1. 1946
    2. 1961
    3. 1947
    4. 1957

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

    1. 30 B.
    2. 290 B.
    3. 157 B.
    4. 97 B.

19. In 2011, which of the following people became the leader of North Korea?

    1. Ri Yong-mu
    2. Kim Jong-un
    3. Kim Yong-chun
    4. Kim Jong-il

20. How many Japanese banks collapsed in the Showa Crisis?

    1. 87
    2. 37
    3. 67
    4. 57

21. For how many years did Emperor Itoku rule?

    1. ~38
    2. ~75
    3. ~34
    4. ~90