Japan History Quiz 18

Questions

1. The siege of Kamakura was the final major battle of which war?

   1. Jokyū War
   2. Genko War
   3. Boshin War
   4. Ōnin War

2. Who was the Shinsengumi organized by?

   1. Emperor Meiji
   2. Bakufu
   3. Roshigumi
   4. Yakuza

3. Who collaborated with Shintaro Uda to invent the Yagi-Uda antenna?

   1. Hidetsugu Yagi
   2. Dr. Fujio Masuoka
   3. Shuji Nakamura
   4. Hisashige Tanaka

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

   1. Eisaku Sato
   2. Nobusuke Kishi
   3. Tanzan Ishibashi
   4. Hayato Ikeda

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

   1. Emperor Annei
   2. Emperor Meiji
   3. Emperor Suizei
   4. Emperor Jimmu

6. Which of the following is NOT a car produced by Honda?

   1. Insight
   2. Explorer
   3. Civic
   4. Accord

7. Which Conservative became Japanese Prime Minister in 1994?

   1. Tsutomu Hata
   2. Tsutomu Mata
   3. Tsutomu Lata
   4. Tsutomu Sata

8. When was the G7 meeting held in Tokyo?

   1. 2004
   2. 1993
   3. 1999
   4. 1996

9. When did the Heian Period end?

   1. 685
   2. 1185
   3. 985
   4. 785

10. What was the name of the nuclear plant restarted in 2012 the first vafter Fukushima?

    1. Lohi
    2. Sohi
    3. Ohi
    4. Sohi

11. What is Japan's currency called?

    1. Ryo
    2. Yen
    3. Peso
    4. Dollar

12. By which period were Dogū no longer made?

    1. Yayoi
    2. Jomon
    3. Asuka
    4. Heian

13. The Japanese embassy was stormed and taken over in which South American country in 1996?

    1. Mexico
    2. Chile
    3. Colombia
    4. Peru

14. The Convention of Kanagawa was signed between Japan and which US President?

    1. Fillimore
    2. Nixon
    3. Lincoln
    4. JFK

15. Roughly when did the Kofun period end?

    1. 12th Century
    2. 8th Century
    3. 6th Century
    4. 4th century

16. JAXA has its headquarters where?

    1. Dofu
    2. Mofu
    3. Chofu
    4. Lofu

17. In what year was the first Japanese typewriter invented?

    1. 1941
    2. 1914
    3. 1930
    4. 1929

18. In what year did Japan join the United Nations?

    1. 1995
    2. 1956
    3. 1960
    4. 1945

19. In 2014 Japan made the "Abbott" agreement with which nation?

    1. Australia
    2. New Zealand
    3. France
    4. Canada

20. How many months did it take Japan to defeat China in the 1894 war?

    1. 9
    2. 6
    3. 7
    4. 5

21. For how many years did Emperor Kobun rule?

    1. One
    2. Five
    3. Seven
    4. Two