Japan History Quiz 2

Questions

1. The Nintendo Famicom was released in what year?

   1. 1983
   2. 2003
   3. 1995
   4. 1977

2. Who is the cermonial head of state in Japan?

   1. Prince
   2. Emperor
   3. Knight
   4. King

3. Which type of Steel was invented in Japan in 1931?

   1. LKM
   2. MKM
   3. DLKM
   4. TKM

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

   1. Saito Makoto
   2. Kesiuke Okada
   3. Koki Hirota
   4. Inukai Tsyoshi

5. Which of the following states was NOT a member of the Axis powers in World War II?

   1. Germany
   2. Japan
   3. China
   4. Italy

6. Which Japanese figure signed the Berlin Pact?

   1. Maburo Lurusu
   2. Dibaro Nurusu
   3. Minaro Subusu
   4. Saburo Kurusu

7. Where became the capital of Japan after Nara?

   1. Okinawa
   2. Kobe
   3. Osaka
   4. Kyoto

8. When was the Battle of Midway?

   1. 1939
   2. 1940
   3. 1942
   4. 1944

9. When did PM Moirihiro Hosokawa resign as head of the Japanese government?

   1. 1998
   2. 1994
   3. 1990
   4. 1985

10. What tax was doubled in 2012?

    1. Sales
    2. Poll
    3. Alcohol
    4. Income

11. Toshiki Kaifu was brought down as PM in what year?

    1. 1998
    2. 1999
    3. 1991
    4. 1995

12. A ban on exporting what was issued in 2011?

    1. Wine
    2. Sushi
    3. Food
    4. Arms

13. The Genepi War was fought in what decade?

    1. 1280s
    2. 1480s
    3. 1180s
    4. 1380s

14. The Ainu people are indigenous to which area of Japan?

    1. Hokkaido
    2. Shikoku
    3. Honshu
    4. Kyushu

15. Noburu Takeshita resigned his post as Prime Minister in what year?

    1. 1994
    2. 1991
    3. 1999
    4. 1989

16. in which of these years was an Olympic games hosted in Japan?

    1. 1964
    2. 1998
    3. 2012
    4. 1972

17. In what year did the Tokugawa shogunate end?

    1. 1603
    2. 1853
    3. 1868
    4. 1600

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

    1. 214 B.
    2. 290 B.
    3. 158 B.
    4. 291 B.

19. In 1986, Toei Animation Co., Ltd began broadcasting which action-adventure anime?

    1. Dragon Ball
    2. Yu Yu Hakusho!
    3. One Piece
    4. Astro Boy

20. How is the Tokugawa period of Japanese history better known?

    1. Ledo
    2. Cedo
    3. Edo
    4. Dedo

21. Emperor Koan was the son of which emperor?

    1. Emperor Korei
    2. Emperor Kogen
    3. Emperor Kosho
    4. Emperor Koan