Japan History Quiz 20

Questions

1. The Soga clan installed which Princess of the throne in 593?

   1. Suiko
   2. Lukio
   3. Dukio
   4. Muiko

2. Who was the world's first surgeon to place his patients under general anaesthesia for major surgery?

   1. Crawford Williamson Long
   2. Ishii Shiro
   3. Seishu Hanaoka
   4. Genpaku Sugita

3. Who created Japan's first electrical telegraph?

   1. Takayuki Ohira
   2. Tohru Kino
   3. Shintaro Uda
   4. Sakuma Shozan

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

   1. Kakuei Tanaka
   2. Eisaku Sato
   3. Takeo Miki
   4. Hayato Ikeda

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

   1. Emperor Annei
   2. Emperor Kogen
   3. Emperor Sujin
   4. Emperor Koan

6. Which of the following is NOT one of the Three Great Spears of Japan?

   1. Otegine
   2. Nihongo
   3. Tonbogiri
   4. Longinus

7. Which controversial rocket programme was began in 1986?

   1. G2
   2. T5
   3. D4
   4. H2

8. When was the Great Buddha of Nara completed?

   1. 1252
   2. 752
   3. 1052
   4. 152

9. When did the Incident of Honno-Ji occur?

   1. 1482
   2. 1682
   3. 1782
   4. 1582

10. What was the name of the woman married to Crown Prince Naruhito in 1993?

    1. Fasako
    2. Tasako
    3. Lasako
    4. Masako

11. What is the general term given to the economic politics of Shinzo Abe?

    1. Shinenomics
    2. Econsabenics
    3. Econshinics
    4. Abenomics

12. Chokuto are types of what ancient Japanese weapon?

    1. Shooting Stars
    2. Bows
    3. Swords
    4. Shields

13. The Japanese probe Sakigake felw close to where in 1985?

    1. The Moon
    2. The Sun
    3. Halley's Comet
    4. Neptune

14. The crushing of which rebellion cemented the power of the Yamato Province?

    1. Mawai
    2. Dawai
    3. Sawai
    4. Iwai

15. Sadanori Yamanaka was given what nickname in 1989?

    1. Mr Fast Tax
    2. Mr Income Tax
    3. My Joy Tax
    4. Mr Consumption Tax

16. Kataro Honda invented what kind of steel?

    1. KS
    2. MS
    3. GS
    4. TS

17. In what year was the Hokkaido Aborigine Protection Act passed?

    1. 1899
    2. 1961
    3. 1948
    4. 1869

18. In what year did Japan win its first Olympic gold medal?

    1. 1928
    2. 1968
    3. 1964
    4. 1920

19. In Japanese mythology, who was cast as Masamune's rival swordsmith?

    1. Chogi
    2. Kanemitsu
    3. Kunishige
    4. Muramasa

20. How many numbered legendary emperors ruled over Japan?

    1. 22
    2. 15
    3. 14
    4. 10

21. For how many years did Emperor Korei rule?

    1. ~101
    2. ~82
    3. ~60
    4. ~75