Japan History Quiz 22

Questions

1. The sword, Kusanagi, is commonly associated with which virtue?

   1. Wisdom
   2. Benevolence
   3. Power
   4. Courage

2. Who was vital in the development of the TV?

   1. Yasujiro Niwa
   2. Shuji Nakamura
   3. Jun-ichi Nishizawa
   4. Takeo Nakasawa

3. Who currently holds the world record for the fastest 100 metre running on all fours?

   1. Ashiq Baluch
   2. Usain Bolt
   3. Kenichi Ito
   4. Katsumi Tamakoshi

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

   1. Takeo Fukuda
   2. Takeo Miki
   3. Zenko Suzuki
   4. Kakuei Tanaka

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

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

6. Which of the following is one of the three Imperial Regalia of Japan?

   1. Kaze no Kizu
   2. Yume no Kagami
   3. Yata no Kagami
   4. Kaze no Kagami

7. Which country did Japan renounce its rights in the Treaty of Taipei?

   1. Russia
   2. China
   3. Taiwan
   4. South Korea

8. When was the infamous Siege of Osaka?

   1. 1714
   2. 1914
   3. 1614
   4. 1814

9. When did the Jokyu War break out?

   1. 1551
   2. 1221
   3. 1331
   4. 1441

10. When acting as PM, Junichiro Koizumu represented which party?

    1. Communist
    2. LDP
    3. Socials
    4. DDP

11. What is the minimum age age requirment to be a member of the House of Concillors?

    1. 25
    2. 30
    3. 21
    4. 35

12. Daisen-Kofun is considered to be the tomb of which emperor?

    1. Emperor Hanzei
    2. Emperor Nintoku
    3. Emperor Buretsu
    4. Emperor Ninken

13. The Jokyu War was fought tomb gain independence from which shogunate?

    1. Kamakura
    2. Mamakura
    3. Samakura
    4. Lamakura

14. The D-pad, also known as the control pad, was invented by which company?

    1. Sony
    2. Sega
    3. Nintendo
    4. Microsoft

15. Seong of Baekje introduced which religion to Japan?

    1. Buddhism
    2. Hindusim
    3. Islam
    4. Judaism

16. Katsuya Okada began 2015 as President of which party?

    1. Democratic Party of Japan
    2. Social Democratic Party
    3. New Party Nippon
    4. Peoples New Party

17. In what year was the Imperial Diet convened?

    1. 1892
    2. 1945
    3. 1889
    4. 1946

18. In what year did Japan withdraw from the Siberian Intervention?

    1. 1922
    2. 1914
    3. 1941
    4. 1920

19. In joining the Iraq war, Japan deployed its first troops since when?

    1. Falklands War
    2. World War 2
    3. Korean War
    4. Cold War

20. How many representatives did the New Party Nippon gain in the Diet in 2012?

    1. 23
    2. 332
    3. 0
    4. 121

21. For how many years did Emperor Seimu rule?

    1. ~60
    2. ~56
    3. ~82
    4. ~101