Japan History Quiz 29

Questions

1. The Tohoku earthquake is also known by which name?

   1. Fukushima earthquake
   2. 3.11 earthquake
   3. Great earthquake
   4. March earthquake

2. Yasuo Fukuda resigned as Prime Minister in what year?

   1. 2014
   2. 2012
   3. 2008
   4. 2010

3. Who founded the Sanyo company?

   1. Toshio Iue
   2. Mamoru Imura
   3. Kikuane Ikeda
   4. Kazuo Hashimoto

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

   1. Yoshiro Mori
   2. Ryutaro Hashimoto
   3. Kiichi Miyazawa
   4. Tsutomu Hata

5. Which of these is best described as a Conservative party?

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

6. Which of the following legendary emperors most likely existed?

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

7. Which Emperor was proclaimed in 858?

   1. Meiwa
   2. Feiwa
   3. Leiwa
   4. Seiwa

8. When was the Plaza Accord signed?

   1. 1992
   2. 1997
   3. 1988
   4. 1985

9. When did the War of Wa end?

   1. 980
   2. 180
   3. 480
   4. 780

10. When did Honda announce its first car building operation in the USA?

    1. 1990
    2. 1985
    3. 1980
    4. 1995

11. What is the official name of the Japanese flag?

    1. Lisshoki
    2. Disshoki
    3. Nisshoki
    4. Bisshoki

12. Due to the 2011 earthquake, which nuclear reactor is permanently offline?

    1. Fukushima Daini
    2. Chernobyl
    3. Three Mile Island
    4. Fukushima Daiichi

13. The leader of Momoiro Clover Z is which of the following?

    1. Momota Kanako
    2. Tagaki Reni
    3. Takai Tsukina
    4. Kagawa Miyuu

14. The family whom invented the first powered form of flight had which surname?

    1. Wright
    2. Wilbur
    3. Langley
    4. Orville

15. Shoko Ashara founded which cult in 1987?

    1. Supreme Truth
    2. Supreme Hate
    3. Supreme Law
    4. Supreme Joy

16. Kenzo Tange designed which record breaking tower in Tokyo, completed in 1994?

    1. Shinjuku Park
    2. Linjuku Park
    3. Minjuku Park
    4. Winjuku Park

17. In what year was the Tokyo Tower built?

    1. 1995
    2. 2000
    3. 1958
    4. 1945

18. In what year did the Ghibli Museum open?

    1. 2003
    2. 2001
    3. 2000
    4. 2005

19. In what decade did Japan surpass West Germany to become the second largest economy in the world?

    1. 1930s
    2. 1950s
    3. 1960s
    4. 1940s

20. How many years did Emperor Jimmu rule Japan?

    1. ~90
    2. ~59
    3. ~75
    4. ~15

21. Founded in the late 1980s, the Supreme Truth cult combined Buddhism with which religion?

    1. Catholicism
    2. Christianity
    3. Judaism
    4. Islam