Japan History Quiz 31

Questions

1. The Tokugawa's sakoku policy was primarily aimed at keeping which religion out?

   1. Islam
   2. Hindu
   3. Buddhism
   4. Christianity

2. Yoshihiko Noda led which party in the 2012 General Election?

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

3. Who invented both Caller-ID systems and the telephone answering machine?

   1. Hanaoka Seishu
   2. Kazuo Hashimoto
   3. Hiraga Gennai
   4. Momofuku Ando

4. Which of these things could a Samurai NOT do?

   1. Fight
   2. Have Kids
   3. Marry
   4. Divorce

5. Which of these Prehistoric periods came first?

   1. Jomon
   2. Kofun
   3. Palaeolithic
   4. Yayoi

6. Which of the following organized crime syndicates launched its own Web site and theme song?

   1. Kokuryu-kai
   2. Inagawa-kai
   3. Sumiyoshi-kai
   4. Yamaguchi-gumi

7. Which figure is a key inventor of new types of Rubiks Cube?

   1. Kazuo Hashimoto
   2. Katshuiko Okamoto
   3. Kikuane Ikeda
   4. Mamoru Imura

8. When was the Taiho legal Code introduced in Japan?

   1. 801
   2. 1001
   3. 901
   4. 701

9. When did Tokyo Disneyland Open?

   1. 1987
   2. 1993
   3. 1983
   4. 1999

10. When did Japan and Russia go to war?

    1. 1912
    2. 1904
    3. 1908
    4. 1944

11. What is the target inflation rate of Abenomics?

    1. 0
    2. 0.1
    3. 0.02
    4. 0.04

12. During the Sengoku Period, the Shogunate lost power over which local powers?

    1. Kashindan
    2. Samurai
    3. National Diet
    4. Daimyo

13. The longest reigning Japanese emperor was which of the following?

    1. Emperor Showa
    2. Emperor Jimmu
    3. Emperor Taisho
    4. Emperor Meiji

14. The Fire Balloon Bomb was invented by Japan to use in which war?

    1. Ruso-Japanese War
    2. World War 2
    3. Cold War
    4. Indo China War

15. Since the bullet train has run in Japan, how many fatalities has it suffered?

    1. Zero
    2. Ten
    3. 534
    4. 44

16. Kyota Sugimoto invented the first practical what?

    1. Calculator
    2. Computer
    3. Typewriter
    4. DVD

17. In what year was the Treaty of Portsmouth signed?

    1. 1918
    2. 1901
    3. 1905
    4. 1904

18. In what year did the Honjo Masamune become a Japanese National Treasure?

    1. 1946
    2. 1939
    3. 1595
    4. 1945

19. In what year did animator Hayao Miyazaki announce his retirement?

    1. 2012
    2. 2014
    3. 2015
    4. 2008

20. How old must one be to vote in Japan?

    1. 21
    2. 16
    3. 20
    4. 18

21. Genbo and Kibi No Makibi famously returned from where in 735?

    1. France
    2. Italy
    3. China
    4. Korea