Japan History Quiz 32

Questions

1. The Treaty of Shimonoseki was between Japan and which other country?

   1. China
   2. Taiwan
   3. United States
   4. Russia

2. Yoshiro Mori resigned as PM in what year?

   1. 2001
   2. 2004
   3. 2009
   4. 2008

3. Who invented Donepezil?

   1. Taro Takemi
   2. Hachrio Sugimoto
   3. Sakichi Toyoda
   4. Tanaka Hisashage

4. Which one of these figures was key in the development of Chinese Herbalk medicines?

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

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

   1. Katsura Taro
   2. Okuma Shigenobu
   3. Terauchi Masatake
   4. Yammamoto Gonnohyoe

6. Which of the following people ordered the attack on Pearl Harbour during World War II?

   1. Hajime Sugiyama
   2. Tojo Hideki
   3. Konoye Fumimaro
   4. Emperor Showa

7. Which firm were accused in 1983 of illegal sales of blood?

   1. The Red Cross Corp
   2. The Green Cross Corp
   3. The Black Cross Corp
   4. The Blue Cross Corp

8. When was the Theory of Matroids invented?

   1. 1910s
   2. 1970s
   3. 1940s
   4. 1870s

9. When did Toyota launch is revolutionary Prius model?

   1. 2006
   2. 2000
   3. 2003
   4. 2009

10. When did Japan annex Korea?

    1. 1910
    2. 1930
    3. 1920
    4. 1940

11. What kind of poem is the Japanese national anthem considered to be?

    1. Yaka
    2. Yaka
    3. Waka
    4. Faka

12. During the Tokugawa's sakoku policy, most trade entered through which harbour?

    1. Osaka
    2. Nagasaki
    3. Tokyo
    4. Hokkaido

13. The Lugouqiao Incident occurred in what year?

    1. 1945
    2. 1947
    3. 1932
    4. 1937

14. The first commoner to marry into the Japanese Imperial Family is which of the following?

    1. Empress Michiko
    2. Empress Go-Sakuramachi
    3. Empress Gemmei
    4. Empress Meisho

15. Sony invented the Video Recorder in what decade?

    1. 1990s
    2. 1980s
    3. 2000s
    4. 1970s

16. Launched in 1998, what was the target of the Japanese Planet B probe?

    1. Mars
    2. Jupiter
    3. Neptune
    4. Uranus

17. In what year was the Treaty of Taipei denounced by Japan?

    1. 1972
    2. 1971
    3. 1952
    4. 1974

18. In what year did the Iwaki City Archaeological Museum open?

    1. 2001
    2. 1997
    3. 1998
    4. 2004

19. In what year did Emperor Annei assume the throne?

    1. 214 B.
    2. 549 B.
    3. 585 B.
    4. 581 B.

20. How old was Emperor Hirohito when he died in 1989?

    1. 87
    2. 67
    3. 57
    4. 97

21. Gunepi Yoki invited when device?

    1. DS
    2. Gameboy
    3. Game Gear
    4. Mobile Phone