Japan History Quiz #39

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  1. Emperor Hirohito was what reginal number monarch of Japan?
    1. 188th
    2. 155th
    3. 124th
    4. 191st
  2. How are the Izu islands better known?
    1. Izu 12
    2. Izu 7
    3. Izu 21
    4. Izu 9
  3. If the House of Representatives is dissolved, how long before elections must be held?
    1. 30 days
    2. 40 days
    3. 15 days
    4. 60 days
  4. In what year did Emperor Keiko assume the throne?
    1. 200
    2. 130
    3. 29 B.
    4. 71
  5. In what year did the Second Sino-Japanese War begin?
    1. 1941
    2. 1930
    3. 1937
    4. 1945
  6. In which city is the world's largest bronze statue of the Buddha located?
    1. Kyoto
    2. Kobe
    3. Gifu
    4. Nara
  7. Mount Unzendake erupted in which year of the 1990s?
    1. 1999
    2. 1991
    3. 1994
    4. 1996
  8. Tanzan Ishibashi was first elected Prime Minister in what year?
    1. 1960
    2. 1954
    3. 1956
    4. 1967
  9. The first Prime Minister elected in the 1960s was which of the following?
    1. Takeo Miki
    2. Eisaku Sato
    3. Masayoshi Ohira
    4. Hayato Ikeda
  10. The Muromachi Period began in what decade?
    1. 1440s
    2. 1330s
    3. 1660s
    4. 1550s
  11. The Yayoi Period emerged during which age?
    1. Stone
    2. Bronze
    3. Ice
    4. Iron
  12. What period came after the Asuka Period?
    1. Sara
    2. Dara
    3. Fara
    4. Nara
  13. When did Japanese conduct atrocities in "Nanjing"?
    1. 1957
    2. 1937
    3. 1967
    4. 1947
  14. When was Paul McCartney deported from Tokyo?
    1. 1990
    2. 1999
    3. 1980
    4. 1985
  15. When was Yashuhiro Nakasone elected as Japanese Prime Minister?
    1. 1988
    2. 1995
    3. 1999
    4. 1982
  16. Which inventor is most associated with Ephedrine?
    1. Nagai Nagayoshi
    2. Tokushichi Mishima
    3. Mikimoto Kokichi
    4. Fujio Masuoka
  17. Which of the following Prime Ministers died in office?
    1. Takeo Miki
    2. Masayoshi Ohira
    3. Hayato Ikeda
    4. Takeo Fukuda
  18. Which of these served as Prime Minister of Japan BEFORE the others?
    1. Kiyoura Keigo
    2. Wakatsuki Reijiro
    3. Tanak Giichi
    4. Kato Takaaki
  19. Which Prime Minister was elected in Japan in 2012?
    1. Naoto Kan
    2. Shinzo Abe
    3. Yoshiro Mori
    4. Yoshihiko Noda
  20. Who invented the first airsoft gun?
    1. Tanio Kobayashi
    2. Hiram Maxim
    3. James C. Hale
    4. Ken Kutaragi

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Interactive Quiz

  1. Emperor Hirohito was what reginal number monarch of Japan?
    124th
  2. How are the Izu islands better known?
    Izu 7
  3. If the House of Representatives is dissolved, how long before elections must be held?
    40 days
  4. In what year did Emperor Keiko assume the throne?
    71
  5. In what year did the Second Sino-Japanese War begin?
    1937
  6. In which city is the world's largest bronze statue of the Buddha located?
    Nara
  7. Mount Unzendake erupted in which year of the 1990s?
    1991
  8. Tanzan Ishibashi was first elected Prime Minister in what year?
    1956
  9. The first Prime Minister elected in the 1960s was which of the following?
    Hayato Ikeda
  10. The Muromachi Period began in what decade?
    1330s
  11. The Yayoi Period emerged during which age?
    Iron
  12. What period came after the Asuka Period?
    Nara
  13. When did Japanese conduct atrocities in "Nanjing"?
    1937
  14. When was Paul McCartney deported from Tokyo?
    1980
  15. When was Yashuhiro Nakasone elected as Japanese Prime Minister?
    1982
  16. Which inventor is most associated with Ephedrine?
    Nagai Nagayoshi
  17. Which of the following Prime Ministers died in office?
    Masayoshi Ohira
  18. Which of these served as Prime Minister of Japan BEFORE the others?
    Kiyoura Keigo
  19. Which Prime Minister was elected in Japan in 2012?
    Shinzo Abe
  20. Who invented the first airsoft gun?
    Tanio Kobayashi
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