Japan History Quiz 41

Questions

1. To stem the Showa crisis the Prime Minister issued a bank holiday that laste dhow many weeks?

   1. 10
   2. 3
   3. 55
   4. 7

2. Who is considered the "Father of Japanese Microelectronics"?

   1. Jun-ichi Nishizawa
   2. Takeo Nakasawa
   3. Nagai Nagayoshi
   4. Shuji Nakamura

3. Which Russian rule initially refused the Treaty of Portsmouth?

   1. Catherine the Great
   2. Lenin
   3. Tsar Alexander IV
   4. Tsar Nicholas II

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

   1. Oscachi Hamaguchi
   2. Wakatsuki Reijiro
   3. Tanak Giichi
   4. Inukai Tsyoshi

5. Which of the following religions originates from Japan?

   1. Hinduism
   2. Christianity
   3. Buddhism
   4. Shinto

6. Which inventor was awarded the Ig Nobel Peace Prize in 2004?

   1. Kenji Kawakami
   2. Daisuke Inoue
   3. Toshio Iue
   4. Konosuke Matsushita

7. When were the anti-mob Yazuka laws passed in Japan?

   1. 1992
   2. 1998
   3. 1999
   4. 1988

8. When was Takako Doi elected as the first female leader of a Political Party in Japan?

   1. 1989
   2. 1992
   3. 1996
   4. 1986

9. When did Junichiro Koizumu become Prime minister?

   1. 2014
   2. 2004
   3. 2001
   4. 2009

10. What reforms formed a key part of the Asuka period?

    1. Saika
    2. Laika
    3. Taika
    4. Maika

11. Emperor Kaika was the son of which emperor?

    1. Emperor Kosho
    2. Emperor Kogen
    3. Emperor Suizei
    4. Emperor Koan

12. The name of the second class of Edo citizens was what?

    1. Mudai
    2. Sudai
    3. Ludai
    4. Fudai

13. The first railway in Japan was built in what year?

    1. 1906
    2. 1987
    3. 1872
    4. 1849

14. The 1988 Recruit Scandal affected which party?

    1. Conservatives
    2. Socials
    3. Labour
    4. LDP

15. Naoto Kan stepped down as Prime Minister in which year?

    1. 2011
    2. 2008
    3. 2013
    4. 2007

16. In which country did the Lugouqiao Incident happen?

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

17. In what year did the Seven Year War end in Korea?

    1. 1598
    2. 1590
    3. 1592
    4. 1588

18. In what year did Emperor Koan assume the throne?

    1. 392 B.
    2. 291 B.
    3. 660 B.
    4. 475 B.

19. In 1958, Momofuku Ando invented which of the following convenience foods?

    1. Dried Seaweed
    2. Instant noodle
    3. Frozen Pizza
    4. Mochi

20. How is Mathew Perrys arrival in 1853 in Japan better known?

    1. Arrival of the White Ships
    2. Arrival of the Black Ships
    3. Arrival of the Green Ships
    4. Arrival of the Blue Ships