Japan History Quiz #6

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  1. The pottery created during the Jomon period was known as which of the following?
    1. Ushirono Pottery
    2. Xianrendong Cave Pottery
    3. Yuchanyan Cave Pottery
    4. Jomon Pottery
  2. Who most likely invented modern day Sudoku?
    1. Maki Kaji
    2. Katsuhiko Okamoto
    3. Momofuku Ando
    4. Howard Garns
  3. Which war did the Treaty of Shimonoseki end?
    1. Second Sino-Japanese War
    2. World War I
    3. First Sino-Japanese War
    4. Siberian Intervention
  4. Which of these served as Prime Minister of Japan BEFORE the others?
    1. Nobuyuki Abe
    2. Senjuro Hayashi
    3. Fummimaro Konoe
    4. Kiichiro Hiranuma
  5. Which of the following was ofmerly the capital of Japan?
    1. Edo
    2. Osaka
    3. Kanto
    4. Kyoto
  6. Which Mount erupted in 2000?
    1. Fusu
    2. Usu
    3. Lusu
    4. Musu
  7. Which Article in the Constitution of Japan guarantees equality under the law?
    1. Article 19
    2. Article 20
    3. Article 14
    4. Article 17
  8. When was the controversial PKO legislation passed?
    1. 1998
    2. 1992
    3. 2008
    4. 2001
  9. When did Shinzo Abe make Time Magazines Top 100 people for the first time?
    1. 2014
    2. 2009
    3. 2003
    4. 2007
  10. What was privatised in 2005?
    1. Internet
    2. Postal Service
    3. Trains
    4. Libraries
  11. Under when clan did the Samuaria Class rise to ascendancy?
    1. Hogen
    2. Logen
    3. Dogen
    4. Fogen
  12. According to legend, who was the first emperor of Japan?
    1. Emperor Jimmu
    2. Emperor Suizei
    3. Emperor Kaika
    4. Emperor Ōjin
  13. The Good Governance and New Fraternity Parties merged to form which current party?
    1. Social Democratic Party
    2. Democratic Party of Japan
    3. New Party Nippon
    4. Peoples New Party
  14. The Asuke period began in what century?
    1. 15th century
    2. 9th century
    3. 7th century
    4. 6th century
  15. OPEC imposed an Oil Embargo in what year of the Arab-Israeli War?
    1. 1973
    2. 1990
    3. 2003
    4. 1974
  16. Invented in Japan, what is a Wadokei?
    1. Game Console
    2. Bath
    3. TV
    4. Watch
  17. In what year was it suggested to lower Japan's voting age to 18?
    1. 2010
    2. 2015
    3. 1999
    4. 1947
  18. In what year did Emperor Kosho's rule end?
    1. 475 B.
    2. 393 B.
    3. 660 B.
    4. 510 B.
  19. In 1994 the Liberal Democratic Party signed an unthinkable alliance with which other party?
    1. Dakigake
    2. Takigake
    3. Makigake
    4. Sakigake
  20. How many Articles are there in Chapter III of the Constitution of Japan?
    1. Four
    2. One
    3. 31
    4. Three
  21. Emperor Shomu was installed during which century?
    1. 10th Century
    2. 8th Century
    3. 11th Century
    4. 15th Century

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Interactive Quiz

  1. The pottery created during the Jomon period was known as which of the following?
    Jomon Pottery
  2. Who most likely invented modern day Sudoku?
    Howard Garns
  3. Which war did the Treaty of Shimonoseki end?
    First Sino-Japanese War
  4. Which of these served as Prime Minister of Japan BEFORE the others?
    Senjuro Hayashi
  5. Which of the following was ofmerly the capital of Japan?
    Kyoto
  6. Which Mount erupted in 2000?
    Usu
  7. Which Article in the Constitution of Japan guarantees equality under the law?
    Article 14
  8. When was the controversial PKO legislation passed?
    1992
  9. When did Shinzo Abe make Time Magazines Top 100 people for the first time?
    2014
  10. What was privatised in 2005?
    Postal Service
  11. Under when clan did the Samuaria Class rise to ascendancy?
    Hogen
  12. According to legend, who was the first emperor of Japan?
    Emperor Jimmu
  13. The Good Governance and New Fraternity Parties merged to form which current party?
    Democratic Party of Japan
  14. The Asuke period began in what century?
    6th century
  15. OPEC imposed an Oil Embargo in what year of the Arab-Israeli War?
    1973
  16. Invented in Japan, what is a Wadokei?
    Watch
  17. In what year was it suggested to lower Japan's voting age to 18?
    2015
  18. In what year did Emperor Kosho's rule end?
    393 B.
  19. In 1994 the Liberal Democratic Party signed an unthinkable alliance with which other party?
    Sakigake
  20. How many Articles are there in Chapter III of the Constitution of Japan?
    31
  21. Emperor Shomu was installed during which century?
    8th Century
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