Japan History Quiz 6

Questions

1. The pottery created during the Jomon period was known as which of the following?

   1. Ushirono Pottery
   2. Jomon Pottery
   3. Yuchanyan Cave Pottery
   4. Xianrendong Cave Pottery

2. Who most likely invented modern day Sudoku?

   1. Momofuku Ando
   2. Katsuhiko Okamoto
   3. Maki Kaji
   4. Howard Garns

3. Which war did the Treaty of Shimonoseki end?

   1. First Sino-Japanese War
   2. Siberian Intervention
   3. Second Sino-Japanese War
   4. World War I

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

   1. Kiichiro Hiranuma
   2. Senjuro Hayashi
   3. Nobuyuki Abe
   4. Fummimaro Konoe

5. Which of the following was ofmerly the capital of Japan?

   1. Osaka
   2. Kanto
   3. Edo
   4. Kyoto

6. Which Mount erupted in 2000?

   1. Lusu
   2. Fusu
   3. Musu
   4. Usu

7. Which Article in the Constitution of Japan guarantees equality under the law?

   1. Article 20
   2. Article 14
   3. Article 19
   4. Article 17

8. When was the controversial PKO legislation passed?

   1. 1992
   2. 2001
   3. 2008
   4. 1998

9. When did Shinzo Abe make Time Magazines Top 100 people for the first time?

   1. 2007
   2. 2009
   3. 2014
   4. 2003

10. What was privatised in 2005?

    1. Postal Service
    2. Libraries
    3. Trains
    4. Internet

11. Under when clan did the Samuaria Class rise to ascendancy?

    1. Logen
    2. Hogen
    3. Dogen
    4. Fogen

12. According to legend, who was the first emperor of Japan?

    1. Emperor Kaika
    2. Emperor Jimmu
    3. Emperor Ōjin
    4. Emperor Suizei

13. The Good Governance and New Fraternity Parties merged to form which current party?

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

14. The Asuke period began in what century?

    1. 7th century
    2. 15th century
    3. 9th century
    4. 6th century

15. OPEC imposed an Oil Embargo in what year of the Arab-Israeli War?

    1. 1974
    2. 2003
    3. 1990
    4. 1973

16. Invented in Japan, what is a Wadokei?

    1. Bath
    2. Watch
    3. TV
    4. Game Console

17. In what year was it suggested to lower Japan's voting age to 18?

    1. 2015
    2. 1947
    3. 2010
    4. 1999

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. Takigake
    2. Makigake
    3. Sakigake
    4. Dakigake

20. How many Articles are there in Chapter III of the Constitution of Japan?

    1. 31
    2. One
    3. Four
    4. Three

21. Emperor Shomu was installed during which century?

    1. 8th Century
    2. 15th Century
    3. 10th Century
    4. 11th Century