Japan History Quiz 8

Questions

1. The Sakaoku isolation period lasted how many years?

   1. 600
   2. 100
   3. 400
   4. 200

2. Who owned the rights to the first microprocessor?

   1. Busicom
   2. Sharp
   3. Sanyo
   4. Intel

3. Which war resulted in the end of the Shogunate?

   1. Russo-Japanese War
   2. Battle of Ganghwa
   3. Boshin War
   4. Summer War

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

   1. Mitsumasa Yonai
   2. Fumimaro Konoe
   3. Nobuyuki Abe
   4. Kiichiro Hiranuma

5. Which of the following was the eighth emperor of Japan?

   1. Emperor Kogen
   2. Emperor Annei
   3. Emperor Korei
   4. Emperor Koan

6. Which nation ceded Taiwan to Japan?

   1. Russia
   2. Hong Kong
   3. China
   4. Turkey

7. Which bar began in the 15th century?

   1. Ronin
   2. Bonin
   3. Sonin
   4. Onin

8. When was the current constitution of Japan established?

   1. 1957
   2. 1947
   3. 1967
   4. 1977

9. When did the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge open?

   1. 1993
   2. 1989
   3. 1998
   4. 1995

10. What was the name given to the 1990 bank merge between Mitsui and Taiyo Kobu?

    1. Makura
    2. Sakura
    3. Lakura
    4. Takura

11. Uniqlo opened its first store in which year?

    1. 1999
    2. 1993
    3. 1987
    4. 1981

12. After serving as Deputy, when was Nobusuke Kishi made Prime Minister?

    1. 1943
    2. 1960
    3. 1957
    4. 1956

13. The Hakuho Period began in which year?

    1. 949
    2. 646
    3. 848
    4. 747

14. The Aum Shinri Kyo changed its name to what in 2000?

    1. Maleph
    2. Saleph
    3. Alpeh
    4. Baleph

15. Panasonic was founded by whom?

    1. Kenji Kawakami
    2. Konosuke Matsushita
    3. Kunitomo Ikkansai
    4. Fujio Masuoka

16. Iwaki City Archaeological Museum is located in which city?

    1. Iwaki
    2. Tokyo
    3. Kyoto
    4. Nara

17. In what year was Manchukuo founded?

    1. 1938
    2. 1932
    3. 1942
    4. 1940

18. In what year did Emperor Seimu's rule end?

    1. 29 B.
    2. 131
    3. 191
    4. 71

19. In 2000, a vote was defeated by 10-1 to prevent a dam opening on which river?

    1. Loshino
    2. Moshino
    3. Yoshino
    4. Foshino

20. How many Articles are there in the Meiji Constitution?

    1. 203
    2. 103
    3. 76
    4. 96

21. Empress Jingu was regent during which century?

    1. 8th
    2. 10th
    3. 3rd
    4. 6th