Japan History Quiz #9

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  1. The Sakoku Edict introduced strict penalties for praticising which religion?
    1. Buddhism
    2. Judaism
    3. Hinduism
    4. Christianity
  2. Who performed the world's first successful surgical treatment of breast cancer under general anaesthesia?
    1. Seishu Hanaoka
    2. Ishii Shiro
    3. Genpaku Sugita
    4. Seisaku Noguchi
  3. Which war was the largest Asian war in the 20th century?
    1. World War II
    2. Siberian Intervention
    3. Operation Masterdom
    4. Second Sino-Japanese War
  4. Which of these served as Prime Minister of Japan BEFORE the others?
    1. Fumimaro Konoe
    2. Hideki Tojo
    3. Mitsumasa Yonai
    4. Nobuyuki Abe
  5. Which of the following was the eleventh emperor of Japan?
    1. Emperor Sujin
    2. Emperor Koan
    3. Emperor Suinin
    4. Empress Jingu
  6. Which nation overtook Japan in 2011 to become the Worlds 2nd largest economy?
    1. North Korea
    2. China
    3. USA
    4. Russia
  7. Which clan presented the Kotegiri Masamune to Emperor Meiji?
    1. Mori clan
    2. Matsuda clan
    3. Miyoshi clan
    4. Maeda clan
  8. When was the current flag of Japan made official?
    1. 2009
    2. 1967
    3. 1987
    4. 1999
  9. When did the Battle of Lake Khasan occur?
    1. 1938
    2. 1968
    3. 1958
    4. 1948
  10. What was the name of Abe's 2013 Education programme?
    1. Super Planet
    2. Super Elite
    3. Super Global
    4. Super World
  11. Vending machines selling what were banned in Japan in 2000?
    1. Soda
    2. Cigarettes
    3. Beer
    4. Sweets
  12. After the 2009 election which Party became the rulers in the House of Representatives?
    1. New Party Nippon
    2. Peoples New Party
    3. Democratic Party of Japan
    4. Social Democratic Party
  13. The Heian Period began at the end of which century?
    1. 10th Century
    2. 15th Century
    3. 11th Century
    4. 8th Century
  14. The Battle of Okehazama took place in what year?
    1. 1770
    2. 1880
    3. 1660
    4. 1560
  15. Prime Minister Hatoyama was a member of which political party?
    1. Democratic Club
    2. Liberal party
    3. Yoshida Liberal Party
    4. Liberal Democratic Party
  16. Japan entered the First World War in which year?
    1. 1917
    2. 1916
    3. 1914
    4. 1915
  17. In what year was Manchukuo returned to Chinese sovereignty?
    1. 1940
    2. 1955
    3. 1945
    4. 1980
  18. In what year did Emperor Suinin assume the throne?
    1. 157 B.
    2. 97 B.
    3. 29 B.
    4. 70
  19. In 2002, PM Koizumi became the first Japanese leader to visit where?
    1. North Korea
    2. Spain
    3. Italy
    4. South Korea
  20. How many bullet train lines are there in Japan?
    1. Five
    2. Four
    3. Six
    4. Nine
  21. Empress Kojun is the mother of which Emperor?
    1. Showa
    2. Taisho
    3. Akihito
    4. Hirohito

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Interactive Quiz

  1. The Sakoku Edict introduced strict penalties for praticising which religion?
    Christianity
  2. Who performed the world's first successful surgical treatment of breast cancer under general anaesthesia?
    Seishu Hanaoka
  3. Which war was the largest Asian war in the 20th century?
    Second Sino-Japanese War
  4. Which of these served as Prime Minister of Japan BEFORE the others?
    Nobuyuki Abe
  5. Which of the following was the eleventh emperor of Japan?
    Emperor Suinin
  6. Which nation overtook Japan in 2011 to become the Worlds 2nd largest economy?
    China
  7. Which clan presented the Kotegiri Masamune to Emperor Meiji?
    Maeda clan
  8. When was the current flag of Japan made official?
    1999
  9. When did the Battle of Lake Khasan occur?
    1938
  10. What was the name of Abe's 2013 Education programme?
    Super Global
  11. Vending machines selling what were banned in Japan in 2000?
    Beer
  12. After the 2009 election which Party became the rulers in the House of Representatives?
    Democratic Party of Japan
  13. The Heian Period began at the end of which century?
    8th Century
  14. The Battle of Okehazama took place in what year?
    1560
  15. Prime Minister Hatoyama was a member of which political party?
    Liberal Democratic Party
  16. Japan entered the First World War in which year?
    1914
  17. In what year was Manchukuo returned to Chinese sovereignty?
    1945
  18. In what year did Emperor Suinin assume the throne?
    29 B.
  19. In 2002, PM Koizumi became the first Japanese leader to visit where?
    North Korea
  20. How many bullet train lines are there in Japan?
    Six
  21. Empress Kojun is the mother of which Emperor?
    Akihito
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