Japan History Quiz 9

Questions

1. The Sakoku Edict introduced strict penalties for praticising which religion?

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

2. Who performed the world's first successful surgical treatment of breast cancer under general anaesthesia?

   1. Genpaku Sugita
   2. Ishii Shiro
   3. Seisaku Noguchi
   4. Seishu Hanaoka

3. Which war was the largest Asian war in the 20th century?

   1. Operation Masterdom
   2. Second Sino-Japanese War
   3. Siberian Intervention
   4. World War II

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

   1. Mitsumasa Yonai
   2. Nobuyuki Abe
   3. Fumimaro Konoe
   4. Hideki Tojo

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

   1. Emperor Sujin
   2. Emperor Suinin
   3. Emperor Koan
   4. Empress Jingu

6. Which nation overtook Japan in 2011 to become the Worlds 2nd largest economy?

   1. USA
   2. Russia
   3. China
   4. North Korea

7. Which clan presented the Kotegiri Masamune to Emperor Meiji?

   1. Maeda clan
   2. Miyoshi clan
   3. Mori clan
   4. Matsuda clan

8. When was the current flag of Japan made official?

   1. 1999
   2. 1987
   3. 1967
   4. 2009

9. When did the Battle of Lake Khasan occur?

   1. 1948
   2. 1968
   3. 1938
   4. 1958

10. What was the name of Abe's 2013 Education programme?

    1. Super World
    2. Super Planet
    3. Super Elite
    4. Super Global

11. Vending machines selling what were banned in Japan in 2000?

    1. Cigarettes
    2. Soda
    3. Beer
    4. Sweets

12. After the 2009 election which Party became the rulers in the House of Representatives?

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

13. The Heian Period began at the end of which century?

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

14. The Battle of Okehazama took place in what year?

    1. 1880
    2. 1560
    3. 1770
    4. 1660

15. Prime Minister Hatoyama was a member of which political party?

    1. Democratic Club
    2. Liberal Democratic Party
    3. Yoshida Liberal Party
    4. Liberal party

16. Japan entered the First World War in which year?

    1. 1915
    2. 1917
    3. 1914
    4. 1916

17. In what year was Manchukuo returned to Chinese sovereignty?

    1. 1940
    2. 1945
    3. 1980
    4. 1955

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

    1. 70
    2. 29 B.
    3. 97 B.
    4. 157 B.

19. In 2002, PM Koizumi became the first Japanese leader to visit where?

    1. South Korea
    2. Italy
    3. North Korea
    4. Spain

20. How many bullet train lines are there in Japan?

    1. Four
    2. Nine
    3. Five
    4. Six

21. Empress Kojun is the mother of which Emperor?

    1. Akihito
    2. Taisho
    3. Showa
    4. Hirohito