Japan History Quiz #1

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  1. The Nara period lasted for how many years?
    1. 104
    2. 22
    3. 204
    4. 84
  2. Who is known as "The Thomas Edison of Japan"?
    1. Taro Takemi
    2. Takashi Yabe
    3. Yasujiro Niwa
    4. Tanaka Hisashage
  3. Which two companies worked together to produce the first standard compact disc?
    1. Sony and Philips
    2. Sony and Panasonic
    3. Kenwood and Panasonic
    4. Sony and Kenwood
  4. Which of these served as Prime Minister of Japan BEFORE the others?
    1. Oscachi Hamaguchi
    2. Saito Makoto
    3. Kesiuke Okada
    4. Inukai Tsyoshi
  5. Which of the following rulers of Japan is not recorded under the numbered rulers?
    1. Empress Gemmei
    2. Emperor Meiji
    3. Empress Saimei
    4. Empress Jingu
  6. Which Japanese company invented the lean manufacturing process?
    1. Nintendo
    2. Hyundai
    3. Nissan
    4. Toyota
  7. When were the Railways in Japanese Privatizes?
    1. 1981
    2. 1997
    3. 1987
    4. 1991
  8. When was the Bank of Japan founded?
    1. 1877
    2. 1677
    3. 1777
    4. 1977
  9. When did Kiichi Miyazawa's government collapse?
    1. 1990
    2. 1996
    3. 1999
    4. 1993
  10. What shape Burial mounds represent the Kofun period?
    1. Key Hole
    2. Triangle
    3. Circle
    4. Star
  11. Tomiichi Murayama resigned as Japanese PM in what year?
    1. 1993
    2. 1999
    3. 1990
    4. 1996
  12. 2007 marked what anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War 2?
    1. 72nd
    2. 102nd
    3. 32nd
    4. 62nd
  13. The first Showa Prime Minister was a member of which party?
    1. Rikken Minseito
    2. Liberal
    3. Military
    4. Rikken Seiyukai
  14. The 2011 earthquake took place off the coast of which area?
    1. Sendai
    2. Honshu
    3. Tohoku
    4. Miyagi
  15. Noboro Takeshita became Party leader of which group in the late 1980s?
    1. SDP
    2. SNP
    3. MDP
    4. LDP
  16. In which country was the Treaty of Portsmouth signed?
    1. Japan
    2. United States
    3. Russia
    4. South Korea
  17. In what year did the Siberian Intervention begin?
    1. 1918
    2. 1931
    3. 1914
    4. 1937
  18. In what year did Emperor Kogen assume the throne?
    1. 660 B.
    2. 290 B.
    3. 158 B.
    4. 214 B.
  19. in 1982, Yashuhiro Nakasone became what number Prime Minister of Japan?
    1. 101st
    2. 31st
    3. 2nd
    4. 71st
  20. How is the country of Japan referred to in some prehistoric texts?
    1. Lamatai
    2. Samatai
    3. Mamatai
    4. Yamatai
  21. Emperor Keitai is said to have ruled during which decade?
    1. 12th Century
    2. 6th Century
    3. 8th Century
    4. 4th century

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Interactive Quiz

  1. The Nara period lasted for how many years?
    84
  2. Who is known as "The Thomas Edison of Japan"?
    Tanaka Hisashage
  3. Which two companies worked together to produce the first standard compact disc?
    Sony and Philips
  4. Which of these served as Prime Minister of Japan BEFORE the others?
    Oscachi Hamaguchi
  5. Which of the following rulers of Japan is not recorded under the numbered rulers?
    Empress Jingu
  6. Which Japanese company invented the lean manufacturing process?
    Toyota
  7. When were the Railways in Japanese Privatizes?
    1987
  8. When was the Bank of Japan founded?
    1877
  9. When did Kiichi Miyazawa's government collapse?
    1993
  10. What shape Burial mounds represent the Kofun period?
    Key Hole
  11. Tomiichi Murayama resigned as Japanese PM in what year?
    1996
  12. 2007 marked what anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War 2?
    62nd
  13. The first Showa Prime Minister was a member of which party?
    Rikken Seiyukai
  14. The 2011 earthquake took place off the coast of which area?
    Tohoku
  15. Noboro Takeshita became Party leader of which group in the late 1980s?
    LDP
  16. In which country was the Treaty of Portsmouth signed?
    United States
  17. In what year did the Siberian Intervention begin?
    1918
  18. In what year did Emperor Kogen assume the throne?
    214 B.
  19. in 1982, Yashuhiro Nakasone became what number Prime Minister of Japan?
    71st
  20. How is the country of Japan referred to in some prehistoric texts?
    Yamatai
  21. Emperor Keitai is said to have ruled during which decade?
    6th Century
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