Japan History Quiz #18

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  1. The siege of Kamakura was the final major battle of which war?
    1. Jokyū War
    2. Boshin War
    3. Genko War
    4. Ōnin War
  2. Who was the Shinsengumi organized by?
    1. Roshigumi
    2. Emperor Meiji
    3. Bakufu
    4. Yakuza
  3. Who collaborated with Shintaro Uda to invent the Yagi-Uda antenna?
    1. Dr. Fujio Masuoka
    2. Hidetsugu Yagi
    3. Shuji Nakamura
    4. Hisashige Tanaka
  4. Which of these served as Prime Minister of Japan BEFORE the others?
    1. Tanzan Ishibashi
    2. Eisaku Sato
    3. Hayato Ikeda
    4. Nobusuke Kishi
  5. Which of the following was the second emperor of Japan?
    1. Emperor Annei
    2. Emperor Suizei
    3. Emperor Jimmu
    4. Emperor Meiji
  6. Which of the following is NOT a car produced by Honda?
    1. Explorer
    2. Insight
    3. Civic
    4. Accord
  7. Which Conservative became Japanese Prime Minister in 1994?
    1. Tsutomu Hata
    2. Tsutomu Sata
    3. Tsutomu Mata
    4. Tsutomu Lata
  8. When was the G7 meeting held in Tokyo?
    1. 1999
    2. 2004
    3. 1996
    4. 1993
  9. When did the Heian Period end?
    1. 685
    2. 985
    3. 785
    4. 1185
  10. What was the name of the nuclear plant restarted in 2012 the first vafter Fukushima?
    1. Lohi
    2. Sohi
    3. Sohi
    4. Ohi
  11. What is Japan's currency called?
    1. Ryo
    2. Yen
    3. Dollar
    4. Peso
  12. By which period were Dogū no longer made?
    1. Asuka
    2. Jomon
    3. Heian
    4. Yayoi
  13. The Japanese embassy was stormed and taken over in which South American country in 1996?
    1. Mexico
    2. Chile
    3. Peru
    4. Colombia
  14. The Convention of Kanagawa was signed between Japan and which US President?
    1. JFK
    2. Lincoln
    3. Fillimore
    4. Nixon
  15. Roughly when did the Kofun period end?
    1. 12th Century
    2. 6th Century
    3. 8th Century
    4. 4th century
  16. JAXA has its headquarters where?
    1. Lofu
    2. Dofu
    3. Mofu
    4. Chofu
  17. In what year was the first Japanese typewriter invented?
    1. 1941
    2. 1930
    3. 1914
    4. 1929
  18. In what year did Japan join the United Nations?
    1. 1956
    2. 1960
    3. 1945
    4. 1995
  19. In 2014 Japan made the "Abbott" agreement with which nation?
    1. France
    2. Canada
    3. New Zealand
    4. Australia
  20. How many months did it take Japan to defeat China in the 1894 war?
    1. 5
    2. 9
    3. 6
    4. 7
  21. For how many years did Emperor Kobun rule?
    1. Seven
    2. Five
    3. Two
    4. One

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  1. The siege of Kamakura was the final major battle of which war?
    Genko War
  2. Who was the Shinsengumi organized by?
    Bakufu
  3. Who collaborated with Shintaro Uda to invent the Yagi-Uda antenna?
    Hidetsugu Yagi
  4. Which of these served as Prime Minister of Japan BEFORE the others?
    Tanzan Ishibashi
  5. Which of the following was the second emperor of Japan?
    Emperor Suizei
  6. Which of the following is NOT a car produced by Honda?
    Explorer
  7. Which Conservative became Japanese Prime Minister in 1994?
    Tsutomu Hata
  8. When was the G7 meeting held in Tokyo?
    1993
  9. When did the Heian Period end?
    1185
  10. What was the name of the nuclear plant restarted in 2012 the first vafter Fukushima?
    Ohi
  11. What is Japan's currency called?
    Yen
  12. By which period were Dogū no longer made?
    Yayoi
  13. The Japanese embassy was stormed and taken over in which South American country in 1996?
    Peru
  14. The Convention of Kanagawa was signed between Japan and which US President?
    Fillimore
  15. Roughly when did the Kofun period end?
    6th Century
  16. JAXA has its headquarters where?
    Chofu
  17. In what year was the first Japanese typewriter invented?
    1929
  18. In what year did Japan join the United Nations?
    1956
  19. In 2014 Japan made the "Abbott" agreement with which nation?
    Australia
  20. How many months did it take Japan to defeat China in the 1894 war?
    9
  21. For how many years did Emperor Kobun rule?
    One
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