Japan History Quiz #30

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  1. The Tohoku earthquake occurred in what year?
    1. 2011
    2. 2001
    3. 1999
    4. 2014
  2. Yasuo Tanaka was the head of which party as 2015 began?
    1. Peoples New Party
    2. Democratic Party of Japan
    3. Social Democratic Party
    4. New Party Nippon
  3. Who initiated the unification of Japan near the end of the Sengoku period?
    1. Oda Nobunaga
    2. Ashikaga Takauji
    3. Tsuchida Gozen
    4. Akechi Mitsuhide
  4. Which of these served as Prime Minister of Japan BEFORE the others?
    1. Tsutomu Hata
    2. Ryutaro Hashimoto
    3. Yoshiro Mori
    4. Shinzo Abe
  5. Which of these is the real name of a period of Civil War in 2nd Century Japan?
    1. Civil War of Sa
    2. Civil War of Wa
    3. Civil War of Ba
    4. Civil War of Da
  6. Which of the following monorails once held the world record as being the longest in the world?
    1. Kitakyūshū Monorail
    2. Tokyo Monorail
    3. Osaka Monorail
    4. Okinawa Monorail
  7. Which Empress moved the Japanese capital to Heijo Kyo?
    1. Genmei
    2. Denmei
    3. Lenmei
    4. Senmei
  8. When was the Sakoku Edict issued?
    1. 1735
    2. 1635
    3. 1835
    4. 1935
  9. When did the Yayoi Period emerge?
    1. 400AD
    2. 1900BC
    3. 300BC
    4. 1200BC
  10. When did Japan and China finally reach agreement of over a gas field in the East China Sea?
    1. 2003
    2. 2008
    3. 2006
    4. 2000
  11. What is the posthumous name of Emperor Hirohito?
    1. Mowa
    2. Showa
    3. Lowa
    4. Dowa
  12. During the Meiji Period, which language was banned?
    1. Ainu
    2. Korean
    3. Chinese
    4. English
  13. The Liberal Democratic Party's second Prime Minister was which of the following?
    1. Eisaku Sato
    2. Hayato Ikeda
    3. Ichiro Hatoyama
    4. Tanzan Ishibashi
  14. The famous Gameboy was launched in Japan in which year?
    1. 1998
    2. 1993
    3. 1981
    4. 1989
  15. Shozaburo Jimi was President of which party at the beginning of 2013?
    1. Peoples New Party
    2. Social Democratic Party
    3. Democratic Party of Japan
    4. New Party Nippon
  16. Konishi Yukinaga led an army of how many men during the Japanese invasions of Korea in 1592?
    1. 10 thousand
    2. 7 thousand
    3. 1 thousand
    4. 3 thousand
  17. In what year was the Treaty of Peace Between Japan and India signed?
    1. 1918
    2. 1952
    3. 1956
    4. 1905
  18. In what year did the Great Kanto earthquake take place?
    1. 1923
    2. 1945
    3. 1995
    4. 2012
  19. In what year did a Japanese warship dock in China for the first time since World War II?
    1. 2008
    2. 2011
    3. 2001
    4. 2009
  20. How many years did Zenko Suzuki serve as Japanese Prime Minister?
    1. 8
    2. 6
    3. 4
    4. 2
  21. Fujio Masuoka invented flash memory while working for which company?
    1. Sanyo
    2. Sony
    3. Kenwood
    4. Toshiba

Questions & Answers

Interactive Quiz

  1. The Tohoku earthquake occurred in what year?
    2011
  2. Yasuo Tanaka was the head of which party as 2015 began?
    New Party Nippon
  3. Who initiated the unification of Japan near the end of the Sengoku period?
    Oda Nobunaga
  4. Which of these served as Prime Minister of Japan BEFORE the others?
    Tsutomu Hata
  5. Which of these is the real name of a period of Civil War in 2nd Century Japan?
    Civil War of Wa
  6. Which of the following monorails once held the world record as being the longest in the world?
    Osaka Monorail
  7. Which Empress moved the Japanese capital to Heijo Kyo?
    Genmei
  8. When was the Sakoku Edict issued?
    1635
  9. When did the Yayoi Period emerge?
    300BC
  10. When did Japan and China finally reach agreement of over a gas field in the East China Sea?
    2008
  11. What is the posthumous name of Emperor Hirohito?
    Showa
  12. During the Meiji Period, which language was banned?
    Ainu
  13. The Liberal Democratic Party's second Prime Minister was which of the following?
    Tanzan Ishibashi
  14. The famous Gameboy was launched in Japan in which year?
    1989
  15. Shozaburo Jimi was President of which party at the beginning of 2013?
    Peoples New Party
  16. Konishi Yukinaga led an army of how many men during the Japanese invasions of Korea in 1592?
    7 thousand
  17. In what year was the Treaty of Peace Between Japan and India signed?
    1952
  18. In what year did the Great Kanto earthquake take place?
    1923
  19. In what year did a Japanese warship dock in China for the first time since World War II?
    2008
  20. How many years did Zenko Suzuki serve as Japanese Prime Minister?
    2
  21. Fujio Masuoka invented flash memory while working for which company?
    Toshiba
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