Japan History Quiz #41

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  1. To stem the Showa crisis the Prime Minister issued a bank holiday that laste dhow many weeks?
    1. 3
    2. 7
    3. 10
    4. 55
  2. Who is considered the "Father of Japanese Microelectronics"?
    1. Takeo Nakasawa
    2. Jun-ichi Nishizawa
    3. Nagai Nagayoshi
    4. Shuji Nakamura
  3. Which Russian rule initially refused the Treaty of Portsmouth?
    1. Lenin
    2. Catherine the Great
    3. Tsar Alexander IV
    4. Tsar Nicholas II
  4. Which of these served as Prime Minister of Japan BEFORE the others?
    1. Tanak Giichi
    2. Wakatsuki Reijiro
    3. Inukai Tsyoshi
    4. Oscachi Hamaguchi
  5. Which of the following religions originates from Japan?
    1. Buddhism
    2. Hinduism
    3. Shinto
    4. Christianity
  6. Which inventor was awarded the Ig Nobel Peace Prize in 2004?
    1. Kenji Kawakami
    2. Toshio Iue
    3. Konosuke Matsushita
    4. Daisuke Inoue
  7. When were the anti-mob Yazuka laws passed in Japan?
    1. 1992
    2. 1998
    3. 1988
    4. 1999
  8. When was Takako Doi elected as the first female leader of a Political Party in Japan?
    1. 1996
    2. 1986
    3. 1992
    4. 1989
  9. When did Junichiro Koizumu become Prime minister?
    1. 2004
    2. 2001
    3. 2009
    4. 2014
  10. What reforms formed a key part of the Asuka period?
    1. Maika
    2. Laika
    3. Saika
    4. Taika
  11. Emperor Kaika was the son of which emperor?
    1. Emperor Kosho
    2. Emperor Kogen
    3. Emperor Koan
    4. Emperor Suizei
  12. The name of the second class of Edo citizens was what?
    1. Sudai
    2. Mudai
    3. Ludai
    4. Fudai
  13. The first railway in Japan was built in what year?
    1. 1987
    2. 1849
    3. 1906
    4. 1872
  14. The 1988 Recruit Scandal affected which party?
    1. Conservatives
    2. Socials
    3. Labour
    4. LDP
  15. Naoto Kan stepped down as Prime Minister in which year?
    1. 2008
    2. 2007
    3. 2011
    4. 2013
  16. In which country did the Lugouqiao Incident happen?
    1. Japan
    2. South Korea
    3. Taiwan
    4. China
  17. In what year did the Seven Year War end in Korea?
    1. 1592
    2. 1590
    3. 1588
    4. 1598
  18. In what year did Emperor Koan assume the throne?
    1. 291 B.
    2. 392 B.
    3. 660 B.
    4. 475 B.
  19. In 1958, Momofuku Ando invented which of the following convenience foods?
    1. Mochi
    2. Instant noodle
    3. Frozen Pizza
    4. Dried Seaweed
  20. How is Mathew Perrys arrival in 1853 in Japan better known?
    1. Arrival of the Black Ships
    2. Arrival of the White Ships
    3. Arrival of the Blue Ships
    4. Arrival of the Green Ships

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  1. To stem the Showa crisis the Prime Minister issued a bank holiday that laste dhow many weeks?
    3
  2. Who is considered the "Father of Japanese Microelectronics"?
    Jun-ichi Nishizawa
  3. Which Russian rule initially refused the Treaty of Portsmouth?
    Tsar Nicholas II
  4. Which of these served as Prime Minister of Japan BEFORE the others?
    Wakatsuki Reijiro
  5. Which of the following religions originates from Japan?
    Shinto
  6. Which inventor was awarded the Ig Nobel Peace Prize in 2004?
    Daisuke Inoue
  7. When were the anti-mob Yazuka laws passed in Japan?
    1992
  8. When was Takako Doi elected as the first female leader of a Political Party in Japan?
    1986
  9. When did Junichiro Koizumu become Prime minister?
    2001
  10. What reforms formed a key part of the Asuka period?
    Taika
  11. Emperor Kaika was the son of which emperor?
    Emperor Kogen
  12. The name of the second class of Edo citizens was what?
    Fudai
  13. The first railway in Japan was built in what year?
    1872
  14. The 1988 Recruit Scandal affected which party?
    LDP
  15. Naoto Kan stepped down as Prime Minister in which year?
    2011
  16. In which country did the Lugouqiao Incident happen?
    China
  17. In what year did the Seven Year War end in Korea?
    1598
  18. In what year did Emperor Koan assume the throne?
    392 B.
  19. In 1958, Momofuku Ando invented which of the following convenience foods?
    Instant noodle
  20. How is Mathew Perrys arrival in 1853 in Japan better known?
    Arrival of the Black Ships
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