Japan Quiz Questions

1) Which is Japan’s national dress?
a) Kimono
b) Kilt
c) Chador
d) Sarong

2) What is ikebana?
a) Art of flower arrangement
b) Game
c) Building
d) Painting

3) When did Hirohito rule Japan?
a) 1846-1867
b) 1926-1989
c) 1867-1912
d) 1817-1846

4) Which country was defeated by Japan in 1904-1905?
a) USA
b) China
c) Philippines
d) Russia

5) Which is the capital of Japan?
a) Osaka
b) Nagasaki
c) Tokyo
d) Kobe

6) Which Japanese film was remade as The Magnificent Seven?
a) Rashomon
b) Seven Samurai
c) Sansho the Bailiff
d) Ikiru

7) Who became the Prime Minister of Japan on 26 April 2001?
a) Shinzo Abe
b) Keizo Obuchi
c) Junichiro Koizumi
d) Kakuei Tanama

8) How is Japanese Emperor’s Throne known?
a) Peacock Throne
b) Chrysanthemum Throne
c) Viceregal Throne
d) White Throne

9) Which is National Foundation Day?
a) 11 February
b) 29 April
c) 4 May
d) 15 September

10) Which is Japan’s national legislature?
a) Diet
b) Congress
c) Duma
d) Parliament

Japan Quiz Questions with Answers

1) Which is Japan’s national dress?
a) Kimono

2) What is ikebana?
a) Art of flower arrangement

3) When did Hirohito rule Japan?
b) 1926-1989

4) Which country was defeated by Japan in 1904-1905?
d) Russia

5) Which is the capital of Japan?
c) Tokyo

6) Which Japanese film was remade as The Magnificent Seven?
b) Seven Samurai

7) Who became the Prime Minister of Japan on 26 April 2001?
c) Junichiro Koizumi

8) How is Japanese Emperor’s Throne known?
b) Chrysanthemum Throne

9) Which is National Foundation Day?
a) 11 February

10) Which is Japan’s national legislature?
a) Diet

1) When was Hirohito born?
a) 8 March 1900
b) 29 April 1901
c) 3 August 1902
d) 30 November 1903

2) Where was Hirohito born?
a) London
b) Kobe
c) Osaka
d) Tokyo

3) When did Hirohito become emperor of Japan?
a) 4 February 1918
b) 17 June 1920
c) 27 September 1922
d) 25 December 1926

4) When did Japan invade Manchuria?
a) 1911
b) 1917
c) 1921
d) 1931

5) Whicn bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945?
a) Atom
b) Incendiary
c) Cluster
d) Napalm

6) Which of the following happened on 15 August 1945?
a) Hirohito abdicated.
b) Japanese people heard Hirohito’s voice on radio for the first time.
c) Hirohito went to Europe.
d) Hirohito married.

7) After Japan’s defeat in World War II who was in command in Japan?
a) George Patton
b) Doughas MacArthur
c) Jeremiah Boyle
d) Robert Lee

8) When did Hirohito visit USA?
a) 1948
b) 1960
c) 1969
d) 1975

9) When did Hirohito die?
a) 7 Jauary 1989
b) 19 May 1980
c) 11 December 1965
d) 5 September 1960

10) How is Hirohito known in Japan after his death?
a) Taisho
b) Meiji
c) Showa
d) Tenno

Hirohito Quiz Answers

1) When was Hirohito born?
b) 29 April 1901

2) Where was Hirohito born?
d) Tokyo

3) When did Hirohito become emperor of Japan?
d) 25 December 1926

4) When did Japan invade Manchuria?
d) 1931

5) Whicn bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945?
a) Atom

6) Which of the following happened on 15 August 1945?
b) Japanese people heard Hirohito’s voice on radio for the first time.

7) After Japan’s defeat in World War II who was in command in Japan?
b) Doughas MacArthur

8) When did Hirohito visit USA?
d) 1975

9) When did Hirohito die?
a) 7 Jauary 1989

10) How is Hirohito known in Japan after his death?
c) Showa

1. When was Eisaku Sato Prime Minister of Japan?
a) 1943-1948
b) 1964-1972
c) 1974-1977
d) 1969-1973

2. When was Eisaku Sato born?
a) 27 March 1901
b) 1 April 1900
c) 9 August 1902
d) 12 December 1903

3. Where was Eisaku Sato born?
a) Osaka
b) Kyoto
c) Fukuoka
d) Tabuse

4. From which university did Eisaku Sato graduate?
a) Okinawa University
b) Tokyo Imperial University
c) Nara University
d) Kobe University

5. What was Eisaku Sato’s portfolio in 1952?
a) Home
b) Finance
c) Construction
d) Defence

6. Which party did Eisaku Sato join in 1948?
a) Conservative
b) Liberal
c) Progressive
d) Republican

7. Which islands were returned by USA to Japan in 1972?
a) Hawaii
b) Ryukyu
c) Christmas
d) Paracel

8. When did Eisaku Sato get Nobel Prize for Peace?
a) 1986
b) 1977
c) 1974
d) 1994

9. When did Eisaku Sato die?
a) 23 February 1984
b) 3 June 1975
c) 5 July 1979
d) 6 November 1995

10. Where did Eisaku Sato die?
a) Tokyo
b) Akita
c) Kochi
d) Nagasaki

Eisaku Sato Quiz Answers

1. When was Eisaku Sato Prime Minister of Japan?
b) 1964-1972

2. When was Eisaku Sato born?
a) 27 March 1901

3. Where was Eisaku Sato born?
d) Tabuse

4. From which university did Eisaku Sato graduate?
b) Tokyo Imperial University

5. What was Eisaku Sato’s portfolio in 1952?
c) Construction

6. Which party did Eisaku Sato join in 1948?
b) Liberal

7. Which islands were returned by USA to Japan in 1972?
b) Ryukyu

8. When did Eisaku Sato get Nobel Prize for Peace?
c) 1974

9. When did Eisaku Sato die?
b) 3 June 1975

10. Where did Eisaku Sato die?
a) Tokyo