Okinawa Prefecture Quiz - Statistics

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Hint Answer % Correct
Capital city? Naha
88%
Martial art invented in Okinawa? Karate
77%
Independent kingdom that ruled Okinawa (1429-1879)? Ryukyu Kingdom
71%
Yonaguni Island, Japan's westernmost point, is much closer to this partially recognised island nation than it is to the Japanese Home Islands. Taiwan
70%
Foreign empire that kingdom was also a vassal of? China
68%
Despite Japanese government policy, this type of weapon was deployed to Okinawa during the Cold War. Nuclear
50%
Which 1980s martial arts film, starring Ralph Macchio, prominently featured an Okinawan character? The Karate Kid
45%
Island of Okinawa's area rank among the islands of Japan. 5th
39%
Japanese domain, ruled by the Shimazu family, that made that Kingdom a vassal? Satsuma
32%
According to a 2007 Okinawa Times poll, the presence of this organisation in the prefecture was opposed by 85% of locals? US Military
32%
Despite Okinawa being a Prefecture at the time of its establishment in 1890, Okinawans only gained the right to elect representatives to this legislative body in 1912. National Diet
25%
Unique type of castle or fortress of Okinawa, now UNESCO listed? Gusuku
23%
Okinawa has one of the world's highest ratios of these to general population of any place on Earth, a fact sometimes attributed to diet or the positive effects of moai social networks. Centenarians
14%
What was the codename for the titanic operation to take Okinawa during the closing months of WWII? Operation Iceberg
14%
Which US general was killed in that operation? Samuel Buckner Jr
7%
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