| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Capital city? | Naha | 88%
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| Martial art invented in Okinawa? | Karate | 77%
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| Independent kingdom that ruled Okinawa (1429-1879)? | Ryukyu Kingdom | 71%
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| 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%
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| Foreign empire that kingdom was also a vassal of? | China | 68%
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| Despite Japanese government policy, this type of weapon was deployed to Okinawa during the Cold War. | Nuclear | 50%
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| Which 1980s martial arts film, starring Ralph Macchio, prominently featured an Okinawan character? | The Karate Kid | 45%
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| Island of Okinawa's area rank among the islands of Japan. | 5th | 39%
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| Japanese domain, ruled by the Shimazu family, that made that Kingdom a vassal? | Satsuma | 32%
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| According to a 2007 Okinawa Times poll, the presence of this organisation in the prefecture was opposed by 85% of locals? | US Military | 32%
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| 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%
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| Unique type of castle or fortress of Okinawa, now UNESCO listed? | Gusuku | 23%
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| 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%
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| What was the codename for the titanic operation to take Okinawa during the closing months of WWII? | Operation Iceberg | 14%
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| Which US general was killed in that operation? | Samuel Buckner Jr | 7%
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