| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| What two Japanese cities were nuked in 1945? | Nagasaki and Hiroshima | 100%
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| What year did the Meiji restoration begin? | 1868 | 94%
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| What was the first period in Japanese pre-history? | Jōmon | 94%
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| What year did the Sengoku period begin? | 1467 | 76%
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| What year included the start of the second Sino-Japanese war? | 1937 | 76%
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| True or False - Shinto has a defined founder? | False | 76%
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| Who drew the painting, "The Great Wave off Kanagawa,"? | Katsushika Hokusai | 76%
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| Who was the first Shogun? | Minamoto Yorimoto | 76%
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| Who is the current emperor of Japan? | Naruhito | 71%
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| What year did Japan defeat the Mongols for the first time? | 1274 | 53%
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| In what century was Buddhism brought to Japan? | 6th century AD | 53%
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| Tomoyuki Yamashita was a general in World War II - True or False? | True | 47%
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| For how many years was Kyoto the capital of Japan? | 1074 years | 29%
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| When did Japan change its flag subsequent to World War II? | 1999 | 12%
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| Which word is NOT a translation of Sengoku? | Conflict | 6%
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