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Japanese History Trivia - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 203 times
- The average score is 27 of 34
Answer Stats
| Question | Answer | % Correct |
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| Warrior class of feudal Japan, very prominent in pop culture | Samurai | 98%
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| This religion was brought to Japan in the 6th century; the Zen variant would become very prevalent later | Buddhism | 97%
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| Former capital of Japan, anagram of Tokyo | Kyoto | 97%
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| Japan allied with these 2 nations to form the Axis Powers | Germany | 91%
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| The 2 cities hit by nuclear bombs, leading to Japan's surrender and the end of WW2 | Hiroshima | 91%
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| Nagasaki | 91%
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| This 1941 attack in Hawaii got the U.S. to join WW2 | Pearl Harbor | 90%
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| Italy | 89%
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| Military rulers of Japan for many centuries, until the mid-19th century | Shoguns | 89%
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| Former name of Tokyo | Edo | 88%
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| During Japan's strict isolationist period, they almost exclusively traded with these 2 nations, one Asian and one European | China | 87%
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| Traditional religion of Japan | Shinto | 86%
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| Emperor of Japan from 1926-1989; after WW2 he renounced his divine status, and his role became less powerful and more symbolic | Hirohito aka Showa | 85%
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| Japan's victory over this country in a 1904-1905 war amazed the world, an unprecedented incidence of a large European power losing to an Eastern one, establishing Japan as a major world power (Also somewhat of a precursor to WW1 in terms of the weapons and technologies used) | Russia | 85%
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| These invaders were repelled in 1274 and 1281, with the help of typhoons known as "kamikaze" or "divine winds" | Mongols | 84%
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| While this company was technically founded in 1889, it gained international prominence nearly a century later as being a pioneer in the video game industry and continues to be culturally important with its consoles and franchises | Nintendo | 82%
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| Big 3 Japanese car manufacturers | Toyota | 81%
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| The Tokugawa Shogunate solidified power with the 1614-1615 siege of this city, today one of Japan's largest | Osaka | 80%
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| In 1931, Japan established the puppet state of Manchukuo, located in this Chinese region | Manchuria | 79%
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| Netherlands | 78%
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| Okinawa | 78%
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| Japan's invasion of China in the 2nd Sino-Japanese War (overlapping with WW2) was especially brutal in this city | Nanjing | 75%
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| Honda | 74%
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| 2011 nuclear disaster | Fukushima | 71%
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| Emperor of Japan from 1868-1912, known for his "Restoration," where he worked to modernize and industrialize Japan, abandoning the old feudal system | Meiji aka Mutsuhito | 70%
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| Japan's loss in this 1942 naval battle turned the tide of the war in the Pacific theater | Midway | 70%
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| Japan's victory in the 1st Sino-Japanese War 1894-1895 saw them obtain these 2 territories from China | Korea | 68%
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| The 1889 Constitution established a bicameral parliament known as this (also something one trying to lose weight might do) | The Diet | 67%
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| U.S. general who led the occupation of Japan from 1945-1952 | Douglas MacArthur | 65%
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| Taiwan | 65%
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| In 2019, Akihito became the first emperor to do this since 1817 | Abdicate | 64%
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| 2 Japanese islands which hosted major battles with the U.S. in 1945; the second is also where karate originated | Iwo Jima | 61%
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| Nissan | 59%
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| Japan experienced the Sengoku Period from roughly 1467-1615, translating to "_______ ______," marked by fragmentation and civil war (China had an era of the same English name, before being unified by the first emperor) | Warring States | 49%
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