| Hint | Answer | % Correct | |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Country warred against twice; once between 1894–1895 and then between 1937–1945 | China | 94%
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| K | City that served as capital of Japan prior to 1868 | Kyoto | 92%
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| E | Former name of Tokyo | Edo | 91%
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| N | City where the "Fat Man" was dropped | Nagasaki | 91%
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| H | Japanese emperor during World War II | Hirohito | 90%
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| M | People who attempted to invade Japan in the 13th century twice, but were hit by typhoons both times | Mongols | 88%
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| P | First European country to reach Japan | Portugal | 88%
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| R | The treaty of Portsmouth ended the war against this country in 1905 | Russia | 86%
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| Q | Dynasty of C when Japan invaded it during WWII | Qing | 79%
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| F | Nuclear plant that melted down in 2011 | Fukushima | 78%
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| Z | Type of Buddhism that was introduced to Japan in the 12th century | Zen | 76%
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| S | Title of the military dictator of Japan during much of 12th to 19th century | Shōgun | 74%
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| I | Island in which the American Marines raised their flag | Iwo Jima | 72%
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| O | Where Karate originated from | Okinawa | 72%
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| V | Japan was granted all German possessions in the Pacific north of the equator in this treaty after the World War I | Versailles | 72%
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| A | Longest-serving prime minister in Japanese history | Shinzo Abe | 69%
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| W | Name of Hokusai's most famous painting: The Great ____ off Kanagawa | Wave | 69%
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| L | Political party that has been in power almost continuously since its foundation in 1955 | {Liberal} Democratic Party | 62%
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| D | First name of the American general led the Allied occupation of Japan during WWII | Douglas | 59%
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| T | Name of the period during which Japan ended its isolationist foreign policy | {Toku}gawa | 54%
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| J | Martial art from which judo is derived | Jujutsu | 51%
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| Y | Marshal Admiral that is considered to be the mastermind of the Pearl Harbor attack | Yamamoto | 47%
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| G | Bloody battle site in the Solomon Islands | Guadalcanal | 40%
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| U | The first of these in Japan was established in 1858 | University | 34%
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| B | Sometimes known as the Japanese Revolution | {Boshin} War | 20%
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