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Uwajimaya Multiple Choice Quiz

Answer the questions about this Japanese-founded, Pan-Asian grocery chain located in the Pacific Northwest.
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1. In which year was Uwajimaya founded?
1931
1928
1930
1929
2. Uwajimaya's founder, Fujimatsu Moriguchi, started his business by selling what to Japanese fishermen?
Onigiri
Sushi
Oden
Fishcakes
3. Uwajimaya is named after the city of Uwajima, Japan, which is located on which of the four main Japanese islands?
Shikoku
Hokkaido
Honshu
Kyushu
4. Uwajimaya currently has locations in Seattle, Renton, and Bellevue, Washington and Beaverton, Oregon. In which Washington state city is it planning to open its fifth location?
Spokane
Issaquah
Tacoma
Lynnwood
5. Uwajimaya was founded in which Pacific Northwest city?
Olympia
Seattle
Tacoma
Portland
6. After being released from the Tule Lake internment camp in 1945, the Moriguchi family re-opened their business in which Seattle neighborhood?
Chinatown-International District
Queen Anne
South Lake Union
Capitol Hill
7. From 1968-1991 Uwajimaya had a location in which Seattle-area mall?
Alderwood Mall
Southcenter Mall
Northgate Mall
Bellevue Square
8. Uwajimaya's Seattle and Beaverton locations are both located adjacent to a Kinokuniya. Kinokuniya is a Japanese...
Bookstore
Hair salon
Restaurant
Chocolate shop
9. Uwajimaya's employees wear aprons of which color?
Green
Blue
Yellow
White
10. Uwajimaya's logo is based on...
The kiku, or chrysanthemum, a symbol representing longevity
A temari, an embroidered ball used in games or as decoration
The enso, or zen circle
A kamon, or Japanese family seal
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3 Comments
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Level 79
Dec 6, 2025
new favorite quiz just dropped
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Level 72
Dec 6, 2025
imagine being in one of these stores... bet you can't
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Level 70
Dec 6, 2025
this is peak, nommed