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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?
1928
1931
1930
1929
2. Uwajimaya's founder, Fujimatsu Moriguchi, started his business by selling what to Japanese fishermen?
Sushi
Oden
Fishcakes
Onigiri
3. Uwajimaya is named after the city of Uwajima, Japan, which is located on which of the four main Japanese islands?
Honshu
Shikoku
Hokkaido
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?
Lynnwood
Tacoma
Issaquah
Spokane
5. Uwajimaya was founded in which Pacific Northwest city?
Seattle
Portland
Tacoma
Olympia
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
Bellevue Square
Northgate Mall
8. Uwajimaya's Seattle and Beaverton locations are both located adjacent to a Kinokuniya. Kinokuniya is a Japanese...
Restaurant
Bookstore
Hair salon
Chocolate shop
9. Uwajimaya's employees wear aprons of which color?
White
Blue
Yellow
Green
10. Uwajimaya's logo is based on...
A temari, an embroidered ball used in games or as decoration
The kiku, or chrysanthemum, a symbol representing longevity
A kamon, or Japanese family seal
The enso, or zen circle
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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