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All About Japan

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the capital of Japan?

a)

Kyoto

b)

Tokyo

c)

Osaka

d)

Nagoya

2.

Who is the current prime minister of Japan?

a)

Ayumi Hamasaki

b)

Fumio Kishida

c)

Ken Hirai

d)

Akira Kurosawa

3.

What is the approximate population of Japan?

a)

7 million

b)

27 million

c)

77 million

d)

127 million

4.

Which animal is native to Japan?

a)

Panda

b)

Crane

c)

Snow monkey

d)

Raccoon

5.

What is the name of Kyoto's famous Golden Pavilion?

a)

Kinkakuji

b)

Ginkakuji

c)

Kiyomizudera

d)

Todaiji

6.

Girl's Day (hina matsuri) is held on what date?

a)

April 5th

b)

March 3rd

c)

June 2nd

d)

May 4th

7.

Which car manufacturer is NOT Japanese?

a)

Nissan

b)

Honda

c)

Kia

d)

Subaru

8.

What is the height of Mt Fuji

a)

2677m

b)

3776m

c)

3157m

d)

4476m

9.

How do Japan and Australia compare in size?

a)

Japan is 21 times bigger

b)

Japan is 12 times bigger

c)

Japan is 21 times smaller

d)

Japan is 12 times smaller

10.

Samurai originates from which sport?

a)

Kendo

b)

Karate

c)

Sumo

d)

Aikido

11.

Which natural disaster is Japan NOT known for?

a)

Typhoon

b)

Earthquake

c)

Hurricane

d)

Tsunami

12.

Where would you go to observe a Shinto ritual

a)

Temple

b)

Shrine

c)

Church

d)

Synagogue

13.

On August 9th 1945 a second atomic bomb was dropped on which city?

a)

Yokohama

b)

Osaka

c)

Nagasaki

d)

Fukuoka

14.

What does the word "Otera" refer to?

a)

Temple

b)

Shrine

c)

Church

d)

Chapel

15.

What holiday involves bean throwing?

a)

setsubun

b)

tanabata

c)

obon

d)

kodomo no hi

16.

Which natural disaster involves violent shaking of the earth?

a)

tsunami

b)

ame

c)

jishin

d)

taifuu

17.

Which of the following cultural arts refers to apprentice geisha?

a)

sadou

b)

ikebana

c)

shodou

d)

maiko

18.

Which of these is a place of worship in the Shinto religion?

a)

jinja

b)

otera

c)

kyoukai

d)

torii

19.

What is the name of Japan’s traditional drumming?

a)

mokuhanga

b)

sadou

c)

shodou

d)

taiko

20.

What is the name of Japan’s traditional national sport?

a)

karate

b)

kendou

c)

sumou

d)

yakyu

21.

If you were travelling to enjoy the snow festival in Japan, which of the following would you be visiting?

a)

natsu matsuri

b)

yuki matsuri

c)

hina matsuri

d)

sakura matsuri

22.

Which of the following transport methods refers to the bullet train?

a)

densha

b)

kuruma

c)

hikouki

d)

shinkansen