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What do you know about Japan?

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Japan's capital city?

a)

Kyoto

b)

Hiroshima

c)

Tokyo

d)

Osaka

2.

What is Japan's tallest mountain?

a)

Mt Kosziusko

b)

Mt Kilamanjaro

c)

Mt Everest

d)

Mt Fuji

3.

What is a kimono?

a)

Traditional Japanese dress

b)

A martial art

c)

Traditional calligraphy

d)

A kite

4.

What is the population of Japan?

a)

50,000,000

b)

122, 000, 000

c)

175, 300, 000

d)

200,650,000

5.

What is origami?

a)

The Japanese art of paper folding

b)

A famous Japanese story

c)

A Japanese-style pillow

d)

A Japanese author

6.

What is Japan's most popular sport to play?

a)

Karate

b)

Baseball

c)

Soccer

d)

Aikido

7.

What is Japan's most popular sport to watch?

a)

Baseball

b)

Soccer

c)

Judo

d)

Sumo

8.

How many writing systems comprises the Japanese writing system?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

9.

What is the fastest speed Japan's bullet train can travel?

a)

150 km/h

b)

250 km/h

c)

350 km/h

d)

400 km/h

10.

What three natural disasters is Japan prone to?

a)

Tsunami, earthquake, volcanic eruptions

b)

Earthquake, volcanic eruptions, typhoons

c)

Forest fire, earthquake, volcanic eruptions

d)

Typhoons, cyclones, landslides

11.

What percentage of Japan's land is mountainous?

a)

29%

b)

47%

c)

65%

d)

73%

12.

Why do Japanese people eat so much seafood?

a)

They are surrounded by sea, so they fish a lot

b)

They love the taste of fish

c)

They know that fish is good for you

d)

They don't like meat

13.

What is Japan's currency?

a)

The dollar

b)

The rupee

c)

The yen

d)

The peso

14.

What is Japan's religion?

a)

Christian

b)

Shinto and Buddhist

c)

Islamic

d)

Jewish

15.

From the following, what kinds of things can be found in Japanese vending machines?

a)

Hamburger and chips

b)

Hot dogs with sauce

c)

Hot cans of coffee and tea

d)

All of the above

16.

Where is Japan?

a)

The southern hemisphere

b)

The northern hemisphere

17.

Who are Japan's closest neighbours?

a)

South Korea, North Korea and China

b)

Vietnam, Indonesia and Mongolia

c)

Australia, Thailand and Taiwan

d)

Russia, South Korea and North Korea

18.

According to the Japanese zodiac, 2026 is the year of the . . . .

a)

sheep

b)

horse

c)

dragon

d)

rabbit

19.

When does Japan's national flower, the cherry blossom, bloom?

a)

February

b)

March

c)

April

d)

May

20.

Japan's seasons are at the same time as Australia's seasons.

a)

True

b)

False