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Japan Quiz

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the original name of Tokyo?

a)

Heian-kyo

b)

Ezochi

c)

Edo

d)

Tsukushinoshima

2.

What city has the highest snowfall in both Japan and the world?

a)

Otaru

b)

Abashiri

c)

Takayama

d)

Aomori shi

3.

Which Japanese city is most famous for its production of high quality-beef?

a)

Sapporo

b)

Kobe

c)

Kyoto

d)

Nagoya

4.

"Kowai" means cute in Japanese

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Who was the first emperor of Japan

a)

Emperor Jimmu

b)

Emperor Suizei

c)

Emperor Tenji

d)

Emperor Temmu

6.

What is the national sport of Japan

a)

Baseball

b)

Sumo

c)

Karate

d)

Basketball

7.

The Shinkansen (bullet train) can go up to 320kph/200mh

a)

True

b)

False

8.

In 1954, a film about a giant mutated replile attacking cities in Japan was released. What was the name of this movie

a)

Reptile Madness

b)

Rampage

c)

Godzilla

d)

The cure of the komodo

9.

Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train is the highest grossing movie in Japan

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Shohei Ohtani plays for which MBL team

a)

New York Yankees

b)

Los Angeles Dodgers

c)

Arizona Diamondbacks

d)

Detroit Tigers

11.

The 1998 Winter Olympics were held in Sapporo

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What is the best selling manga of all time?

a)

Detective Conan

b)

Naruto

c)

One Pience

d)

Dragon Ball

13.

There are 15 Syllables in a haiku (Japanese poetic form)

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What year did Japan enter its "period of isolation"?

a)

1579

b)

1639

c)

1594

d)

1863

15.

Located in Kyushu, what southern prefecture hosts the active volcano, Sakurajima?

a)

Kumamoto

b)

Kagoshima

c)

Oita

d)

Miyazaki

16.

Aichi prefecture is home of the car company Suzuki?

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Around 80% of Japan is made of mountains

a)

True

b)

False

18.

What is the first Studio Ghibli movie to win an Academy Award?

a)

Whisperer of the Heart (耳をすませば)

b)

Ponyo (崖の上のポニョ)

c)

Spirited Away (千と千尋の神隠し)

d)

Castle in the Sky (天空の城ラピュタ)

19.

What animation company is responsible for animating series like, Attack on Titan, Jujutsu Kaisen, and Chainsaw Man?

a)

Kyoto Animations

b)

Gainax

c)

Madhouse

d)

MAPPA

20.

What is the Japanese martial art that focusses on swordmanship (剣術)?

a)

Kendo

b)

Bujinkan

c)

Akido

d)

Kenpo

21.

In what year did Japan first participate in the Olympics?

a)

1922

b)

1912

c)

1898

d)

1904

22.

Musashi Miyamoto wrote the Book of Five Rings

a)

True

b)

False

23.

What manga did Yoshihiro Togashi write, before creating Hunter x Hunter?

a)

Level E

b)

Tende Shouwaru Cupid

c)

Yu Yu Hakusho

24.

In which period were Western sports, such as baseball and gold, imported to Japan?

a)

Meiji period

b)

Edo period

c)

Showa period

d)

Taisho period

25.

Who authored Dragon Ball

a)

Kentaro Miura

b)

Eiichiro Oda

c)

Akira Toriyama

d)

Sui Ishida

26.

What is the most popular sport in Japan

a)

Soccer

b)

Sumo

c)

Baseball

d)

Fencing

27.

The last Olympic Games that were held in Japan was located in Tokyo

a)

True

b)

False

28.

What is the highest level of sumo wrestling

a)

Ozeki

b)

Yokozuna

c)

Sekiwake

d)

Komusubi

29.

According to Billboard, who was 2023's most popular Japanese Artist?

a)

Arashi

b)

Aiko

c)

Yoasobi

d)

Nogizaka46

30.

What city in Japan has the highest life expectancy?

a)

Kawasaki

b)

Kusatsu

c)

Yokohama

d)

Ashiya

31.

In what year was the Shinkansen invented

a)

1964

b)

1974

c)

1984

d)

1994

32.

What is the national animal of Japan?

a)

Tanuki (タヌキ)

b)

The green pheasant (キジ)

c)

Macaque monkeys (ニホンザル)

d)

Dwarf flying squirrel (モモンガ)