Country Quizzes

Quiz questions about Japan

201 questions in the archive are about Japan or mention it. Here are 20 of them; New mix gives another lot.

  • 201 questions
  • Asia

1. Which theme park gets the most visitors in the world?

2. Which two Olympic disciplines are martial arts?

3. 'The Yamazaki' usquebaugh is a prize winning what?

4. Who led the Chinese forces against the Japanese during World War II?

5. Which South American country is home to the largest Japanese population outside of Japan?

6. In which country did the format of "Dragons' Den" originate?

7. Which bank collapsed after one of its traders lost 167 billion pounds on the Japanese futures markets?

8. Which Beatle spent nine days in a Tokyo prison in January 1980?

9. On which Japanese island is the port of Naha?

10. What is the well known Japanese word for "heavenly emperor"?

11. Which two countries harvest the most fish each year?

12. Which war did the treaty of Portsmouth end in 1905?

13. When does one use the word 'Kanpai' in Japan?

14. Which country declared war on Japan 2 days AFTER the atomic bomb had been dropped on Hiroshima?

15. Which game is compulsory in Japanese military schools since the 15th century?

16. What does the name Tokyo mean?

17. At the Tokyo Olympics, diver Tom Daley won gold and was then often seen in the stands doing what?

18. What was unusual about the Japanese oil tanker Shin-Aitoku-Maru, launched in 1980?

19. 'Divine winds' prevented Kublai Khan from invading Japan in the 13th century. What is the Japanese word for divine wind?

20. Churchill called it the "largest capitulation" in British history after 80,000 British led troops surrendered to the enemy. In which tiny country did this take place?

ANSWERS

1. Disneyland, Tokyo

2. Judo and Tae kwon do (Karate will make its debut in Tokyo)

3. Japanese Whisky

4. General Chiang Kai-Shek

5. Brazil

6. Japan

7. Barings

8. Paul

9. Okinawa

10. Tenno

11. China and Japan

12. Russo-Japanese war

13. When making a toast. (as in Cheers, salute, to your health)

14. Russia

15. Go

16. Eastern City

17. Knitting

18. It was wind assisted, a so-called Automated sailing system.

19. Kamikaze

20. Singapore (Feb 1942) 80,000 British, Indian and Australian troops surrendered to the Japanese.

Where these questions come from
  1. Man Made Wonders Quiz 1
  2. Pauls Quiz 306
  3. Pauls Quiz 213
  4. Famous People Quiz 1
  5. Pauls Quiz 417
  6. Reality TV Quiz 1
  7. Quiz of the Year 1995
  8. Pauls 80s Music Quiz 1
  9. Japan Quiz 1
  10. Pauls Quiz 371
  11. Pauls Quiz 138
  12. History Quiz 3
  13. Pauls Quiz 289
  14. History Quiz 12
  15. Pauls Quiz 75
  16. Pub Quiz 19
  17. Quiz of the Year 2021
  18. Pot Luck Quiz 5
  19. Pub Quiz 180
  20. Pub Quiz 131

Questions are chosen because they name the country, its people, its language or its capital.

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