Quiz questions about Japan (Questions only)
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?