Yamashita's Gold Trivia Quiz

Answer: Japanese

The Japanese supposedly stole the gold from Southeast Asia and hid it in the Philippines. The gold was, it is claimed, hidden in tunnels, caves and other underground systems.

Answer: Tomoyuki Yamashita

Yamashita was born in 1885 and died in 1946. He was known as the "Tiger of Malaya." He also gave the name to the Yamashita Standard. He was a general during World War II, and conquered Malaya and Singapore.

Answer: Dragon

"Dragon" is a book by Clive Cussler written in 1990. It is yet another novel in which we follow the life of Dirk Pitt, member of NUMA. Clive Cussler bases these novels to some extent on his own life. Clive Cussler collects old cars, (like Dirk Pitt in his novels) and goes in search of missing ships and other artifacts.

Answer: Sterling Seagrave

Sterling Seagrave is mostly known for starting the "rumors" of Yamashita's Gold. Sterling wrote several books, including the "Gold Warriors," "The Marcos Dynasty," and "The Soong Dynasty." Sterling also wrote the book "The Yamato Dynasty: the Secret History of Japan's Imperial Family," another book based on Yamashita's Gold.

Answer: Marcos

In March of 1988, Rogelio Roxas claimed to have searched for Yamashita's Gold in 1971. He claimed that after he found the gold, he was tortured and imprisoned by Ferdinand Marcos. After he was released, he died; perhaps he was murdered. In 1996, however, years after Roxas' death, he was given 6,000,000 dollars for human rights claims, but 22 billion for the gold found!

Answer: Buddha statue

Apparently, this three foot statue was made of pure gold and weighed nearly one metric ton! It was taken to two different places for testing. One place claimed it was made of solid 22 carat gold, and the other said it was made of at least 20 carat solid gold.

This gold statue was filled with several boxes of tiny gold bars. There were several boxes of gold, each the size of a crate of beer, each with at least 24 bars of gold each. There was also samurai swords and other priceless artifacts.

Answer: Chito S. Rono

The film was directed by Chito in 2001, and was released in the Philippines. It was strictly about the famous Yamashita's Gold, named after "The Tiger" himself, Tomoyuki Yamashita. It is uncertain as to whether or not the gold was real.

Answer: Medal of Honor: Rising Sun

"Medal of Honor: Rising Sun" is the fifth installment of the "Medal of Honor" series. The first was "Medal of Honor," followed by "Underground," "Allied Assault," and "Frontline," as the second through fourth games. "Rising Sun" is all about Yamashita's Gold. All of the games take place during World War II.

Answer: Or

"Or," also known as "Ore," was written by Duncan Pflaster. He uses Yamashita's Gold as a metaphor of love, "like one finding a bunch of boxes of gold and trying to determine whether or not it was of Yamashita's Gold or not." (The word "or" is also French for "gold").

Answer: Cryptonomicon

"Cryptonomicon" was written in 1999. The novel was nominated for the best book of 2000, although it did not win. He named the book as a play on words of "Necronomicon." The book is set during World War II, and he uses fictional characters that are based on real people, like Ronald Reagan, Albert Einstein, and Winston Churchill.